Stefan Pinto is an American actor and photographer. He studied photography with National Geographic Expeditions (Oaxaca, Mexico - 2007). Following a 60-lb weight loss, Pinto was discovered in a Miami Whole Foods and subsequently began work as a male model. Maury Povich invited him as a guest to talk about his weight loss, in a segment, "Geek to Chic: Amazing Transformations." Pinto's first book was published in 2011 and is called, "Fat-to-Fit: 50 Easy Ways to Lose Weight." In March 2017, Stefan Pinto's first photo exhibit "Smoke + Mirrors" opened in Hollywood, CA. In the June 2018 issue of Los Angeles Confidential magazine, his photography was categorized as "images that are a work of art."