King Bach

{{Short description|Canadian-American internet personality and actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = King Bach

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Andrew Byron Bachelor

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|6|26}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| years_active = 2006–present

| education = Florida State University (BS)

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Internet comedian
actor}}

| website = {{URL|andrewbachelor.com}}

}}

Andrew Byron Bachelor (born June 26, 1988), better known by his stage name King Bach ({{IPAc-en|b|æ|tʃ}} {{Respell|BATCH}}), is a Canadian-American{{Cite web|title=Vine Star King Bach To Host The 6th Annual Streamy Awards|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/09/streamy-awards-king-bach-vine-star-dick-clark-productions-tubefilter-1201729158/|last=Murthi|first=Vikram|date=September 21, 2016|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=May 27, 2020}} Internet comedian and actor who rose to fame on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine, on which he was the most-followed user with 16.2 million followers.{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/388249/vine-accounts-popular-followers/=utf8=%E2%9C%93&interval=|title=Vine Users|publisher=Rankzoo|access-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315053952/http://www.rankzoo.com/vine_users?utf8=%E2%9C%93&interval=|archive-date=March 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author=William Stanley|url=https://nymag.com/news/media/internet-fame/king-bach-2014-4/|title=King Bach Gets His Audience|website=New York|date=April 20, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2015}}

Bachelor ventured into acting, first receiving recognition for starring on the Adult Swim series Black Jesus (2014–2015). He rose to mainstream prominence for his roles in the comedy films Meet the Blacks and Fifty Shades of Black (both 2016), the teen romance films When We First Met and To All the Boys I've Loved Before (both 2018), the horror comedy films The Babysitter (2017) and The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020), and the disaster film Greenland (2020).

Bachelor also has a TikTok account with 28.3 million followers{{Cite web|title=KingBach (@kingbach) Official|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@kingbach|access-date=March 15, 2023|website=Tiktok}} and runs a YouTube channel with over 3.5 million subscribers.{{Cite web|title=BachelorsPadTv|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/BachelorsPadTv|access-date=February 20, 2022|website=YouTube}}

Early life and education

Bachelor was born in the neighbourhood of Rexdale in Toronto, Ontario to Jamaican parents, accountants Ingrid Mourice and Byron Bachelor.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/29/andrew-bachelor-a-k-a-king-bach-is-the-king-of-vine-and-comedy-s-next-big-thing.html|title=Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a. King Bach, Is the Kiof Vine – And Comedy's Next Big Thing|website=The Daily Beast|date=August 28, 2012|access-date=November 17, 2014|last=Stern|first=Marlow}}{{Cite web|title=Andrew Bachelor|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/andrew-bachelor/bio/3030791190/|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=TV Guide|language=en}} He has one younger sister named Christina. He was two years old when he moved with his family to United States and grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. His strict parents raised him in a Christian household.{{cite web|author=Will Staley|url=https://nymag.com/news/media/internet-fame/king-bach-2014-4/|title=King Bach Gets His White Audience|website=New York|date=April 20, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2015}}

He attended Coral Springs Charter School for both middle school and high school. After graduating, Bachelor enrolled at Florida State University, where he competed in the high jump.{{cite web|author=Andrew Bachelor|url=http://www.andrewbachelor.com/#!bio/c7tk|title=About Andrew Bachelor|publisher=Andrew Bachelor|access-date=November 11, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/c-track/mtt/bachelor_andrew01.html|title=Andrew Bachelor|website=Seminoles|access-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112060722/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/c-track/mtt/bachelor_andrew01.html|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead}} While a student, he was a member of 30in60, a sketch comedy troupe.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} He graduated from Florida State University in 2010, with a degree in business management. While at Florida State, Bachelor pledged and became a member/brother of Phi Beta Sigma. Afterwards, he enrolled in a graduate program at the New York Film Academy, but dropped out in his last semester and moved to Los Angeles.{{cite news|author=Marlow Stern|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/29/andrew-bachelor-a-k-a-king-bach-is-the-king-of-vine-and-comedy-s-next-big-thing.html|title=Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a. King Bach, Is the King of Vine—And Comedy's Next Big Thing|website=The Daily Beast|date=August 29, 2013|access-date=November 12, 2013}} He then studied improvisational theatre at The Groundlings.{{cite web|url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/vine-royalty-king-bach-going-hollywood/|title=Vine Royalty King Bach is Going Hollywood|website=New York Film Academy|date=March 16, 2015|access-date=August 23, 2017}}

Career

Bachelor earned 16.2 million followers and over 6.1 billion loops on Vine, ranking first on the app for number of followers. He took the title of most-followed person on Vine in March 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/king-bach-is-now-vines-most-popular-celebrity-and-he-has-big-plans-for-hollywood-2015-3|title=King Bach is now Vine's most popular celebrity and he has big plans for Hollywood|access-date=December 22, 2015|date=March 15, 2015|website=Business Insider|first=Taylor|last=Lorenz|authorlink=Taylor Lorenz}} Though best known for Vine, Bachelor is also known for his YouTube channel, BachelorsPadTv.{{cite web|author=Eric Jaffe|url=http://www.fsunews.com/article/20120918/FSVIEW0104/120918010/FSU-alum-takes-us-back-King-Bachelor-s-Pad-|title=FSU alum takes us back to 'King Bachelor's Pad'|website=FSU News|date=September 18, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112060234/http://www.fsunews.com/article/20120918/FSVIEW0104/120918010/FSU-alum-takes-us-back-King-Bachelor-s-Pad-|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead}} Bachelor has stated that he turned down most requests to upload sponsored Vines.{{cite web|author=Jefferson Graham|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/talkingtech/2013/10/23/performers-connect-to-brands-on-vine/3171733/|title=Talking Tech: Performers connect to brands on Vine|website=USA Today|date=October 23, 2013|access-date=November 12, 2013}}

Bachelor's Vine stardom led to him signing with UTA, and landing a recurring role in House of Lies.{{cite web|author=Dorothy Pomerantz|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-nsc-the-next-generation-of-movie-stars-are-already-on-20131016,0,4008620.story|title=The Next Generation Of Movie Stars Are Already On YouTube|website=Chicago Tribune|date=October 16, 2013|access-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112062741/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-nsc-the-next-generation-of-movie-stars-are-already-on-20131016,0,4008620.story|archive-date=November 12, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/andrew-bachelor-inks-with-uta-lesley-nicol-signs-with-bauman-redanty-shaul-615645/|title=Andrew Bachelor Inks With UTA; Lesley Nicol Signs With Bauman Redanty & Shaul|publisher=Deadline|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=November 12, 2013}} In addition, he was a recurring cast member on Wild 'n Out on MTV2. He was also on a series regular on the Adult Swim series Black Jesus, and had a recurring role on The Mindy Project. Bachelor also had a role in the spoof comedy film Fifty Shades of Black, and was a special guest host for the revived version of Punk'd on BET. He appeared as a fictional version of himself in the 2015 film We Are Your Friends.

Bachelor was introduced to Vine by Brittany Furlan, before uploading his first Vine video on April 19, 2013. He starred in several of Bart Baker's parodies of music videos, portraying Big Sean in "Problem" and "Break Free", Pharrell Williams in "Happy", Juicy J in "Dark Horse", and Tupac Shakur in the parody for Sia's "Big Girls Cry".

Bach co-starred in McG's horror film The Babysitter.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Andrew Bachelor Joins Horror-Comedy The Babysitter|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/kingbach-andrew-bachelor-horror-the-babysitter-1201624226/|access-date=November 2, 2015|website=Variety|date=October 22, 2015}} He reprised his role in the sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/judah-lewis-mcg-returning-sequel-netflix-horror-flick-babysitter-1243455|title=Judah Lewis Returning for Sequel to Netflix Horror Flick 'The Babysitter' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019}}

Bach released his debut album, "Medicine", on August 31, 2019. He released two singles from the album. "Say Daddy" was released on February 14, 2019, and "HTH" was released on May 31, 2019.

Bach also has made several songs, including "See Me Now" which he released on February 21, 2021. Bach sent a TikTok telling people to use the sound of a song and that he would duet the best ones. Bach later posted the song onto YouTube, Spotify and SoundCloud.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=see+me+now+king+bach&view=detail&mid=841A98D5E05B9053C434841A98D5E05B9053C434&FORM=VIRE|title=See me now king bach - Bing video}} In 2023, Bach was featured in the music video for "TRUCK BED" by country artist HARDY.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2015

| We Are Your Friends

| Himself

| Cameo

rowspan="2"|2016

| Fifty Shades of Black

| Jesse

Meet the Blacks

| Freezee

rowspan="5"|2017

| Grow House

| Andy

Shot Caller

| Tony

| Uncredited cameo

The Babysitter

| John

Where's the Money

| Del Goodlow

| Executive producer

Angry Angel

| Leonard

rowspan="3"|2018

| When We First Met

| Max

Game Over, Man!

| Hotel guest

| Cameo

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

| Greg

rowspan="2"|2019

| Rim of the World

| Logan

Airplane Mode

| Himself

rowspan="6"|2020

| Coffee & Kareem

| Rodney

The F**k-It List

| Jasper Zim

Greenland

| Colin

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

| John

Holidate

| Neil

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

| Captain Ritchie

rowspan="3"|2021

| The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2

| Freezee

Vacation Friends

| Gabe

National Champions

| Taylor Sheridan

rowspan="4"|2023

| Fear

| Benny

Family Switch

| Glen

Float

|Jesse

In Deep

| {{n/a}}

| Director; won Best Action Film{{Cite web |last=Team |first=LAFA |date=October 1, 2023 |title=LAFA Winners - September 2023 |url=https://www.lafilmawards.net/single-post/september-2023 |access-date=December 20, 2023 |website=LA Film Awards |language=en}}

| Legend of the White Dragon

| U.R.I.

| Post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2012

| House of Lies

| Chris

| 4 episodes

rowspan="3"|2014–2015

| Wild 'n Out

| Himself

| 18 episodes

The Mindy Project

| Dr. T.J. Gigak

| 5 episodes

Black Jesus

| Trayvon

| 21 episodes

rowspan="4"|2015

| Key & Peele

| Buddy #1

| Episode: "MC Mom"

The Soul Man

| Travis Fontana

| Episode: "Oh Snow You Didn't"

Punk'd

| Himself

| Co-host

Resident Advisors

| Sam Parker

| 7 episodes

rowspan="2"|2016

| TripTank

| Various voices

| Episode: "The D.O.N.G."

Easy

| Andrew

| Episode: "Art and Life"

rowspan="3"|2017

| Workaholics

| Colt

| Episode: "Trainees' Day"

Angie Tribeca

| Aaron McLaren

| Episode: "Brockman Turner Overdrive"

Dead House

| Frank Shabazz

| Episode: "Human Lives Matter"
Writer, director, executive producer: 6 episodes

rowspan="4"|2020

| The Walking Dead

| Bailey

| Episode: "What We Become"

The Real Bros of Simi Valley

| Himself

| Episode: "Back in High School"

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

| Vizzini

| Episode: "Chapter Four: Battle of the Wits"

Sneakerheads

| Bobby

| 6 episodes

2021

| Creepshow

| Jackson

| Episode: "Familiar"

2022

| Black-ish

| Isaiah

| Episode: "Hoop Dreams"

2023

| Dhar Mann

| Peter

| Episode: "Spider-Man Fights Bullies Inside School ft. King Bach"

2024

| The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

| Bailey

| Episode: "Gone"

=Video games=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2018

| Madden NFL 19

| Tito Flavors

| Longshot: Homecoming Mode

References

External links

{{IMDb name|4392718|Andrew Bachelor}}
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/hollywood-vine|title=Hollywood and Vine|first=Tad|last=Friend|magazine=The New Yorker|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213014617/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/hollywood-vine|url-status=dead}}
see me now [https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=see+me+now+king+bach&view=detail&mid=841A98D5E05B9053C434841A98D5E05B9053C434&FORM=VIRE]

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