Steve Zaragoza

Steve Zaragoza

Zaragoza at VidCon 2012
Born Steve Zaragoza
(1982-06-09) June 9, 1982
Residence Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation YouTube personality, host, creative producer, singer/songwriter, musician
Years active 2009–present
Employer Phil DeFranco Networks & Merchandise (Discovery Communications)
Notable work SourceFed, SourceFedNERD
Style Current Events, Gaming, Nerd culture, Surrealist Comedy
Home town Oxnard, California
Website sourcefed.com

Internet information

Web hosting service(s) YouTube
Signature phrase "Praise Logic.", "Catie Wayne!", "What Is That A Coffee Machine?", "Sneaky Pete.".

Steve Zaragoza (born June 9, 1982) is an American online personality, singer/songwriter, musician, inventor of the dance move known as the Endless 2-Step, and web series host, notable for his work on the current events & news series, SourceFed. Zaragoza became a host on the series in 2012. The following year, Zaragoza became a host on its spin-off channel, SourceFedNERD. On his personal YouTube channel Zaragoza frequently performs a unique style of comedy, often crossing between or combining Dark, Deadpan, Surreal, Character, and/or Sketch Comedy in a non-sequitur fashion.

Early career (2008–2011)

Zaragoza's first appearance was in 2008 for a music video by Buckcherry titled "Too Drunk...". According to his IMDb profile, Zaragoza became involved with filmmaking in 2009, receiving a sound department credit for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.[1] In 2011, Zaragoza appeared on an episode of the television series, 1000 Ways to Die.[2] Prior to SourceFed, Zaragoza worked as a sound designer at Sony.

Online projects (2012–present)

SourceFed

Making his first appearance on March 1, 2012, Zaragoza joined SourceFed early on as a recurring host, before developing into a full-time co-host.[3] Zaragoza would become ingrained with the SF community, appearing at live meetups and being interviewed by online publications.[4][5] In February 2013, Zaragoza, along with Philip DeFranco & his SourceFed co-hosts at the time, were awarded the Audience Choice Streamy Award.[6] In May, Zaragoza became a co-host on the spin-off channel, SourceFedNERD.[7] In August 2013, Zaragoza joined boss Philip DeFranco and co-host Meg Turney in the meetup event, "DeFranco Loves Dat AZ".[8] Zaragoza would appear at VidCon 2014, as well.[9]

In September 2014, Zaragoza co-hosted a video with Lee Newton, focusing on charities refusing donations from Reddit following the leaks of celebrities' nude photographs, which Reddit commonly referred to as "The Fappening." According to StatSheep, the SourceFed channel lost over 20,000 subscribers due to the video, which were quickly recovered.[10] Days later, Zaragoza along with the rest of the SourceFed crew were awarded the Streamy for Best News & Current Events series.[11]

Other projects

Aside from hosting series for Phil DeFranco Networks & Merchandise, Zaragoza has frequently collaborated with YouTube personality Dane Boedigheimer. Zaragoza has been a recurring guest voice actor on Boedigheimer's The Annoying Orange.[12] Zaragoza also appeared as the lead role on The Misfortune of Being Ned, and on the pilot episode of Orange spin-off, The Marshmallow Show.[13][14] PBS Newshour would publish an article commenting on Zaragoza's reception of Taco Bell's breakfast waffle taco.[15]

In 2014, Zaragoza would continue his presence outside of SourceFed, appearing in SoulPancake's The FlipSide series.[16] Zaragoza was also announced to play the role of Iggy DeLacey on the Pemberley Digital and PBS Digital Studios collaborative series Frankenstein MD.[17][18] The series is produced by Bernie Su who has won Emmy Awards for his previous webseries projects, The Lizzie Bennet Diariesand Emma Approved.[19] Zaragoza's character is based on the Igor character.[19] Due to his role on Frankenstein, MD, Zaragoza appeared at LeakyCon 2014, with co-actress Anna Lore.[20] Frankenstein, MD is an online video adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and is shot at YouTube Space LA.[21]

Zaragoza would also be hired as the MC for the NMR! Live event.[22]

In 2015, Zaragoza confirmed he would releasing an album titled 'Animals'. It would feature songs written by various other web personalities, including Chelsea Dunaway and Andy Kaufman's Ghost. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Zaragoza IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1000 Ways to Die: Paddle Me". Spike. November 21, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Lee Newton; Steve Zaragoza (March 7, 2012). Bloody Good Leaks For Assassin's Creed 3. SourceFed (YouTube). Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Manarino, Matthew (August 1, 2012). "YouTube’s Philip DeFranco & SourceFed Cast Talk 500,000 Subscriber Milestone". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ Klima, Jeff (February 28, 2013). "SourceFed YouTube Personalities". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hill, Naja (February 17, 2013). "Streamy Awards 2013: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Joshua (May 16, 2013). "SourceFed Launches Spinoff YouTube Channel, SourceFed Nerd". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ Manarino, Matthew (August 5, 2013). "Philip DeFranco and SourceFed Crew Are Headed To Arizona For Special August 16 Q&A Session". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Steve Zaragoza breaks down a day at SOURCEFED! #VIDCON2014". Waywire. June 30, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ Klima, Jeff (September 5, 2014). "SourceFed Loses 20,000 Subscribers After Condemning Celebrity Nudes Theft?". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (September 8, 2014). "Here Are The Highlights And Best Quotes From The 2014 Streamy Awards". Tubefilter. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ Annoying Orange - Angry Orange! (Ft. Joe Bereta & Steve Zaragoza!). The Annoying Orange (YouTube). November 1, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ The Marshmallow Show #1: STEVE ZARAGOZA. The Marshmallow Show (YouTube). June 4, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ Van, Alan (October 18, 2013). "Dane Boedigheimer Talks New Annoying Orange Channel Show ‘The Misfortune of Being Ned’ [INTERVIEW]". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  15. ↑ Davies, David Martin (October 4, 2013). "On National Taco Day we celebrate the evolution of this folded treat". The Rundown. PBS Newshour. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  16. ↑ Nguyen, Mai Linh (June 9, 2014). "Steve Zaragoza Plays A Mental Game Of Thrones". What's Trending. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  17. ↑ Linnell, Christine (July 23, 2014). "Meet the cast of "Frankenstein M.D."". Pemberley Digital. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  18. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (July 24, 2014). "Bernie Su’s ‘Frankenstein, M.D.’ Gets August 19th Release Date". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  19. 1 2 "PBS Digital Studios to Premiere First Scripted Series, "Frankenstein, M.D.," On Tuesday, August 19". PBS. July 23, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  20. ↑ Jordan (July 24, 2014). "Anna Lore and Steve Zaragoza of Frankenstein M.D. to appear at LeakyCon!". LeakyCon. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  21. ↑ Brouwer, Bree (August 19, 2014). "PBS And Pemberley Digital’s ‘Frankenstein, MD’ Comes Alive". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  22. ↑ Van, Alan (August 8, 2014). "NMR Live! Unveils Its Official MC … Guess Who!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/stevezaragoza/status/571176337651556353
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