Alex Clark (animator)

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Alex Clark
Personal information
Nationality American
Occupation
Website itsalexclark.com
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2009–present
Genre
  • Animation
  • comedy
Subscribers
Total views
Network Studio71 (previously Channel Frederator Network)
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2015
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: September 5, 2022

Alex Clark is an American comedian, animator, YouTuber, and juggler based in Los Angeles, California. [1] His YouTube channel, itsAlexClark, features humorous animated videos depicting moments from his life, documentaries about his road trips, and many other types of videos. [2] [3]

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As a YouTuber, he is partnered with Studio71, [2] and his channel was nominated for a Streamy Award for best animated YouTube channel. [4] He is also known for his career as a live street performer, whose acts combine comedy and juggling. [1] [2]

A graduate of Emerson College, [5] he was trained by the Groundlings and Cirque du Soleil. [3] His comedic juggling act led to him being named the Hot Variety Act of 2014 by Campus Activities Magazine. [6] In March 2018, a video he made explaining gun control by analogy to cats attracted media attention. The video was made shortly before – and included a link to – the March for Our Lives later that month. [7] [8] [9]

In June 2018, he was one of several YouTube celebrities to be featured in the BroadbandTV video game Squad Rivals. [10] On May 26, 2020, Alex launched a kickstarter campaign for a tabletop card game called Sugar Heist. This was done in collaboration with Zach Craley and Studio 71 Games. The game was fully funded in 40 minutes and went on to raise $138,000 dollars.

Notes

  1. ↑ Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    4.19 million (Alex Clark)
    111 thousand (AlexClarkLive)
  2. ↑ Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    465.24 million (Alex Clark)
    509.50 thousand (AlexClarkLive)

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References

  1. 1 2 Murray, Tom (August 19, 2017). "Fringe review: Alex Clark". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "YouTube Millionaires: ItsAlexClark Finds It "Really Fun To Figure Out How To Tell A Story"". Tubefilter. December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Comedian Alex Clark featured at MSSU". Joplin Globe. April 15, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 22, 2017). "7th Annual Streamy Awards: Casey Neistat, Lilly Singh, 'Mr. Student Body President' Among Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Alex Clark. Comedy". itsalexclark.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Comedian-juggler to perform Oct. 8 in W.P." West Plains Daily Quill. September 29, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Confused about the US gun debate? This video uses cats to show one side of the argument". Irish News. March 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ McDonald, Andy (March 9, 2018). "Animator Brilliantly Explains The Gun Control Debate Using Cats". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ Gibson, Donte (March 10, 2018). "This Animator's Hilarious New Video Uses Cats To Make An Important Point About Gun Control". A Plus. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (June 14, 2018). "ItsAlexClark, Bart Baker Among YouTube Stars Featured In New Mobile Game". Tubefilter. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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