1. Theo Von is the host of the This Past Weekend podcast.
29 Facts About Theo Von
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Theo Von's mother was born and raised in Wyoming, Illinois, where Theo spent part of his childhood.
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Theo Von's father was a native of Bluefields, Nicaragua, who later settled in New Orleans.
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Theo Von's grandfather was a Polish missionary who settled in Cabo Gracias a Dios; he is descended from the Kurnatowski szlachta, a noble family in Poland.
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Theo Von grew up in Covington with his older brother and two younger sisters and was legally emancipated at 14.
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Theo Von later moved to Mandeville, Louisiana, and graduated from Mandeville High School.
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Theo Von attended Louisiana State University for a time, where he wrote for The Reveille.
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Theo Von attended the Loyola University New Orleans, University of Arizona, College of Charleston, and Santa Monica College.
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Theo Von received his undergraduate degree in Urban Planning in 2011 from the University of New Orleans.
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Theo Von appeared on MTV's Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour in 2000 at age nineteen.
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Theo Von auditioned for the show at an open casting call for The Real World and Road Rules at a bar while studying at Louisiana State University.
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Theo Von faced controversy on the show for his views, including stating in the casting special that he was against interracial dating, an opinion he defended to the LSU newspaper after the show aired.
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Theo Von was on four seasons of MTV's reality game show The Challenge, a combined spinoff of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules.
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Theo Von was runner-up in 2002, and was the winner of the following two seasons.
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In 2006, Theo Von competed on season 4 of Last Comic Standing, not making it to the main finals, but winning the companion online competition Last Comic Downloaded.
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Theo Von won the show, beating fellow comedians, including Amy Schumer, Bert Kreischer, and Tiffany Haddish.
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Theo Von hosted the TBS hidden camera show Deal With It for its run of three seasons.
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Theo Von has since related that it has taken years to shake this image and establish himself as a comedian.
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Theo Von achieved one of his first major comedic accomplishments a few years later, in 2006, when he won the title of Fan Favorite on the online competition aligned with the fourth season of Last Comic Standing.
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Theo Von took part in five international tours for the USO.
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In 2009, Theo Von popularized "prank texting", and began his "prank texting" blog, which was picked up as a column by CollegeHumor a year later.
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On June 1,2012, Theo Von was the featured comedian in an episode of Comedy Central's The Half Hour, now known as Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents.
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Theo Von promoted his comedy on The Arsenio Hall Show, Hello Ross, Chelsea Lately, Watch What Happens Live, @midnight, and This Is Not Happening, among other television shows.
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Theo Von has been a recurring guest on many comedians' podcasts, including The Joe Rogan Experience, Joey Diaz's The Church of What's Happening Now, The Fighter and the Kid, Bobby Lee's TigerBelly, and The Adam Carolla Show.
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Theo Von began a new podcast in December 2016, This Past Weekend.
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In January 2022, Schaub and Theo Von added a third host, Chris D'Elia, to King and The Sting, renaming it King and The Sting and Wing.
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In September 2023, Theo Von publicly accused Kast Media and its CEO Colin Thomson of non-payment, after pro wrestling personality and podcaster Jim Cornette had made similar claims about Kast and Thomson in July.
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Theo Von has lived in Nashville, Tennessee, since September 2020, after purchasing the home of former Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason.
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Theo Von has one older brother who is two years his senior, two younger sisters, Rolanda and Whittier and an older half-sister, Joan, who is an artist.