Taras Kulakov
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Born |
Taras Kulakov March 11, 1987 Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||||||||||
Nationality | Russian[1] | ||||||||||
Residence | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
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Channel | CrazyRussianHacker | ||||||||||
Created by | Taras Kulakov | ||||||||||
Years active | 2007-present | ||||||||||
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Subscribers | 10 million | ||||||||||
Total views | 2 billion | ||||||||||
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Taras Kulakov (Russian: Тара́с Кулако́в; IPA: [tɐˈras kʊlɐˈkof]), better known as CrazyRussianHacker,[2] is a Russian YouTuber best known for his "life hacks", scientific experiments (or in other terms: science experiment demonstration, science demonstrations), testing videos and his motto "Safety is number one priority." His YouTube channel, "CrazyRussianHacker", created on May 18, 2012, has over 2.7 billion views and 10 million subscribers (as of August 2017) and is one of the medium's top 200 channels.[3] He has an estimated net worth of around $5 million. He owns two huskies, Hugo and Luke, and is an avid beekeeper. He also has a second YouTube channel "Taras Kul" with over 2.8 million subscribers.
Early life and education
Taras Kulakov was born in 1987 in the Ukrainian SSR[4] (now Ukraine). His mother was Russian, and his father was Ukrainian, he has been a swimmer since 1996 and joined the Ukrainian Olympic team as a professional swimmer.[5]
In 2009, with his family he moved to Asheville, North Carolina, where he worked at Walmart until 2012 while developing his early YouTube channels.[6]
In a Q&A video, he clarified that the last place he lived before moving to the United States was the city of Donetsk, Ukraine. However, he grew up speaking Russian and therefore considers himself Russian.[1]
He has at least one known brother named Dima Kulakov.[7]
Videos
Kulakov is a very active YouTuber, releasing a video per 1–2 days. As of August 2017, he has over 10 million subscribers [8] for his CrazyRussianHacker[2] channel. His videos range from life hacks to chemiluminescence in action. He is known for his sense of humour and Russian accent. He created his first channel, "origami768", on October 14, 2009, for origami tutorial videos. Later, he renamed this channel to "Taras Kul",[9] which he uses as a second channel, and currently has over 2.8 million subscribers. His second attempt at YouTube fame came with "SlomoLaboratory" later renamed "Slow Mo Lab", alongside his brother Dima.[10] His popularity skyrocketed with his third channel, CrazyRussianHacker, in 2012.[2] As of 2016, he has released more than 1000 videos[3] on CrazyRussianHacker and continues to maintain the Taras Kul channel with additional content.
References
- 1 2 CrazyRussianHacker (2016-09-22), Q&A - CrazyRussianHacker, retrieved 2016-10-22
- 1 2 3 Taras Kulakov's channel on YouTube
- 1 2 "YouTube Top 200 Most Subscribed Channels List - Top by Subscribers". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Taras and David Kulakov". CouchSurfing. 2012.
- ↑ "Taras Kulakov - USMS Swimmer". U.S. Masters Swimming.
- ↑ "Who is the mysterious Crazy Russian Hacker?". Business Insider. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ↑ "Instagram post by Taras Kul • Dec 17, 2013 at 2:59am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ "Crazy Russian Hacker realtime subscribers". subscribercount.live.
- ↑ "Taras Kul" Taras Kulakov's channel on YouTube
- ↑ "slow mo lab" Taras Kulakov's channel on YouTube
External links
- Taras Kulakov's channel on YouTube
- "Crazy Russian Hacker: 'Safety Is Number-One Priority!'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.