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GloZell currently lives in [[Los Angeles]] with her manager and fiance Kevin "S.K." Simon.<ref>{{cite web|author=May 5 | 3:46 pm |url=http://thedartmouth.com/2010/04/26/arts/meme |title=Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green |publisher=TheDartmouth.com |date=2010-04-26 |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref> |
GloZell currently lives in [[Los Angeles]] with her manager and fiance Kevin "S.K." Simon.<ref>{{cite web|author=May 5 | 3:46 pm |url=http://thedartmouth.com/2010/04/26/arts/meme |title=Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green |publisher=TheDartmouth.com |date=2010-04-26 |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjJZJwRPwm8 |title=Kevin " SK" Simon & GloZell are Engaged |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-08-13 |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:13, 7 September 2012
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 GloZell Green (left) with her talent manager and fiance Kevin "SK" Simon, in 2009 | |
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| Website | glozelllovesjayleno |
GloZell Green is an American comedienne[1] and YouTube personality[2] based in Hollywood. While some of her individual videos have become popular, such as her "My Push up Bra will help me get my man"[3] and cinnamon challenge videos,[2] she gained wide notice when her vlog about meeting Elijah Wood was mentioned by the actor during a 2011 interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2012, she appeared in the web series Dr. Fubalous.
Green has amassed over 225 million YouTube video views as of August 2012.[4]
Early life
GloZell was born in Orlando, Florida,[3] the daughter of Gloria and Ozell Green, her name being a combination of the names of her parents.[5] She also has one sister, DeOnzell, who is an opera singer.[6] In 1997, she graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater.[2][3]
Career
In 2003, GloZell moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting and comedy, joining The Groundlings[7] and studying her favorite comedian Jay Leno by attending 600 consecutive tapings of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[3][8] Her blog initially began as a series of interviews she had with others attending the show,[5] which she initially hosted on her blog, but she soon began using YouTube as a video host.[3] She began to do original videos when people she met at Leno tapings thought she was funny on her own.[5] A friend told her that one of her videos, titled "My Push up Bra will help me get my man", was becoming popular on YouTube; it has gained over 19 million views.[2][3] She began to pay more attention to her YouTube fans and focused on making comedic videos on her daily life, celebrity impersonations, and Internet fads.[2]
Some of her most popular videos are her "translations" of pop songs, such as Kesha's "Tik Tok" and Rihanna's "Rude Boy" earning her the tile of "Internet Meme of the Week" by The Dartmouth.[5][9] She also parodies popular music videos, working improvisationally.[3] Her 2012 cinnamon challenge video became quickly popular[2] and has also amassed over 19 million views, overtaking "My Push up Bra will help me get my man" as her most popular video, as of August 2012. The video was ranked fourth on The Guardian's "Viral Video Chart" in February 2012.[10]
In 2011, GloZell gained wider notice when her vlog about meeting Elijah Wood was mentioned by the actor during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[11] In June 2012, she was featured in a video with former American Idol contestants and YouTube stars to, "reimagine the opening," to the film Disney's Beauty and the Beast.[12] During the summer of 2012, GloZell was featured alongside Danny Trejo and Flavor Flav and fellow YouTube personalities Antoine Dodson and Colleen Ballinger in the 2012 web series Dr. Fubalous, where Green played the titular doctor's "ranch dressing-loving secretary", Maude "Ma" Cakes.[2][13]
Alongside her YouTube fame, GloZell has performed in various comedic venues. These include The World Famous Comedy Store, The Improv, the Laugh Factory, Showtime at the Apollo, Steve Harvey Talent Show, and the J. Anthony Brown's J Spot Comedy Club.[14] She has also been featured multiple times on Perez Hilton's blog.[7]
Personal life
GloZell currently lives in Los Angeles with her manager and fiance Kevin "S.K." Simon.[15][16]
References
- ^ Kitchener, Shaun (March 17, 2012). "YouTube Sensation GloZell: 'If I Meet One Direction I'm Going To Jail!'". Entertainmentwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g Holcomb, Alyssa (February 23, 2012). "GloZell talks YouTube, Gator dreams and cinnamon battles". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Champ, Sarah (March 10, 2011). "Q & A: Glozell Green". University Daily Kansan. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ Webb, Shelby (May 15, 2012). "UF grad gains popularity on YouTube". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Venerable, Dana (June 1, 2010). "Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green Revisited". The Dartmouth. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ GloZell on YouTube
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
UCLARadiowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "L.A. woman is a repeat Jay-watcher". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green". The Dartmouth. April 26, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Guardian Viral Video Chart: George Alagiah, Adele, and a mad monkey". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. February 24, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Elijah Wood on Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 2". Jimmy Kimmel Live!. September 7, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Beauty and the Beat
- ^ Maude Cakes, Dr. Fubalous, YouTube, accessed August 12, 2012
- ^ GloZell (2012-06-08). "LIVE GREEN... Google GloZell1 on You Tube: GloZell's Over 'N Out T-Shirts (Buy Now And Get A FREE GloZell Sticker!)". Glozelllovesjayleno.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ May 5 (2010-04-26). "Internet Meme of the Week: GloZell Green". TheDartmouth.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
{{cite web}}: Text "3:46 pm" ignored (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kevin " SK" Simon & GloZell are Engaged". YouTube. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-19.