Kassem G

Kassem Gharaibeh' (Arabic: قاسم غرايبة‎) is a Jordanian-American[1] comedian and actor best known for his online series California On and Going Deep.[2] As of December 2011 his YouTube channel has more than 1.8 million subscribers and 212 million video views.[3]

Born in Jordan, Kassem moved to the United States when he was two years old. He began to pursue stand-up comedy in 2006 and started posting videos of his stand-up to YouTube in 2008. He has since become the 18th Most Subscribed of all time on YouTube, and the 9th Most Subscribed comedian.[3][4] Kassem is now a major talent within Maker Studios, the Los Angeles based studio that is home to some of the top performers in the digital space, including Lisa Donovan and Shaycarl. [5]

Omar Gharaibeh (thestation) is Kassem's younger brother.

Kassem was introduced to a wider audience when he co-starred alongside Jane Lynch in an iPhone 4 spoof commercial.[6] In July 2011 he guest hosted the popular webseries Equals 3 created by Ray William Johnson.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://factoidz.com/going-deep-with-kassemg-the-guy-who-does-anything-for-a-laugh/
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ a b The New York Times
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/KassemG
  5. ^ http://www.socaltech.com/machinima_demand_media_maker_studios_among_top_youtube_channels/s-0037625.html
  6. ^ http://technorati.com/videos/article/jane-lynch-and-kassem-g-spoof/
  7. ^ http://codeword.org/2011/06/kassem-g-does-rwj-better-than-rwj/

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