Personal Life
Bernard was born Carlos Bernard Papierski in Evanston, Illinois. He is of Polish and Spanish descent. His mother is originally from Madrid. He also speaks fluent Spanish, Russian, and German. He is the youngest of three brothers. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from New Trier High School. He showed signs of interest in acting while in high school. He went to Illinois State University and shortly after received his fine arts degree in San Francisco in the American Conservatory Theatre. Bernard started out on stage but quickly progressed to television.
Bernard married actress Sharisse Baker in 1999. They have one child, daughter Natalie, who was born in August 2003. He is friends with Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub, with whom he starred in 24.
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