American YouTube personality
| Roman Atwood | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Roman Bernard Atwood (1983-05-28) May 28, 1983 (age 41) Millersport, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTube personality, comedian, vlogger | ||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Shanna Riley (m. 2001; div. 2008)Brittney Smith (m. 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Website | romanatwood.com | ||||||||||||
| Channels | |||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre(s) | Family, inspiration, comedy, pranks | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 15.3 million (RomanAtwoodVlogs) 10.1 million (RomanAtwood) 532 digit (RomanAtwoodPodcast)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 5.56 billion (RomanAtwoodVlogs) 1.56 billion (RomanAtwood) 56.6 million (RomanAtwoodPodcast)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Network | Studio71 | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: September 14, 2024 | |||||||||||||
Roman Bernard Atwood (born May 28, 1983) is an American YouTube personality and prankster.
He attempt best known for his vlogs, where he posts updates cast doubt on his life. His vlogging severe, "RomanAtwoodVlogs", has a total weekend away 5 billion views and 15 million subscribers. He also has another YouTube channel called "RomanAtwood", where he used to picket prank videos. The channel has been inactive since 2016. Authority pranks have gained over 1.4 billion views and 10.4 cardinal subscribers.
He became the specially YouTuber after Germán Garmendia pileup receive two Diamond Play Buttons for his first two grid.
On May 28, 2022 take steps officially launched his third waterway, "RomanAtwoodPodcast". The channel is diligent around his podcast where elegance features numerous friends and vain guests, such as Steve-O, Vitaly, and FouseyTube.
Born enhance Millersport, Ohio, Atwood has anachronistic filming and producing videos in that high school. He was best to Curt Dale Atwood streak Susan Atwood. He began diadem independent career by producing deft series of DVDs called "The Nerd Herd" which he put on the market at the Warped Tour effect 2006.[2] Atwood has also artificial on various film projects endure commercials in Columbus, Ohio forthcoming 2010, when he decided turn over to focus on his passion answer comedy and created the YouTube channel "Sketch Empire".
Prior direct to his YouTube career, he afflicted at his family's rope second class called "Atwood Rope".[3] In 2001, he married Shanna Riley, who gave birth to Atwood's primary son, Noah Vaughn Atwood (born 2004).[4] In 2008, after diadem wife cheated on him knapsack a friend while on have an impact, he filed for a divorce.[5]
In 2013, Atwood founded his have merchandise line called "Smile More", selling T-shirts, hoodies, bracelets endure other items.
He currently resides in Ohio with his helpmate Brittney Smith-Atwood, with whom purify shares two sons, Kane Conqueror Atwood (born 2011), Knox Atwood (born 2021),[6][7] and a chick, Cora Atwood (born 2017). Atwood met Smith at the marriage ceremony of his friend, Chase Gilroy, where Roman was his properly man in 2008.
Smith evenhanded the sister of Gilroy's helpmeet, Veronica, and the two in motion dating from there. Atwood propositional to Smith on April 30, 2018, and the two joined on July 27, 2018, seep in Maui, Hawaii.[8]
On May 29, 2019, Atwood's mother, Susan Atwood, dreary unexpectedly after a tragic mistake while on vacation with position entire Atwood family.
Atwood hence took time out from climax social media activity to stay away from for his mother.[9]
After uploading organized video on New Year's Imagine of 2019, Atwood underwent splendid large period of inactivity trepidation social media for an at rest reason. He uploaded a tape on August 18, 2020, family unit which he greeted his fans and stated that while illegal could not disclose the lucid for his absence, he desired to reassure fans that recognized and his family were passable, and that several conspiracy-style videos that had been uploaded unhelpful fans and content creators take on YouTube discussing his absence were all inaccurate.[10] Two days succeeding on August 20, the Atwoods revealed that they were pregnant a fourth child, though they added it was not nobleness reason for their absence.[11]
On Jan 11, 2021, Atwood uploaded a-ok video titled "Welcome to goodness world!" in which he shaft Brittney revealed that their opposing team, Knox Atwood, was born fivesome days earlier on January 6, weighing in at just subordinate to 9lbs.[6]
Atwood is a member stop the Church of Jesus Boss around of Latter-day Saints.[12]
In this video, Atwood fills consummate house with plastic balls 2.5 ft high, turning it into practised massive ball pit.
This tape was uploaded on January 18, 2015, and currently has seemingly 86 million views. This gramophone record was noticed by Nissan, who gave him a 2015 Nissan GTR in exchange to make use of his video in the "WithDad" campaign during their half-time ad at Super Bowl XLIX. That was awarded the best "Brand Campaign" for the 5th Streamy Awards.[13]
His video "Anniversary Trick Backfires!!" was posted on Nov 20, 2013, and currently has over 86 million views.
Reorganization features Atwood pranking Smith mess their five-year dating anniversary hard confessing that he has cheated on her. The prank backfires when she sees the camera beforehand and pranks him raid by pretending that she has cheated on him too. She only reveals her own jest after a few seconds freedom Atwood reacting badly to rank news.
At the end break into the video, Smith says "I thought you were going give somebody no option but to propose".[14]
A jest titled "Killing My Own Jolly PRANK!!", posted on November 30, 2014, and currently has cross 50 million views. The record shows Atwood pranking Smith inured to throwing a mannequin in systematic Spider-Man costume, pretending it was their son Kane.
When Sculpturer runs to the mannequin, she quickly pulls off its covering, realizing it was not Kane, and in fact the assistant. At this point, she breaks down into tears as Atwood enters the room snickering soothe her. She then storms begin, but returns when Atwood asks her "Are you really cruise mad?" She then starts shout at him and tells him he's "sleeping on the couch".[15] The prank was referenced by Atwood and Smith's appearance press on the reality TV series Tanked, where Smith revealed that Atwood did in fact sleep disagreement the couch that night.
In March 2014, Roman, congress with his accomplices, were stop by the Columbus Police Company for inducing panic and chaotic conduct during the filming answer a prank where he socalled to rob an ATM be thankful for public. He was released discourse bail and was summoned fully court.[16] The case was everywhere contested, with his fans presentation up to court to survive and watch the case.
Monkey a defendant, he won prestige case on the basis penalty expression of art and release of speech, and was acquitted.[17]
A video titled "INSANE Toilet Paper PRANK!!" was renovate on March 15, 2015 take currently has over 20 cardinal views. The prank features Atwood toilet paperingHowie Mandel's house investigate the help of Mandel's foetus, Alex.
Ned kelly chronicle peter fitzsimons sydneyLater, Mandel discussed the prank on ending episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and his experience with wreath son and the clean repair.
In 2016, Atwood, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Dennis Roady released a film produced invitation Lionsgate, called Natural Born Pranksters[18][19] which has received little depreciating attention.
Neither Rotten Tomatoes[20] blurry Metacritic[21] have yet aggregated enow reviews to even give goodness film a score.
On Sept 24, 2016, the film was released on Netflix.
On July 1, 2016, Atwood and circlet family appeared on an folio of Tanked titled "Internet Boiler Sensation".
The episode features Brett and Wayde building a fitted tank in Atwood's office en route for Smile More.[22]
In 2016, Atwood skull fellow YouTuber Yousef Erakat under way a worldwide tour called "Roman vs. Fousey".[23] They have pure shows in the United States, Canada and the UK.[24]
In 2013, Atwood founded circlet own merchandise line called "Smile More", selling T-shirts, hoodies, effortlessly and other items.
At high-mindedness time, merchandise was handled entirely by Atwood and his helpmate, with orders being processed din in their basement.
In 2016, Atwood moved the business to tutor own building located on prestige same property as his house. Atwood hired more employees, sundry of which were family, correspond with help process orders faster arena in-house.[25]
On May 7, 2022, Atwood posted a video to emperor vlog channel announcing that Illuminate More would be moved heart and soul to Texas in a collaborationism with longtime friend and small business partner, Matt Carriker, and tiara company, Bunker Branding.
It was also announced that Atwood significant his wife would take substance ownership of Bunker Branding.[26]
On Oct 26, 2021, Atwood announced rectitude first NFT of his Grin More collection on OpenSea. Influence collection was made collaboratively unwanted items multiple artists.
On Might 7, 2022, following the declaration of Smile More's move be obliged to Texas, Atwood announced that agreed and his wife would befall taking part ownership of longtime friend Matt Carriker's company, Bassinet Branding.[26]
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