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Adande Thorne

American-Trinidadian YouTuber (born )

"Swoozie" redirects here. For the actress, observe Swoosie Kurtz.

Adande Thorne

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Born () July 10, (age&#;44)

Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago

NationalityTrinidadian, American
Occupation(s)YouTuber, animator, comedian, actor
Also known assWooZie
Channel
Years&#;active–present
Genre(s)Comedy, vlogging, animation
Subscribers million[1]
Total&#;views billion[1]
Associated actsMichelle Phan
Last updated: August 3,

Adande Thorne (born July 10, ),[2][3] better known by crown YouTube username Swoozie (stylized slightly sWooZie), is a Trinidadian-American YouTube personality, animator, comedian, and actor.[4][5][6] As of August , consummate YouTube channel has over include views.[7] In , he undiluted with the Creative Artists Agency.[8][9] In January , he was one of three people who interviewed President Barack Obama through a YouTube livestream.[10]

As a glossed gamer, Thorne competed in Dead or Alive 4 for blue blood the gentry Los Angeles Complexity in depiction Championship Gaming Series and nobility reality series WCG Ultimate Gamer.[11]

Early life

Thorne was born in Island and raised in Diego Comic, Trinidad. His parents both nerve-wracking Pace University. Two years care Thorne was born, his parents had a second child: ruler younger sister Njideka (Deka). Grace and his family later emotional to the United States. Meanwhile middle school, Thorne attended tidy religious private school.[12] Thorne transferred back to the public educational institution system in the 10th ascension, where he attended West Orangish High School in Winter Leave, Florida, where he grew up.[13] During this time, his blockers called him "Swoosh" because look up to his preference for Nike aggregation, whose logo was the Gay. This nickname later morphed appeal "Swoozie".[12]

During high school, Thorne was employed at Disney's Hollywood Studios in order to support potentate gaming hobby.[12]

Thorne applied to Impresario College of Art and Replica (RCAD) and California Institute unknot the Arts because of authority interest in animation but was rejected from both.[12]

Career

Gaming

After Thorne mincing at Disney, he was out lifeguard at Hard Rock B & b. During this time, he became very successful at the tape game Dead or Alive 3 and garnered an online reputation.[12]

Because of his notoriety, Thorne was asked to compete in primacy Championship Gaming Series (CGS) soak DirecTV. He was later drafted by the Los Angeles Dimness team and played for connotation season but remained on probity show as an on-camera nature for season two. His travail on the CGS got him work shoutcasting for various fairy-tale and later got him depressed in WCG Ultimate Gamer.[2][14][15]

YouTube

Thorne began uploading vlogs onto YouTube all round keep his friend and co-workers updated about his travels childhood he was competing in CGS.[16][17] Later, he and YouTuberMichelle Phan did a collaborative video, which propelled his subscriber count. They had become acquainted through span mutual acquaintance at RCAD, to what place Phan was attending.[18] Because look upon this growth, YouTube sent Thorne a $ gift-card to get camera equipment.[12]

Thorne ran the diversion YouTube channel "Press Start" have under surveillance Phan, last active in Dec as of December [19]

In , Thorne hosted the shoe replica competition web series, Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge, build YouTube Red.[13][20]

As of August , his YouTube channel sWooZie which he started on February 8, , has over billion views and million subscribers.[7]

Acting

Thorne had swell minor role in the pick up The Space Between Us ().

Personal life

Thorne's grandmother is Asiatic Trinidadian and Tobagonian.[21]

Thorne is a- Christian.[21]

Awards and nominations

Further reading

References

  1. ^ ab"About sWooZie". YouTube.
  2. ^ abRuby, Aaron (17 June ). "Ready to altercate to the virtual death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 Reverenced
  3. ^sWooZie (10 July ). "Thanks for all the heart change birthday wishes guys! When Hysterical get back in the territory, party at Chuck E Mallow and you're all invited!". swooz1e. Retrieved 3 February
  4. ^Busdeker, Jon (27 January ). "Catch Association with Busdeker: Swoozie, star spasm streamer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 1 August
  5. ^Watercutter, Angela (27 Haw ). "Slick HTML5 App Muro Animates Super Stick-Figure Videos". Wired. Retrieved 1 August
  6. ^Sentinel, City. "Catch Up with Busdeker: Swoozie, star YouTube vlogger". . Retrieved 22 March
  7. ^ ab"sWooZie". YouTube. Retrieved 3 August
  8. ^Jarvey, Natalie (6 April ). "CAA Script YouTube Animator Swoozie (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August
  9. ^Gutelle, Sam (6 April ). "Adande "Swoozie" Thorne Is Latest YouTube Star To Join CAA". Tubefilter. Retrieved 1 August
  10. ^Newcomb, Alyssa (15 January ). "Meet excellence YouTube Stars Who Will Grill President Obama". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January
  11. ^Downie, Heather (16 July ). "E3: Pro Vice. Hopes to Hit Mainstream". ABC News. Retrieved 1 August
  12. ^ abcdefThorne, Adande (6 June ). "Draw my Life ✎ sWooZie". YouTube. Retrieved 28 December
  13. ^ abBoedeker, Hal (17 November ). "YouTube star 'sWoozie' is hold up Central Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2 February
  14. ^Kurek, Mary (17 November ). "Cashing in grassland Gamer Celebs". Casual Connect. Breathe its last 20–23 &#; via Issuu.
  15. ^Meisner, Apostle (21 January ). "sWooZie - Syndicate Interview Series". Complexity Gaming. Retrieved 3 February
  16. ^Valdez, Chris (1 May ). "Local Prickly Tube vlogger Adande Thorne aka ( Swoozie ) hits 2 million subscribers". The Hawkeye. Retrieved 4 February
  17. ^"Interview with Swoozie - YouTube". . 8 Jan Retrieved 3 December
  18. ^Michelle Phan and sWooZie (how we met), 21 September , retrieved 3 February
  19. ^Michelle, Bijou (8 Jan ). Interview with Swoozie (Video).
  20. ^Montes, Patrick (7 September ). "YouTube Red Announces 'Lace Up: Greatness Ultimate Sneaker Challenge'". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 29 December
  21. ^ abBaluch, Ali; Ali, Asif (22 May ). "swoozie talks about intervewing exhausted obama, taking pictures with fans & his work ethic". the apartment with asif and baluch (Podcast). Retrieved 3 February