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23 facts about YouTube star Casey Neistat
For anyone contributing to YouTube, Casey Neistat is a legend.
Known for his creative vlog style with stop animations, handcrafted graphics, and impressive DIY videos, he has garnered millions of followers.
He is known for taking audiences around the world on camera on sporadic travels, giving motivational statements at events, venting out on current issues and occasionally returning home with his wife.
Even before founding YouTube, he started making a name for himself with videos posted on the news as well as a short TV series purchased by HBO for $ 2 million.
Starting as a lower middle-class home and working on his way to New York City, he certainly has an impressive success story.
The following 23 facts are must-read for any Neistat fan!
Casey Neistat is 39 years old this year, he was born on March 25, 1981 in Conneticut.
At the age of 15, Casey ran away from home after a fight with her mother.
Neistat said he had difficulty in school and was in constant trouble until he dropped out at 16.
He never went to college or university.
His first job was as a dishwasher in a seafood restaurant.
After visiting his brother in Brooklyn and borrowing his iMac to create and edit videos, he used his single credit card to buy his own computer.
In June 2001, his girlfriend abandoned him so he moved to NYC in June 2001 at the age of 20, where he found work as a bike messenger.
After working on 2 feature films, Casey decided that he did not want to make a movie or television but chose YouTube because this channel has a larger audience.
In 2012, Nike asked Neistat to make a promotional video for them.
Neistat uploaded his first YouTube video on February 17, 2010, but didn't create his first vlog until March 25, 2013.
In 2013, Fox asked Neistat to make a promotional video for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
His favorite thing about living in NYC is the noise pollution.
When filming a car commercial at the Salt Apartments in Utah, Casey liked the way salt stuck to his glass rim.
Casey proposed to his wife, Candice, in Amsterdam.
In just 18 months, Neistat grew from 500,000 subscribers to 4 million.
Post-production for his vlogs takes on average 2-7 hours.
When his pregnant wife broke his membranes, he was in San Francisco and she was in Houston.
His favorite book is The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
While filming a commercial for Jack Spade, he and his brother filled a tote bag with fireworks and burned it to prove it was durable, which set the studio on fire.
Neistat has spoken at colleges such as MIT, Yale and Harvard.
Since Casey flies so much, he never pays for the first class but instead upgrades using points with American Airlines loyalty.
Almost everything in his studio is designed and made by him.
Casey's favorite restaurant is Scott's Lobster Dock in Connecticut.
