Mario Leon Adrion (born 21 January 1994) is a German-American comedian, Youtuber and former fashion model who has appeared on

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He is best known for his comedy clips on YouTube and his catwalk with

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Early life and background

Adrion was born in

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town of

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, Germany, a

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to Switzerland and France. His family lineage is rooted in lumbering. His parents got divorced when he was five. He moved to the United States when he was 18 while he was an undergraduate university student in Berlin. In September 2023, while performing stand-up comedy in Chicago, Adrion proposed to his girlfriend, Veta, live on stage in her hometown of Chicago in front of her family and friends. The two are currently engaged. Adrion filmed and posted the experience to TikTok and YouTube.

Career

Modeling

Adrion started his modeling career at age 18 after he was scouted via Facebook to partake in the

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. He moved to

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, New York and later started traveling full time between New York, Italy and Asia represented by different agencies including ONE Management,

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and Wilhelmina agency. As a model, he featured for fashion brands including

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. He also modeled for

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, amongst others, and walked the runways of the New York and Milan Fashion Weeks. He appeared on

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and ABC. In 2019, he was one of the male judges on TV Show Germany's Next Topmodel season 14 with

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YouTube

He later switched careers, moving on from modeling and citing sexual harassments behind his decision to follow a new career path. On his already established YouTube channel, he transitioned into

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, which entailed making comedy content and story telling; two forms of art he already had a true passion for from a young age. He did this as a way of documenting his life as a male model while, at the same time, making fun of the fashion industry and sharing his life experience. He released two comedy songs titled ''Brojob'', featuring singer

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, and ''American Idol.''

Comedy

In 2020, Adrion decided to move to Los Angeles, making videos with his best friends Travis Bryant, Jeff Kasser and Jiaoying Summers. He went to his first comedy

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in 2020. He started training in Improv at the

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in Hollywood and proceeded to make comedy appearances at comedy club venues including The Stand, The Hollywood Improv and

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. In 2021, he participated in

, wearing a Speedo and catwalking alongside

. He has a podcast called ''UNCENSORED with Mario Adrion,'' and has regularly collaborated with comedians and influencers

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, Jiaoying Summers and Peet Montzingo.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

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