Carlos Alberto Alvarez
Encyclopedia
Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos is a political consultant and speechwriter. He is a former political columnist, journalist, screenwriter and actor.
, he was educated in the United States, attending schools in Florida, Connecticut, California, and Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
with a degree in Political Science. He received his Master's Degree in Political Management from the George Washington University
in Washington, DC.
He is a son of famed Dominican financier Luis Alvarez Renta
and a nephew of noted fashion designer Oscar de la Renta
. He was previously engaged to actress Christy Carlson Romano
.
He is a former resident of Monaco
.
In 2006, he founded TheColumnist.ORG, where he wrote a weekly political column.
He also previously worked as an actor (under the stage name Cal Thomas), starring in various films and television programs. His most notable work was in Afterthought, in which he played a serial killer. He also acted in a commercial for Visa.
He was involved in a violent motorcycle crash the day after screen-testing for the lead role in "The Cutting Edge 2".
He traveled to Guinea on behalf of AMADE-Monaco to oversee construction of a school, and to Beirut, Lebanon on behalf of Les Amis du Liban to oversee construction of a Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital.
Personal life and education
Born on September 25, 1980, in the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, he was educated in the United States, attending schools in Florida, Connecticut, California, and Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
with a degree in Political Science. He received his Master's Degree in Political Management from the George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
in Washington, DC.
He is a son of famed Dominican financier Luis Alvarez Renta
Luis Alvarez Renta
Luis Alvarez Renta is a famed Dominican economist that was found liable by a federal jury in Miami of civil racketeering and illegal money transfers in a conspiracy to loot Baninter bank during its final months of existence in 2003...
and a nephew of noted fashion designer Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...
. He was previously engaged to actress Christy Carlson Romano
Christy Carlson Romano
Christy Carlson Romano is an American stage and film actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the sitcom Even Stevens and the animated series Kim Possible, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final...
.
He is a former resident of Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
.
Journalism
At the age of sixteen, he founded the Internet edition of the Listin Diario, the largest newspaper in the Caribbean. He was recognized for the achievement by Leonel Fernandez Reyna, president of the Dominican Republic.In 2006, he founded TheColumnist.ORG, where he wrote a weekly political column.
Screenwriting and Acting
As a film writer, he has reportedly written over ten screenplays, although only a project titled The Last Race has been produced.He also previously worked as an actor (under the stage name Cal Thomas), starring in various films and television programs. His most notable work was in Afterthought, in which he played a serial killer. He also acted in a commercial for Visa.
He was involved in a violent motorcycle crash the day after screen-testing for the lead role in "The Cutting Edge 2".
Philanthropy
He rode his Harley-Davidson motorcycle from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. as part of "Run for the Wall", a veteran's movement that organized visits to VFWs, VA hospitals, war memorials and schools across the country, and which culminated with participation in the "Rolling Thunder" parade on Memorial Day 2006.He traveled to Guinea on behalf of AMADE-Monaco to oversee construction of a school, and to Beirut, Lebanon on behalf of Les Amis du Liban to oversee construction of a Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital.