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Oli White
Personal information
Born
Oliver Alan White

(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)
Iver, England, UK
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers2.69 million (main)
1.05 million (vlogs)
459 thousand (games)[1]
Total views475 million (main)
172.7 million (vlogs)
61.4 million (games)[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 24 February 2023

Oliver Alan White (born 26 January 1995) is an English YouTuber. In August 2012, he began posting videos on the YouTube channel Oli White. As of February 2023, his channel has over 475 million views and over 2.6 million subscribers. In 2014, he performed the role of James in the AwesomenessTV web series production of Shipping Julia. In November 2015, he acted in Joe and Caspar Hit The Road with Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee. In May 2016, he released his first book, Generation Next and his second book, Generation Next: The Takeover was released in 2017.[2][3]

Career

White created his Oli White channel (originally named OliWhiteTV) in August 2012 and was able to reach 1 million subscribers three years later.[4] In April 2021, he had over 2.7 million subscribers and over 469 million views. His videos consist of challenges, mostly food challenges, featuring his brother James, as well as various other YouTubers.[5]

In 2014, White starred in AwesomenessTV's web series Shipping Julia, playing the role of James, a veteran cruiser who develops a romantic relationship with Julia.[6] In 2015, White hosted the CBBC 8-episode television series Cinemaniacs.[7] Later that year, he hosted Disney XD UK's Mega Awesome Super Hacks, alongside Jimmy Hill and Mawaan Rizwan,[8] and appeared as himself in the British documentary film Joe and Caspar Hit the Road.[citation needed] In 2016, he starred as The Big Game Hunter in the first season of American murder-mystery web series Escape the Night,[9] hosted by Joey Graceffa, and returned briefly in the second season's pilot episode.

White has written two books, Generation Next, released in May 2016 and a sequel, Generation Next: The Takeover, released in 2017.[10]

White launched a CBD brand, Unique CBD, in August 2020.[10]

Personal life

White was born in Iver, England.[citation needed] He attended Pirton School.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Joe and Caspar Hit the Road Himself Documentary film [citation needed]

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015 Cinemaniacs Himself CBBC Host; 8 episodes [7]
2015 Mega Awesome Super Hacks Himself Disney XD UK Co-host [8]

Web

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Shipping Julia James Main role; 6 episodes [6]
2016 Escape the Night The Big Game Hunter Main role (season 1); Cameo (Season 2); 11 episodes [9]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2016 Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast Escape the Night (shared with cast) Won [12]
2018 Global Awards Social Media Superstar Himself Nominated [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "About OliWhiteTV". YouTube.
  2. ^ White, Oli (30 May 2016). "Can't believe that Generation Next comes out TOMORROW! – Available at all book stores and online.pic.twitter.com/r7AUlCOVwG".
  3. ^ White, Oli (19 October 2017). "Guys Generation Next: The Takeover is now out in paperback with some amazing extra content! pic.twitter.com/Egru0BPaOF".
  4. ^ "1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ^ "Oli White". Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Royal Caribbean and AwesomenessTV Launch Two Branded Teen YouTube Series" (Press release). Royal Caribbean International. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b Fisher, Daniela (3 February 2015). "Cinemaniacs adds YouTube talent to its cast". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b Fitzgerald, Claire (29 October 2015). "Oli White, Jimmy Hill & Mawaan Rizwan Host Disney XD Show". TenEighty. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b Agard, Chancellor (23 June 2016). "Joey Graceffa, Escape the Night cast perform seance in YouTube Red series — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b "'Unique CBD is not an Oli White brand': Meet the top Youtuber turning the influencer brand trend on its head". Cosmetics Business. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. ^ Asher, JP (19 October 2017). "YouTube star Oli White returns home to meet Pirton School pupils". The Comet. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. ^ Robinson, Will (4 October 2016). "Streamy Awards 2016: Full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Global Awards 2018 Winners! See Which Stars Took Home A Prize". Heart. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

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