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. 1 2 Gray, Tara. "M. Scott Carpenter", "40th Anniversary of the Mercury 7". NASA.gov. Accessed January 9, 2010.
  2. 1 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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