Roman Atwood
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| Born | Roman Bernard Atwood May 28, 1983 | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 8 million subscribers as of December 2015[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1,176,352,106 views[1] (December 2015) | |||||||||
| Network | CDS | |||||||||
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Last updated: December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||
Roman Bernard Atwood (born May 28, 1983)[2] is an American YouTube personality, vlogger, prankster, comedian, actor, and film director.
He is known for his hidden camera public prank videos, which he uploads to his YouTube account. As of September 8, 2015, the videos on his main channel have garnered over 1.100 billion views and more than 8 million subscribers. Since August 13, 2013, he has been making videos for his vlog channel, the videos have garnered over 710,868,552 views and more than 4 million subscribers.[3] He frequently collaborates with fellow YouTube personalities Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Dennis Roady. Atwood and his collaborators star in the comedy Natural Born Pranksters. The movie is in post-production but has yet to be released.[4] This movie will be Atwood's directorial debut. He has also made videos with other YouTube stars such as: The Dudesons, fouseyTUBE, and PrankvsPrank.
Atwood has just recently started filming a reality prank show with Alex and Howie Mandel. Not only is he the first known YouTuber to vlog with a 360 degree camera, he has also created the first prank video using this very item. [5]
Early life
Roman Bernard Atwood was born in Ohio on May 28, 1983 to Curtis Dale Atwood II (born August 16, 1959, Ohio) and Susan Anne Christman (born October 13, 1960, Ohio). He married Shanna Janette Reilly (born February 21, 1983, Utah) on November 17, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio, with whom he has a son named Noah Vaughn Atwood (born October 18, 2004, Ohio). They were divorced in 2008. After their divorce, Atwood started dating Brittney Danelle Smith (born February 16, 1991, Ohio) in November 2008, with whom he has a son named Kane Alexander Atwood (born October 23, 2011, Ohio).[2][6]
From Millersport, Ohio, Atwood has been filming and producing videos since high school. He produced a series of DVDs called "The Nerd Herd" which he sold at the Warped Tour in 2006.[7] Atwood has also worked on various film projects and commercials in Columbus, Ohio until 2010, when he decided to focus on his passion of comedy and created the YouTube channel "Sketch Empire". Before his career as a YouTube prankster, he was working in his family's rope factory "Atwood Rope".[8]
YouTube career
Plastic Ball Prank
Atwood fills his house with plastic balls 2.5 ft high while his girlfriend is out. As of October 24, 2015, this video has over 50.76 million views. This video was noticed by Nissan, who gave him a 2015 Nissan GTR in exchange to use his video in the WithDad campaign during their half-time advert at Super Bowl XLIX. This was awarded the best "Brand Campaign" for the 5th Streamy Awards. [9]
Anniversary Prank
His "Anniversary Prank Backfires!!" was posted on November 20, 2013 and has over 70.58 million views as of October 2015. It features Atwood pranking his girlfriend, Brittney, on their five-year anniversary by confessing that he has cheated on her. The prank backfires when she pranks him back by pretending that she has cheated on him too, as she knows it is a prank because she saw him set up the camera. At the end of the video, Brittney says "I thought you were going to propose".[10]
Killing My Kid Prank
A prank entitled "Killing My Own Kid PRANK!!", posted on November 30, 2014 and has over 35.56 million views as of October 2015. The video shows Atwood "pranking" his girlfriend Brittney by throwing a mannequin of Atwood's youngest son, Kane, age 4, over the balcony of their 2 story house. When Brittney reaches the mannequin dressed in a Spider-Man costume, she quickly pulls the mask off and notices that it was just another one of his pranks. At this point she breaks down into tears as Roman enters the room snickering at her. She then storms off, but returns when Roman asks her "Are you really that mad?" She then starts shouting at him and tells him he's "sleeping on the couch".[11]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Category | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Roman Atwood | Pranks | 4th Streamy Awards | Nominated | [12] |
| 2015 | Crazy Plastic Ball Prank #WithDad, Roman Atwood (Nissan) | Brand Campaign | 5th Streamy Awards | Won | [13] |
| Roman Atwood | Pranks | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "About RomanAtwood". YouTube.
- ^ a b Ohio Birth Index, 1908-2011
- ^ RomanAtwood. YouTube. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ "Collective Digital Studio Brings YouTube Pranksters to Big Screen". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Roman Atwood Creates Amazing First 360 Vlog". Empty Lighthouse Music & Arts Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Ohio Marriage Index, 1970-2010
- ^ "the nerd herd Video by roman atwood on Myspace". Myspace. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "Atwood Rope MFG : Atwood Rope MFG : Arm Rope, Arbor, Utility, Solid Braid, Dozer". Atwoodrope.net. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "5th Annual Winners & Nominees=Streamys". Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Anniversary Prank Backfires!!". YouTube. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Killing My Own Kid PRANK!!". YouTube. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "4th Annual Winners & Nominees". Streamys. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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