Oli White
{{Short description|English YouTuber (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Oli White
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| birth_name = Oliver Alan White
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|01|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Iver, England, UK
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- YouTuber
- actor
- author
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| channel_handle = OliWhite
| years_active = 2012–present
| genre = {{Flatlist|
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| views = 475 million (main)
172.7 million (vlogs)
61.4 million (games)
| subscribers = 2.69 million (main)
1.05 million (vlogs)
459 thousand (games)
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| stats_update = 24 February 2023
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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.{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/oliwhitetv/status/737287852501929984 |title=Can't believe that Generation Next comes out TOMORROW! – Available at all book stores and online.pic.twitter.com/r7AUlCOVwG |last=White |first=Oli |date=30 May 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/OliWhiteTV/status/921034624956010496 |title=Guys Generation Next: The Takeover is now out in paperback with some amazing extra content! pic.twitter.com/Egru0BPaOF |last=White |first=Oli |date=19 October 2017}}
Career
White created his Oli White channel (originally named OliWhiteTV) in August 2012 and was able to reach 1 million subscribers three years later.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLnhSem0jbU |title=1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS |date=16 May 2015 |via=www.youtube.com}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent-360.com/presenters/oli-white/ |title=Oli White |access-date=6 January 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815191016/https://www.independent-360.com/presenters/oli-white/ |url-status=dead }}
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. In 2015, White hosted the CBBC 8-episode television series Cinemaniacs. Later that year, he hosted Disney XD UK's Mega Awesome Super Hacks, alongside Jimmy Hill and Mawaan Rizwan, and appeared as himself in the British documentary film Joe and Caspar Hit the Road.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} In 2016, he starred as The Big Game Hunter in the first season of American murder-mystery web series Escape the Night, 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title='Unique CBD is not an Oli White brand': Meet the top Youtuber turning the influencer brand trend on its head|url=https://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Unique_CBD_is_not_an_Oli_White_brand_Meet_the_top_Youtuber_turning_the_influencer_brand_trend_on_its_head/169355|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=Cosmetics Business}}
Personal life
White was born in Iver, England.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} He attended Pirton School.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thecomet.net/news/youtube-star-oli-white-returns-home-to-meet-pirton-school-pupils-1-5243190 |title=YouTube star Oli White returns home to meet Pirton School pupils |last=Asher |first=JP |date=19 October 2017 |work=The Comet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200310195211/https://www.thecomet.net/news/youtube-star-oli-white-returns-home-to-meet-pirton-school-pupils-1-5243190 |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=10 March 2020 }}
Filmography
=Film=
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| 2015
| Himself | style="text-align:center;"| {{citation needed|date=March 2020}} |
=Television=
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| 2015
| Cinemaniacs | Himself | CBBC | Host; 8 episodes | style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=https://kidscreen.com/2015/02/03/cinemaniacs-adds-youtube-talent-to-its-cast/ |title=Cinemaniacs adds YouTube talent to its cast |last=Fisher |first=Daniela |date=3 February 2015 |website=Kidscreen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310193316/https://kidscreen.com/2015/02/03/cinemaniacs-adds-youtube-talent-to-its-cast/ |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=10 March 2020}} |
| 2015
| Mega Awesome Super Hacks | Himself | Co-host |
=Web=
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|u=TheOliWhiteTV}}
- {{IMDb name|nm4829112}}
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Category:21st-century English male writers
Category:21st-century English novelists
Category:Male actors from Buckinghamshire
Category:British comedy YouTubers
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Category:English male television actors
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