Curtis Lepore (born June 28, 1983) is an American actor, musician and Internet personality best known for his comedic skits on Vine, where he had 7.5 million followers as of February 2014.
Before he grew popular on Vine, Lepore was the frontman of the straight edge hardcore band GhostXShip from 2009 to 2012. After this time, he left the band and helped provide lead vocals for another hardcore band named No Zodiac.
Lepore's Vine account grew a large following due to many of his videos featuring collaborations between other Vine stars including Lele Pons. He also frequently featured his Boston Terrier, Buster Beans, whom he adopted in 2010. As of March 2015, Buster had over a million of his own followers on a separate Vine account. He later died in 2016.
In 2013, Lepore was accused of raping his then-girlfriend Jessi Vazquez, known online as Jessi Smiles, when she was recovering from a concussion. Charges were filed in 2014. After taking a plea deal, the rape charges were dropped and Lepore pleaded guilty to felony assault. The following year, these charges were reduced to a misdemeanor.
