Meir Kay

Personal information
Born Meir Kalmanson
Brooklyn, Newyork, United States
Occupation Internet personality
Website meirkay.com
YouTube information
Years active 2008–present
Genre Spiritual, Jewish
Network None

Meir Kalmanson, better known by his stage name Meir Kay, is an American internet personality best known for his Vlogs on YouTube,[1] which has amassed over 350 million views and his social media presence with upwards of one million followers.[2][3] He is known for his Vlogs, where he posts updates about obscure places, including a Bolivian mine and while rafting down the Amazon.[4][5]

Personal life

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Kalmanson was raised in New Haven, CT.[6] He began his career in March 2010 and uploaded his first YouTube video titled "Bubby Luba's Song”, inspired from his grandmother. He was encouraged by friends to continually upload videos to the site.[7] Kalmanson is seen posting videos of himself in his videos to showcase the acceptance, diversity, inclusion and self-expression.[8] His style of comedy leans towards storytelling, satire as well as social & societal norms.[9][10]

Career

YouTube

A Valuable Lesson For A Happier Life

It is one of his more popular videos has been viewed on Facebook more than 260 million times.[11] In this video, A professor was seen in a class, giving a management lesson to the students about living a happy life by spending time on the important things of life. He was seen with a jar, where he first filled golf balls, followed pebbles than by filling with sand and finally poured beer. After filling jar with each element, he was asking his student, Is the jar full and than he filled with the other element to connect with a management lesson of living a happy life by spending time on the important things of life. This video was uploaded on 14 December 2016 and has been translated into 6 languages. During an interview, Meir has said that his goal is to spread happiness, positivity and inspiration through the videos that he creates.[12]

Kids decide between helping the Homeless or Ice Cream

In this video, Kalmanson was seen in an ice cream van and gave children a dollar to observe how they went about spending it. This video was uploaded on May 27, 2015, and currently has almost 10.5 million views. This video was noticed by several media houses seeing kids giving money to homeless instead of buying ice cream for themselves.[13]

The Most Generous Boy In The World!

His video "The Most Generous Boy In The World!" was posted on May 16, 2017, and currently has over 5 million views. It features Kalmanson playing waiter in a food chain, where a kid comes with limited money and couldn’t order what he wanted. He orders an ice cream and left a thank you note with the tip.[14]

High Five New York

His video "High Five New York" was posted on September 14, 2014, and was most noticed video of Kalmanson. He was seen giving a High Five to the people stuck out their hands to wave down a taxi in New York City.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Man films video of him dancing behind people in New York". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ↑ "Meir Kalmanson". Jewish Week. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. ↑ "This Happy New Yorker Shares The Love, One High-Five At A Time". Huffington Post India. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  4. ↑ Amato, Alexa. "An Unusual Ride: Commuters Walk Into Subway Dance Party". NBC Newyork.
  5. ↑ "This Guy Threw An Epic Rave On A New York City Subway Car And It Was Fu*kin' Amazing". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. ↑ "Straying From the 'Norm' - Meet Meir Kalmanson". Israel National News. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  7. ↑ "Not your average Brooklyn hipster: Meet Meir Kalmanson | New Voices: The National Jewish Student Magazine". newvoices.org. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  8. ↑ YouTuber Secretly Travels World With Friend's Cardboard Cutout, retrieved 2017-12-20
  9. ↑ Vitto, Laura. "Partiers throw a DJ dance rager on the NYC subway [VIDEO]". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  10. ↑ Bernstein, Larry. "Meir Kalmanson Enhances the Joy at Simchas". Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  11. ↑ "A Valuable Lesson For A Happier Life". Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  12. ↑ "Kosha Dillz Brings Lil Jon to Chanukah". 2017-12-15.
  13. ↑ "Kids decide between helping the Homeless or Ice Cream". blog.linshlonsky.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  14. ↑ "The Most Generous Boy In The World! - With Loop Control - YouTube for Musicians". YouTube for Musicians - MusicLessons.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  15. ↑ "Delightful bearded guy high-fives New Yorkers hailing cabs". New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  16. ↑ "Man Spreads Good Vibes Through N.Y.C. with High Fives". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  17. ↑ "Meir Kalmanson". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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