Barats and Bereta
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.jpg) Bereta at VidCon 2012 | |
| Born | Luke Pierre Barats: November 23, 1983, Idaho Joseph Daniel Bereta: November 13, 1982, Columbia Falls, Montana |
| Occupation(s) | Barats: YouTube comedian, actor, producer, writer Bereta: YouTube comedian, actor, producer, writer, host |
| Spouse(s) | Barats: Brittany Cope (2015-2016) Bereta: Heather Bereta |
Barats and Bereta is a web-based sketch comedy duo consisting of Luke Pierre Barats and Joseph Daniel Bereta. Formed in 2003, the duo originally made videos to amuse friends, often combining real and fictional acts. They met when both were students of Gonzaga University.[1][2] These videos eventually made it onto their website and onto YouTube. Their viral videos have also earned them the description of an Internet phenomenon. They currently have over 395,000 subscribers on YouTube. Views of videos released in 2006 have topped over ten million and more recent videos have an average of 200,000 views. Both have portrayed characters on the popular YouTube web series The Annoying Orange.
NBC signed them for a one-year deal in 2006.[2] "This is Culdesac", the sketch comedy pilot they produced, directed, wrote, edited, and acted in under contract, was not picked up by NBC. However their next television project was being a more traditional sitcom.[3] The pilot did not result in the series airing.
The Huffington Post has covered videos from the duo in multiple online publications.[4][5]
In 2012, Bereta became a host on the news and current events web series, SourceFed, and would remain as a host on the channel until December 31, 2014.
In 2014, Barats and Bereta was listed on NewMediaRockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at 50.[6]
As of 2017, both Barats and Bereta are members of the Smosh team; Barats is a writer for Smosh sketches, while Bereta works as a content producer.[7]
As of April 2018, Bereta is no longer working for Smosh and is working full-time on the Valleyfolk YouTube Channel and company with his friends and fellow founding SourceFed hosts Lee Newton, Elliott Morgan, and Steve Zaragoza.[8]
References
- ^ Melly Lee (March 13, 2012). "BARATS AND BERETA YOUTUBE PERSONALITIES". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ a b Adalian, Josef (September 26, 2006). "NBC clicks YouTube duo". Variety. Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Jim Kershner (May 6, 2007). "Spotlight : Barats, Bereta buddy up for NBC pilot". Spokesman. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Man Vs. Toddler: The Final Battle (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. November 26, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Hapi Berth Dey: Luke Barats Figures Out How To Avoid Copyright Problems When Singing 'Happy Birthday' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 50-26!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ The TRUTH about Smosh. Smosh. YouTube. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ https://www.patreon.com/posts/18010196