Oli White

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Oli White
Personal information
Born
Oliver Alan White

(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)
Iver, England, UK
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers2.69 million (main)
1.05 million (vlogs)
459 thousand (games) [1]
Total views475 million (main)
172.7 million (vlogs)
61.4 million (games) [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 24 February 2023

Oliver Alan White (born 26 January 1995) is an English YouTuber. In August 2012, he began posting videos on the YouTube channel Oli White. As of February 2023, his channel has over 475 million views and over 2.6 million subscribers. In 2014, he performed the role of James in the AwesomenessTV web series production of Shipping Julia. In November 2015, he acted in Joe and Caspar Hit The Road with Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee. In May 2016, he released his first book, Generation Next and his second book, Generation Next: The Takeover was released in 2017. [2] [3]

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Career

White created his Oli White channel (originally named OliWhiteTV) in August 2012 and was able to reach 1 million subscribers three years later. [4] In April 2021, he had over 2.7 million subscribers and over 469 million views. His videos consist of challenges, mostly food challenges, featuring his brother James, as well as various other YouTubers. [5]

In 2014, White starred in AwesomenessTV's web series Shipping Julia, playing the role of James, a veteran cruiser who develops a romantic relationship with Julia. [6] In 2015, White hosted the CBBC 8-episode television series Cinemaniacs. [7] Later that year, he hosted Disney XD UK's Mega Awesome Super Hacks, alongside Jimmy Hill and Mawaan Rizwan, [8] and appeared as himself in the British documentary film Joe and Caspar Hit the Road .[ citation needed ] In 2016, he starred as The Big Game Hunter in the first season of American murder-mystery web series Escape the Night , [9] hosted by Joey Graceffa, and returned briefly in the second season's pilot episode.

White has written two books, Generation Next, released in May 2016 and a sequel, Generation Next: The Takeover, released in 2017. [10]

White launched a CBD brand, Unique CBD, in August 2020. [10]

Personal life

White was born in Iver, England.[ citation needed ] He attended Pirton School. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Joe and Caspar Hit the Road Himself Documentary film [ citation needed ]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2015CinemaniacsHimself CBBC Host; 8 episodes [7]
2015Mega Awesome Super HacksHimself Disney XD UK Co-host [8]

Web

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Shipping JuliaJamesMain role; 6 episodes [6]
2016 Escape the Night The Big Game HunterMain role (season 1); Cameo (Season 2); 11 episodes [9]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2016 Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast Escape the Night (shared with cast)Won [12]
2018 Global Awards Social Media SuperstarHimselfNominated [13]

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  2. ↑ White, Oli (30 May 2016). "Can't believe that Generation Next comes out TOMORROW! – Available at all book stores and online.pic.twitter.com/r7AUlCOVwG".
  3. ↑ White, Oli (19 October 2017). "Guys Generation Next: The Takeover is now out in paperback with some amazing extra content! pic.twitter.com/Egru0BPaOF".
  4. ↑ "1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS". 16 May 2015 – via www.youtube.com.
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