Bill Wurtz
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| Born | Bill Wurtz | ||||||||
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| Website | http://billwurtz.com | ||||||||
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| Channel | billwurtz | ||||||||
| Created by | Bill Wurtz | ||||||||
| Years active | 2002–present | ||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.7 million+ | ||||||||
| Total views | 149 million+ | ||||||||
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Bill Wurtz (stylized as bill wurtz) is an American video creator and musician.[1] Wurtz is known for his distinctive style of song and video, including dry delivery and singing, paired with colorful surrealist or non-sequitur graphics.[2] Wurtz posts jingles and songs on his website, with the majority of them being only seconds long, having stated that he favored short projects as a way to get started creating videos.[3] Most jingles are also featured on his YouTube channel with colorful text and retro-styled visuals.[4]
Popularity
history of japan
Wurtz is best known for his history of japan video, a humorous historical documentary film covering Japan's history from 40,000 BCE to the modern era. It went viral after its release on February 2, 2016 and received 1.7 million views in two days.[2][5][6]
history of the entire world, i guess
A 20-minute video titled history of the entire world, i guess was released on May 10, 2017.[7] The video briefly covers the history of the world, in a quirky and comedic style, ranging from the Big Bang to the near future. It went viral after its release, receiving 3.2 million views in its first day and 13 million views in its first week. It was the top video on the YouTube trending page on the day of its release.[8] The Verge compared Wurtz videos to "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" and "The End of the World".[9]
Awards
- On April 11, 2016, Wurtz won a Shorty Award for the history of japan video in the Tech and Innovation/best in "weird" category.[10] The entirety of his acceptance speech for the award read as follows: "Thank you!"[11]
References
- ↑ "Bill Wurtz". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- 1 2 "History lesson with a difference: Surreal ‘History of Japan’ video goes viral". RT International. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ "questions". www.billwurtz.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "billwurtz". www.billwurtz.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ↑ Editor, Lee Moran Trends; Post, The Huffington (February 8, 2016). "WATCH: Trippy Video Teaches The Entire History Of Japan In Just 9 Minutes". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ Strange, Adario. "Psychedelic history of Japan turns learning into an acid trip". Mashable. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ bill wurtz (2017-05-10), history of the entire world, i guess, retrieved 2017-05-14
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam (11 May 2017). "Bill Wurtz’s "History Of The Entire World" Gets 3.2 Million YouTube Views In Its First Day". Tubefilter. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (May 11, 2017). "History of the Entire World, I Guess could have been the best online video of 2005". The Verge. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Bill Wurtz – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ↑ "Bill Wurtz accepts the Shorty Award for Best in Weird". youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.