GloZell

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GloZell Simon

GloZell (left) with her talent manager and husband Kevin "SK" Simon, in 2009
Born GloZell Green (43)
Orlando, Florida, United States
Years active 2003-present
Known for Stand-up comedy
Internet information
Web alias(es) GloZell1
Web hosting service(s) YouTube
Signature phrase "Hello this is GloZell. Is you okay? Is you? Good, 'cause I wanted to know"[1]
"Over and out. [Kisses and winks at the camera]"
Website
glozelllovesjayleno.blogspot.com www.glozell.com

GloZell Simon (née Green) is an American comedienne[2] and YouTube personality[3] based in Hollywood. While some of her individual videos have become popular, such as her "My Push up Bra will help me get my man"[4] and cinnamon challenge videos,[3] she gained wide notice when her vlog about meeting Elijah Wood was mentioned by the actor during a 2011 interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2012, she appeared in the web series Dr. Fubalous.

Early life

GloZell was born in Orlando, Florida circa 1970,[4] to Gloria and Ozell Green, her name being a combination of the names of her parents.[5] She also has one sister, DeOnzell, who is an opera singer.[6] In 1997, she graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater.[3][4]

Career

In 2003, GloZell moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting and comedy, joining The Groundlings[1] and studying her favorite comedian Jay Leno by attending 600 consecutive tapings of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[4][7] Her blog initially began as a series of interviews she had with others attending the show,[5] which she initially hosted on her blog, but she soon began using YouTube as a video host.[4] She began to do original videos when people she met at Leno tapings thought she was funny on her own.[5] A friend told her that one of her videos, titled "My Push up Bra will help me get my man" (2008), was becoming popular on YouTube; by January 2013, it had since gained over 20 million views.[3][4] She began to pay more attention to her YouTube fans and focused on making comedic videos on her daily life, celebrity impersonations, and Internet fads.[3]

Some of her most popular videos are her "translations" of pop songs, such as Kesha's "Tik Tok" and Rihanna's "Rude Boy" earning her the tile of "Internet Meme of the Week" by The Dartmouth.[5][8] She also parodies popular music videos, working improvisationally.[4] Her 2012 cinnamon challenge video became quickly popular[3] and, as of September 2013 has amassed over 32 million views, becoming her most popular video. The video was ranked fourth on The Guardian's "Viral Video Chart" in February 2012.[9]

In 2011, GloZell gained wider notice when her vlog about meeting Elijah Wood was mentioned by the actor during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[10] In June 2012, she was featured in a video with former American Idol contestants and YouTube stars to, "reimagine the opening," to the film Disney's Beauty and the Beast, in which Belle lives in an African-American suburban neighborhood, instead of in a provincial French town.[11] During the summer of 2012, GloZell was featured alongside Danny Trejo and Flavor Flav and fellow YouTube personalities Antoine Dodson and Colleen Ballinger in the 2012 web series Dr. Fubalous, where GloZell played the titular doctor's "ranch dressing-loving secretary", Maude "Ma" Cakes.[3][12]

Alongside her YouTube fame, GloZell has performed in various comedic venues. These include The Comedy Store, The Improv, the Laugh Factory, Showtime at the Apollo, Steve Harvey Talent Show, and the J. Anthony Brown's J Spot Comedy Club.[13] She has also been featured multiple times on Perez Hilton's blog.[1]

In 2013, GloZell announced on her channel that she would be appearing in the Nickelodeon comedy Sam & Cat. but as of July 2013, GloZell has not announced her role or has been featured in the trailer for the show.

On May 5, 2013, GloZell released her first single titled "Pick Up After Your Dog" on the iTunes Store,[14] and the music video was released on YouTube on May 22, 2013.[15] Glozell released her second single "Glozell's Cinnamon Challenge" 3 weeks later on May 26.[16] By November 2013, GloZell's YouTube channel had received more than 400 million views, with 2.3 million subscribers, and was ranked the 25th most viewed comedy channel on YouTube.[17]

Personal life

GloZell currently lives in Los Angeles with her manager and husband Kevin "S.K." Simon.[18] The two announced their engagement on her channel on August 13, 2012.[19] They were married on August 9, 2013.[20]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vigil-Romero, Andrae (June 20, 2011). "YouTube Sensation GloZell Green Takes On The World". UCLAradio.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Kitchener, Shaun (March 17, 2012). "YouTube Sensation GloZell: 'If I Meet One Direction I'm Going To Jail!'". Entertainmentwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved August 5, 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Holcomb, Alyssa (February 23, 2012). "GloZell talks YouTube, Gator dreams and cinnamon battles". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved March 27, 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Champ, Sarah (March 10, 2011). "Q & A: Glozell Green". University Daily Kansan. Retrieved March 27, 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Venerable, Dana (June 1, 2010). "Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green Revisited". The Dartmouth. Retrieved March 28, 2012. 
  6. ↑ GloZell on YouTube
  7. ↑ "L.A. woman is a repeat Jay-watcher". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green". The Dartmouth. April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Guardian Viral Video Chart: George Alagiah, Adele, and a mad monkey". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. February 24, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Elijah Wood on Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 2". Jimmy Kimmel Live!. September 7, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2012. 
  11. ↑ Hall, Todrick. "Beauty and the Beat", June 2012, accessed January 14, 2013
  12. ↑ Maude Cakes, Dr. Fubalous, YouTube, accessed August 12, 2012
  13. ↑ GloZell (2012-06-08). "LIVE GREEN... Google GloZell1 on You Tube: GloZell's Over 'N Out T-Shirts (Buy Now And Get A FREE GloZell Sticker!)". Glozelllovesjayleno.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05. 
  14. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Pick up After Your Dog - Single by GloZell Green". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-26. 
  15. ↑ "Pick Up After Your Dog (Official Music Video) GloZell". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-05-27. 
  16. ↑ "iTunes - Music - GloZell's Cinnamon Challenge - Single by GloZell Green". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-05-29. 
  17. ↑ "YouTube Top 100 Most Viewed Comedy Video Producers", VidStatsX.com, accessed November 26, 3013
  18. ↑ "Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green". TheDartmouth.com. 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2012-08-05. 
  19. ↑ "Kevin " SK" Simon & GloZell are Engaged". YouTube. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-19. 
  20. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/glozell/timeline/story?ut=32&wstart=1375340400&wend=1378018799&hash=4755473898474&pagefilter=3&ustart=1

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