Who is Baby Dev? 2-year old youngest 'AGT' Season 19 competitor ready to stun judges with math skills
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: When you think you've seen everything on 'America's Got Talent' (AGT), a two-year-old arithmetic prodigy shows up and corrects you. A fresh teaser showed Devan confidently waddling across the stage to a whiteboard, equipped with a small marker, shocking the 'AGT' judges.
In the clip, the little child—known online as Baby Dev—was shown dazzling the group by doing math problems while his father looked on. "We are breaking records this season." Howie Mandel said, "We have the youngest contestant in the history of Got Talent."
Supermodel Heidi Klum exclaimed, "He’s two years old; I mean, we couldn’t even do what this little boy did," while Sofía Vergara jokingly said, "I cannot even say, mathematician."
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Baby Dev went viral on social media
Despite being new to the judges, Baby Dev is already well-known on TikTok, where videos showcasing his mathematical prowess frequently go viral and receive millions of views. A video that was uploaded in 2023 and has received about 40 million views depicts the little child on his whiteboard, accurately responding to various amounts.
2-year-old 'AGT' Season 19 contestant Baby Dev can read and write too
His passion for numbers and how his parents fostered it were previously revealed by the parents. "By 15 months, he was writing numbers all on his own," they informed a follower via the comments area.
"Then we started teaching him simple math (1+1, 1+2). Then soon after progressed to subtraction, then a month later, multiplication then division."
They responded to a different user who inquired about Dev's interest in other topics by saying, "Yes, he knows how to read and write too. We just choose to focus on math here because that’s his first love. But we will probably include some reading/spelling videos soon as well."
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Baby Dev stunned Kelly Clarkson with his math skill
The child's father had earlier informed the host that this first word was actually 'Seven' during a visit to 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'.
Duane remembered, "At four months old, we started showing Devan numbers, and we noticed when we would change the channels and the shows, he would start to cry, and when we would change it back, he would stop crying."
"At one, we brought a writing tablet, and we would practice writing numbers while holding his hands and saying it aloud. Soon after that, he was able to write numbers all on his own."
During the show's broadcast, the two-year-old demonstrated his skills by helping Kelly Clarkson and the audience solve a puzzle. Furthermore, he executed it with the same enthusiasm that pervaded the popular videos.
Before Baby Dev and his father said their goodbyes, Kelly and the staff were so inspired by Baby Dev's brilliance that they gave them a $1,000 gift on behalf of Pilot Pen, the season sponsor of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'.
Season 19 of 'America's Got Talent' premieres on Tuesday, May 28 at 8/7c on NBC and the next day on Peacock.