Jon Cozart
Jonathan Charles Cozart (born April 26, 1992), better known by his online alias Paint, is an American YouTube personality, musician, and comedian. As of May 2020, his main YouTube channel has over 4.6 million subscribers.
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| Born | Jonathan Charles Cozart April 26, 1992 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |||||||||
| Education | University of Texas at Austin | |||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 4.67 million (May 25, 2020) | |||||||||
| Total views | 491.4 million (May 25, 2020) | |||||||||
| Network | Sarah Weichel Management | |||||||||
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Early life
Cozart was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and raised in Houston, Texas, from the age of six.[1] After graduating from Cypress Creek High School in 2010,[2] he moved to Austin, Texas and studied film at University of Texas. Cozart took piano lessons as a child.[1]
Cozart came out as bisexual on June 15, 2017 via his official Twitter account.[3]
Career
YouTube career
His YouTube channel "Paint", an account gifted to him by his brother,[4] was created on December 27, 2005, and has over 4.6 million subscribers as of February 2020. Cozart's career in video started in middle school as a way to avoid writing papers, offering to make videos instead, and he continued this through high school.[5]
On July 17, 2011, Cozart uploaded "Harry Potter in 99 Seconds", which quickly became a viral video, with 49 million views as of February 2020.
Cozart grew his audience on YouTube with his Disney parody videos, which place Disney Princesses into modern circumstances through a cappella layering of his own voice to supply the music. "After Ever After" was uploaded in 2013, and has amassed 89 million views, as of February 2020. "After ever After 2" was released in 2014 and "After ever After 3" was released in 2018.[6]
Live shows
In 2015, Cozart performed his own one-man show, "Laughter Ever After", at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His live performance of musical comedy was well-reviewed by attendees, stating, "Jon Cozart delights with his witty, heartfelt music."[7]
Cozart joined fellow YouTube musicians Dodie Clark, Tessa Violet, and Rusty Clanton in 2016 for selected shows of the small and intimate Transatlantic Tour along the east coast.[8]
Other work
Cozart hosted the 7th Streamy Awards on September 26, 2017. His hosting turn was described as "vicious" by Newsweek, and the show included a musical number in which Cozart negatively compared nominee Jake Paul to U.S. President Donald Trump.[9] Cozart described his approach as satirizing the perceived "hypocrisy of the new media industry."[10]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominee | Result |
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| 2016 | Streamy Awards – Collaboration | Jon Cozart and Various Creators for "YouTube Culture: A Song" | Nominated[11] |
| 2017 | Streamy Awards – Collaboration | Jon Cozart and Thomas Sanders for "RIP Vine: A Song" | Nominated[12] |
References
- Cavna, Michael (March 15, 2013). "Student finds viral fandom by satirizing Disney princess tales with 'After Ever After'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- Jensen, Clare; Buckner, Kennan (August 2013). "Prodigy for Parodies" (PDF). Cy-Fair Magazine. p. 40. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- https://mobile.twitter.com/joncozart/status/875439588277313536
- "'After Ever After': 13 Questions With YouTube Sensation Jon Cozart". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- "A cappella darling Jon Cozart is making the jump from YouTube to the stage". The Daily Dot. March 19, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/user/Paint
- "Jon Cozart – Laughter Ever After". BroadwayBaby. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- "Transatlantic Tour featuring Dodie Clark , Tessa Violet, Rusty Clanton, Jon Cozart". Live Nation. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- Gaudette, Emily (September 27, 2017). "2017 Streamys End with Vicious Song About Donald Trump, YouTube Star Jake Paul". Newsweek. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- Nguyen, Terry (September 27, 2017). "Streamy Awards: Diversity, Politics Are Hot Topics as YouTube Stars Walk the Red Carpet". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "6th Annual Winners & Nominees". Streamy Awards. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- "7th Annual Nominees". Streamy Awards. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
External links
- Paint on YouTube
- Jon Cozart on Twitter