Nicholas Carpenter Explained

Nicholas Andre Carpenter^{[1] [2]} is an American film director. He worked as a set production assistant on TV and on films such as Thank You for Smoking (2005) before going on to direct the 2009 horror anthology The Telling.^[3]

Early life

Nicholas Carpenter is the son of Scott Carpenter, one of the original Mercury astronauts, and Maria Roach Carpenter, daughter of film producer Hal Roach. Carpenter has a brother, Matthew Scott; four half-siblings from his father's first marriage, Marc Scott, Kristen Elaine, Candace Noxon and Robyn Jay; and a half sibling from his father's third marriage, Zachary Scott. Carpenter grew up in Los Angeles, where his father made his home after retiring from NASA in 1969.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

In 2015, Carpenter became engaged to longtime girlfriend Bridget Marquardt.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Gray, Tara. "M. Scott Carpenter", "40th Anniversary of the Mercury 7". NASA.gov. Accessed January 9, 2010.
2. Web site: Carpenter, Malcolm Scott . https://web.archive.org/web/20161106123724/http://www.astronautix.com/c/carpenter.html . dead . November 6, 2016 . Encyclopedia Astronautica . June 10, 2021.
3. Beale, Lauren. (August 22, 2009). "Actress/model Bridget Marquardt buys in Sherman Oaks". Los Angeles Times
4. Web site: Hugh Hefner's Ex Bridget Marquardt is Engaged! See Her Spider Ring . October 2015 .