Michelle Khare
Michelle Khare | ||||||||||
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 Khare in 2018 | ||||||||||
| Born | August 10, 1992[1] | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Education | Dartmouth College[2] | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, actress, television host | |||||||||
| Partner | Garrett Kennell (engaged) | |||||||||
| Parent | Vivek Khare | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Helmet Head (no longer used) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.5 million[3] | |||||||||
| Total views | 238.2 million[3] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Garrett Kennell | |||||||||
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Last updated: 21 February 2022 | ||||||||||
Michelle Khare (born August 10, 1992) is an American YouTuber, television host, actress and a former professional cyclist.[4][5] She is best known for her YouTube show Challenge Accepted and HBO Max's Karma.
Career
Khare attended Dartmouth College in a mixed subject study in Digital Media and Technology.[5] During her studies, she interned at a variety of high profile companies including Google,[6] DreamWorks Animation,[5] and Carousel Productions.
Road Cycling
While living in Los Angeles for her internships, Khare began road and mountain cycling recreationally. She went on to join the Dartmouth Cycling Team and win US U23 Criterium nationals in 2014.[5] She joined the BMW Women’s Professional Team where she trained and raced professionally for the 2014-2015 season.[7][8]
YouTube and Buzzfeed
Khare credits her younger sister inspiring her to start a YouTube channel. As she describes her sister's words: "If you want to do entertainment, you should make a YouTube channel. And you should do it about something that nobody else can do: cycling comedy."[5]
After graduation in 2014, Khare applied for an opening to be a full-time content producer at Buzzfeed.[9][10] She considers her YouTube channel and early videos to have helped in getting the position at BuzzFeed Video.[5] While working at Buzzfeed there were heavy restrictions on content creators on their own channels because of potential conflict of interest, so her own channel remained dormant.[10] While working at Buzzfeed she continued her cycling career and incorporated it into her content, focusing on exploring health and wellness.[10][6] After she stopped cycling professionally she was able to begin partaking in extreme physical challenges.[9]
When she left Buzzfeed in 2016, she began focusing on her own channel again.[6] Her most popular series is Challenge Accepted, where she tries out grueling training regimens for various professions.[6] Her channel had 2 million subscribers as of April 2020.[11]
In Late 2019, Khare produced a comedic take on the internet phenomenon, started by YouTube, to create "Rewinds" of the year that recapture the essence of that particular year. Known as YouTube Rewinds, Khare set herself the challenge of producing a Broadway musical style recap of the year in six weeks. The final product was well received, prompting her to attempt a similar production in 2020, once again adapting the events of the year into a musical form. With lyrics by Steve Greist and music by Alex Winkler, this video launched on December 12, 2020.[12][13] However, this video was met with mixed to negative reviews, with some lambasting it as "cringe." Further negativity was drawn due to the portrayal of YouTube personality Jenna Marbles, who quit the platform during the year, following a series of controversies regarding her past statements. Fans believed that the act mocked her and as a result, the video was set to private hours later.[14] The video, especially the part portraying the popular online video game Among Us, has been mocked and ridiculed extensively.[15]
Television
She is a host of the children's competition program Karma that was released on the HBO Max streaming platform on June 18, 2020.[4][16]
Personal life
Khare grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her father is Indian-American.[5] She has one sister, Madeline, born in 1996.[17] She is engaged to longtime creative partner Garrett Kennell.
References
- ^ "Michelle Khare". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ Mission Accomplished (May 13, 2020). How We Make A Video: I Trained Like A K-Pop Idol. YouTube.
- ^ a b "About Michelle Khare". YouTube.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (October 9, 2019). "YouTube Stars Michelle Khare, LaurDIY to Host Kids Competition Shows for HBO Max". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Napoli, James (March 2016). "Buzzworthy". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Hale, James (June 13, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Everything Lifestyle Daredevil Michelle Khare Wants Is On The Other Side Of Fear — And She's Up For The Challenge". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "BMW-Happy Tooth Dental Group women's team announces roster". Velonews. January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "BMW Sponsors New UCI Women's Squad". Canadian Cyclist. January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Michelle Khare". Pacific Bridge Arts. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Her Independence of Spirit: Michelle Khare". Espire21. January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Michelle Khare [@MichelleKhare] (April 25, 2020). "Holy cow. We did it. I'm floored. I love you guys 🥺😭🎢 #2million" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Steve Greist [@stevegreist] (December 9, 2020). "I'm in a thing!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dodgson, Lindsay (December 14, 2020). "A musical version of YouTube's year-in-review was taken down after fans slammed the inclusion of exiled creator Jenna Marbles". Business Insider. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Adam McIntyre [@allegedly_adam] (December 12, 2020). "I just watched the youtube rewind musical thing and YUCK what they did to and about jenna was disgusting" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ WeestLIVE (January 20, 2021), "The 2020 Musical SUCKS", YouTube, retrieved February 26, 2021
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 9, 2019). "HBO Max Orders Kids Competition Series 'Karma' & 'Craftopia' Hosted By Michelle Khare & Lauren Riihimaki". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Madeline Khare - About". WordPress. August 31, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2020.