Bill Wurtz

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Bill Wurtz
Personal information
Born
Bill Wurtz
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Video blogger
Websitehttp://billwurtz.com
YouTube information
Channel
Created byBill Wurtz
Years active2002–present
Genres
Subscribers1.5 million+[1]
Total views120 million+[1]
100,000 subscribers2016
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: June 1, 2017

Bill Wurtz (stylized as bill wurtz) is an American video creator and musician.[2] Wurtz is known for his distinctive style of song and video, including dry delivery and singing, paired with colorful surrealist or non-sequitur graphics.[3] Wurtz posts jingles and songs on his website, with the majority of them being only seconds long, having stated that he favored short projects as a way to get started creating videos[4]. Most jingles are also featured on his YouTube channel with colorful text and retro-styled visuals.[5]

Popularity

history of japan

Wurtz is most well known for his history of japan video, a humorous historical documentary film covering Japan's history from 40,000 BC to the modern era. It went viral after its release on February 2, 2016 and received 1.7 million views in two days.[3][6][7]

history of the entire world, i guess

A 20-minute video titled history of the entire world, i guess was released on May 10, 2017.[8] The video briefly covers the history of the world, in a quirky and comedic style, ranging from the Big Bang to the near future. It went viral after its release, receiving 3.2 million views in its first day and 13 million views in its first week.[9] It was the top video on the YouTube trending page on the day of its release.[10]

Awards

  • On April 11, 2016, Wurtz won a Shorty Award for the history of japan video in the Tech and Innovation/best in "weird" category.[11] The entirety of his acceptance speech for the award read as follows: "Thank you!" [12]

References

  1. ^ a b "About billwurtz". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Bill Wurtz". Know Your Meme. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "History lesson with a difference: Surreal 'History of Japan' video goes viral". RT International. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "questions". www.billwurtz.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "billwurtz". www.billwurtz.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Editor, Lee Moran Trends; Post, The Huffington (February 8, 2016). "WATCH: Trippy Video Teaches The Entire History Of Japan In Just 9 Minutes". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Strange, Adario. "Psychedelic history of Japan turns learning into an acid trip". Mashable. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  8. ^ bill wurtz (May 10, 2017), history of the entire world, i guess, retrieved May 14, 2017
  9. ^ Gutelle, Sam (May 11, 2017). "Bill Wurtz's "History Of The Entire World" Gets 3.2 Million YouTube Views In Its First Day". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "YouTube Trending". YouTube. May 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "Bill Wurtz – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "Bill Wurtz accepts the Shorty Award for Best in Weird". youtube.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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