Brandon Rogers (YouTuber)

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Brandon Rogers
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Rogers at Animate! Des Moines in 2023
Born
Brandon George Rogers

(1988-08-03) August 3, 1988 (age 35)
Livermore, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • comedian
  • actor
  • writer
  • director
  • editor
  • producer
  • composer
  • costume designer
Known for
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Genres
Subscribers6.71 million [1]
Total views1.4 billion [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: April 9, 2024

Brandon George Rogers [2] (born August 3, 1988) is an American YouTuber, actor, and comedian. He plays many characters in his eponymous YouTube channel and co-wrote the adult animated web series Helluva Boss , in which he primarily voices the main character Blitzo, as well as voicing reporter Katie Killjoy in Hazbin Hotel .

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Career

Rogers began creating videos for his job in Los Angeles at a personal-injury law firm where he made documentaries that were shot by Gabriel Gonzales on the daily life of plaintiffs that were used in court. [3] He had the idea to make humorous versions of these documentaries with Gonzales [4] and started his YouTube channel on January 7, 2006 as "HotBananaStud." [5] Rogers first gained recognition in 2015 when a Vine user uploaded six-second clips of his videos in uncredited roles. After a clip from one of his videos went viral on Vine and it was featured on Fine Brothers Entertainment's React series, the original creator of the video became publicly known, [3] and Rogers gained online fame.

In 2016, Super Deluxe offered to produce a show for Rogers. [6] The show, Magic Funhouse! was available on Fullscreen's short-lived subscription service [7] and was the service’s most watched original show. Magic Funhouse! was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the 7th Annual Streamy Awards. [8] [9] In 2017, Rogers was named a New Face: Creator at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. [10] In addition to co-hosting the event, he was nominated for four awards and won the awards for Scripted Series and Acting at the 9th Annual Streamy Awards for his web series Blame the Hero . [11] [12] [13] In 2018, Rogers was a 10th Annual Shorty Awards finalist for the Best Youtube Comedian award. [14] [15] Rogers collaborated with Comedy Central in 2019 for their "Under the Influencer" program which had him take over the company's social media platforms for a week. [16] [17]

Personal life

Rogers is from Livermore, California, and is of Portuguese, Filipino, Scottish and Spanish descent. [4] Brandon describes his hometown as conservative, but his parents were very liberal. [18] His mother is an accountant and his father works for Cisco. He has two younger siblings. Brandon is gay. [19]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–presentGrandpaGrandpa (main role) and various rolesAlso writer, and director
2009–12Theater ClassAlex RimmerAlso writer, and director
2013Neighborhood PatrolLouis BoydAlso director, writer, and producer
2016–17 Magic Funhouse! Arlo DittmanAlso creator, director, writer and producer
2017–18Stuff & Sam!Sam (main role) and various rolesAlso co-writer, and director
2019 Blame the Hero Blame (main role) and various rolesAlso creator
2019–present Helluva Boss Blitzo and other roles (voices)Actor, co-writer [20] [21] [22]
2020Blood & MakeupEddie Oswald and other rolesAlso co-writer, director, and editor
2021The MismatchedCupidActor [23]
2021–22Normal British SeriesAdrian/Lord Mingeworthy (and various others)Also creator
2023BRYCEBryce Tankthrust (main role) and various rolesAlso co-writer, and director
2024–present Hazbin Hotel Katie Killjoy (voice)Actor [24]
Bosco CarlosActor
Class ActsAlex RimmerAlso co-writer

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardNominated workResult
2017 The Streamy Awards Costume Design Magic Funhouse!

(along with Kimberly Rice and Jonathan Hinman)

Won [25]
2018 Best YouTube ComedianHimselfNominated [15]
ComedyWon [26]
Costume DesignMagic Funhouse!Nominated [26]
2019 Scripted Series Blame the Hero Won [11]
ActingWon [11]
Costume DesignNominated [11]
DirectingNominated [11]
2022 WritingHimselfWon [27]
EditingNominated [28]
Scripted SeriesNormal British SeriesNominated [28]
2023 Scripted SeriesBRYCEWon [29]
Show of the YearNominated [29]

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  21. ↑ Baker, Brock [@BrockBaker] (October 16, 2019). "I'm SO excited for you guys to see #HelluvaBoss from the minds of @VivziePop and @BrandonLOVESYOU. I play THIS feathered boy, and it drops in November. Such a cool world to be a part of. More details soooooon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020– via Twitter.
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