PERSON: Theo Von

This Past Weekend Podcast

Host

Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski III (born March 19, 1980), known professionally as Theo Von, is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, influencer, and former reality television personality. He is the host of the This Past Weekend podcast.

Kurnatowski was born on March 19, 1980, in Covington, Louisiana, to Gina Capitani and Roland Theodor Achilles von Kurnatowski (1912–1996). His mother was born and raised in Wyoming, Illinois, where Theo spent part of his childhood. His father was a native of Bluefields, Nicaragua, who later settled in New Orleans. His grandfather was a Polish missionary who settled in Cabo Gracias a Dios; he is descended from the Kurnatowski szlachta in Poland. Von describes himself as Polish-Nicaraguan.

Von’s father was 67 when he was born (Von rounds the age to 70 years for his comedic material); he died of cancer in 1996 when Von was 16. He grew up in Covington with his older brother and two younger sisters and was legally emancipated at 14. He grew up in circumstances he describes as “low-income,” stating that most of his “frame of reference” came from “poor people”.

Von later moved to Mandeville, Louisiana, and graduated from Mandeville High School. He attended Louisiana State University for a time, where he wrote for The Reveille. He also attended the Loyola University New Orleans, University of Arizona, College of Charleston, and Santa Monica College. Von received his undergraduate degree in Urban Planning in 2011 from the University of New Orleans.

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