Kingsley (YouTuber)
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Born |
King Russell December 28, 1990 Altheimer, Arkansas, U.S. | |||||||||
Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||
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YouTube information | ||||||||||
Also known as | Kingsley | |||||||||
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Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
Genre | Comedy | |||||||||
Subscribers |
2.9+ million (December 2017) | |||||||||
Total views |
260+ million (March 2018) | |||||||||
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Fullscreen[1] Sarah Weichel Management | |||||||||
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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
- ↑ Kittle, Bryon (29 Jan 2016). "The New Influencers: King Russell/Kingsley". PR Week. Retrieved 10 Apr 2018.
- ↑ Kingsley (10 May 2013). "DRAW MY LIFE: KINGSLEY". YouTube. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ "17′s Most Wanted YouTube Stars". Seventeen Malaysia. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ "Kingsley". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ "I Hate' Video". Tosh.cc.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑
- ↑ "Kingsley | YouTube Personality". New Media Rockstars. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ Klima, Jeff (2014-06-25). "Defy Media Launches New Creator Program With Involvement From Kingsley, Marié Digby". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ Lazar, Shira (2014-06-03). "Kingsley and The New Trend of YouTube Stars Launching Podcasts". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.