Bayard Martensen (born 1978, Age: 46 years old) is an American investment manager who is famous as the elder brother of popular actors Charlie Carver and his identical twin brother, Max Carver.
Bayard is ten years older than the twins and he shares the same father, Robert Lawrence Martensen, with them. He, however, has a different mother. As a result of this, he did not get to grow up with his famous younger half-brothers, and he is not so close to them. He has never attempted to take advantage of their fame to be in the spotlight. He is rather focused on living his own life and he is thriving from all indications.
Bayard Martensen is an experienced investment manager who has worked for several asset management firms. He has also founded his own company known as Polyana LLC.
Summary of Bayard Martensen’s Biography
- Full name: Bayard Cutler Martensen
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: 1978
- Bayard Martensen’s Age: 46 Years Old
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Nationality: American
- Sexual Orientation: straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: single
- Bayard Martensen’s Parents: Dr. Robert Lawrence Martensen and Phoebe Cutler
- Siblings: Charlie and Max Carver (younger half-brothers)
- Bayard Martensen’s Net worth: $1 million
- Famous for: Being the elder brother of Charlie Carver and Max Carver
Bayard Martensen is About 10 Years Older Than His Half-Twin Brothers Charlie and Max Carver
Bayard Martensen was born in the year 1978 in San Francisco. He has American nationality and Caucasian ethnicity. His biggest claim to fame is that he is the elder paternal half-brother of Charlie Carver and Max Carver, the identical twin brothers who are popular actors in Hollywood.
Charlie and Max began their acting careers by taking part in school productions as youngsters. They later got a breakthrough when they were cast to play a set of twins in the TV series, Desperate Housewives, from 2008 to 2012. They have since gone on to feature as twins in several other movies and TV series such as Teenwolf, The Leftovers, and The Batman.
The twins have also done separate works. Charlie Carver, who is older by seven minutes, has featured in productions such as The Boys in the Band, In the Cloud, and Ratched. Max, on the other hand, has appeared in Ask Me Anything and The Office.
Bayard and the Twins Share the Same Father
Bayard Martensen shares the same father as Charlie and Max Carver (real surname – Martensen) and his name is Dr. Robert Lawrence Martensen. The senior Martensen was a renowned physician, medical historian, and architect during his lifetime.
He first obtained a degree in design from Harvard University before studying at Dartmouth Medical School. He then did his residency at the University of California in San Francisco. He also obtained a postgraduate degree in medical history at the same institution.
In the course of his career, Dr. Robert Lawrence Martensen worked as a physician at places such as the University of Kansas Medical Center. He also taught at Harvard Medical School and Tulane University. Additionally, he published some works and one of his major areas of focus was bioethics and the issue of end-of-life care.
Dr. Robert Lawrence Martensen passed away in Pasadena in 2013 at 66 years old.
He Has a Different Mother Named Phoebe Cutler
Bayard Martensen shares the same father as Charlie and Max Carver but they have different mothers. While the twins’ mother is a philanthropist and community activist named Anne Carver, Bayard Martensen’s mother is a woman named Phoebe Cutler.
Phoebe Cutler is an architect and an author. She studied at St. Timothy’s School and Radcliffe College. She also completed a master’s degree in landscape architecture at the University of California at Berkeley.
Her career has seen her work for the California Conservation Corps. She also conducted research on the landscape work of the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s.
Bayard Martensen’s Parents Were Married for Several Years Before Divorcing in the 80s
Bayard Martensen’s parents, Phoebe Cutler and Dr Robert Lawrence Martensen, first met each other in San Francisco sometime in the 70s. They bonded over their shared interests, including architectural design, and started dating.
They then wed on the 29th of May 1977. The couple made their home in San Francisco and welcomed Bayard the next year. They did their best to give their son a good life but sometime in the 80s, their marriage experienced issues that led to a divorce.
Dr. Robert Lawrence Martensen would go on to remarry Anne Cutler in the late 80s and have two more kids with her; namely Charlie and Max Carver. It is also likely that Phoebe Cutler did the same as well, meaning that Bayard Martensen may have other half-siblings and step-siblings, but there’s nothing to prove that yet.
Bayard Martensen Largely Grew Up with his Mom But He Maintained a Close Relationship With His Dad
Bayard Martensen’s parents divorced when he was still young but he wasn’t overly affected as his parents maintained amicable co-parenting relations. Though he may have primarily lived with his mom, he maintained a close relationship with his dad. They embarked on adventurous trips to places such as the Pikes Peak Pass in Colorado and the desert canyon in Utah.
They also remained in constant communication as the years passed by and discussed varied issues such as the latest movies, history, investment, etc. When his father passed away in 2013, Bayard Martensen paid tribute to him, describing him as his friend, confidante, and supporter.
He Does Not Have a Close Relationship With His Famous Half-Brothers
There is nothing that indicates that Bayard Martensen has a close relationship with his famous younger half-brothers. He has hardly been pictured with them and they have rarely spoken about him in their past interviews. They have also not posted about him on social media.
This situation may be due to the fact that he never lived in the same house with them after they were born. There is also the matter of their age gap, which means that they have different interests. This is not to say that Martensen is in conflict with his famous younger brothers. The situation is that they are not really close to each other.
Bayard Martensen is an Investment Manager and Has Worked for Several Companies Over the Years
Thanks to the wonderful co-parenting he experienced while growing up, Bayard Martensen had a regular childhood. He completed grade school and high school in normal time. After that, he enrolled at the University of California Santa Barbara in 1998. He spent about three years at the institution and completed a degree in economics in 2000/2001.
Since leaving school, Bayard Martensen has specialized in investment and asset management and has built a enviable portfolio. He has worked for different companies such as Dalton Investments (2002 – 2004), and Outrider Management (2004 – 2006 and 2008 – 2012). He also worked for cactus Investment Management LLC in San Francisco for several years. He began his work with them in 2012 and rose to the position of managing member.
He Prefers Living His Life Away Ffom the Spotlight
Despite being the elder brother of two famous actors, Bayard Martensen prefers living his life out of the public eye. He has little or no social media activity and he has also not tried to capitalize on his brother’s fame.
All this makes it difficult to gain an insight into his life. He could be married with kids but one cannot confirm this. He could also be single and happy, but this is also unconfirmed. One sure thing, though, is that he is thriving in his career. He makes his home in New York and has registered his own company, Polyana LLC.
