Kingsley (YouTuber)

Kingsley
Personal information
Born King Russell
(1990-12-28) December 28, 1990
Altheimer, Arkansas, U.S.
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality American
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
YouTube information
Also known as Kingsley
Channel
Years active 2009–present
Genre Comedy
Subscribers 2.9+ million
(December 2017)
Total views 260+ million
(March 2018)
Network Fullscreen[1]
Sarah Weichel Management
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

King Russell[2] (born December 28, 1990),[3] better known by his screen name Kingsley, is an American YouTube personality, comedian, and blogger.[4] He has over 2.9 million subscribers on YouTube and his videos have been viewed over 349 million times.[5] He has been featured on TV shows such as Tosh.0[6] and Just Keke.[7] Kingsley is most well known for his comical rants and pop culture commentary.[8]

YouTube

Kingsley achieved viral stardom with his Things I Hate video. He first entered the mainstream when Ashton Kutcher tweeted out his Wild Animals in the Zoo video. His most popular YouTube uploads include the Ask Kingsley series, Really B Really sketches, and his Overexposed Countdown, where his YouTube audience votes for the most heavily discussed trends in pop culture. In 2014, Kingsley signed a deal with Defy Media to host a new program on Clevver TV.[9]

Podcast

On September 3, 2014, he started a podcast called Kingsley's Overexposed. The show consists of nineteen episodes with a total of fifteen guests who have come on.[10] The show debuted at #2 on iTunes. Guests have included Tyler Oakley, Tiffany Pollard, Joey Graceffa, Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Miranda Sings.

References

  1. ↑ "itskingsleybitch's Youtube Stats, Channel Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kittle, Bryon (29 Jan 2016). "The New Influencers: King Russell/Kingsley". PR Week. Retrieved 10 Apr 2018.
  3. ↑ Kingsley (10 May 2013). "DRAW MY LIFE: KINGSLEY". YouTube. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "17′s Most Wanted YouTube Stars". Seventeen Malaysia. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Kingsley". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  6. ↑ "I Hate' Video". Tosh.cc.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Kingsley | YouTube Personality". New Media Rockstars. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  9. ↑ Klima, Jeff (2014-06-25). "Defy Media Launches New Creator Program With Involvement From Kingsley, Marié Digby". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  10. ↑ Lazar, Shira (2014-06-03). "Kingsley and The New Trend of YouTube Stars Launching Podcasts". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
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