Rudy Mancuso

Rodolfo Mancuso (born February 28, 1992) is an American Internet personality, musician and actor. He is known for making comedy skits with his friends on YouTube and Vine, and for being behind many voices in the YouTube channel Awkward Puppets. Early life Mancuso was raised in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the son of an Italian-American father and a Brazilian mother, along with a sister, Marianna. He attended Glen Ridge High School and Rutgers University Newark. He lived in Rio de Janeiro for a while and speaks Portuguese fluently. He started playing the piano at the age of five. Mancuso was diagnosed with synesthesia. Career Mancuso started his Vine channel in 2013. He was often known for his Hispanic characters as well as his IRL videos. Mancuso's partnered with Shots Studios to create videos and launched his YouTube channel in 2016.