Mark Consuelos Movies
A handsome and prolific television actor who first rose to fame as a regular fixture on the long-running soap opera All My Children -- for which he earned two ALMA Awards and a Daytime Emmy nomination -- Mark Consuelos made waves in the entertainment industry when he married All My Children co-star Kelly Ripa before going on to appear in such series as Missing and Hope & Faith.Born in Zaragoza, Spain, the worldly future actor spent much of his childhood in Lebanon, IL, and Tampa, FL. Upon graduating from Bloomingdale High School in Illinois, Consuelos attended Notre Dame University and subsequently studied marketing at the University of Florida. Early acting roles included performances in Hello Dolly at the Looking Glass Playhouse in Lebanon, IL, and an off-Broadway production of Howard Korder's Boy's Life. Consuelos found his first major screen role when he was cast on All My Children in 1995. In the following years, he became something of a small-screen fixture thanks to frequent television roles.
With roles in such features as My Super Ex-Girlfriend and The Pleasure of Your Company (both 2006), it appeared that Consuelos was working hard to launch a feature-film career, though he did prove an amiable host for the 2007 May/December reality romance series Age of Love as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2007
Making its NBC debut on June 18, 2007, the reality series Age of Love was by its very nature slated for a very limited run. Somewhat reminiscent of The Bachelor, the series focused on celebrated 30-year-old Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis. One of the world's most eligible bachelors, Philippoussis was ensconced in a Manhattan high-rise luxury apartment, where over a period of several weeks he was to take his pick of thirteen beautiful women. The series' title derived from the fact that the ladies' ages ranged from 21 through 48--and they had been instructed by the producers to emphasize their ages when commisserating with Mr. Philippoussis. Would the sexy tennis champ choose his sweetheart based solely on her youth, or would he opt for a more mature (and, it was hinted, more reliable) "love match"? Age of Love was hosted by Mark Consuelos, who like most TV hosts of this nature knew the value of discretion and kept himself scarce as much as possible! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mark Philippoussis
The romantic comedy Wedding Daze stars Jason Biggs as Anderson, a young man all set to ask his girlfriend to marry him when, during the actual proposal, she dies. After spending a year in a depression, Anderson impulsively asks a waitress named Katie (Ilsa Fisher) to marry him even though they have never met. When she surprisingly agrees, the two must deal with the reactions of their respective friends and families. The supporting cast includes Joe Pantoliano as Katie's convict father. Michael Ian Black, formerly of The State and Ed, made his directorial debut with this film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher, (more)
A regular guy finds out just how hard breaking up can truly be when attempting to call it quits with a clingy female crime fighter who doesn't want to let love die in director Ivan Reitman's super-powered romantic comedy. Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) was looking for love when he first met pretty brunette Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman), and at the time it seemed as if he may had finally actually found it. Jenny isn't just your typical girl, though, because despite her outwardly normal appearance she is actually a powerful superhero dedicated to ridding the streets of crime. Her outward strength betrays a deep-rooted insecurity, too, and when Jenny begins to become a bit too possessive for Matt's laid-back taste, the troubled boyfriend does his best to end the relationship amicably. They say that breaking up isn't easy to do, however, and when your girlfriend is a superhero, that sentiment holds twice the truth as it does under any normal circumstances. Matt is determined to get on with his life, though, and as his budding romance with beautiful co-worker Hannah (Anna Faris) begins to get serious, jealous Jenny scornfully slips into G-Girl mode to prove that hell hath no fury like a woman superhero scorned. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, (more)
John Dahl directed this war drama based on the true story of one of the most daring military actions of World War II. In the waning days of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur chose to make good on a pledge that he made in 1942 -- that he would return to the Philippines after he and his troops were forced to retreat. However, MacArthur's determination was more than a matter of pride. Over 500 American soldiers were being held in Cabanatuan, a notoriously brutal prisoner of war camp in the Philippines operated by the Japanese army, and MacArthur wanted to see to it that they made it home. MacArthur chose Lt. Col. Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) to lead the Sixth Ranger Battalion on a mission 30 miles behind enemy lines to infiltrate Cabanatuan and liberate the American prisoners. With the help of Capt. Prince (James Franco), Mucci leads his men on a life-or-death raid against forces known for their savagery. The Great Raid was based on William B. Breuer's book The Great Raid on Cabanatuan: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor, and also stars Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen, and Marton Csokas. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, (more)
Independent filmmaker James Slocum directs the romantic drama The Last Place on Earth, filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountain region of Northern California. Dana Ashbrook plays Rob Baskin, a businessman who travels to Lake Tahoe in order to spread the ashes of his late mother (Phyllis Diller). Along the way, he meets Ann Field (Tisha Campbell-Martin), a woman who's dying of a terminal illness. Featuring appearances by Billy Dee Williams and Mink Stole, The Last Place on Earth won several cinematography awards at the Marco Island Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, Dana Ashbrook, (more)
- 2003
Full-figured Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur, who won an Emmy award for her performance in the musical version of Hairspray, is felicitously (if somewhat incongruously) teamed with slender soap opera heartthrob Mark Consuelos in this uplifting made-for-cable comedy. Although she's not what one could call beautiful or svelte, Becca Wasserman (Winokur) possesses a beauty that emanates from within: she also happens to be great singer, with a great career as a teacher and a super-great fiancé named Adam (Consuelos). All Becca lacks is the money to afford her dream honeymoon to Hawaii. Partly to get even for being snubbed by the gorgeous Libby (Reagan Pasternak), and partly just to prove that she can do it, Becca enters the The Miss Squirrel Hill beauty pageant, the first prize of which is two free tickets to the Aloha State. But though everyone is pulling for Becca, the plain cold fact of the matter is that no "super-sized" woman has ever won the pageant--and even Becca's mom Amanda (Fran Drescher), hitherto her daughter's biggest booster, is certain that Becca is going to make a fool of herself. Beautiful Girl originally aired October 19, 2003 on the ABC Family channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2003
- PG13
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Saddle up and ride along as two of the most infamous outlaws in the American West set out to seek their fortunes, and blaze a path that will serve as the foundation for a modern mythology while forever earning them a place in the annals of American history. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Rogers, Ryan Browning, (more)
- 2002
A lawyer must decide if his greatest loyalty is to his family or to justice in this drama. Jake DeMitro (Seamus McNally) is an attorney whose life and career are falling apart; while he was a star student at a well-respected law school and has a important position as a prosecutor, he's developed an obsessive-compulsive disorder and is constantly butting heads with Brian O'Leary, his frequent opponent in court. His relationship with his girlfriend Kelly Francini (Rebecca Budig) is also beginning to fray. With DeMitro already walking on an emotional tightrope, he discovers his father, a doctor, is being investigated for his possible involvement in a drug ring, and detectives are hoping to link the drug charges to the recent murder of DeMitro's sister. Based on a novel by Kenneth Del Vecchio, Pride and Loyalty features a supporting cast of actors best known for their work on daytime dramas, including Mark Consuelos, John Bolger, and Marj Dusay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 2001
With only a week to go before his marriage to Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry) insists that his intended meet his never-seen, but much-discussed, father. And as all fans of Friends should know by now, Chandler's dad makes his living as a cross-dressing cabaret performer in Las Vegas. Without giving the rest of the plot away, be it noted that Kathleen Turner has an important role, and that Alexis Arquette, a real life in-law of series star Courteney Cox, is also in the episode. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kathleen Turner, Troy Norton, (more)
