Toronto Zanta

I am the TORONTO ZANTA!

I don't drink or do drugs, I'm not crazy and I'm not homeless.  I don't ask people for money!

David Zancai (born May 7, 1968) is a street entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, in Canada. Zancai is known for his character Zanta: a modified Santa Claus who travels the streets of downtown Toronto doing pushups and shouting "yes yes yes" and "Merry Christmess". His costume consists of nothing but shorts, boots, and a red-and-white Santa hat, even during Toronto's winters. He claims to perform this routine every day of the year except Christmas Day, and estimates he does 2,000 to 3,000 pushups per day.

In 2000, Zancai fell 25 feet onto a staircase while working as a painter. Zancai has received mixed responses to his Zanta character, and has been banned from several public areas around Toronto, including the Toronto Transit Commission.