JJ Pantano

The youngest comedian in the world, JJ Pantano is an 8 year old actor and comedian from Australia who wooed the judges in the 9th season of Australia's Got Talent where he appeared at the age of 7 earning himself a Golden Buzzer from Shane Jacobson for his roasting style of comedy taking him straight through to the Semi Finals. 6 weeks later, he was invited to appear on Season 2 of America's Got Talent The Champions where he wooed American audiences and gained the support of Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell who sent JJ through to the Semi Finals with their judges vote. When JJ was eliminated in the semi finals by the super fans, the executive producers of the show invited JJ back to appear in the Grand Final of Champions giving him a talk show segment where he interviewed judges, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Alesha Dixon and host Terry Crews. JJ has had over 140 million views of his Got Talent performances on social media combined and has fans from all over the world. He has appeared on all major talk shows in Australia and some in the US. Following his Golden Buzzer performance JJ signed with a Top 20 US Management Company and was invited to audition for major casting agents in the US. Post AGT Champions Terry Mandel wasted no time in adding JJ to her stable of talent with Howie quickly becoming JJ's biggest fan. JJ's first single and music video "They Just Don't Get It" was released in March and is available on all streaming services. JJ's incredible comedic timing along with his love of acting, incredible confidence and good looks and following makes him the perfect front runner for a Nickelodeon or Disney Sitcom. JJ can perform in an American General accent and has an O1 Visa approved for 3 years. JJ first hit the stage at just 2 years of age coming from a family of entertainers he is completely comfortable on stage and set. A natural born entertainer, JJ takes drama & acting classes. He also sings, dances, plays piano and guitar. JJ's love of performing was evident at the age of 5 when he took to the stage in the lead role of the Frog Prince in the Frog Prince Continued. When things didn't quite go to plan JJ began improvising with the audience leaving them in stitches. From there JJ's went on to work in short films, commercials and TV. In 2018 and at the tender age of 6, he was asked to open and host Melbourne Kidz Fashion Week where he was the youngest presenter and opening host of the show. The rest, is history.