Theo Padnos

Theo Padnos
Curtis in 2017
Born
Peter Theophilus Eaton Padnos

1968 (age 5657)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesTheo Padnos
Peter Curtis
Alma materMiddlebury College
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, teacher
Parent(s)Michael Padnos (father)
Nancy Curtis (mother)

Theo Padnos (also known as Peter Theo Curtis; born 1968) is an American journalist who was released by the al-Nusra Front in August 2014, after being held hostage for almost two years. He was the cellmate of American war photographer Matt Schrier, who escaped after seven months of captivity.