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Michael Brandons[1] (born Michael Brandon Aponte, August 19,1990)[2] is an American comedian, actor, producer and recently acquired title of author. He has hosted his own show alongside fellow colleagues Chelsea Handler of Chelsea Lately and Joel McHale of The Soup on E! Entertainment Television since 2018.

Early Life
Brandons was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Brooki Dee Kortsen the grand-daughter of Fredrick Jahn the once owner of the Arizona Republic newspaper and investor, and Michael Aponte Sr. a Printer and small business owner (APA Graphics). The middle child of three, he was raised in reformed Mormonism by his Mormon mother, Brooki and presbyterian father, Michael. his mother who is of Danish decent is a native Arizonian was born and raised in Litchfield Park, Arizona an upscale community located just outside of Phoenix. Brandon's father was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York and is of Puerto Rican, French and Jewish decent and was raised in the suburban town of Spotswood, New Jersey and is the father of Brandons half sister Jennifer Mallo (nee Aponte).Brandons grew up in the suburban town of Peoria, Arizona and moved to the town of Surprise, Arizona during his teen years, where his parents still reside. Brandon has said that while growing up, he always felt out of place, and told a reporter, "We lived in a relatively nice and well-to-do neighborhood surrounded by a rather large retirement community... But everyone around us were either rednecks or boozy retiree's.. I mean nobody had any f***ing goals other than racing their trucks in the desert... When your going to school and everyone is got brand new lifted truck, Mercedes and Mustangs and here your rollin' up in your f***ing Kia Spectra, that's when you know its time to step it up a notch." Despite this, his family owned other properties. In an August 2018 episode of his show, he and actor/writer-producer Jonah Hill discussed the discovery of his older half sister Jennifer Mallo (nee Aponte), when he was eight years old. Brandons had a DUI, which he discusses during a 2017 interview. At age 22 he moved from Arizona to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career in acting and producing, two years later he decided to become a comedian after telling his DUI story to a class of other offenders. He attended Glendale Community College, then transferred to University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, graduating with a degree in Production and Journalism.