Kingsley (YouTube)

Kingsley
Personal information
Born King Russell
(1990-12-28) December 28, 1990
Altheimer, Arkansas, U.S.
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality American
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
YouTube information
Pseudonym Kingsley
Channel ItsKingsleyBitch
Years active 2010–present
Genre Comedy
Subscribers 3.10 million
(April 2016)
Total views 349.5 million
(April 2016)
Network Fullscreen[1]

King Russell, better known as Kingsley (born December 28, 1990)[2] is an American YouTube personality, comedian, and blogger.[3] He has over 3 million subscribers on YouTube and his videos have been viewed over 349 million times.[4] He has been featured on TV shows such as Tosh.0[5] and Just Keke.[6] Kingsley is most well known for his comical rants and pop culture commentary.[7]

YouTube

Kingsley achieved viral stardom with his Things I Hate video.[5][8] He first entered the mainstream when Ashton Kutcher tweeted out his Wild Animals in the Zoo video.

His most popular YouTube uploads include the Ask Kingsley series, Really B Really sketches, and his Overexposed Countdown, where his YouTube audience votes for the most heavily discussed trends in pop culture.

In 2014, Kingsley signed a deal with Defy Media to host a new program on Clevver TV.[9]

Podcast

On September 3, 2014, he started a podcast called Kingsley's Overexposed. The show consists of nineteen episodes with a total of fifteen guests who have come on.[10] The show debuted at #2 on iTunes. Guests have included Tyler Oakley, Tiffany Pollard, Joey Graceffa, Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Miranda Sings.

Charity

Kingsley is openly gay[11] and has done charitable work for the The Trevor Project, appearing in their 2014 public service announcement "Everybody Needs Help" alongside prominent LGBT YouTubers.[12] Kingsley also works with Red Eye Inc. Their collaboration started during his participation in their Los Angeles Under the Mistletoe Buyout.

References

  1. ↑ "itskingsleybitch's Youtube Stats, Channel Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54SpKWnCDS0
  3. ↑ "17′s Most Wanted YouTube Stars". Seventeen Malaysia. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Kingsley". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. 1 2 "I Hate' Video". Tosh.cc.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  6. ↑ http://www.bet.com/video/just-keke/2014/full-episodes/episode-14106.html
  7. ↑ "Kingsley | YouTube Personality". New Media Rockstars. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Find out what Kingsley Hates Now". Blog.muchmusic.com. 2010-05-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  9. ↑ Klima, Jeff (2014-06-25). "Defy Media Launches New Creator Program With Involvement From Kingsley, Marié Digby". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  10. ↑ Lazar, Shira (2014-06-03). "Kingsley and The New Trend of YouTube Stars Launching Podcasts". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  11. ↑ Kingsley (28 June 2016). How I knew I was gay. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ The Trevor Project (26 June 2014). Everybody Needs Help - PSA. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via YouTube.
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