Diogo Defante

Youtuber, comedian, musician, actor and director, Diogo Defante was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in the suburb of Realengo. He started his artistic career as a drummer in the band "Let's go!". The Rio de Janeiro city's native has always dedicated himself to the audiovisual area and worked recording and editing videos for Radio Tupi, where he met a reporter who served as inspiration for one of his main characters, Repórter Doidão. Influenced by the comedy group "Hermes e Renato", Diogo created "Kaozada", a comedy channel on YouTube, where he posted videos from 2012 to 2014. With his content as Youtuber, he managed to draw attention and was hired by Felipe Neto's former producer, Paramaker. There, he worked for Parafernalha channel as a director and actor, participating in successful videos such as "Tipos de Inspetores" and "Assaltante Paciente". At the end of 2017, Diogo left the direction of Parafernalha to invest in his authorial production and in his own YouTube channel. The comedian continues with his solo on stage, called "A Cura da Depressão" and his podcast "Juscelino Kubicast". In 2021, Defante participated in the reality show "LOL: Last One Laughing Brazil" on Amazon Prime Video.