Amanda Cathryn Lehan-Canto (born February 14, 1988) is an American actress 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.[1] In her early career, she was a Production Assistant and Writer at WHDH-TV Channel 7 (NBC) in Boston.[1] She is a current performer on UCB's Maude Team, "Smoke Show". She was a writer and creator for Panda City Comedy[1], 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.[2] She has also appeared on commercials for brands like Old Navy, T-Mobile, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Manscaped. [3]
In the video SmoshCast is BACK[4], 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.[5]
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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.[6]
- Amanda is 6 feet (183 cm) tall.[7]
- Amanda has three sisters, and they are all born on holidays (Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve and Indigenous Peoples' Day).[7]
- 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.[7]
- They also got engaged to their boyfriends at around the same time.[7]
- 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.[7]
- She was asked out by Tim Robbins, star of Shawshank Redemption, during her time working at a restaurant.[7]
- She had been arrested by her D.A.R.E. officer.[7]
- Amanda has been told that she looks like Adam Sandler and the Cat in the Hat.[8]
- Amanda often has lunch with Angela.[8]
- Amanda is of Portuguese (specifically the Azores), Irish, and Italian decent. [9][10]
- Amanda's Sword AF character, Delores Paradise, is largely based off her childhood piano teacher. [11]
- Amanda loves Dateline and shares this love with Angela.[12]
- Amanda got into Turkish dramas in 2023. Her recommendations include The Tailor and Last Summer. [11]
- 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. [13]
- Amanda used to sleepwalk when she was younger. [13]
- Amanda does not like cheesecake[14] or tuna
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-lehan-b962493a
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLItYt-dx-4PAKY8LGLAt9k3LfalqG3jLt
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLItYt-dx-4PANk2Zk2tz5IAqbt2K_DhzL
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs809lCBwvU&ab_channel=SmoshCast
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWXtWEqCvg
- ↑ Amanda Lehan-Canto Is Dead | The Funeral Roast - YouTube
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Kimmy & Amanda Play 2 Truths 1 Lie - YouTube
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Learning WAY Too Much About Each Other - YouTube
- ↑ Peeing In The Shower, Lying To Friends, And Other Hot Takes (Agree To Disagree) - YouTube
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuqKVtGeF-s&ab_channel=SmoshCast
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T544SigisU
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzilO-rG_k
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9BTBA69Gnc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j--gqTCrMDY