Ricky Dillon

Ricky Dillon

Dillon at VidCon 2014
Personal information
Born Richard Porter Dillon Jr.
April 4, 1992 (age 23)
North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Nationality American
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Singer and YouTube personality.
YouTube information
Channel name PICKLEandBANANA
Years active 2009–present
Subscribers 2.7 million subscribers (December 23, 2015)
Total views 215 million views (January 2, 2016)

Richard Porter "Ricky" Dillon Jr.[1] is an American YouTube personality and from North Carolina.

Personal life

Dillon was born on April 4, 1992 in North Carolina. Dillon attended high school at Hoover High School where he also marched with the band. Dillon then attended college at Auburn University to study film but dropped out after three years.[2][3]

Career

Dillon began his career on YouTube, uploading his first public video to his channel, PICKLEandBANANA, in 2010. Over his five years on YouTube, Dillon has amassed over 2.6 million subscribers on his channel, as well as more than 175 million views on his videos. Dillon also gained exposure due to the YouTube supergroup 'Our2ndLife' where he, Connor Franta, Justin Caylen, Kian Lawley, Trevor Moran and Sam Pottorff went on an international tour and amassed a total 2.7 million subscribers before the group broke up in December 2014. He is also partnered with Fullscreen and has participated in their InTour festival.[4]

Dillon uploads original songs and covers, as well as music videos on his channel. He also starred in a scripted Sour Patch Kids series, titled Breaking Out.[5] Dillon was also a member of a YouTube collaboration channel, known as Our2ndLife until it disbanded in February 2015.[6][7]

In 2014, Dillon released his debut single, titled "Ordinary".[8] Dillon's debut EP, titled RPD, was released on January 26, 2015.[9][10] In July 2015, Dillon released his sophomore single titled "BEAT".[11] In an interview with People Magazine at VidCon 2015, Dillon hinted towards a new personal song called "Gold", told to be featured as one of the tracks on his second EP.[12]

Dillon has mentioned in multiple interviews that Demi Lovato is a large influence to his musical career. He has covered several of her songs on his YouTube channel some of which were released to iTunes.[13]

On December 1, 2015, Dillon announced the release of his debut album Gold, which is due to be released on January 15. The 10-track set is preceded by the lead single "Steal the Show" (featuring Trevor Moran) released on December 28. Snoop Dogg and fellow YouTube personalities Trevor Moran and Shelby Wadell feature on the album. The music video for the second single "Problematic" (featuring Snoop Dogg) was released on January 15.[14]

Discography

Studio album

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS iTunes UK iTunes CAN iTunes US iTunes
Gold 45 - 15 21

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS iTunes UK iTunes CAN iTunes US iTunes
RPD 33 51 13 6

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS iTunes UK iTunes CAN iTunes US iTunes
2014 "Ordinary" 97 55 26 25 non-album singles
"Nobody" 80 68 26 24
2015 "Ignite" 87 — 63 52 RPD
"BEAT" — — 79 70 non-album single
"Steal the Show" (featuring Trevor Moran) — — — — Gold
"Problematic" (featuring Snoop Dogg) — — — — Gold

Filmography

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2013 The Soup Investigates Himself Episode #1.4
2014 YouTubers React Self "YouTubers React to Ylvis – Trucker's Hitch"

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2015 #O2LFOREVER[15] Self Documentary

References

  1. ↑ "Ricky Dillon on Twitter". Twitter.
  2. ↑ Stone, Madeline. "Meet Ricky Dillon, The Amazing 23-Year Old YouTube Star With Millions Of Fans". Business Insider. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ricky Dillon on Twitter". Twitter.
  4. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "JennXPenn, Connor Franta and Other YouTube and Vine Stars Featured in Fullscreen's First In-Real-Life Festival". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ Gutelle, Sam. "Ricky Dillon, Andrea Russett Star In Sour Patch Kids’ Scripted Series". tubefilter. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Castillo, Michelle. "These YouTubers Are This Generation's Rock Stars On tour with Our 2nd Life—and the marketers that are wooing them". Adweek. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "YouTube Supergroup Our2ndLife Is Disbanding Its Channel". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  8. ↑ Anitai, Tamar. "Ricky Dillon’s Got His Cheap Shades On And Is Ready To Party In The Pool In His Star-Studded ‘Ordinary’ Video". MTV. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ricky Dillon on Twitter". Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Ricky Dillon Details Upcoming Debut EP". fuse. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ Frere, Jackie. "YouTube Star Ricky Dillon on New Single & Success: 'It Kind of Freaked Me Out, But in a Good Way'". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  12. ↑ Emmanuele, Julia. "Ricky Dillon Reveals How Miley Cyrus Inspired His New Music Video at VidCon". People. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Grassullo, Stephanie. "The Next Big Star is Actually One of Your Favourite YouTubers!". Teen.com. Defy Media. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KOjSmPYiY8&ab_channel=RickyDillon
  15. ↑ Dickey, Josh. "'Our 2nd Life' Documentary Will Go Inside the Lives of the YouTube Supergroup". Mashable. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
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