Claudia Sulewski

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Claudia Sulewski
Born (1996-02-19) February 19, 1996 (age 28)
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • host
  • actress
Years active2007–present
Known for YouTube
Partner Finneas O'Connell (2018–present)
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers2.4 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers

Claudia Sulewski (born February 19, 1996) is an American YouTuber, host and actress. In 2007, she started making videos on her YouTube channel in her hometown of Chicago, before moving to Los Angeles in 2014, where she jumped into hosting. A year later, she began hosting videos for Teen Vogue 's YouTube channel, becoming its regular host. [2] [3] [4] She has continued on to an acting career, debuting in the 2022 film I Love My Dad . [5] [6] [7]

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Early life

Sulewski was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish parents Beata Krupińska and Czesław Sulewski. She was raised in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. [8] [4] She has two brothers.

Career

YouTube and hosting

She started her YouTube channel in 2007 with the name BeyondBeautyStar, and used the same name on Instagram. [9] Her channel consists of videos about her fashion choices, beauty routines, travels, interior design endeavors, workouts, daily life, and wellness; she has since changed her channel's display name to her full name, 'Claudia Sulewski', as well as all her accounts across social media. Sulewski eventually quit YouTube with no clear explanation, other than a vague declaration in her July 2022 "something needs to change..." video, where she admitted her lifestyle in her vlogs no longer felt authentic.

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Sulewski and her boyfriend, musician Finneas O'Connell, started the podcast We Bought A House. [10] Soon after, they stopped doing the podcast, O'Connell citing that they felt like they were "sharing too much." [11]

Fashion

She has also ventured into fashion by collaborating with Nordstrom BP to create a clothing line for which she acted as the social media creative director, crafting the advertisements and producing her own lookbook for the launch. [12] [13]

Acting and directing

From 2016 to 2017, she appeared in the TV series The Commute, and from 2016 to 2018, in the webseries T@gged. In 2019, she appeared in an episode of Marvel's Runaways . [14]

She made her wide-release feature film debut in the 2022 movie I Love My Dad , co-starring James Morosini, who also writes and directs, and Patton Oswalt. [5] The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, winning the Jury and Audience Awards in the Narrative Film Competition. [15] Sulewski also directed, filmed, and edited the music video of O'Connell's song, "Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa", released in July. The music video was filmed on iPhone and a handycam in Paris, France. [11] [16]

Personal life

Since 2018, Sulewski has been in a relationship with musician Finneas O'Connell. [17] She has since become an inspiration for O'Connell's music, such as in songs "Claudia" and "Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa", the former for which she painted the cover art, and the latter for which she directed the music video. [11] [16] [18]

Filmography

Television and webseries

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Young HollywoodHerself
2015Teen Vogue Youtube Host: Claudia SulewskiHerself
2015A Christmas Carol + ZombiesScroogeTV Short
2016–2017The CommuteEmmaMain role
2017BetchHerself/MalloryEpisode: "A Claudia Sulewski Sketch Show"
2017EmbedsKatieEpisode: "Off The Record"
2017HyperlinkedPhoebeEpisode: "R.I.P. Computer"
2017VersusSkylarMain role
2016–2018T@ggedNicki SullivanWeb series; main role
2019 Runaways JulieEpisode: "Cheat the Gallows"
2024 Shrinking AvaEpisode: "Full Grown Dude Face"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019DeadconMegan
2021 Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry HerselfDocumentary
2022 I Love My Dad BeccaWide release feature film debut [5]

Music video

YearTitleArtistNotesRef.
2019"Are You Bored Yet?" Wallows featuring Clairo
2022"Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa" FINNEAS Also directed and edited [16]
2024"For Cryin' Out Loud!"

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