Vladimir "Vlad" Caamaño (sometimes spelled Caamano, born August 12, 1979) is an American comedian and actor.

Career

Vladimir Caamaño was born in the Bronx to "a very traditional ominican Americanfamily". His father was the superintendent to the building that he lived in. Much of Vlad's humor stems from his father and his personal life of which he tends to constantly mock in his stand up. He graduated Wesleyan University and began to perform stand-up full-time at comedy clubs most notably The Stand Comedy Club,

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and

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. He signed with producers

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and Bill Lawrence to create a pilot for a sitcom based around his personal life called ''A Bronx Life'' for

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. The pilot was not picked up, but Vlad has expressed hope of it getting picked up by another network. Vlad was named one of the ten funniest comedians to look for in 2016 by

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chose Vlad as one of the "new faces" for his comedy gala. In 2019, he joined the cast of ''

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'' as series regular.

Personal life

Vlad works with the Psychological Trauma Center at

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to help Hispanic children with learning disabilities.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caamaño, Vladimir Living people American people of Dominican Republic descent American male comedians American male television actors Entertainers from the Bronx 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American male actors 1979 births