George Santos

George Santos is a former New York congressman and reality TV personality. Santos spent his childhood in a Queens, New York, neighborhood. He spent his early years working in customer service at Dish Network and later held positions at HotelsPro and LinkBridge Investors.

In 2021, Santos founded the Devolder Organization and entered politics, running unsuccessfully for Congress in 2020 before winning New York’s 3rd Congressional District in 2022. He served in the House from January to December 2023 before being expelled.

In 2024, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and was sentenced to 87 months in prison in April 2025. His sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump in October 2025.

Santos made his reality TV debut in 2026 as a contestant on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. The show’s fifth season premiered on Fox, with Santos among 15 celebrity recruits competing in military-inspired challenges in Malaysia.

Santos is openly gay. He was previously married to Uadla Vieira, and the pair were wed from 2012 to 2019. He married Matheus “Matt” Gerard in 2021.