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Marcus Lloyd Butler
Butler at Vidcon 2014
Born1991
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Vlogger, YouTuber
Years active2007-present[1]
Websitehttp://www.marcusbutler.co.uk/

Marcus Lloyd Butler is a British internet personality and vlogger. He is best known for his YouTube channel Marcus Butler TV.

Career

Butler started on YouTube creating music mixes and edited sports footage while in college.[1][2] In 2010 he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request.[1][2] Butler has done a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Caspar Lee, Tyler Oakley, Joe Sugg, Zoe Sugg, and many others.[3][4] He was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money for Comic Relief and was featured in The Guardian.[5][6][7]

In 2013, Butler was a member of the "Guinness World Records OMG!" YouTube channel and holds the world record for "Most bangles put on in 30 seconds by a team of two", along with YouTubers Alfie Deyes and 'Laurbubble'.[8]

As of September 2014, Bulters's main YouTube channel has over 3 million subscribers and over 150 million video views, and is the 188th most subscribed channel on the website; his second channel "MoreMarcus" has over 1 million subscribers and over 40 million video views.[1][2][9][10][11] Butler is influential through social media, being mentioned by The Telegraph as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013.[12] As of August 2014, Bulter has over 1.5 million followers on Twitter and over 1.4 million on Instagram.[1][9]

Personal life

Butler is dating and living with YouTuber Niomi Smart, in Brighton, England.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Marr, Wendy (16 August 2014). "Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Johnston, Lucy Hunter (7 February 2014). "Press play: meet YouTube's London stars". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ^ Edmonds, Lizzie (26 April 2014). "Video bloggers taking internet by storm and earn £20,000 a MONTH for posts". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ^ Grant, Wynona (23 December 2013). "YouTuber of the Week: Marcus Butler". Fortitude Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ Dobbins, Amanda (21 April 2014). "Meet the YouTube Boy Band". Vulture. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. ^ Dredge, Stuart (21 March 2014). "YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief". Sugarscape. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Revealed – The YouTube personalities joining our new channel Guinness World Records: OMG!". Guinness World Records. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Marcus Butler is Famous on YouTube for Talking". Bustle. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Marcus Butler YouTube Channel Stats". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  11. ^ "MoreMarcus YouTube Channel Stats". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  12. ^ Prynne, Miranda (31 October 2013). "Britain's most influential tweeters". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. ^ Wood, Lucy (24 March 2014). "NewTuber of the Week: Niomi Smart". Sugarscape. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

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