Tony Almeida

Anthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24, and one of the only people Jack Bauer still trusted until his apparent death in Season Five. The character was slated to be killed at the end of Season Five, he appeared to have died in Bauer's arms in the 14th hour of the "day", but, according to promotional ads for Season Seven, he is expected to return. Almeida obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the San Diego State University and his Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford. He served in the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant and attended the 3rd Marine Division's Scout-Sniper School as well as the 1st Marine Division's studied at Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon School. It is revealed for perhaps the first time in Season 4 episode 23 ("5:00 AM - 6:00 AM") that Tony's full name is Anthony Almeida. This is proven while Tony's hostage-taker... full article at wikipedia