Editing Carlos Bernard

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|image = [[File:Carlos_Bernard_at_2010_FOX_series_finale_party.jpg|250px]]
|born = Carlos Bernard Papierski<br>{{d|October|12|1962}}<br>Evanston, Illinois, USA
|role = [[Tony Almeida]]
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:''"It does keep it fresh with new actors certainly, but definitely the characters as well. Different characters bounce off the old ones, and those dynamics aren't the same as the dynamics between the main characters, so it makes things different. That definitely helps keep the show fresh."''
:<small>&mdash; [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godfather/news/1851753/7/five_favourite_films_with_24s_carlos_bernard/ Carlos Bernard on the appeal of ''24'']</small>

'''Carlos Bernard Papierski''' {{born|October|12|1962}} is an American actor and director, best known for  his role as [[Tony Almeida]] on ''[[24]]''. Bernard starred in each of the first five seasons and reappeared in a major role in [[season 7]]; he is currently the actor with the third most appearances on the show, behind [[Kiefer Sutherland]] and [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]]. He also appeared as Almeida in the ''[[Live Another Day]]'' story extension ''[[Solitary]]'', and reprised the role in ''[[24: Legacy]]''. Additionally, Bernard voiced the character in ''[[24: The Game]]'' (2006).

==Biography and career==

Carlos Bernard was born in Evanston, Illinois, but grew up in Chicago. He has Polish and Spanish ancestry. Bernard graduated from New Trier High School, where he started to become interested in acting. He then went to Illinois State University and shortly after received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Bernard started out on theater, where he performed in various plays. At the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, he performed in ''Scenes From an Execution'', with Frank Langella. He later transitioned into television.

On television, he has guest starred in roles on ''Walker Texas Ranger'', ''F/X: The Series'' with [[Cameron Daddo]], ''Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'' with [[Tony Todd]] and [[Burt Bulos]], and ''Silk Stalkings''. He has also appeared as a regular on the daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Carlos also played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the PS Arts charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/carlos-bernard/|title=WPT: Carlos Bernard|publisher=WPT|author=|date=}}</ref>

Bernard has also appeared in feature films such as ''Vegas: City of Dreams'', ''The Killing Jar'' with [[Xander Berkeley]] and [[Tamlyn Tomita]] (as well as [[Rob Kyker]] in the art department), ''Men in White'' with [[Karim Prince]], ''10.5: Apocalypse'' with [[Carly Pope]], and ''The Colonel's Last Flight''. 

Bernard was married to actress Sharisse Baker from 1999 to 2010; they have one child, daughter Natalie (born August 2003). Bernard married actor Tessie Santiago on December 30, 2013. He is friends with ''24'' co-stars [[Kiefer Sutherland]], [[Reiko Aylesworth]], [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]], and [[James Morrison]].

=== Role on ''24'' ===
[[File:CarlosBernardReikos4setaf.jpg|thumb|left|Carlos Bernard and Reiko]]
Bernard appeared in [[Season 1]] of ''24'' as [[CTU Los Angeles|CTU's third in command]] [[Tony Almeida]]. He held the role for three seasons until his character, along with several others, was written out at the end of [[Season 3]]. His absence was short-lived, however, as he returned midway through [[Season 4]].

His name returned to be credited on the [[main cast]] in [[Season 5]], only to make six appearances upon which point his character was supposedly killed off. However Carlos returned as a main cast member to portray Tony once again for [[Season 7]].

A leg-related injury occurred while filming of [[Season 2|Day 2]] was still underway, so it was written in as due to an injury caused by [[Jack Bauer]] so to make up for the fact that [[Tony]] was using actual crutches.
[[File:24_Day_5_Filming_Carlos_Bernard.jpg|thumb|right|132px|Carlos filming his "death" scene in [[Season 5|Day 5]].]]
While filming for [[Season 4|Day 4]], he set up a practical joke where he had his cop friends arrest [[Mia Kirshner]] for smoking marijuana on the set. His friends took the joke too far, and Kirshner was unable to continue her scenes with Bernard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.is/20130626224138/www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3477524|title=‘24’ Chaos as Actress Kirshner is Arrested for Drug Use|publisher=Hollywood.com|date=January 24, 2006|author=}}</ref> [[Kiefer Sutherland]] commented that the director for the episode, [[Jon Cassar]], was reportedly very upset.

In 2014, Bernard reprised the role of Almeida on the short ''[[24: Solitary]]'', which was included in the [[24: Live Another Day (Region A BD)|''24: Live Another Day'' Blu-ray Disc release]].

In October 2016, it was officially announced that Bernard would reprise the role in the 2017 spin-off series ''[[24: Legacy]]''. This will make him the single longest-running ''24'' actor, having played the character since the {{y|2001}} [[Day 1: 12:00am-1:00am|series premiere]]. The second longest-running performer is [[Kiefer Sutherland]], who last appeared as [[Jack Bauer]] in {{y|2014}}.

=== Chicago Cubs ===

[[Image:Cubby.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Tony's [[Cubby|Chicago Cubs mug]]]]

Carlos is also an avid Chicago Cubs fan, evident in the Chicago Cubs mug [[Tony Almeida]] has (christened [[Cubby]]). He threw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs/Arizona Diamondbacks game on {{d|July|31|2005}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-07-31-0507310334-story.html|title=When we caught up with Wilmette native...|publisher=''Chicago Tribune''|author=Armour, Terry|date=July 31, 2005}}</ref>  He also threw out the first pitch in the opening game of a three-game series between the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.

He has been involved in The Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program (RBI). He was event spokesman for a charity event called Mervyn's Bases to Benefit RBI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20030617005292/en/Hollywoods-Biggest-Names-Join-Mervyns-Major-League|title=Hollywood's Biggest Names Join Mervyn's and Major League Baseball for Second Annual Mervyn's Bases to Benefit RBI Program, Featuring Online Auction July 1-14 on MLB.com|publisher=''Business Wire''|author=|date=June 17, 2003}}</ref>

This fact has been mentioned on numerous talk shows, including the Tony Danza show and The Sharon Osbourne Show. Sharon gave him a ball that she caught at a Chicago Cubs game as a gift for appearing on the show.

== ''24'' credits ==
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*[[Season 1]] (all episodes except {{ep|1x16s}})
*[[Season 2]] (all episodes)
*[[Season 3]] (all episodes)
*[[Season 4]]
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*[[Season 5]]
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**{{ep|5x11}}
**{{ep|5x12}}
**{{ep|5x13}}
**{{ep|5x14}}
*[[Season 7]]
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**{{ep|7x06}}
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**{{ep|7x24}}
*''[[24: Solitary|Solitary]]''
*''[[24: Legacy|Legacy]]''
**{{ep|10x07s}}
**{{ep|10x08s}}
**{{ep|10x09s}}
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*''[[24: The Game]]''
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=== ''24''-related appearances ===
* "[[24 Heaven]]" (2002)
* "[[24: The Postmortem]]" (2002) 
* "[[24: Access All Areas]]" (2003) 
* ''[[Pure 24]]'' (2003)
* "[[24 Inside]]" - "[[Day 3: 9:00am-10:00am]]" (2004) 
* Promoted [[Season 7|Day 7]] on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''
* Bernard provided [[DVD]] [[audio commentary]] for the following episodes:
** "[[Day 2: 11:00am-12:00pm]]" (with [[Sarah Wynter]] and [[Michelle Forbes]])
** "[[Day 3: 5:00am-6:00am]]" (with [[Robert Cochran]] and [[Reiko Aylesworth]])
** "[[Day 3: 10:00am-11:00am]]" (with [[James Badge Dale]] and [[Tim Iacofano]])
** "[[Day 7: 8:00am-9:00am]]" (with [[Jon Cassar]])
** "[[Day 7: 10:00am-11:00am]]" (with [[Manny Coto]] and [[Brannon Braga]])
** "[[Day 7: 1:00am-2:00am]]" (with [[Howard Gordon]] and [[Jeffrey Nordling]])
* Narrator, "[[Blood Never Dry: Child Soldiers in Africa]]," <small>(24: Redemption DVD)</small>
* "[[24 in 24]]"
* ''[[Scenemakers]]'', <small>Episode 12 | 15</small>

=== Awards ===
* 2003 Screen Actor's Guild Awards -  Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series
* LA Weekly Theatre Award - Nominated for Best Director for "The Memorandum"
* Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2003
* Nominated in 2005 for an Imagen Award as Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series

== Selected filmography ==
* ''Angel Camouflaged'' (2010)
* ''Alien Raiders'' (2008)
* ''Vegas, City of Dreams'' (2001)
* ''The Killing Jar'' (1997)

[[File:Day_5_Carlos_Bernard_Farewell_Party.jpg|thumb|Bernard has a farewell party on his first parting from the show.]]

'''Television'''
* ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2022)
* ''The Orville'' (2019)
* ''Supergirl'' (2017)
* ''Madam Secretary'' (2015)
* ''The Inspectors'' (2015)
* ''Castle'' (2013)
* ''Dallas'' (2012-2013)
* ''Hawaii Five-O'' (2012)
* ''CSI: Miami'' (2011-2012) 
* ''Charlie's Angels'' (2011)
* ''Scoundrels'' (2010)
* ''Burn Notice'' (2010)
* ''The Young and the Restless'' (1999)
* ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (2001)
* ''Sunset Beach'' (1997)
* ''Night Man'' (1997)
* ''Silk Stalkings'' (1997)
* ''F/X: The Series'' (1996)

== Theater ==
* Blackout - Egyptian Arena Theatre
* Scenes From An Execution - Mark Taper Forum
* Good - American Conservatory Theatre
* Hamlet - American Conservatory Theatre
* Bobby Gould In Hell - Ashbury Actors Group
* The Memorandum - Ashbury Actors Group
* Macbeth - Marin Shakespeare Company
* Superman: World Savior or Hermaphrodite from Hell - The Second City
* Heartbreak House - American Conservatory Theatre
* As You Like It - American Conservatory Theatre
* Hands Across the Sea - American Conservatory Theatre
* Ways and Means - American Conservatory Theatre
* The Diary of Anne Frank - American Conservatory Theatre
* The Boor - American Conservatory Theatre
* The Cherry Orchard - American Conservatory Theatre
* Looking Through Footprints - Pegasus Players

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.carlosbernard.com/ CarlosBernard.com] - official site
* {{wp}}
* {{Imdb|name/nm0076167}}
* {{tw|CBernardsBull}}
* {{ig|thecarlosbernard}}
* [http://www.almeidaisgod.com/ AlmeidaIsGod.com] - fan site

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