- Born
- Birth nameEdward Dante Mercado
- Nickname
- Dante Dammit
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Dante Dammit was born on August 28, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois. Dante is a producer and actor, known for Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), Home for X-Mas (2022) and Home for Christmas (2019).
- ParentsEdward Mercado
- Pronounsshe/they
- Sexual orientationPansexual
- Race / EthnicityAsian, Hispanic / Latino / Latina / Latine
- Often features body horror in her films
- Plot often focuses on a female protagonist
- Co-founder of the American film and video production collective New Rose Media along with Gino Angelini and Olivia Ames.
- Her stage name is taken from the film Toby Dammit (1968), a choice influenced by her mother.
- Her childhood dream was to be in a band, but since she couldn't carry a tune to save her life, she decided to become a director.
- Some of her cinematic influences include John Waters, Edward D. Wood Jr., Kenneth Anger, and Tim Burton.
- Dammit went to Woodstock North High School and goes to college at Columbia College Chicago.
- It doesn't matter what other people like ... The only person you need to impress is you.
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