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{{Short description|American social media personality/ agam left no crumbs hahyayay yyyaych jejnfnrncbdb bbbbhhhhhhhgcccxcccvb !!!!!!YouTuber (born 1998)}}
{{Short description|American social media personality and YouTuber (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}{{Infobox YouTube personality
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| name = Larri Merritt
| name = Larri Merritt
| image = Larray with fan 3 (cropped).png
| image = Larray with fan 3 (3x4 cropped).png
| image_caption = Merritt in 2022
| image_caption = Merritt in 2022
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| birth_name = Larri Merritt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|22|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Compton, California|Compton]], California, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Compton, California|Compton]], California, U.S.
| education = [[Alta Loma High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alta Loma High School Class of 2016 |url=http://altalomahighschool.org/class-of-2016.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=altalomahighschool.org}}</ref>
| education = [[Alta Loma High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alta Loma High School Class of 2016 |url=http://altalomahighschool.org/class-of-2016.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=altalomahighschool.org}}</ref>
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| occupation = {{hlist|[[YouTuber]]|[[TikTok]]er}}
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'''Larri Merritt'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2022-09-22 |title=Patreon's deals with top TikTokers fell far short of expectations, leaked documents show. Here's what it means for the company's creator strategy coming off its layoffs. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-layoffs-company-documents-insiders-reveal-creator-partnership-struggles-2022-9 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en-US}}</ref> (born July 22, 1998<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqS-bAhOHWg|title=Larray Answers the Internet's Most Searched Questions|last=Babers|first=Christopher|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=November 25, 2019|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref>), professionally known as '''Larray''', is an American [[YouTuber]] and [[Internet celebrity|social media influencer]]. He produces comedic video content on his YouTube channel, and was part of the collaborative [[TikTok]] collective known as [[The Hype House]]. After initially gaining prominence on [[Vine (service)|Vine]], he started uploading videos onto YouTube after the former became defunct.<ref name="Raphael">{{Cite web|last=Raphael|first=Shannon|date=April 15, 2020|title=Larray Might Be Hype House's Most Underrated Member|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/larray-hype-house|access-date=June 14, 2020|publisher=Distractify}}</ref>
'''Larri Merritt'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2022-09-22 |title=Patreon's deals with top TikTokers fell far short of expectations, leaked documents show. Here's what it means for the company's creator strategy coming off its layoffs. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-layoffs-company-documents-insiders-reveal-creator-partnership-struggles-2022-9 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en-US}}</ref> (born July 22, 1998<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqS-bAhOHWg|title=Larray Answers the Internet's Most Searched Questions|last=Babers|first=Christopher|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref>), professionally known as '''Larray''', is an American [[YouTuber]] and [[Internet celebrity|social media influencer]]. He produces comedic video content on his YouTube channel, and was part of the collaborative [[TikTok]] collective known as [[The Hype House]]. After initially gaining prominence on [[Vine (service)|Vine]], he started uploading videos onto YouTube after the former became defunct.<ref name="Raphael">{{Cite web|last=Raphael|first=Shannon|date=April 15, 2020|title=Larray Might Be Hype House's Most Underrated Member|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/larray-hype-house|access-date=June 14, 2020|publisher=Distractify}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Before becoming a member of [[The Hype House]] in January 2020 to late 2020,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perrett|first1=Connor|date=February 2, 2020|title=TikTok's Hype House is home to some of the app's biggest stars, including Charli D'Amelio. Who are the other 20 members?|url=https://www.insider.com/hype-house-members-charli-d-amelio-lilhuddy-tiktok-los-angeles-2020-1#larray-age-21-63-million-tiktok-followers-21|accessdate=June 14, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref> he had accumulated over 6 million subscribers on his personal [[YouTube]] channel,<ref name="YTstats">{{Cite web|title=LARRAY: Monthly YouTube Statistics on Socialblade|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCt_DaLB_NDqPVxezyvcfRtg/monthly|accessdate=June 14, 2020|publisher=[[Socialblade]]}}</ref> in addition to approximately 12.8 million followers on his personal [[TikTok]] account.<ref name="TTstats">{{Cite web|title=LARRAY: Monthly TikTok Statistics on Socialblade|url=https://socialblade.com/tiktok/user/larrayeeee/monthly|accessdate=June 14, 2020|publisher=[[Socialblade]]}}</ref> He was nominated in the Breakout Creator category at the [[9th Streamy Awards]] in December 2019.<ref name="Willis">{{cite web|last=Willis|first=Jackie|date=December 14, 2019|title=2019 YouTube Streamy Awards: The Complete Winners List|url=https://www.etonline.com/2019-youtube-streamy-awards-the-complete-winners-list-137943|access-date=June 14, 2020|publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref> His three [[novelty songs]] "First Place," "Last Place" and "[[Canceled (song)|Canceled]]" together spent 42 weeks on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Comedy Digital Tracks]] chart before its abolishment in January 2020, with the former gaining over 41 million views on [[YouTube]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 11, 2018|title=THE RACE (REMIX) - FIRST PLACE / LARRAY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQKXBHLKEv0|access-date=June 15, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and ranking at number 13 on the 2018 year-end chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Comedy Digital Track Sales - Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/comedy-digital-track-sales|access-date=June 14, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
Before becoming a member of [[The Hype House]] in January 2020 to late 2020,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perrett|first1=Connor|date=February 2, 2020|title=TikTok's Hype House is home to some of the app's biggest stars, including Charli D'Amelio. Who are the other 20 members?|url=https://www.insider.com/hype-house-members-charli-d-amelio-lilhuddy-tiktok-los-angeles-2020-1#larray-age-21-63-million-tiktok-followers-21|access-date=June 14, 2020|website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref> he had accumulated over 6 million subscribers on his personal [[YouTube]] channel,<ref name="YTstats">{{Cite web|title=LARRAY: Monthly YouTube Statistics on Socialblade|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UCt_DaLB_NDqPVxezyvcfRtg/monthly|access-date=June 14, 2020|publisher=[[Socialblade]]}}</ref> in addition to approximately 12.8 million followers on his personal [[TikTok]] account.<ref name="TTstats">{{Cite web|title=LARRAY: Monthly TikTok Statistics on Socialblade|url=https://socialblade.com/tiktok/user/larrayeeee/monthly|access-date=June 14, 2020|publisher=[[Socialblade]]}}</ref> He was nominated in the Breakout Creator category at the [[9th Streamy Awards]] in December 2019.<ref name="Willis">{{cite web|last=Willis|first=Jackie|date=December 14, 2019|title=2019 YouTube Streamy Awards: The Complete Winners List|url=https://www.etonline.com/2019-youtube-streamy-awards-the-complete-winners-list-137943|access-date=June 14, 2020|publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref> His three [[novelty songs]] "First Place," "Last Place" and "[[Canceled (song)|Canceled]]" together spent 42 weeks on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Comedy Digital Tracks]] chart before its abolishment in January 2020, with the former gaining over 41 million views on [[YouTube]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 11, 2018|title=THE RACE (REMIX) - FIRST PLACE / LARRAY (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQKXBHLKEv0|access-date=June 15, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and ranking at number 13 on the 2018 year-end chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Comedy Digital Track Sales - Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/comedy-digital-track-sales|access-date=June 14, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


In August 2022, he launched a [[virtual restaurant]] that sells [[Macaroni and cheese|mac and cheese]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whateley |first=Dan |title=TikTok star Larray is launching an online mac and cheese restaurant as the influencer ghost kitchen trend heats up |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-star-is-launching-online-restaurant-larray-loaded-mac-2021-8 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
Merritt is openly [[gay]].<ref name="i371">{{cite web | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=MrBeast & Bretman Rock Win Top Awards at 2021 YouTube Streamy Awards | website=Billboard | date=December 12, 2021 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-youtube-streamy-awards-1235008411/ | access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref> In August 2022, he launched a [[virtual restaurant]] that sells [[Macaroni and cheese|mac and cheese]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whateley |first=Dan |title=TikTok star Larray is launching an online mac and cheese restaurant as the influencer ghost kitchen trend heats up |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-star-is-launching-online-restaurant-larray-loaded-mac-2021-8 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2023, Merritt released Cancelled Remix with [[Issa Twaimz|Twaimz]]. On this he took shots at [[Kai Cenat]], [[IShowSpeed]], [[Adin Ross]], [[Dream (YouTuber)|Dream]], and others. This garnered 12 million views on YouTube.

In May 2023, Merritt released Cancelled Remix with [[Issa Twaimz|Twaimz]]. On this he took shots at [[Kai Cenat]], [[IShowSpeed]], [[Adin Ross]], [[Dream (YouTuber)|Dream]], and others. This garnered 12 million views on Youtube.


== COVID-19 pandemic controversy ==
== COVID-19 pandemic controversy ==
On July 21, 2020, [[Nikita Dragun]] held a surprise birthday party for Merritt during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Janice|date=July 28, 2020|title=Influencers Face Backlash After Attending Party for TikTok Star Larray As Coronavirus Surges. Newsweek.|url=https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-social-media-influencers-party-1521043|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> The party included [[Social media personality|social media personalities]] such as [[James Charles (Internet personality)|James Charles]], [[Charli D'Amelio]], [[Dixie D'Amelio]], and others.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Lustig|first=Hanna|title=Dozens of top influencers gathered for a massive Hype House birthday party despite record COVID-19 numbers in California|url=https://www.insider.com/party-hype-house-larray-birthday-la-james-charles-tana-influencer-2020-7|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Insider}}</ref> At the time of the party, [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|California's COVID-19 cases]] had just surpassed [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|New York's cases]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=McGreevy|first=Patrick|date=July 22, 2020|title=California to obtain more mask &/or gear as it becomes state with most COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-22/coronavirus-cases-rise-newsom-ppe-masks-gear|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-30|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> There was an estimated 67 people in attendance,<ref name=":2" /> many of whom were seen [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Attitudes|without face masks]]<ref name=":1" /> despite local health recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Llyod|first=Jonathan|date=June 19, 2020|title=If You Have Questions About California's Face Mask Rules, This List Has Them Covered|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/coronavirus/california-face-masks-requirement-rules-exemptions-coronavirus-covid-19-reopening-pandemic/2382783/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NBC Los Angeles|language=en-US}}</ref> Photos and videos of the event appeared on social media sites such as [[Instagram]]. These posts drew criticism from the public, including other influencers like [[Elijah Daniel]] and [[Tyler Oakley]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Ben|date=July 23, 2020|title=Tyler Oakley Called Out James Charles, Charli D'Amelio And More For Attending An "Insane Surprise Party" During Lockdown|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/benhenry/tyler-oakley-james-charles-charli-damelio-larray-birthday|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-26|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|language=en}}</ref> Merritt, and some of the other attendees, later apologized.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Tenbarge|first=Kat|date=2020-07-27|title=Party-goers were subjected to strong online backlash, but that hasn't stopped them from continuing to go out|url=https://www.insider.com/la-influencers-coronavirus-party-jake-paul-youtube-tiktok-nikita-tana-2020-7|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> Residents of the Hype House later tested negative for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roantree|first=Megab|date=August 4, 2020|title=Nikita Dragun Got The Hype House Tested For Coronavirus|url=https://www.kiss.ie/nikita-dragun-got-the-hype-house-tested-for-coronavirus/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009225155/https://www.kiss.ie/nikita-dragun-got-the-hype-house-tested-for-coronavirus/|archive-date=October 9, 2020|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Kiss|language=en-GB|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On July 21, 2020, [[Nikita Dragun]] held a surprise birthday party for Merritt during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Janice|date=July 28, 2020|title=Influencers Face Backlash After Attending Party for TikTok Star Larray As Coronavirus Surges. Newsweek.|url=https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-social-media-influencers-party-1521043|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> The party included [[Social media personality|social media personalities]] such as [[James Charles (Internet personality)|James Charles]], [[Charli D'Amelio]], [[Dixie D'Amelio]], and others.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Lustig|first=Hanna|title=Dozens of top influencers gathered for a massive Hype House birthday party despite record COVID-19 numbers in California|url=https://www.insider.com/party-hype-house-larray-birthday-la-james-charles-tana-influencer-2020-7|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Insider}}</ref> At the time of the party, [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|California's COVID-19 cases]] had just surpassed [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|New York's cases]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=McGreevy|first=Patrick|date=July 22, 2020|title=California to obtain more mask &/or gear as it becomes state with most COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-22/coronavirus-cases-rise-newsom-ppe-masks-gear|access-date=2020-11-30|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> There was an estimated 67 people in attendance,<ref name=":2" /> many of whom were seen [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States#Attitudes|without face masks]]<ref name=":1" /> despite local health recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Jonathan|date=June 19, 2020|title=If You Have Questions About California's Face Mask Rules, This List Has Them Covered|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/coronavirus/california-face-masks-requirement-rules-exemptions-coronavirus-covid-19-reopening-pandemic/2382783/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NBC Los Angeles|language=en-US}}</ref> Photos and videos of the event appeared on social media sites such as [[Instagram]]. These posts drew criticism from the public, including other influencers like [[Elijah Daniel]] and [[Tyler Oakley]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Ben|date=July 23, 2020|title=Tyler Oakley Called Out James Charles, Charli D'Amelio And More For Attending An "Insane Surprise Party" During Lockdown|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/benhenry/tyler-oakley-james-charles-charli-damelio-larray-birthday|access-date=2020-08-26|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]|language=en}}</ref> Merritt, and some of the other attendees, later apologized.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Tenbarge|first=Kat|date=2020-07-27|title=Party-goers were subjected to strong online backlash, but that hasn't stopped them from continuing to go out|url=https://www.insider.com/la-influencers-coronavirus-party-jake-paul-youtube-tiktok-nikita-tana-2020-7|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> Residents of the Hype House later tested negative for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roantree|first=Megab|date=August 4, 2020|title=Nikita Dragun Got The Hype House Tested For Coronavirus|url=https://www.kiss.ie/nikita-dragun-got-the-hype-house-tested-for-coronavirus/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009225155/https://www.kiss.ie/nikita-dragun-got-the-hype-house-tested-for-coronavirus/|archive-date=October 9, 2020|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Kiss|language=en-GB|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 15 November 2024

Larri Merritt
Merritt in 2022
Personal information
Born
Larri Merritt

(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 26)
Compton, California, U.S.
EducationAlta Loma High School[1]
Occupations
Websitegirliesxo.shop
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Subscribers9.31 million[2]
Total views1.2 billion[2]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2017[3]
1,000,000 subscribers2018[3]
Last updated: March 28, 2024

Larri Merritt[4] (born July 22, 1998[5]), professionally known as Larray, is an American YouTuber and social media influencer. He produces comedic video content on his YouTube channel, and was part of the collaborative TikTok collective known as The Hype House. After initially gaining prominence on Vine, he started uploading videos onto YouTube after the former became defunct.[6]

Career

[edit]

Before becoming a member of The Hype House in January 2020 to late 2020,[7] he had accumulated over 6 million subscribers on his personal YouTube channel,[3] in addition to approximately 12.8 million followers on his personal TikTok account.[8] He was nominated in the Breakout Creator category at the 9th Streamy Awards in December 2019.[9] His three novelty songs "First Place," "Last Place" and "Canceled" together spent 42 weeks on Billboard's Comedy Digital Tracks chart before its abolishment in January 2020, with the former gaining over 41 million views on YouTube,[10] and ranking at number 13 on the 2018 year-end chart.[11]

Merritt is openly gay.[12] In August 2022, he launched a virtual restaurant that sells mac and cheese.[13] In May 2023, Merritt released Cancelled Remix with Twaimz. On this he took shots at Kai Cenat, IShowSpeed, Adin Ross, Dream, and others. This garnered 12 million views on YouTube.

COVID-19 pandemic controversy

[edit]

On July 21, 2020, Nikita Dragun held a surprise birthday party for Merritt during the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] The party included social media personalities such as James Charles, Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, and others.[15] At the time of the party, California's COVID-19 cases had just surpassed New York's cases.[16] There was an estimated 67 people in attendance,[17] many of whom were seen without face masks[15] despite local health recommendations.[18] Photos and videos of the event appeared on social media sites such as Instagram. These posts drew criticism from the public, including other influencers like Elijah Daniel and Tyler Oakley.[14][19] Merritt, and some of the other attendees, later apologized.[17] Residents of the Hype House later tested negative for COVID-19.[20]

Discography

[edit]

Singles

[edit]
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
[21] 		CAN
[22]
"Cancelled" 2020 81 96 Non-album single
"Cancelled (Remix)"
(featuring Twaimz) 		2023 — —
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Comedy
[24]
"First Place" 2018 4 non-album singles
"Last Place"[25]
(featuring Twaimz) 		8

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2019 Streamy Awards Breakout Creator Nominated [9]
2020 Creator of the Year Nominated [26]
First Person Nominated
Lifestyle Won

References

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  1. ^ "Alta Loma High School Class of 2016". altalomahighschool.org. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About LARRAY". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c "LARRAY: Monthly YouTube Statistics on Socialblade". Socialblade. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Weiss, Geoff (September 22, 2022). "Patreon's deals with top TikTokers fell far short of expectations, leaked documents show. Here's what it means for the company's creator strategy coming off its layoffs". Business Insider. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Babers, Christopher (November 25, 2019). "Larray Answers the Internet's Most Searched Questions". YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Raphael, Shannon (April 15, 2020). "Larray Might Be Hype House's Most Underrated Member". Distractify. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Perrett, Connor (February 2, 2020). "TikTok's Hype House is home to some of the app's biggest stars, including Charli D'Amelio. Who are the other 20 members?". Insider. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "LARRAY: Monthly TikTok Statistics on Socialblade". Socialblade. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Willis, Jackie (December 14, 2019). "2019 YouTube Streamy Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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