Chester See

Chester See

See at Vidcon 2014
Born Chester Lionel See
April 20, 1983
Fairfield, California, USA
Education BA in Economics and Theater Arts
Alma mater UCLA
Occupation Actor, musician, vlogger
Years active 2006–present
Awards 2014 Streamy for Best Original Song

Internet information

Web alias(es) ChesterSee
Web hosting service(s) YouTube, Myspace, iTunes
Signature phrase "Chester Knows" "I'm Recording" "Welp, Catch Ya Later"
Website
www.chestersee.com

Chester See is American YouTube personality, singer and actor of mixed Filipino descent. He's best known for his YouTube videos which have been viewed over 160 million times. See appeared as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages on Broadway from October 2014 through January 2015.

Career

In 2006 See hosted Disney 365, an entertainment news program on the Disney Channel, which ran until 2009.[1][2]

See started his ChesterSee YouTube channel in 2007 after having some success writing lyrics for Warner/Chappell.[1][2] The channel primarily consists of comedy sketches, short films and cover songs.[3][4] He is part of the Maker Studios multi-channel network.[5] In 2012 See, alongside YouTubers Ryan Higa and Kevin Wu, also film director Justin Lin, started the YOMYOMF YouTube channel.[6][7][8] The channel released an internet-only reality TV talent show called Internet Icon later that year; See hosted the first season.[9][10] Later in the year, See was a contestant on season 2 of D-trix's Dance Showdown.[11]

In 2013 See was the executive producer for online-only NBC produced musical comedy series Side Effects; he also starred as Keith in four episodes.[12][13] The following year See was cast as Jeff Sanford in the comedy film Camp Takota, in a supporting role alongside Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart and Hannah Hart.[5] See starred as Stacee Jaxx in a Broadway production of Rock of Ages from October 27, 2014 through January 4, 2015.[1][2][5][14] See will appear in a Relativity Digital and FilmOn feature film, Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin, due for release in January 2015.[15][16]

As of August 2014 See has produced over 325 YouTube videos, has over 1.5 million subscribers to his YouTube channel ChesterSee, and over 160 million video views.[5][17] He has also sold over 500,000 songs on iTunes.[1][14] See is influential through social media, with over 200 thousand followers on Twitter and Instagram as of November 2014.[18]

Awards and nominations

See was nominated for two Streamy awards in 2013 at the 3rd Streamy Awards, under the "Best Online Musician" and "Audience Choice Finalists for Personality of the Year" categories.[19] He received a further four nominations in 2014, winning the "Original Song" category for his song "Whistle While I Work It" in collaboration with Toby Turner and Wayne Brady.[1][20] He was also nominated in the "Best Collaboration" (for his cover of "No Diggity" by Blackstreet with Flula Borg), "Best Cover Song" (for his cover of "Roar" by Katy Perry with Andy Lange, Andrew Garcia and Josh Golden) and "Best Musical Artist" categories.[21]

In 2014, Chester See's YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #44.[22]

Personal life

See was born in Fairfield, California. See graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a BA in Economics and Theater Arts.[1]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Note(s)
2006-2009 Disney 365 Himself 22 episodes
2012 Yesterday, Today, Forever Himself 8 episodes
2013- Side Effects Keith 4 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Note(s)
2014 Camp Takota Jeff Sanford
2015 Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin Chester See Upcoming

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "YouTube Star Chester See to Make Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages". Broadway World. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gans, Andrew (2014-10-26). "YouTube Sensation Makes Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  3. ↑ Webber, Imogen Lloyd (2014-10-14). "Don’t Stop Believin'! YouTube Star Chester See (aka Mughees) Will Make His Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  4. ↑ Ramli, Bibi Nurshuhada (2013-03-02). "Meet latest YouTube sensations". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lee, Ashley (2014-10-14). "YouTube Star Chester See Cast in 'Rock of Ages' on Broadway". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  6. ↑ Manarino, Matthew (2012-06-12). "5 Reasons YOMYOMF Will Be A Successful Premium Channel". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  7. ↑ Chun, Gary Cw (2012-10-07). "Isle Influence Contributes to Asian-American Videos". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. HighBeam Research. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  8. ↑ Varrati, Michael (2014-02-19). "Chester See: YouTube's Multi-Platform Champion". VideoInk. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  9. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2012-03-28). "'Internet Icon' aims for virality". Variety. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  10. ↑ Lanning, Carly (2013-02-12). "Ryan Higa On Internet Icon Season Two and Being YouTube's #3 Most Subscribed". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  11. ↑ Carrasco, Ed (2012-09-27). "DanceOn's 'Dance Showdown' Second Season on YouTube Set to Premier". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  12. ↑ Robins, J. Max (October 30, 2013). "Three Ways YouTube Plans to Dominate the Music Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  13. ↑ Dredge, Stuart (2013-10-30). "Side Effects might be the new Glee, and it's only on YouTube". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Kennedy, Mark (2014-10-15). "Chester See leaps from YouTube to Broadway for Rock of Ages". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  15. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2014-07-15). "YouTube Stars Get the Hollywood Treatment". Variety. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  16. ↑ Shaw, Lucas (2014-07-15). "YouTube Stars Shane Dawson, Olga Kay to Appear in Movie About an Internet Assassin". TheWrap. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  17. ↑ "chestersee YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". vidstatsx. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  18. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (2014-04-11). "YouTube stars hit MIPTV". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  19. ↑ "3rd Annual Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  20. ↑ Bloom, David (2014-08-07). "Streamy Awards Name LGBT Activist Tyler Oakley Entertainer of the Year". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  21. ↑ Bloom, David (2014-08-18). "Stream On: 2014 Streamy Nominees Announced With Freddie Wong Schooling The Field". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  22. ↑ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 50-26!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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