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Brent Rivera
Personal information
Born
Brent Austin Rivera

(1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 26)
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers13.2 million[1][2]
Total views2.4 billion[1][2]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2015
10,000,000 subscribers2019

Last updated: July 6, 2020

Brent Austin Rivera (born January 9, 1998) is an American YouTuber, social media personality and actor.[3][4]He played the roles of Alexander in Alexander IRL (2017) and Issac Salcedo in Light as a Feather (2018–2019). [5] Although, Brent Rivera got popular on Vine, one of the original video streaming platforms, he now has a large following across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Amp Studios, a talent incubator and content group.[6][7]

Early life

Brent Austin Rivera was born on January 9, 1998 in Huntington Beach, California.[8][9] Rivera is Latino.[10]

Filmography

Web roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2017 Alexander IRL Alexander YouTube Red Also producer [11]
2018 Brobot Gil Brat 5 episodes [12]
2018–present Light as a Feather Issac Salcedo Hulu Main role; 2 seasons [13]
2019 Brent Rivera's Dream Vacation Himself AwesomenessTV 7 episodes [14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Male Web Star Nominated [15]
Streamy Awards Best in Lifestyle Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brent Rivera's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About Brent Rivera". YouTube.
  3. ^ Rullo, Sam (January 9, 2014). "Meet Brent Rivera, The Internet's Favorite 16-Year-Old You've Never Heard Of". Bustle. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Klassen, Anna (August 31, 2016). "'Alexander IRL' Star Brent Rivera Talks Social Media Stardom & Why He Has A Bloody Nose". Bustle. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Underwood, Khalea (September 30, 2016). "YouTube Sensation Brent Rivera Is Hollister's Secret Weapon for Anti-Bullying Campaign". Us Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Whateley, Dan (March 10, 2020). "Inside YouTube star Brent Rivera's content company, which created a superhero for TikTok and wants to become the next Disney Channel". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Whateley, Dan; Perelli, Amanda (April 24, 2020). "The top 19 talent managers and agents for TikTok influencers who are helping build the careers of a new generation of digital stars". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Brent Rivera Net Worth 2018 – How Wealthy is the Social Media Star?". Gazette Review. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Brent Rivera [@BrentRivera] (January 9, 2019). "it's my birthday today" (Tweet). Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Molina, Maria-Gabriela (March 18, 2015). "10 Latino Vine Stars to Know". Latina. Retrieved February 5, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Hamedy, Saba (January 13, 2017). "YouTuber Brent Rivera and 'Black-ish' star Marcus Scribner talk new teen comedy 'Alexander IRL'". Mashable. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Booth, Ali (March 24, 2018). "Brent Rivera to Star in New Digital Series 'Brobot' Alongside Younger Sister Lexi". Tiger Beat. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 4, 2018). "'Light As A Feather' Cast Set: Liana Liberato, Haley Ramm, Peyton List, Others Join Hulu & AwesomenessTV Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Hayes, Dade (January 27, 2016). "Viacom Digital Studios Slate Features Tana Mongeau, Eva Gutowski, SpongeBob – NewFronts". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: Full List of Winners". Billboard. August 11, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Streamy Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List". Variety. December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)