• Elena Lyons Rosaia is an American-Spanish actress, best known as the wife of the famous American author and real estate investor Grant Cardone.
• Elena grew up in New Orleans and moved to Los Angeles in her teens.
• She is an accomplished trap and sport clay shooter and is the 10th best female shooter in California.
• Elena has appeared in a number of TV series, movies and short films.
• Her hobbies include photography, modelling, hot rod cars and airplanes.
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Who is Elena Lyons?
Elena Lyons Rosaia was born in Madrid, Spain, on June 27, 1973 – her zodiac sign is Cancer and she has both American and Spanish nationality. She’s an actressbut who is perhaps best known as the wife of Grant Cardone, a famous American author, real estate investor and motivational speaker.
Early life and education
Elena spent only the first few years of her life in Madrid before her family moved to New Orleans – she and her siblings were raised by their father, a World War II veteran, and their mother, who was a teacher at a secondary school.
At the age of 13, Elena’s best friend died in a house fire, which made Elena somewhat introverted. She became interested in guns when she entered high school, and after her matriculation exam, she began practicing shooting, specifically trap shooting.
The family moved to Los Angeles in California in 1992 after her father got a job there, and Elena continued to practice trap shooting and clay pigeon shooting. She is today the 10th best female shooter in California in sporting clay and trap shooting.
Elena eventually became interested in acting, and when she had to choose between acting and going to college, Elena decided to focus on becoming an actress.
Roles in TV series
Elena made her TV series debut in 1993, when she was cast to play Sonya in the episode “Pilot” of the romantic comedy series “Saved by the Bell: The College Years”, created by Elaine Aronson and Sam Bobrick, and starring Mark- Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen and Dustin Diamond – it follows a love story of two college students, Zach and Kelly.
Elena rose to fame in 1997 when she started playing the main character Lauren Fontaine in the comedy series “USA High”, which also starred Josh Holland and Thomas Magiar, and about six people who attend The American Academy of Paris. In the following years, she appeared in few episodes of many series, such as the comedy “One World”the mystery crime drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and the action adventure “Walker, Texas Ranger”, appearing in just one episode of about 10 series before being cast to play supporting character Nicole Fiordelissi in the critically acclaimed comedy “Grounded for Life”, starring Donal Logue, Megyn Price and Kevin Corrigan, and is about married couple Claudia and Sean who conjure up their three children.
Some of Elena’s next roles were in episodes of the soap opera “Days of Our Lives”, the comedy “Out of Practice” and the comedy drama “George Lopez”, while two of her most recent roles in TV series were in four. episodes of the longest-running series “The Young and the Restless” (over 12,000 episodes) and a single 2012 episode of the comedy “The Inbetweeners”.
Roles in movies
Elena made her film debut in 2001 when she was cast to play Woman from Elevator in the short drama “Room 302” written by Deborah E. Ward, directed by Erma Elzy, and starring Kristin Bauer van Straten and Denise Wilson. Jury Award for Best Short Film at Hollywood Black Film Festival.
Elena has appeared in several movies, such as the 2001 horror thriller “Devil’s Prey”, the 2001 comedy musical “Face the Music” in which she starred alongside Tyler Cristopher and Patrick Malone, and another 2001 movie “Sunstorm”, written and directed by Mike Marvin. In 2002, she played Mistress Eva in the drama “Mid-Century”, written and directed by Scott Billups, and in 2004, Elena played the supporting character Stacy in the horror comedy “Club Dread”.
She appeared uncredited in the 2005 romantic comedy “Dirty Love” and in 2006 Elena played the role of Bobbie Lynn in the short comedy “The Frank Anderson”. Her next role in a movie came in 2009 when she played a newscaster in the horror thriller “Not Forgotten”.
Three of her more recent roles in films were in the 2009 short drama “The Diner” written and directed by David Dilley, the 2012 crime comedy “Bending the Rules” and the 2014 sci-fi action horror “Jurassic Predator: Xtinction”.
Love life and marriage with Grant Cardone
Elena was introduced to Grant Cardone in the early 2000s by a mutual friend at a house party – rumored she was already in a relationship that ended several months after meeting Grant. They eventually dated and got married on July 4, 2004 in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends and family. Elena gave birth to their two daughters within the first few years of their marriage, and the family has remained out of the media spotlight ever since.
She has not spoken about other men she may have been with, so as of November 2020, Elena is married with two children.
Hobbies and other interests
Elena is still interested in shooting and still practices it, at least three times a week.
She used to also work out in a gym and train several times a week, but she doesn’t do that anymore.
She was once interested in modeling, and in 2005 “Maxim” magazine listed her as the 76th hottest woman on their “Hot 100” list – Elena has always considered modeling a hobby rather than a full-time job.
She is a huge animal lover, with dogs being her favourites, and has a pet parrot and two pet Great Danes.
Elena is also interested in Hot Rod cars and owns three, while her favorite is her ’65 Convertible Chevelle Malibu SS. She is also a fan of airplanes and is currently learning to fly in hopes of becoming a licensed pilot soon.
Age, height and power
Elena is 47 years old. She has long brown hair and blue eyes, is 1.71 m tall and weighs about 59 kg. As of November 2020, her net worth is estimated to be over $1 million while she the spouse’s net worth is estimated at over $300 million.
Who is Grant Cardone?
Grant Cardone was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA, on March 21, 1958 – his zodiac sign is Aries and he is an American national.
He was raised alongside his four siblings in Lake Charles by his mother Concetta and his father Curtis Cardone. Grant enjoyed school and was a top student at LaGrange High School, graduating in 1976. then enrolled at McNeese State University in his hometown, and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Nearly three decades later, Grant was recognized in 2010 with the McNeese State University Distinguished Alumnus Award.
It was in 1987 that Grant moved to Chicago, after getting work at a sales training company, and started traveling all over the US – moving from Chicago to Houston, Texas, and after a few years to La Jolla. in California before settling in Los Angeles for over a decade, while today he lives in Miami, Florida. He has worked as a car salesman, CEO of the company Freedom Motorsports Group Inc. and production assistant for Atlas Media Corp. He now owns a number of companies including The Cardone Group, Cardone Enterprises and Cardone Acquisitions.
Grant has published eight books, including “Be Obsessed Or Be Average”, “How to Create Wealth Investing in Real Estate”, and “How to Get and Stay Motivated”, while his most popular book is “The 10X Rule: The Only Difference” . Between success and failure”.
He is a philanthropist who has supported a NASCAR driver whose name has not been disclosed.
Grant is a member of the Church of Scientology.
