Fernando Casablancas has always been a performer. Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, he’d tell his parents, “I want to be a TV-er.” At 17, Casablancas—who identifies as non-binary and refers to himself both as “he” and “they”—moved to New York City to study at Parsons School of Design. Shortly after, he started modeling for brands such as Chrome Hearts, Tommy Hilfiger, and Abercrombie & Fitch. Now, at age 24, he has finally become a “TV-er.”
Casablancas is one of the stars in Freeform’s debut reality-TV series, The Come Up. It follows him and his five castmates as they navigate post-pandemic Manhattan and try to make it as photographers, actors, and fashion designers. They all converge at fabulous parties.
