Joe Sugg
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| Born | Joseph Graham Sugg 8 September 1991[1] | |||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, vlogger, author | |||||||||
| Relatives | Zoe Sugg (sister) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 7 million (main), 3 million (vlogs), 1.56 million (games)[3] (8 August 2016) | |||||||||
| Total views | 775 million (main), 401 million (vlogs), 134 million (games)[3] (8 August 2016) | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Zoe Sugg, Alfie Deyes, Caspar Lee | |||||||||
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Joseph Graham "Joe" Sugg (born 8 September 1991) is a British YouTuber, film-maker, author, and vlogger. He is known for his YouTube channels ThatcherJoe, ThatcherJoeVlogs and ThatcherJoeGames.
Personal life
Sugg is the younger brother of Zoe Sugg, who is also a blogger and internet personality and known on YouTube as Zoella.[4] He worked as a roof thatcher in addition to his YouTube career.[5] As of 2015, Sugg lives in an apartment in London with fellow YouTuber Caspar Lee.[5]
Career
Sugg created his 'ThatcherJoe' channel in November 2011 and as of 28 July 2016[update] he has over 7.1 million subscribers and over 500 million video views.[6] His videos consist of challenges, pranks, and impressions. He created a 'YouTuber Innuendo Bingo', similar to the BBC Radio 1 segment and was later invited to appear on the Radio 1 segment himself.[7][better source needed]
Music
Sugg was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money for Comic Relief and was featured in The Guardian.[6][8][9]
Sugg also featured on the 2014 single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as part of the Band Aid 30 charity supergroup, raising money for the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.[10][11][12]
Film
Sugg made an uncredited[13] cameo voiceover as a seagull along with flatmate Caspar Lee, comic Alan Carr and singer Stacey Solomon in the 2015 UK version of the film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.[14] The same year he appeared in the film Joe and Caspar Hit the Road.[15][better source needed]
Graphic novels
Sugg is author of the graphic novel Username: Evie, published in 2015 by Hodder & Stoughton. The writing is by Matt Whyman, with artist Amrit Birdi, colourist Joaquin Pereyra, and letterer Mindy Lopkin. The story tells of bullied teenage schoolgirl Evie, who dreams of a place she can be herself. Her terminally ill father creates a virtual reality for her but dies before it is completed. After he leaves her an app that allows entry, Evie is transported into a world where everything is influenced by her personality.[16]
A second graphic novel, Username: Regenerated, is set to be published in 2016 as a sequel to Username: Evie.[17]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated | Award | Result |
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| 2015 | Radio 1 Teen Choice Awards | Best British Vlogger | Won |
References
- ^ Draw My Life | Thatcher Joe. Youtube. 12 May 2013
- ^ "EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!". YouTube. 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b "About ThatcherJoe". YouTube.
- ^ Woods, Judith (3 April 2014). "Zoella: The squeaky clean big sister no teen should be without". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b De Grunwald, Tanya (15 June 2014). "Meet the YouTube big hitters: The bright young vloggers who have more fans than 1D". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b Dobbins, Amanda (21 April 2014). "Meet the YouTube Boy Band". Vulture. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 – Scott Mills, Innuendo Bingo With Joe Sugg Off've YouTube". Bbc.co.uk. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Dredge, Stuart (21 March 2014). "YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit | Music". theguardian.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief – VIDEO OF JOY". Sugarscape. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (16 November 2014). "Do They Know It's Christmas review – in tune with non-musical times". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Butterly, Amelia (16 November 2014). "Zoella talks 'surreal' experience of singing with Band Aid 30". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Pocklington, Rebecca (17 November 2014). "Who's who in Band Aid 30? One Direction, Bono, vloggers and more". The Mirror. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Joe Sugg". IMDb. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Skulskyj, Lee (20 February 2015). "Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg land mega roles in The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water". Metro. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Joe and Caspar Hit the Road at IMDb
- ^ Sugg, Joe, 2015, 'Username Evie', Hodder & Stoughton, London
- ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (20 June 2016). "Joe Sugg's second graphic novel to Hodder". The Bookseller. Retrieved 7 September 2016.