KassemG

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KassemG
Born Kassem Gharaibeh
Occupation Internet celebrity
Years active 2008–present
Home town Newbury Park, California, United States
Internet information
Web alias(es) KassemG
Web hosting service(s) YouTube
Meme
  • California On
  • Going Deep

Kassem Gharaibeh, known by his stage name KassemG, is an Arab-American comedian and actor, best known for his online content. His YouTube channel, "KassemG", hosts several hundred videos, most notably the California On and Going Deep webseries.[1] As of May 2013 "KassemG" has more than 2.3 million subscribers,[2] and a secondary channel, "KassemGtwo", maintains over a half million subscribers.[2]

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Early life [edit]

KassemG was born to a Jordanian father and an Egyptian mother. He moved to the United States at a young age.[1]

Career [edit]

KassemG began stand-up comedy on the weekends, until he met the founders of Maker Studios. Shay Butler and Lisa Donovan helped him into making YouTube videos, and his subscribers increased substantially.[3] KassemG, Butler, and Donovan co-founded Maker Studios in 2009.

In June 2011 and January 2012 he guest hosted the popular webseries Equals Three, created by Ray William Johnson.[4][5]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "KassemG Exclusive Interview : The Partners Project Ep.5". Partnersproject.com. 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2013. 
  2. ^ a b "KassemG's YouTube channel". YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  3. ^ Miller, Claire Cain (April 10, 2011). "Actors in Smaller Studios, Making Pictures for the Smaller Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2013. 
  4. ^ RayWilliamJohnson (June 13, 2011). "Schindler's Geese". YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2013. 
  5. ^ RayWilliamJohnson (January 13, 2012). "Hole People". YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2013. 

External links [edit]

Kassem Gharaibeh at the Internet Movie Database