I'm a proud first generation Portuguese-American born in Santa Clara, CA to immigrant parents from the Azores Islands (Portugal). The youngest of three, my siblings and I grew up in a very tight-knit family, where we paid homage to our roots by maintaining many of the "old-country" values. Even still, we laughed together a ton and found common ground in poking fun at the realities of the old-world colliding with the new-world. Active in both sports and theater growing up, I've been blessed to have spent nearly the last decade contributing to both of those categories; working as the In-Stadium/On-Screen Show host for the San Jose Earthquakes (of Major League Soccer) while simultaneously touring the country as a Stand-Up Comedian. As host of our in-stadium programming, you can find me on the sidelines at San Jose's Paypal Park, conducting player interviews, promoting our sponsors and delivering a fun & interactive game day experience for our sold out stadium of 18,000 fans. Most recently, I was the host of NBC Sport's "Earthquakes Exclusive", a series that focuses on Major League Soccer, primarily covering the San Jose Earthquakes for
it's fans in the greater Bay Area.
it's fans in the greater Bay Area.
As mentioned, outside of soccer I have spent the last 8 years performing Stand Up Comedy, touring in more than 25 cities across California as well as along the East Coast and Canada. In fact, this past summer (2022) I was blessed with the opportunities to perform back in Portugal (Azores) for the first time in my career! My start in comedy was with material mostly focused on my culture, my family and my roots, a style built around story telling and sharing the experiences of a kid growing up in a family full of crazy Portuguese people. I've been told time and again by many non-Portuguese show attendees, that they can relate strongly to my comedy because although their family is not Portuguese, they still experience very similar things with their own immigrant families.
Since beginning my journey into comedy, I've been lucky enough to have been invited to tour alongside internationally-known sketch comedy & improv group, "The Portuguese Kids" (out of Massachusetts) and we've done shows together in a handful of states as well as across Canada and now, Portugal. It was through these shows that I was invited to open for the International Portuguese Music Awards back in 2018- an unbelievable experience to say the least.
I whole-heartedly thank you for visiting my page and learning a bit more about me!
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