Kid Fury
Kid Fury | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1987 Miami, Florida |
| Occupation(s) | YouTube vlogger, social commentator |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Kid Fury (born November 24, 1987) is a YouTube vlogger and co-host of podcast The Read, with Crissle West.
Early life
Kid Fury grew up in Miami.
Career
Furious Thoughts
At 21, Fury launched YouTube channel Kid Fury TV in 2009,[1] where he hosts "Furious Thoughts." As of July 2013, his videos had over 10 million views.[2] Fury has also hosted a live version of his show, Furious Thoughts Live.[1]
The Read
First via Twitter, then in Atlanta on New Year's Eve 2011, Kid Fury met future collaborator Crissle West; she moved to New York City in 2013. Meanwhile Chris Morrow approached Fury about doing a podcast with Morrow's then-startup podcasting company Loudspeakers Network.[3] Fury asked West to join him.[4] By November 2013, The Read was averaging 80,000 listeners per episode;[5] as of January 2016, the number had risen to 200,000.[6] The two now also host live events for The Read.
Accolades
In 2016, Fury was named to NBC BLK 28 list citing his work on the "wildly popular, hilariously snarky podcast."[1] The New York Observer called him "Black Twitter's Kingmaker," and Ebony's Jamilah Lemieux comparing him to Eddie Murphy.[2]
Personal life
Fury moved from Miami to New York City in 2012 "with $600 in his pocket and some podcast expertise." In 2016, he told NBC: "As a person of color and gay man it is three times as hard to get opportunities in this industry, so I am doing my best to create my own...I'm building my business instead of waiting for others to give me the keys."[1]
External links
- Kid Fury TV on YouTube
- The Read
References
- ^ a b c d Moodie-Mills, Danielle (February 24, 2016). "#NBCBLK28: Kid Fury: Telling The Furious Truth". NBC BLK. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b Sands, Darren (24 July 2013). "The Kid Stays in the Picture: Kid Fury's Journey From YouTuber to Black Twitter Kingmaker". New York Observer. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Locke, Charley (June 29, 2016). "Live Tapings Are Helping Make Podcasts A Little Less … White". Wired. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Lopez, Linette (December 16, 2013). "How 2 Friends Started The Most Hilarious Podcast Of The Year By Being Brutally Honest". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (14 November 2013). "Q&A: 'The Read's' Kid Fury and Crissle West". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Smith, Jada F. (15 January 2016). "Kid Fury of 'The Read': From Digital Realm to the Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.