Nicholas Carpenter

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]

References
  1. Gray, Tara. "M. Scott Carpenter", "40th Anniversary of the Mercury 7". NASA.gov. Accessed January 9, 2010.
  2. "Carpenter, Malcolm Scott". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. Beale, Lauren. (August 22, 2009). "Actress/model Bridget Marquardt buys in Sherman Oaks". Los Angeles Times
  4. "Hugh Hefner's Ex Bridget Marquardt is Engaged! See Her Spider Ring". October 2015.


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