Lily Hevesh
{{short description|Domino artist and YouTuber}}
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| nationality = American
| occupation = Domino artist
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| years_active = 2013–present
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| subscribers = 4.28 million
| views = 2.07.billion
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Lily Hevesh ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɛ|v|ɪ|ʃ}} {{Respell|HEV|ish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXgzHdMzGI|title=Lily Hevesh: Domino Artist | Science World|work=YouTube|date=February 13, 2019|accessdate=3 December 2024}}) is an American domino artist and YouTuber working under the channel name Hevesh5.
Hevesh is the subject of the documentary film Lily Topples the World directed by Jeremy Workman and executive produced by actress Kelly Marie Tran.{{Cite news|last=Bella|first=Timothy|date=2021-03-16|title=She started posting videos of domino art at age 10. At 1 billion views, she is the 'queen' of dominoes|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/16/lily-hevesh-domino-youtube-sxsw/|access-date=2021-03-18}}
Personal life
Hevesh is a Chinese-born adoptee from Sandown, New Hampshire, and has two siblings, Alissa and Matt.{{Cite web |last = Ireland |first = Doug |date = July 4, 2014 |title = Sandown girl competes for shot on TV show |url = https://www.eagletribune.com/news/local_news/sandown-girl-competes-for-shot-on-tv-show/article_2b04452a-20f2-5c68-b135-33e6af0ca0fe.html |access-date = August 3, 2020 |website = Eagle-Tribune |language = en }} She was given her first set of dominoes at age 10.{{Cite web |last = Earl |first = Jennifer |date = September 13, 2016 |title = Triple spiral of 15,000 dominoes falling mesmerizes the internet |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/triple-spiral-of-15000-dominoes-falling-mesmerizes-the-internet/ |access-date = August 3, 2020 |publisher = CBS News |language = en-US }}
Hevesh attended Timberlane Regional High School.{{Cite web|date=April 13, 2020|title=Monday, April 13th: The Domino Effect|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/monday-april-13th-the-domino-effect/32098236|access-date=August 3, 2020|publisher=WMUR-TV|language=en-US}} She attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she was a "Design, Innovation, and Society" major,{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2018|title=Dominoes as an art—and a job|url=http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2018/10/12/domino-artist-lily-hevesh|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=All Over Albany}} but left after less than a year to pursue domino art full-time.{{Cite news |last = Tracey |first = Sara |date = March 8, 2018 |title = RPI student club devoted to dominoes, for fun and more |url = https://www.timesunion.com/living/article/RPI-student-club-devoted-to-dominoes-for-fun-and-12739470.php |access-date = August 3, 2020 |website = Times Union |language = en-US }} She currently lives in Massachusetts, west of Boston.{{Cite web |last = Gartsbeyn |first = Mark |date = April 17, 2020 |title = Video: Local domino artist creates social distancing PSA |url = https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/04/17/domino-artist-social-distancing-psa-lily-hevesh |access-date = August 3, 2020 |website = Boston.com |language = en-US }} She hopes that her work would encourage more children to get involved in STEAM fields.{{Cite magazine|last=Loughlin|first=Ryan|date=June 9, 2018|title=How a Domino Master Builds (and Destroys) 15,000-Piece Creations|language=en-us|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/domino-art-master/|access-date=August 3, 2020|issn=1059-1028}}
Career
= YouTube =
In 2009, at the age of 10, Hevesh created a YouTube channel called Hevesh5, a reference to her being the fifth member of the family. As of March 2021, her YouTube channel has 3 million subscribers and 1 billion views. Her first viral video, "INSANE Domino Tricks!", was posted in 2013 and had over 163 million views in March 2021.
Hevesh posted anonymously for 6.5 years before revealing her identity in 2015 via a YouTube video.
In December 2018, YouTube used Hevesh's video "A Merry Domino Christmas" on their Twitter account without giving Hevesh credit. After Hevesh tweeted criticism of YouTube for co-opting her video for promotional purposes without crediting her, YouTube publicly apologized and tweeted credit for the video.{{Cite web |last = Alexander |first = Julia |date = December 26, 2018 |title = YouTube faces backlash on Twitter over lifted, uncredited holiday video |url = https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/26/18156483/youtube-lily-hevish-lifted-video-dominos-christmas-holidays-twitter |access-date = August 3, 2020 |website = The Verge |language = en }}{{Cite web |last = Weiss |first = Geoff |date = December 27, 2018 |title = YouTube Apologizes For Repurposing Creator's Video Without Credit In Corporate Tweet |url = https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/12/27/youtube-apologizes-for-not-crediting-creator/ |access-date = August 3, 2020 |website = Tubefilter |language = en-US }}
Hevesh worked with Endemol Shine North America to create a competitive reality show around building domino effect chains tentatively called Domino Effect, in the same vein as Endemol's Lego Masters, announced in August 2020.{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2020/08/endemol-shine-north-america-domino-effect-lily-hevesh-1203024783/ |title = 'Lego Masters' Producer Endemol Shine North America Developing Domino Competition Format With YouTube Star Lily Hevesh |first = Peter |last = White |date = August 27, 2020 |access-date = August 27, 2020 |work = Deadline Hollywood }} In March 2021, RTL 4 Netherlands and France's M6 ordered local versions of the domino competition format created by Hevesh and Endemol.{{Cite web|last=Middleton|first=Richard|date=2021-03-12|title=RTL4 Netherlands picks up Endemol Shine's 'Domino Effect' format|url=https://tbivision.com/2021/03/12/rtl4-netherlands-picks-up-endemol-shines-domino-effect-format/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=TBI Vision|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Middleton|first=Richard|date=2021-03-31|title=France's M6 joins 'Domino Effect' with latest remake of Endemol Shine format|url=https://tbivision.com/2021/03/31/frances-m6-joins-domino-effect-with-latest-remake-of-endemol-shine-format/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=TBI Vision|language=en-US}}
= Domino set =
In 2020, Hevesh and Spin Master launched H5 Domino Creations at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City.{{Cite press release |last = Smitham |first = Tammy |date = February 24, 2020 |title = Spin Master Reveals H5 Domino Creations(TM) With an Epic Topple at the North American International Toy Fair in New York |url = https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/spin-master-reveals-h5-domino-creations-tm-with-an-epic-topple-at-the-north-american-international-toy-fair-in-new-york-873279353.html |access-date = August 3, 2020 |publisher = Spin Master |via = NewsWire.ca |language = en }}{{Cite web |last = Shiff |first = Blair |date = February 21, 2020 |title = YouTube streaming sensations create hottest toys of 2020 |url = https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/youtube-hottest-toys-2020 |access-date = August 3, 2020 |publisher = Fox Business |language = en-US }} The set comes with 100 improved dominoes which Hevesh described as being "specially made for toppling".{{Cite web |last1 = Peek |first1 = Kaitlin |last2 = Ky |first2 = Jenny |date = July 16, 2020 |title = YouTube star Lily Hevesh captivates millions with her domino art, including Katy Perry and Will Smith |url = https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/youtube-star-lily-hevesh-captivates-millions-with-her-domino-art-including-katy-perry-and-will-smith-c-1168054 |access-date = August 3, 2020 |website = 7NEWS.com |language = en }}
= Domino art =
She was approached by Campbell Soup Company in 2013 to create a commercial for them. Since 2014, Hevesh's domino art has been featured at the annual Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Domino Toppling Extravaganza.{{Cite web|last=Frehsee|first=Michelle|date=September 19, 2019|title=Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents 12th annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza|url=https://www.sentinelsource.com/hub/news/community_news/brattleboro-museum-art-center-presents-12th-annual-domino-toppling-extravaganza/article_857f0cf2-ba8c-5534-b796-cda7af6e50d0.html|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=SentinelSource.com|language=en}}
She has since created ads for companies—such as Prudential Financial, Ford Motors, and Honda{{Cite web|last=Zetlin|first=Minda|date=December 18, 2016|title=Domino Art Is a Thing, and This 18-Year-Old Is the Queen of It (as Her Breathtaking Videos Show)|url=https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/domino-art-is-a-thing-and-this-18-year-old-is-the-queen-of-it-as-her-breathtakin.html|website=Inc.|language=en-US}}— and films such as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Despicable Me. She was part of the team commissioned to set up dominoes for a scene in Collateral Beauty.{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Peter|date=September 15, 2016|title=Domino ace wins job in Will Smith movie|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/09/15/domino-ace-wins-job-in-will-smith-movie.html|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=Toronto Star|language=en}} In 2017, Hevesh was hired by Marvel to create a Spider-Man-inspired domino art piece.{{Cite web|last=Tognotti|first=Chris|date=October 15, 2017|title=This domino artist shows off an epic Spider-Man arrangement|url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/lily-hevesh-spider-man-dominos/|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US}}
''Lily Topples the World''
In 2021, a documentary about Hevesh titled Lily Topples the World premiered at the virtual South by Southwest, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the Documentary Feature Film Competition.{{Cite news|last=Whittaker|first=Richard|date=2021-03-19|title=SXSW Film Review: Lily Topples The World|language=en-US|work=Austin Chronicle|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2021-03-19/sxsw-film-review-lily-topples-the-world/|access-date=2021-03-31}} Soon after, the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival.G. Allen Johnson, [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/sffilm-names-naked-singularity-cuban-dancer-lily-topples-the-world-top-winners-during-virtual-awards-ceremony "SFFilm names 'Naked Singularity,' 'Cuban Dancer,' 'Lily Topples The World' top winners during virtual awards ceremony"]. San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2021. It was directed by Jeremy Workman.{{Cite news|last=Bella|first=Timothy|date=2021-03-16|title=She started posting videos of domino art at age 10. At 1 billion views, she is the 'queen' of dominoes|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/16/lily-hevesh-domino-youtube-sxsw/|access-date=2021-03-18}} Lily Topples The World was produced by Robert Lyons and executive produced by actress Kelly Marie Tran in her first producing role.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/resurrection-of-kelly-marie-tran-on-surviving-star-wars-bullying-the-pressures-of-representation-and-raya-and-the-last-dragon-4142178/|title=The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving 'Star Wars' Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and 'Raya and the Last Dragon'|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 3, 2021}}
Awards
Hevesh was listed on the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Art & Style".{{Cite web |last = Guthrie |first = Grace |date = October 23, 2020 |title = This YouTuber made a career out of toppling dominoes |url = https://www.clickondetroit.com/live-in-the-d/2020/10/23/this-youtuber-made-a-career-out-of-toppling-dominoes/ |access-date = October 26, 2020 |publisher = WDIV-TV |language = en }} She was one of the United States Junior Chamber's Ten Outstanding Young Americans in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Domino Artist honored |url=https://www.carriagetownenews.com/news/domino-artist-honored/article_f97b8e66-2883-11ed-ae7a-9f0decbfe8d9.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Carriage Towne News |language=en}}
References
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Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
Category:Artists from New Hampshire
Category:Chinese emigrants to the United States