Lucas Cruikshank
| Lucas Cruikshank | |
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 Cruikshank at YouTube Live in 2008 |
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| Born | August 29, 1993 |
| Occupation | Actor, student |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Notable work(s) | Fred |
| Home town | Columbus, Nebraska, United States |
| Internet information | |
| Web alias(es) | Fred, Lucas |
| Web hosting service(s) | YouTube |
| Signature phrase | "Hey! It's Fred!" |
| Website | |
| fredfigglehorn.com | |
Lucas Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993)[1] is an American comedic actor. Living in Columbus, Nebraska, he created the character Fred Figglehorn, and the associated Fred series for his channel, on the video-sharing website YouTube.[2] These videos are centered on Fred Figglehorn, a fictional 6-year-old who has a dysfunctional home life and "anger management issues".[3]
Cruikshank, while testing character ideas, created the Fred character in a Halloween video, and uploaded it to a YouTube channel, that he had started with his two cousins. Upon the success of Fred, he started a video series, and set up the Fred channel in April 2008.[4] By April 2009, the channel had over one million subscribers, making it the first YouTube channel to do so, and the most subscribed channel at the time.[5] In December 2009, Cruikshank filmed Fred: The Movie, which aired on Nickelodeon, in September 2010. Nickelodeon has created a franchise surrounding the character, a sequel, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred, aired in October 2011, and a TV series and third movie will air in 2012.[6] In November 2010, Cruikshank attempted to create another character, Doug Derky, and uploaded his blog to the Fred channel.[7] Due to the strong Fred Figglehorn fan base at that channel, the video was left with mostly negative reviews.[8]
Cruikshank grew up in Columbus, Nebraska, and has five sisters and two brothers.[4] He has also appeared in a number of other television shows.
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[edit] Sponsorship and appearances
In the Fred series, Cruikshank promotes various products and movies. He is seen using a Zipit,[9] as well as his own products[10] and T-shirts.[11] In addition to promoting his own movies and albums, Cruikshank has also promoted the movies City of Ember,[12] Year One,[13] and Adventures of Power,[14] and the artist Kev Blaze.[15]
He has made a cameo appearance as both "Fred" and himself on Nickelodeon's iCarly in "iMeet Fred", which originally aired on February 16, 2009.[16]
Cruikshank has appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, as well as the Hannah Montana episode "Come Fail Away", which aired December 6, 2009.[17] He appeared at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards as well as the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards presenting awards to winners off-stage. In 2011, he appeared on the Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards,[18] and in an episode of Supah Ninjas.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Third Fred film | Fred Figglehorn | Lead role[6] |
| 2012–present | Fred: The Show | Fred Figglehorn/Derf | Lead role[6] |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Fred Figglehorn/Derf | Lead role |
| 2011 | Supah Ninjas | Spencer/Kickbutt | Guest star in "Kickbutt" |
| 2011 | Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards[18] | Himself | Presenter of award |
| 2010 | Fred: The Movie | Fred Figglehorn/Derf | Lead role |
| 2010 | 2010 Kids' Choice Awards | Himself | Presenter of awards |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Kyle McIntyre | Guest star in "Come Fail Away" |
| 2009 | iCarly | Himself/Fred Figglehorn | Guest star in "iMeet Fred" |
| 2009 | 2009 Teen Choice Awards | Fred Figglehorn | Backstage clips |
| 2006–present | Fred | Fred Figglehorn/various voices | Web-based series |
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Favorite User Generated Video | People's Choice Awards | Nominated |
| 2009 | Choice Web Star | Teen Choice Awards | Won |
| 2010 | Choice Web Star | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated |
| 2010 | Iconic Web Star | J-14 Teen Icon Awards[19] | Nominated |
[edit] Other channels
Cruikshank was originally a part of JKL Productions, a group comprising twins Jon and Katie Smet and Lucas Cruikshank, their cousin.[4] Although Cruikshank formally left the group, JKL prefers to keep Lucas' "L" in its name. Cruikshank deleted all of his individual videos when he left JKL Productions, but he can still be seen in a few of their videos. In January 2009 he set up his own channel, called "lucas", in which he appears as himself.
[edit] References
- ^ Cruikshank, Lucas (March 18, 2011). "Tweet 48841375063605248". Twitter. http://twitter.com/LucasCruikshank/status/48841375063605248. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ Andrew Keen (July 28, 2008). "Andrew Keen on New Media: Kids with cameras lead the way in giving web users their daily Fred". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/andrew-keen-on-new-media-kids-with-cameras-lead-the-way-in-giving-web-users-their-daily-fred-878508.html. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ Stephen Hutcheon, with Tom Burton (June 20, 2008). "Fast-talking Fred is the toast of YouTube". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/30/1214677897205.html. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ a b c partnersproject (April 21, 2011). "Lucas Cruikshank aka Fred Exclusive Interview: The Partners Project Episode 19". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJ7CoXZwkM. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ Editorial Team (November 13, 2008). "BB Suggests: The Best of Web TV". http://www.batchbuzz.com/detailedStoryDefault.php?id=751. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (December 1, 2011). "Nickelodeon Greenlights Third ‘Fred’ Movie, Picks Up 20-Episode ‘Fred’ Series". Deadline Hollywood. http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/nickelodeon-greenlights-third-fred-movie-picks-up-20-episode-fred-series/. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ Fred (November 20, 2010). "DOUG - Doug Derky's First Video Blog". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvicbRMiZlk. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ lucas (Feb 8, 2011). "Creep Majigs". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTg6iQkLjbM&feature=channel_video_title. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ "Fred Goes Swimming". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEqwKNNQBwc. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fred Finds a Creepy Doll". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QURja9e_EnQ. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fred Faces a Dirty Campaign". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOdamcG2v4. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "FRED WANTS TO BE A STAR!! (City of Fred?!)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsHrInVlILA. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fred Gets Dissed at Bible School". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AEH6YVEHs. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Lucas Gets Kidnapped!". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB2OEKn7i-Y. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Kev Blaze feat. FRED - "Watch How I Do This (remix)"". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zc7Wt4WBEE. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ Albrecht, Chris (November 18, 2008). "'Fred' Cranks Up the YouTube Views and Ad Dollars". Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc20081118_508970.htm. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Come Fail Away". IMDb. 2009. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540545/. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Gorman, Bill (February 16, 2011). "Cartoon Network 'Hall Of Game Awards' To Feature All Star Line-Up". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/16/cartoon-network-hall-of-game-awards-to-feature-all-star-line-up/82889/. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Vote for J-14's Teen Icon Awards!". J-14. September 14, 2010. http://www.j-14.com/2010/09/introducing-j-14s-teen-icon-awards-official-nominations.html. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
