Barats and Bereta

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Barats and Bereta
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Bereta at VidCon 2012
BornLuke Pierre Barats:
(1983-11-23) November 23, 1983 (age 40), Idaho, U.S.
Joseph Daniel Bereta:
(1982-11-13) November 13, 1982 (age 41), Columbia Falls, Montana, U.S.
Occupation(s)Barats: YouTube comedian, actor, producer, writer
Bereta: YouTube comedian, actor, producer, writer, host
Years active2003–2018
Spouse(s)Barats:
Brittany Cope
​
​
(m. 2015;div. 2016)​

Kelly Barats
​
(m. 2019)​

Bereta: Heather Bereta

Barats and Bereta was the web-based sketch comedy duo of Luke Pierre Barats and Joseph Daniel Bereta. Their viral videos have also earned them the description of an Internet phenomenon. They currently have over 395,000 subscribers on YouTube. Both have portrayed characters on the YouTube web series Annoying Orange .

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History

Formed in 2003, the duo originally made videos to amuse friends, often combining real and fictional acts. They met when both were students of Gonzaga University. [1] [2] These videos eventually made it onto their website and onto YouTube.

NBC signed them for a one-year deal in 2006. [2] "This is Culdesac", the sketch comedy pilot they produced, directed, wrote, edited, and acted in under contract, was not picked up by NBC. However their next television project was being a more traditional sitcom. [3] The pilot did not result in the series airing.

The Huffington Post has covered videos from the duo in multiple online publications. [4] [5]

In 2012, Bereta became a host on the news and current events web series, SourceFed , and would remain as a host on the channel until December 31, 2014.

In 2014, Barats and Bereta was listed on NewMediaRockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at 50. [6]

In 2017, both Barats and Bereta became members of the Smosh team; Barats as a writer for Smosh sketches, while Bereta worked as a content producer. [7]

As of April 2018, Bereta is no longer working for Smosh and is working full-time on The Valleyfolk YouTube channel and company with his friends and fellow founding SourceFed hosts Elliott Morgan and Steve Zaragoza. Barats later replaced his position. [8] In 2019, the Valleyfolk competed on the NBC comedy competition show Bring the Funny , winning the show's first season.

As of 2023-2024 Joe Bereta works as an Executive Producer and host of the YouTube channel REACT.

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References

  1. ↑ Melly Lee (March 13, 2012). "Barats and Bereta Youtube Personalities". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Adalian, Josef (September 26, 2006). "NBC clicks YouTube duo". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ Jim Kershner (May 6, 2007). "Spotlight : Barats, Bereta buddy up for NBC pilot". Spokesman. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Man Vs. Toddler: The Final Battle (Video)". Huffington Post. November 26, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hapi Berth Dey: Luke Barats Figures Out How To Avoid Copyright Problems When Singing 'Happy Birthday' (Video)". Huffington Post. January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 50-26!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ The TRUTH about Smosh. Smosh. YouTube. June 16, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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