Nestor Carbonell Net Worth

Nestor Carbonell's Quotes

• Over the years, TV has gotten so much better, especially with the advent of cable. The bar has been raised. I think HBO really set the standard with 'The Sopranos,' and then on mainstream TV, shows like 'Lost' broke amazing ground.
• I remember, working on 'Lost,' I learned very quickly the way that I had to approach the material or even ask the director questions. It was always prefaced with, 'Would it be wrong for me to assume?' Because I didn't know where my character on 'Lost' was going.
• Those scenes on the beach on 'Lost' were so much fun. When it was a whole group scene, you'd just pop in with a line here and a line there, and there was a little activity, and you essentially spend the day with your friends on the beach. What an amazing working environment.
• Before it was revealed that my character on 'Lost' had a troubled history, a fan came up to me and said, 'Wow, you're a really nice guy.' To me, that was a compliment, having played a very villainous guy.
• For me, it's always about what's on the page. I have tremendous respect for writing. When you recognize good writing, and you're lucky enough to get it, like with 'Lost,' that's what I follow.

Interesting Facts about Nestor Carbonell

1. Nestor and his wife, Shannon Kenny, met while both were working on the show "Muscle" in 1995.
2. Father of Rafael (b. 2002) and Marco (b. 2005).
3. Carbonell revealed on the Lost (2004) fifth season DVD extras that not only does he not wear eyeliner, mascara, or makeup of any kind to make his lashes and eyeline appear as dark as they do, but the makeup artists for "Lost" actually use concealer on his lashes and under his eyes to try to tone down the natural darkness of his eyeline. He also said that the unusual appearance of his eyes caused him to get teased and bullied when he was a child.
4. Is of Cuban and Spanish descent.
5. Attended Harvard University. (Interview on "The Talk" on November 8, 2011.).
6. During a behind-the-scenes special for Bates Motel (2013), a fan again asked Carbonell if he wears eyeliner. As he did during the behind-the-scenes special for Lost (2004), he explained that his eyes have always looked that way, and that he was born looking that way. At the host's urging, Carbonell wiped his eyes with makeup removal pads and showed the camera that the pads were clean.
7. Good friends with Bates Motel (2013) co-stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore and Max Thieriot.