Amanda Cathryn Lehan (born February 14, 1988), known professionally as Amanda Lehan-Canto, is an American comedian and screenwriter that began appearing in Smosh videos in April of 2020. She was confirmed to be a member of the Smosh Family on March 24, 2022.
Biography[]
Before Smosh, Lehan-Canto attended University of Massachusetts - Amherst and earned a B.A. in Communications/Broadcasting & Theatre.[2] In her early career, she was a Production Assistant and Writer at WHDH-TV Channel 7 (NBC) in Boston.[2] She is a current performer on UCB's Maude Team, "Smoke Show". She was a writer and creator for Panda City Comedy[2], WhoHaHa, and Funny or Die. Along with on-screen acting, she also works in voice-over and has posted reels of her voice-over work to her YouTube channel.[3] She has also appeared on commercials for brands like Old Navy, T-Mobile, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Manscaped. [4]
In the video "SmoshCast is BACK"[5], Amanda along with Shayne Topp, were announced to be a host on SmoshCast, the show itself having been renamed Smosh Mouth.
Amanda's last name is Lehan, but she hyphenated it with her mother's maiden name Canto for her registered SAG name.[6]
She has been in a relationship with Hardzei Perapechka since March 27, 2015.[7] They got engaged on March 24, 2022 in New York City and married on May 4, 2023 at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.[8][9] On April 24, 2025, Lehan-Canto announced she was pregnant with their first child.[10]
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Series | Released |
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Smosh Mouth | June 26, 2023 |
Trivia[]
- Amanda is a member of the Groundlings Improv Theatre.[11]
- Amanda has three sisters, and they are all born on holidays (Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve and Indigenous Peoples' Day).[12]
- Amanda's mother, Cindy, made a cameo appearance, albeit on a phone call, in the final Let's Do This! episode, "We Get Revenge On Each Other".[1]
- Amanda and Kimmy Jimenez knew each other and have been friends before they started working at Smosh, due to working at the same restaurant in Los Angeles.[12]
- They also got engaged to their boyfriends at around the same time.[12]
- Amanda has been attacked by a Coati (Tejon) when working at an animal refuge in Bolivia, and had to have 9 stitches by a vet, which leaves a scar on her right shoulder.[12]
- She was asked out by Tim Robbins, star of Shawshank Redemption, during her time working at a restaurant.[12]
- She had been arrested by her D.A.R.E. officer.[12]
- Amanda has been told that she looks like Adam Sandler and the Cat in the Hat.[13]
- Amanda often has lunch with Angela.[13]
- Amanda is of Portuguese (specifically the Azores), Irish, and Italian decent. [14][15]
- Amanda's Sword AF character, Delores Paradise, is largely based off her childhood piano teacher. [16]
- Amanda loves Dateline and shares this love with Angela.[17]
- Amanda got into Turkish dramas in 2023. Her recommendations include The Tailor and Last Summer. [16]
- Amanda has broken the same toe on two separate occasions. The first time was when she was getting ready for a sleepover and her sister accidentally dropped a jar of tomato sauce on it. She didn’t tell her mother and still went to the sleepover. [18]
- Amanda used to sleepwalk when she was younger. [18]
- Amanda does not like cheesecake[19] or tuna.
- Amanda is often referred to by fans as the "Mom of Smosh" and the "Chronically Offline Queen".
- Amanda had an imaginary friend name Bob that she described as a long bear that never talked to her but had a telepathic connection with her.[20]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
We Get Revenge On Each Other at 15:39 on the Smosh YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Amanda Lehan on LinkedIn
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLItYt-dx-4PAKY8LGLAt9k3LfalqG3jLt
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLItYt-dx-4PANk2Zk2tz5IAqbt2K_DhzL
- ↑
SmoshCast is BACK on the SmoshCast YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWXtWEqCvg
- ↑
Amanda Lehan-Canto (@filmingamanda) on Instagram: "Happy 10 years baby 🖤 we are still so fucking kewl. ❤️" (March 27, 2025)
- ↑
Amanda Lehan-Canto (@filmingamanda) on Instagram: "Happy Anniversary to my husband to be. That’s your name now. 🏙 🌻 🌉 1.24.22 Domino Park Williamsburg Bridge, NYC"
- ↑
Amanda Lehan-Canto (@filmingamanda) on Instagram: "Commit To The Rock. 🍄 🦒 🐒 🌙 🌻 5.4.23 We couldn’t have done it without our tribe, we love you all so much!!! Best day of my life @hperapechka ❤️🔥"
- ↑ Saunders, Angel (April 25, 2025). Smosh Star Amanda Lehan-Canto Announces Pregnancy in Sweet New Photos. People. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ↑
Amanda Lehan-Canto Is Dead - The Funeral Roast on the Smosh YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5
Kimmy & Amanda Play 2 Truths 1 Lie on the Smosh Pit YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1
Learning WAY Too Much About Each Other at 27:31 on the Smosh Games YouTube channel (video)
- ↑
Peeing In The Shower, Lying To Friends, And Other Hot Takes (Agree To Disagree) at 5:01 on the Smosh Pit YouTube channel (video)
- ↑
Talking Friendships and Smosh Wiki w/ Ian Hecox - Smosh Mouth 3 on the SmoshCast YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1
Is Astrology Real? on the Smosh Games YouTube channel (video)
- ↑
What Would Our Warning Labels Say? - Let's Get Talking on the Smosh Games YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1
Finally Spilling The Tea... - Let's Get Talking on the Smosh Games YouTube channel (video)
- ↑
Spilling The Smosh Tea (Truth or YEET) on the Smosh Pit YouTube channel (video)
- ↑ https://youtu.be/xU5BSGbxTcs?si=20CALFiM5wQhFFcq