Jamie Curry
| Jamie Curry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 July 1996 Napier, New Zealand |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
| Occupation | YouTuber |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Jamie's World |
| Website |
youtube |
| YouTube information | |
| Subscribers |
1,344,661 (30 April 2017) |
Jamie Curry (born 26 July 1996)[2] is a New Zealand YouTube personality, vlogger, and comedian, best known for creating Jamie's World.
Early life
Curry grew up in Taradale[3] and attended Sacred Heart College,[3] which she graduated from in 2014.[4]
Career
She began creating Jamie's World videos in 2012; her first video was a parody music video, to "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "White & Nerdy".[5] By 2013, she was reaching an audience of 7 million people per week.[3]
She co-authored a book, They Let Me Write A Book!: Jamie’s World, which was published in 2015.[5] She was nominated for Favorite Aussie/Kiwi Internet Sensation in the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards.[4][5]
In 2016, she played Becky in New Zealand comedy television programme Funny Girls.
In 2017, she published a series of videos called Jamie's World on Ice, which were filmed during a trip to Antarctica in November 2016.[6] Produced and directed by Damian Christie, it consists of four episodes and two special features,[7] all but one of which were published on her YouTube channel. The four episodes and the remaining special feature were published on TVNZ OnDemand on 12 May 2017.[8] She appeared on a celebrity "All-Star" episode of Family Feud on 26 April 2017.
References
- ↑ "Jamie Curry 'run off the road by a truck'". Stuff.co.nz. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ Jamie Curry [@jaamiecurry] (26 July 2015). "it's my birthday in new zealand lol" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via Twitter.
- 1 2 3 Roden, Jessica (26 April 2013). "The most popular Kiwi you've never heard of". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- 1 2 Price, Rosanna (19 March 2015). "Kiwi internet sensation Jamie Curry up for award". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 Warwick, Charlotte. "9 Things You Should Know About YouTuber Jamie Curry AKA Jamie's World". MTV. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Reaching a new generation: Jamie's World on Ice". The Deep South National Science Challenge. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ Damian Christie [@damianchristie] (9 April 2017). "4 main eps plus a couple of special features." (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Jamie's World on Ice Episodes". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
External links
Jamie Curry's channel on YouTube