- Did not start acting until he was 30 years old.
- Worked in the Culinary industry before becoming an Actor.
- He and his wife, Nazneen Contractor have both appeared in 24 (2001), though in different seasons. Rota appeared as Morris O'Brian in seasons five to seven, while Contractor played Kayla Hassan in the show's eighth and final season. They also both appeared in the series Ransom (2017) (2017-2019). Nazneen starred in all three seasons and Carlo in the last episode of season 1 and the first and last episodes of season 2.
- Carlo Rota hosts The Great Canadian Food Show - a show in which he travels across Canada in search of the country's best culinary delights. Carlo was recently nominated for a prestigious James Beard Award for excellence in culinary journalism. The Great Canadian Food Show visits every province to experience Canada's wealth of ethnic and regional influence, whether it's Ukrainian perogies in the prairie flatlands or Cambodian noodle soup in Vancouver.
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