ĭuring this period, Von began appearing in cameo acting roles in a few television shows including Inside Amy Schumer and Why? with Hannibal Buress. He hosted the TBS hidden camera show Deal With It, executive produced by Howie Mandel, for its run of three seasons from 2013 to 2014. He won the show, beating out fellow comedians including Amy Schumer, Bert Kreischer, and Tiffany Haddish.Ģ012–present: Game show host and acting īeginning in 2011, Von took over as a host of the popular Yahoo online TV recap show Primetime in No Time. In mid-2008, he was a member of the Comedy Central sketch/competition show Reality Bites Back. In 2006, Von competed on season 4 of Last Comic Standing where he won the online competition. Von was runner-up in 2002 and won the following two seasons. He was part of the cast of the seasons Battle of the Seasons (2002), The Gauntlet (2003–2004), Battle of the Sexes II (2004–2005), and Fresh Meat (2006). The show was a spinoff of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules. He was recruited to the show while studying at Louisiana State University.įollowing his season of Road Rules, Von was on four seasons of MTV's reality game show The Challenge, formerly known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Von began a professional career in entertainment at age nineteen when he starred in MTV's Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour in 2000.

Career Television and film 2000–2008: Reality television Von received his undergraduate degree in 2011 from the University of New Orleans. He attended Louisiana State University for a time, as well as Loyola University New Orleans, University of Arizona, College of Charleston, and Santa Monica College. He graduated from Mandeville High School in Mandeville, Louisiana. Von grew up in Covington, Louisiana, with his older brother and two younger sisters. He died from cancer when Von was 16 years old. Von was born to Gina Capitani and Roland Theodor Achilles von Kurnatowski, who was originally from Bluefields, Nicaragua Von claims his father was 70 years old when he was born. He is the host of the This Past Weekend podcast and former co-host of The King and the Sting podcast. Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski (born March 19, 1980), known professionally as Theo Von, is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, television personality, YouTuber, and actor. Human behavior, human sexuality, American politics, Podcast Host

Download jre