Alex Williamson
| Alex Williamson | |
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| Born |
Alex Williamson August 4, 1988 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Tatachilla Lutheran College |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
| Occupation | Comedian, YouTube personality |
| Home town | Willunga, South Australia |
| Parent(s) | Paul Williamson, Sharon Cahill |
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Internet information | |
| Web alias(es) | Shooter Williamson |
| Web hosting service(s) | YouTube |
Alex Williamson (also known by his YouTube username Shooter Williamson) is an Australian YouTube celebrity, comedian, and actor. He became a state finalist in the 2009 Raw Comedy Award competition[1] and is known for his solo comedy performance “Alex Williamson and Friends”. He is also known for his YouTube comedy videos, many of which he plays the persona of “The Loosest Aussie Bloke”, displaying negative bogan stereotypes for comedic value.[2]
Background
Williamson was born on August 4, 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia to parents Paul Williamson and Sharon Cahill. He was raised in the town of Willunga and attended Tatachilla Lutheran College. Williamson later on received a degree in film making at Flinders University.[3]
Alex's YouTube videos
Williamson first began to post videos titled “Alex’s Sweet AFL Dream Team” in 2010, in which he interviewed AFL players for his AFL fantasy team. “Loosest Aussie Bloke Ever” was released on February 8, 2012 and has received over 2.6 million views as of 2014. Other videos, such as “Loosest Aussie House Party”, “New Age Bogan”, and “You Can’t Say This Word” have all received over a million views. In May, 2014, the shooterwilliamson YouTube channel had over 390,000 subscribers and the videos have been viewed over 39 million times.[4] Williamson’s videos have featured Australian hip-hop artists Seth Sentry, Kerser and Eso.[5] Williamson’s other channel, MusicalDrugDealer, features videos of him performing original songs and covers as the persona of “Musical Drug Dealer”.[6]
Career
Williamson first became involved with stand-up comedy in 2007. He later on became one of the state finalists in Triple J’s Raw Comedy Award competition in 2009.[1] His experience with interviewing AFL players for his YouTube channel[3] helped him to break into The Hot Hits Live from LA, where he interviewed a-list celebrities at red carpet events. During this time, Williamson also worked a night shift at SAFM, a local Adelaide radio station, and Barry, an Australian comedy radio station. After returning to Australia, he began performing his solo show titled “Alex Williamson and Friends”. Williamson sold out at several of these events at multiple venues including the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Kate Copstick, chief comedy reviewer of The Scotsman newspaper, referred him to as “the future of comedy” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[7] Williamson has been in Australian films Beautiful and Red Dog, as well as the comedy show #7DaysLater, which featured a cast of YouTube celebrities.[8] He will be starring in the upcoming film, Me & Me Mates VS The Zombie Apocalypse, which was funded by crowdfunding site Indiegogo.[9] Williamson has been rumored to star in the Connor Fairclough film, The Turn Over [10]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Beautiful | Bully | |
| 2011 | Red Dog | Miner | Uncredited |
| 2013 | #7DaysLater | Zombie Translator/Madman 2 | 2 Episodes |
| 2015 | Me & Me Mates VS The Zombie Apocalypse | Darryl | Debut feature film |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alex Williamson". Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ Rosen, Genevieve. "Alex 'Shooter' Williamson discusses The Loosest Aussie Bloke". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alex Williamson Biography". Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ↑ "shooterwilliamson". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Interview: Alex Williamson (The Loosest Aussie Bloke Ever)". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "MusicalDrugDealer". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Alex Williamson". Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Alex Williamson". 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Me and My Mates vs The Zombie Apocalypse - feature film". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4241778/
External links
- Alex Williamson on Facebook
- shooterwilliamson's channel on YouTube
- Alex Williamson at the Internet Movie Database
- Me and My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse at the Internet Movie Database