Christine Gambito | |||||||
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Occupation(s) | Internet personality, actress, comedian | ||||||
Years active | 2006–present | ||||||
Known for | Variety | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
Channel | |||||||
Years active | 2006–present | ||||||
Subscribers | 602 thousand [1] | ||||||
Total views | 78 million [1] | ||||||
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Last updated: August 27, 2021 | |||||||
Website | www |
Christine Gambito (born August 16, 1976 [2] in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States [3] ), better known by her screen name HappySlip, is an American Internet personality, actress, and comedian. She maintained one of the most-subscribed-to channels on YouTube, a popular video sharing website. [4] On January 25, 2008, Gambito, who is of Filipino ancestry, was appointed ambassador for Philippine tourism by the Department of Tourism. [5]
In March 2007, Gambito's video Mixed Nuts was nominated for the 2006 YouTube Video Awards for Best Comedy, [6] resulting in second place. [7] In May of the same year, she became one of the first users accepted into YouTube's revenue sharing program. [4]
Gambito's performances typically included comedy sketches in which she impersonates members of her family. She also sings and plays the piano and guitar. As Gambito has stated repeatedly in her videos, she is notably one of the very few top users who are acting, filming, editing and producing her shorts completely on her own. [8] [9]
Born of Filipino ancestry and raised in the United States, she was involved in cameo appearances and small parts of television commercials, movies, and industrial and training films. [10]
Gambito attributes her nickname "HappySlip" to her Filipino mother's mispronunciation of "half slip": [11]
As a child, my Filipino mom would always remind me to wear a half-slip with skirts. However, the way she would pronounce the phrase was misleading: "Your hap e-slip! Be sure to wear your hap e-slip!" So I naturally went around calling the thing a 'happy slip,' until friends at school corrected me by asking if I had a 'sad slip' as well. [12]
At her personal site, she explains that the phrase is not only a funny phrase from the past, but it also reflects what she would like people to feel when they watch her videos, hoping they will "slip into happiness" while watching. [13]
Her first sketch, Instant vlogging, [14] was originally broadcast on September 6, 2006 and featured Gambito impersonating four different characters, each representing a different video blogging style. Due to the positive response she received from the YouTube community, two of those characters (the teenager and the girl in the "soap opera" style) were explored further in the following videos, the latter becoming the first episode of a soap opera spoof featuring two twin sisters both interpreted by Gambito. Her second video introduced many of the recurring themes in her following sketches, such as her parents' attitude towards her growing popularity over the Internet and her family's ethnic habits seen through the mind of an American. Other notable sketches include Mixed Nuts [15] — a video depicting what she would call "a typical family discussion" which was later awarded with the second place in the 2006 YouTube Video Awards for Best Comedy [7] — and Mac Beautiful, [16] her first musical video, an ironic cover of the song "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt praising the beauty and efficiency of the Apple MacPro. Gambito later broadcast two videos containing original songs. [17] [18]
Gambito has collaborated with fellow YouTube comedian Kevin Wu (KevJumba) and has made five videos with him. [19]
Gambito is known for playing many characters within her videos. Her characters are easily recognized in her videos for their hair, attire, and personality. When portraying a character, Gambito uses wigs and notable accessories to differentiate each character when necessary. [20]
The following characters are still portrayed today in Gambito's videos and are all portrayed by her:
The following characters are known for their role in affecting the HappySlip universe:
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