Logan Paul
Logan Paul | ||||||||||
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 Paul at a Convention | ||||||||||
| Born | Logan Alexander Paul[1] April 1, 1995 Westlake, Ohio, US | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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| Known for | Vine and YouTube | |||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||
| Relatives | Jake Paul (brother) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Comedy | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 9.3 million (total) | |||||||||
| Total views | 931 million (total) | |||||||||
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Last updated: June 25, 2017 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://loganpaul.com/ | |||||||||
Logan Alexander Paul (born April 1, 1995) is a famous video personality. He first gained fame through videos shared on the internet video service Vine, in which Paul engages in making short clips.[2]
Paul later branched out into acting in television films. His television work includes guest-starring on dramatic series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and comedies such as Weird Loners. His film work includes the dystopian science fiction YouTube Red film The Thinning, and the adult comedy Airplane Mode.
His YouTube channels are called Logan Paul Vlogs and TheOfficialLoganPaul.
Early life
Logan Alexander Paul was born April 1, 1995 in Ohio to Gregory Allan Paul and Pamela Ann Paul.[1] Growing up in Ohio with his younger brother, Jake,[2] Paul began creating internet videos for a YouTube channel called Zoosh when he was 10 years old.[3]
Logan attended Westlake High School, where the self-described "adrenaline junkie" was a Plain Dealer All-Star linebacker after making 92 tackles, 62 solo, in addition to running for over 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns.[citation needed] He subsequently placed fifth at the state wrestling tournament.[citation needed]
By the time he was ready to attend college, his YouTube channel had attained a modest following.[4] He attended Ohio University before dropping out in 2014 to pursue a career as a social media entertainer full time in Los Angeles, [3] living in an apartment complex with other social media celebrities.[2][3]
Career
Social media videos
Paul rose to fame as a star on the Internet video sharing service Vine.[5] In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms.[6] By April 2014 he had attained 105,000 Twitter followers, 361,000 Instagram followers, 31,000 likes on his Facebook page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted.[4] In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars USD in advertising revenue.[3] By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views.[2]
Paul posts a daily vlog on YouTube which includes him performing challenges, while his other YouTube channel, TheOfficialLoganPaul, is where he posts short films.
Paul was involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Hanes, PepsiCo and HBO.[2]
In 2016, Comcast purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called Logan Paul Vs.[7] Paul is vlogging daily on his YouTube channel Logan Paul Vlogs.[8]
In February 2017 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson released on his own YouTube channel "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", a video starring himself and Paul, in which Johnson informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and consoles Paul by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming Baywatch feature film.[9] That April, Johnson and Paul reunited for "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario", the first part of a video sketch in which Paul tries to impress Johnson in order to win a part in the film, and falls in love with actress Alexandra Daddario in the process.[10]
In June 2017, he had more than 38.8 million followers on various social media platforms. He had attained 1.8 million Twitter followers,12.3 million Instagram followers, 15.5 million likes on his Facebook page, and more than 9.2 million total YouTube subscribers: over 6.6 million subscribers on Logan Paul Vlogs and over 2.6 million subscribers on TheOfficialLoganPaul.
Film and television
In early 2015, Paul appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[11] He also appeared on the Fox TV series Weird Loners, where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the ABC family series Stitchers. In 2016, Paul starred in the YouTube Red movie The Thinning opposite Peyton List.
As of January 2016, Paul was training with drama coaches and the comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.[2]
Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, Airplane Mode, which has been described as "American Pie for Gen Z", and by Paul himself as "Expendables with Internet stars."[2][12]
Personal life
Paul lives in Hollywood, California along with Amanda Cerny, Juanpa Zurita, and Andrew Bachelor, Mark Dohner, and his brother Jake Paul, who collaborate with one another on their videos.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Title | Notes |
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| 2014 | Rainbow Man | Carl | Short film |
| 2016 | Chainsaw | Craig | Short film |
| 2016 | The Thinning | Blake Redding | |
| 2017 | The Space Between Us | Roger | |
| 2017 | Superstition: The Rule of 3's | Preston | Post-production |
| 2017 | Where's the Money? | Eddie | Post-production |
| 2017 | Linked | Logan | Post-production |
| 2017 | Airplane Mode | — | Post-production |
| 2018 | Undying | — | Post-production |
| 2018 | Valley Girl | Mickey | Filming |
| Year | Film | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ryan | Episode: "Intimidation Game" |
| 2015 | Weird Loners | Logan Twins | Episode: "Weird Pilot" |
| 2016 | Stitchers | Theo Engelsen | Episodes: "The Two Deaths of Jamie B." and "The One That Got Away" |
| 2016 | Walk the Prank | Himself | Episode: "So You Think You Can Middle School Dance" |
| 2016 | Bizaardvark | Kirk | Episode: "The First Law of Dirk" |
| Year | Film | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bad Weather Films | Carl | Episode: "Rainbow Man" |
| 2015–present | Logan Paul[13] | Himself | |
| 2016 | Logan Paul Vs.[14] | Himself | |
| 2016–present | Foursome | Alec Fixler | Main role |
Discography
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| US Bub. [15] |
AUS [16] | |||
| "Help Me Help You" (featuring Why Don't We) |
2017 | 5 | 90 | Non-album single |
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "The Song of the Summer" (Seven Bucks featuring Logan Paul and Desiigner) |
2017 | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "2016" | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "The Fall of Jake Paul" (featuring Why Don't We) |
2017 | |
| "I Love You Bro" (Jake Paul and Logan Paul) | ||
| "The Rise of the Pauls" (featuring Jake Paul) |
References
- ^ a b "Birth Record of Logan Alexander Paul". MooseRoots. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Stanley, T.L. (October 27, 2016). "How Vine's Hunky Goofball Logan Paul Plans to Become a Mainstream Superstar". AdWeek.
- ^ a b c d Moss, Caroline (July 29, 2015). "Logan Paul has conquered the internet, but he can't figure out how to conquer the world". Business Insider.
- ^ a b Patsko, Scott (April 22, 2014). "How national Vine video star Logan Paul went from Westlake standout athlete to master of 6-second comedy". Plain-Dealer.
- ^ Whitaker, Bill; McCandless, Brit (October 23, 2016). "Social media influencers turn followers into dollars". 60 Minutes. CBS News. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Schiller, Jakob (February 28, 2014). "How a College Kid Mastered Viral Comedy, 6 Seconds at a Time". Wired.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (August 23, 2016). "Comcast's Watchable Unveils First Original Series, Including Show With Vine Star Logan Paul". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Logan Paul Vlogs". YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (February 2017). "Why You Shouldn't Punch The Rock". Muscle & Fitness.
- ^ Brown, Scott (April 21, 2017). "Logan Paul is, like, totally terrible at falling in love with Alexandra Daddario". The Rock/YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Ibrahim, Banu (July 27, 2016). "Logan Paul dishes about his awkward celebrity encounter on set of 'Law and Order'". AOL.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (January 25, 2016). "Logan Paul Plans 'An Expendables With Internet Stars' Called 'Airplane Mode'". Tubefilter.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (August 5, 2016). "YouTube Red Picks Up 'The Thinning' Thriller Starring Logan Paul, Peyton List". Variety.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (August 22, 2016). "Comcast's Watchable Unveils First Original Series, Including Show With Vine Star Logan Paul". Variety.
- ^ "Logan Paul – Chart search on Billboard.biz". Billboard. May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #424". auspOp. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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