Smosh
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| Background information | |
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| Birth name | Ian Andrew Hecox (left) Anthony Padilla (right) |
| Born | 15 November 1987 [1](Hecox), 16 September 1987 [2](Padilla) Carmichael, California[3] United States |
| Internet activity | |
| Period active | November 19, 2005-present |
| Host service(s) | YouTube, LiveVideo (former) |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
| Official site | Smosh.com |
Smosh is a duo of Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, from Carmichael, California,[3] known for the writing, filming, acting, and editing of skits and music videos. As of September 25, 2008, they have over 535,000 subscribers on YouTube, making them the second most subscribed channel on YouTube .[4] (with nigahiga [1] being the most subscribed) and the first YouTube channel to have more than 500,000 subscribers[citation needed].
The "Pokémon Theme" video (removed to comply with a copyright DMCA notice from Shogakukan) received almost 25,000,000 views before its removal.[5]
Their "Smosh Short 2: Stranded" video won the 2006 YouTube Award for Best Comedy.[6]
References
- ^ On Smosh's YouTube channel, it is listed "we r 2 20 yeer young boys makin vidio".
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMzzp_nJbw (4:03)
- ^ a b According to Smosh's MySpace page, it says that they're from Carmichael, California.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/members?t=a&p=1&s=ms&g=0
- ^ YouTube Takes Down Smosh Pokemon Video
- ^ Coyle, Jake (March 26, 2007). "YouTube announces award winners". Associated Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
