Ari Fitz | |||||||
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![]() Ari Fitz in January 2017 | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born | Arielle Scott 1989 (age 35–36) | ||||||
Occupation(s) | YouTuber, model, film producer | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
Channels | |||||||
Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
Subscribers | 251,000 [1] | ||||||
Total views | 12,772,489 views [1] | ||||||
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Arrows Fitz [2] [3] (born Arielle Scott; [4] 1989), commonly known as Ari Fitz, is an American model, vlogger, television personality, and film producer. He [a] is best known for his YouTube channel Tomboyish, in which he explores topics related to being an androgynous person who presents as both masculine and feminine. [5] [6] [7]
Fitz was born in 1989, in Vallejo, California. [4] He attended University of California, Berkeley and received a degree in business, [8] and began to model as an undergraduate. [8] He has modeled for companies such as UGG and Kenzo, and appeared on a cover for Nylon . [9]
Fitz created his YouTube channel when he was 23, and soon after appeared as a cast member on Real World: Ex-Plosion , at the time going by the name Arielle Scott. [10] [8] In 2016, Fitz moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in vlogging. [9] Soon after arriving, he turned down a modeling contract at a well-known agency because the agency sought to control his YouTube content. [11] Fitz began to vlog daily on his YouTube channel Tomboyish. [9] The majority of the content is related to gender and sexuality. Fitz also produces short films that he posts to his channel, such as Bubbles, a scripted web series, and My Mama Wears Timbs, a short documentary about a masculine of center pregnant woman. [11] [12]
Fitz received a nomination for Best Social Media in the LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel category at the 9th annual Shorty Awards. [10] He was named on Pride.com's 2019 Pride 25 list. [12]
Fitz identifies as queer and transgender nonbinary. [2] He has stated that he uses he/him and they/them pronouns. [13]