About
Julian Smith is an American actor, director, and Youtube celebrity (“juliansmith87”)[1], where he is best known through a series of humorous videos. A typical video ends with Smith’s famous phrase: “I made this for you!”.
His comedy style varies from dark and sinister to hyper and often overdramatic. His humor is decidedly British, reminiscent of Monty Python in terms of falsetto, cross-dressing, etc.
Smith is also known to possess several other alter-egos, as he often portrays multiple characters throughout his videos. Smith’s friends, as well as other Youtube stars, have also made appearances, some serving as recurring characters.
Roles / Appearances
Internet
- Jeffery Dallas is the mentally-challenged “cousin” of Julian Smith, who is often seen singing such random songs as “Jellyfish” and “Red Eye Flashes Twice” (both appearing as music videos).
- Mr. Timn is a milkman seen in several of Smith’s videos. He will usually confront people through their window, before becoming distracted by something in the distance, where he wanders onto the road and is inevitably hit. He has reappeared multiple times, despite his deaths.
- In September 2010, Smith appeared in the comedy web series The Annoying Orange as the voice of Walnut in “Going Walnuts”.
Television
- Smith also appeared as himself in the TV series Smash Cuts, which ran for a total of two seasons.
Spread
In April 2009, Smith uploaded a Youtube video entitled “25 Things I Hate About Facebook”, which inadvertently went viral and now has over six million views. The success of said video eventually lead him an appearance on The Tyra Banks Show and afterwards a proposal from Facebook itself in order to create a video within their headquarters. Julian Smith’s channel now currently has over 200 million views and over one million subscribers, making him the 19th most subscribed director on Youtube. He also has over 110,000 followers on Twitter, as well as over 350,000 likes on Facebook.
Such videos as “Malk”, “Racist Coffee”, and “Hot Kool Aid” have also earned Smith viral success. Many of his videos have been featured on ABC, Funny or Die, the Huffington Post, etc.
Music
Smith has also produced several songs in the midst of his career, most of which are available for download on iTunes, “Grandma Like Whoa” being listed as the “Top Album”. The song also has over six million views on Youtube.
Personal Life
Smith was born from Pastors Chris and Laura Smith on May 19, 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee – the second of six children. Later in 2009, during the beginning of his Youtube career, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he would marry Sarah Smith the following year. They have two cats, Scout and Pepper (who have also made appearances in his videos), and a black Labrador named Frank.
External References
[1]YouTube – Julian Smith’s channel