Joe Santagato

Joe Santagato
Personal information
Born Joseph Santagato
(1992-02-25) February 25, 1992
Astoria, Queens, New York, United States
Origin Queens, New York
Nationality American
Residence Queens, New York
Occupation
Website santagato.com
YouTube information
Channel JoeSantagato, MFAEveryDay
Years active 2010–present
Genre Comedy
Subscribers 2 million
(June 2017)
Total views 260 million
(June 2017)
Network Studio71[1][2]
Associated acts Dwayne Johnson

Joe Santagato (born February 25, 1992) is an American entertainer and comedian from Astoria, New York.

Early life

Santagato was born in Queens, New York and raised with his siblings Keith, Shannon and Thomas. His mother, Elizabeth Santagato, was a school secretary at a public school, and his father was a firefighter in the FDNY, who retired when Santagato was six. He attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School for kindergarten, public school for elementary school, and Louis Armstrong Middle School.[3] He then went to St. Francis Preparatory School for high school, where he was a receiver on the high school football team. From a young age, he enjoyed sports and being in front of a camera. In 2010, one of Santagato's friends suggested that he start posting videos on YouTube.[4] In early 2013, the digital journalism platform Narratively published a feature about him and his family titled "The Kardashians of Queens".[5]

Career

Before pursuing Youtube full-time, Santagato worked as a producer and editor for American online news platform Elite Daily.[6] In 2016, he hosted The Rock's YouTube show titled Rock The Promo.[7]

Channels

Santagato's first YouTube channel was SantagatoTV. In May 2014, he moved to his current "Joe Santagato" channel. He also has a channel titled "Extra Joe" which contains daily vlogs, and a sports channel titled "Veterans Minimum". Additionally, he has multiple podcasts, and formerly had a Vine account. His main podcast, The Basement Yard has reached #1 on the iTunes charts.[8]

Videos

Santagato's Youtube channel is partly made up of series.

Series Latest episode number Notes
Idiots of the Internet 14 Santagato finds posts from Facebook and Twitter with comical typos and he makes rant videos making fun of them.[9]
People of Walmart 8 Santagato finds pictures of unusual events occurring at Walmart and comments on them.
Mad Libs Madness 9 This is a variation of the word game Mad Libs. After the Mad Libs sheet is filled out, the person who was giving the words fills his mouth with water, and tries not to spit it out while laughing. Santagato plays this with his brother Keith.
The Worst Tattoos Ever 6 Santagato comments on strange tattoos.
Only on Craigslist 5 Santagato finds strange Craigslist posts and comments on them.
What'd Ya Say 5 Santagato also plays this with Keith. One of them wears over-ear headphones and the other says a phrase. The person wearing the headphones has to figure out what the other is saying.
The Weirdest Laws in the US 4 Santagato talks about the most unusual laws in the United States.

Products

A copy of Speak Out

Santagato helped to create the Hasbro board game Speak Out in which players must recite phrases while a dental mouthpiece is placed in their mouths. The game was released in August 2016.[10][11][12] Speak Out has been played six times on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show with various celebrities including Khloe Kardashian, Kevin Hart,[13] Jimmy Fallon[14] and Chris Pratt.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Santagato Youtube Stats, Channel Statistics". socialblade.com. Social Blade. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (March 15, 2017). "Studio 71 adds Joe Santagato... to its Network". tubefilter.com. Tube Filter. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Santagato, Joe (April 23, 2013). "SantagatoTV! - Draw My Life". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Biography". Santagato.com. Joe Santagato. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Stahl, Michael (March 11, 2013). "The Kardashians of Queens". narrative.ly. Narratively. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Garcia, Kelsey. "Becoming a YouTuber: Chatting With Joe Santagato". vergecampus.com. Verge Campus. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Rueter, Sean (August 29, 2016). "Rock the Promo episode 5, or why Christian is my favorite". cagesideseats.com. Cage Side Seats. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Basement Yard with Joe Santagato". carolines.com. Carolines on Broadway. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Carse, Kathryn (February 4, 2016). "Watch Joe Santagato take down 'Idiots of the Internet'". silive.com. SILive. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Speak Out Game - Speak Out Game Online Store". www.speak-out-game.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. ↑ Moore, Kendra (2016-07-16). "Joe Santagato Has A New Game And I NEED To Own It – WATCH". 91.5 The Beat. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. ↑ Nanos, Janelle (December 23, 2016). "Is this board game trying to make me look dumb? Actually, yes.". Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  13. ↑ DeGeneres, Ellen (October 11, 2016). "Khloé Kardashian Plays 'Speak Out'". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Jimmy Fallon Plays Speak Out". youtube.com. Youtube. January 6, 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  15. ↑ DeGeneres, Ellen (May 12, 2017). "Chris Pratt Plays 'Speak Out'". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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