Carlos PenaVega has been cast to guest star in Nickelodeon’s hit TV show The Thundermans.
The 25 year-old actor will appear in the episode titled “No Country for Old Mentors” playing the role of “Tech Rider”, a tech savvy superhero who becomes Phoebe’s (Kira Kosarin) mentor. The episode will air this Fall.
The Thundermans, starring Kosarin and Jack Griffo as superhero twins Phoebe and Max, is currently in production for its third season. This time around, the brother and sister confront a new family dynamic that will change their lives forever as they face being exposed after someone close to them learns their secret identities.
Since its season two launch, The Thundermans has consistently ranked #1 in its time period with kids, averaging a 3.5/1.1M (K2-11) and 4.7/884K (K6-11). The Thundermans was created by Jed Springarn who also counts as executive producer of the series alongside David Hoge and Dan Cross.
PenaVega made his Nickelodeon debut playing the role of King Bee in Ned’s Declassifies School Survival Guide. He then went on to star in one of the channels highest rated live-action series, Big Time Rush, as Carlos Garcia.
Most recently, PenaVega has also been tapped to play Kenickie in Fox’s three-hour live production Grease: Live! set to air Jan. 31, 2016 starring Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit and Vanessa Hudgens.
Why in The thundermans, and no in Big Time Rush?????