PANDAMAN BIO:
Stephano Christophero AKA Stephen Christopher (AKA PANDAMAN) is an
'award-winning' writer & voice artist (vocalist, voiceover, singing impressionist);
born in Huntsville Alabama. At 5, his family moved to Baltimore where he died
(for a few minutes) just shortly after 'a sneeze' busted the stiches in his throat,
right after having a 'tonsillectomy which led to him "hemorrhaging to death!"
After drowning in blood & a full blood transfusion, he was revived & lived again!
At 13 years old, Stephen's dad (an Aerospace Engineer and Teacher For The Army)
moved his family to Glen Burnie MD. and got him a set of drums for Christmas.
This quickly led to him becoming a drummer/singer and singing impressionist!
Before long, he was drumming & singing in bands and winning competitions.
That's when his dad was calling him Steevereno (his crooner stage name).
After some years of drumming and singing and serving his country in the military,
(but returning home from overseas w/injuries); playing drums & moving them etc)
ended up being somewhat difficult, which led to him then having to sell his drums,
But he continued as a vocalist/singing impressionist, until a bad case of 'Pleurisy,
forced him to stop singing for a while, thus having to leave his band (Sir Real).
After becoming too undependable for any steady gigs, tours or ever being signed
and, after his injuries and depression and down time for therapies, recovery etc,,
without any hope of ever singing out again (but to keep his mind off his pain etc.);
He began doing impressions and singing and recording fake radio shows at home.
(Not realizing that many years later he'd actually end up doing real radio shows!)
Sometime later on, he met someone who introduced him to the idea of clowning.
Since it was a fill in position (he could do whenever his health allowed him to do so)
And, a few tips were passed down from "Emit" (Ringling Brothers B&B Circus Clown);
This led to not only picking up some part-time work here & there, but also led to
him becoming PANDAMAN, a storytelling, impressionist clown in variety shows!
Later on, he decided to go to school and enrolled at The Broadcast Institute Of MD..
By the end of his 2nd semester, he got a job at a local station as a commercial writer,
announcer, voiceover (and eventually program director). As producer/radio show host
(AKA Chris Stevens & PANDAMAN); his 'Original PANDAMAN Characters were shared
not only in 'real' radio shows, but "Absolute Awesome" (award winning) Radio Shows;
Created By "Absolute Awesome" Entertainment & Advertising! (His Biz/Record Label).
Due to health, Pandaman had to retire from broadcasting and now resides up in PA.
But, before health forced him into retirement, his voiceovers & impressions had aired
"on nearly every station of the dial" (A Few Awards & Acomplishments Are Below!)
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