Drew Gooden (YouTuber)
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_(cropped).png) Gooden performing in the 2019 "We Are Two Different People" Tour | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 26, 1993 | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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Amanda Murphy (m. 2019) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 3.6 million+[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 600 million+[1] (24 May 2022) | |||||||||
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Last updated: April 12, 2022 | ||||||||||
Drew Gooden (born October 26, 1993) is an American comedian and filmmaker known formerly for his sketch comedy on Vine and presently for his comedic commentary videos on YouTube[2] – providing commentary on topics such as bad life hacks, Instagram comedy, TikTok stars and other YouTubers. He also frequently collaborates with, and has been on tour with, fellow YouTube content creators Danny Gonzalez and Kurtis Conner. In 2021, he was awarded the Streamy Award for Commentary.
Career
Gooden began his career on Vine, making six-second comedy sketches.[3] Gooden notably created a popular six-second video in which he sees a sign reading "Road Work Ahead", and jokingly replies, "Uh, yeah, I sure hope it does", the video having 10 million loops on Vine before its closure.[4][5] Gooden also appeared in Camp Unplug, a show on Vine produced by Karyn Spencer and Jeremy Cabalona and written by Vine creators.[6][7] After Vine was shut down by its parent company, Twitter, Gooden began posting longer videos on YouTube in the commentary genre.[5] He has over 3.6 million subscribers on the platform as of May 2022.
He frequently collaborates with his wife, Amanda Murphy, as well as friends such as Danny Gonzalez, Kurtis Conner, & Eddy Burback.
In 2019, Gooden toured the United States with fellow YouTube creators Kurtis Conner and Danny Gonzalez on their "We Are Two Different People Tour", which was described as a theatrical comedy performance.[8][9][2]
Personal life
Gooden is married to Amanda Murphy, who he met in 2015 when Murphy commented on one of Gooden's Vines. They got engaged in 2016,[10][11] and were later married on March 10, 2019.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Camp Unplug | Himself | Short film |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 6th Streamy Awards | Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series | Camp Unplug | Nominated | |
| 2021 | 11th Streamy Awards | Commentary | Drew Gooden | Won | [13] |
References
- ^ a b "About Drew Gooden". YouTube.
- ^ a b Wilbur, Brock (September 9, 2019). "Drew Gooden and Danny Gonzalez: The John Olivers of YouTube Culture". Paste. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (December 23, 2019). "Why Kids Online Are Chasing 'Clout'". Atlantic Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Sung, Morgan (July 8, 2018). "How Drew Gooden rebuilt his online identity after Vine died". Mashable. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Dodgson, Lindsay (December 21, 2019). "20 YouTube channels you should really subscribe to in 2020". Insider. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "About Camp Unplug". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Weiss, Geoff (June 27, 2016). "Vine Premieres Its First Long-Form Original Series, 'Camp Unplug', Starring Lauren Giraldo, Cody Ko". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ McKenney, Kelcie (October 2, 2019). "YouTubers Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden visit KC Friday on their We Are Two Different People Tour". The Pitch. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Wynne, Kelly (September 5, 2019). "Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden talk tour, comedy and YouTube careers". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ @drewisgooden (October 27, 2016). "Last April a girl commented on one of my vines. She lived 2000 miles away. Now we are engaged & live in the same house. All because of @vine" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "A year ago today I got married and it was the only time I've ever cried. Isn't that crazy? I had never cried before this and I definitely haven't cried since. Anyway happy birthday to my marriage". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ @drewisgooden (March 13, 2019). "update:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Streamy Awards [@streamys] (December 12, 2021). "he gives us the facts, so we're giving him a #streamys award for Commentary!! way to go drewisgooden 👏" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Twitter.