Ray William Johnson

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Ray William Johnson
Born1981or1982(age 42–43)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater Columbia University School of General Studies
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • actor
  • comedian
  • filmmaker
  • rapper
  • singer
  • musician
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2008–present
Subscribers
  • 17.1 million (Ray William Johnson)
  • 3.74 million (Your Favorite Martian)
Total views
  • 13 billion (Ray William Johnson)
  • 1 billion (Your Favorite Martian)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2009
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2010
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2013
Last updated: May 19, 2024

Ray William Johnson (born 1981 or 1982) [1] is an American internet celebrity best known for his eponymous YouTube channel and his web series on that channel, Equals Three. In 2013, the channel surpassed 10 million subscribers and had over 2 billion views, making it one of the most watched and subscribed to channels at the time. [2] [3] [4] Johnson left the series in March 2014 but continued to produce it and other web series like Booze Lightyear, Comedians On, and Top 6, the first two of which were later cancelled. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Toward the end of his tenure at Equals Three, Johnson began branching out into other mediums. His first scripted web series, Riley Rewind, premiered on Facebook in 2013. [8] He created a television concept that was purchased by FX the same year. [9] He made his live-action acting debut in the indie road film Who's Driving Doug alongside former Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, who portrayed Walter White Jr. [10] In 2015 his production company, Mom & Pop Empire, was reported to be co-producing a documentary with Supergravity Pictures about monopolies in the cable television industry. [11]

Early life and education

Johnson was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and attended Norman North High School, where he graduated in 1999. He later attended the Columbia University School of General Studies, where he studied history, but did not graduate. [2] His goal was to later earn a Juris Doctor degree after completing his undergraduate studies. He began posting videos on YouTube during college. These videos were video blogs that Johnson published on a now-deleted channel. These early videos garnered a following of around thirty people. [3]

Career

Equals Three

Johnson began posting videos to his "Ray William Johnson" channel in April 2009. In 2011, the channel became YouTube's first to reach five million subscribers. [3] The channel had also attained nearly two billion total views. [2] Originally, Johnson produced videos out of his New York City apartment, but, in 2011, he signed a deal with Maker Studios to produce videos on set in Culver City, California. While at Maker Studios, Johnson produced a Spanish-language version of the series, Igual a Tres, and also produced a series of comedic animated music videos on a side channel called "Your Favorite Martian." [3] [12]

In October 2012, Johnson announced that he would be leaving Maker Studios, contending that they had been pressuring him to sign a new contract that limited his access to his AdSense account and would reportedly take 40% of his earnings from the series. The contract also would have required Johnson to give up 50% of his intellectual property rights to the show and his other animated web project, Your Favorite Martian. [13] [14] In November 2012, Johnson founded his own production studio, Equals Three Studios (then known as Runaway Planet), and continued producing Equals Three. Your Favorite Martian series was ended that same month. [13]

In December 2013, Johnson announced that he would be ending Equals Three in the near future to focus on other projects. [15] His last show as host (titled "THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING") was published on March 12, 2014, and was around 14 minutes long. [16] The channel had over 10 million subscribers and 2.6 billion total views at the time of Johnson's departure. [17] The show returned in July 2014 with Robby Motz as host. [18] [19] Motz would depart in July 2015, at which point Kaja Martin, one of Johnson's frequent collaborators, took over as host, [20] but Martin was subsequently replaced by Carlos Santos in December 2015.

In 2015, Johnson sued Jukin Media for requesting the removal of 40 Equals Three videos which sampled their content. The case was later settled. [21]

The series featured numerous celebrity guests, including Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Gabriel Iglesias, John Cho, and Jason Biggs. [22] [23] [24]

Scripted series

In December 2013, Johnson debuted his first scripted series, Riley Rewind, which was originally released on Facebook before migrating to YouTube. The series revolved around a teenager with a special time-shifting power. It was released in 5 parts and cumulatively totaled about 50 minutes. [8] [25] In 2015, Johnson reported the series had received 10 million views on Facebook. [26]

Earlier in 2013, Johnson was in talks with FX Networks about a scripted series based on his life. The network gave Johnson a script commitment. The script was to be written by Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller. [27]

Other "Ray William Johnson" content

Since his departure from Equals Three, Johnson has continued producing comedic series for his main "Ray William Johnson" channel. These series included Booze Lightyear, Top 6, and Comedians On. Booze Lightyear was a scripted sketch comedy web series that featured a variety of different actors often in comedic situations. Johnson appeared on the series' first episode in February 2015. [5] Top 6 is "list show" that is written and hosted by Kelly Landry and discusses 6 items about a given topic each episode. Top 6 also premiered in February 2015. [6] Comedians On premiered in July 2015 and featured a collection of different comedians humorously discussing a chosen topic with Carlos Santos as host. "Comedians On" along with "Booze Lightyear" were eventually cancelled at roughly the same time that Carlos Santos became host of "Equals Three". All of these shows (including Equals Three itself) are produced by Equals Three Studios. Johnson occasionally appears in these shows and in "update vlogs" on the channel. [7] [18]

Music, acting, and film production

Johnson was attached to an indie film project entitled Who's Driving Doug in May 2014. [28] He was cast in a role as a new driver for a disabled recluse played by former Breaking Bad star, RJ Mitte. The film was written by Michael Carnick, who uses a wheelchair as the result of a rare disorder, and also stars Paloma Kwiatkowski. [29] Who's Driving Doug was released in February 2016. [30] [31] Johnson previously had a small part in Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie . [10] He appeared in a series of advertisements for DiGiorno pizzas in January 2016, alongside Colleen Ballinger, DeStorm Power, and American football player Clay Matthews III. [32]

Johnson is also the co-creator (with former Equals Three host, Kaja Martin) of the film production company, Mom & Pop Empire. They are currently[ when? ] working on a documentary project seeking to expose cable monopolies. Johnson and Martin are co-producers along with Max Benator and Marc Hustvedt's Supergravity Pictures. Johnson is expected to narrate the film. Mom & Pop Empire had previously co-produced a film called Manson Family Vacation with Mark and Jay Duplass. The film premiered at South by Southwest in 2015 and its distribution rights were purchased by Netflix soon after. Johnson and Martin are also working on a separate film starring Johnson and a long-form movie version of their web series Booze Lightyear as part of Mom & Pop Empire. [11] [33] [34]

In the musical sphere, Johnson released an album titled Fat Damon in 2018, which featured three tracks: "Conspiracy Theory Guy (ft. Wax)", "My Life Is Dope," and "Fred Astaire". [35] Additionally, he formed a virtual band named The Upside Downs, although the timeline of their releases is not specified. [36]

Recent work

In 2020, Johnson returned to YouTube after a yearlong hiatus with a new series called Svperhvman. [37] He has since transitioned to creating YouTube Shorts and short-form comedic sketches on Facebook. [38] [37] He also revived his side project "Your Favorite Martian" releasing a new video called "Oprhan Tears Part 2", the first in over ten years. [39]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2014Equals ThreeHost as himself (until 2014)Also creator and executive producer, formerly writer
2010The ProfessionalsStanEpisode: "Special Request"
2010 The Annoying Orange CrabappleEpisode: "Crabapple"
2010–2011Breaking NYC Himself66 episodes
2011–2012Breaking Los Angeles Himself8 episodes
2011–2012Your Favorite Martian: The Animated SeriesPuff (voice)11 episodes
2012RVC: The Lone Shopping NetworkDerek
2013 Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Quick Stop Hipster (voice)
2013Riley RewindMr. OsborneAlso creator, director, writer, and executive producer
2013–2014 Epic Rap Battles of History Goku / Boba Fett 2 episodes
2014 The Fluffy Movie Nurse
2015Manson Family VacationExecutive producer
2015Booze LightyearBooze PlayerAlso creator, writer, and executive producer
2015Comedians OnHimselfAlso creator and executive producer
2015Top 6Executive producer
2016 Who's Driving Doug Scott
2016We Love YouDerrick

Discography

Fatty Spins
YearNameViews
2009"Doin' Your Mom"24m
"Fresh Prince" (cover)41k
2010"YouTube Party"118k
"Muppet Sex"327k
"Apple Store Love Song"143k
"School'd"158k
"(untitled gangsta song)"45k
Your Favorite Martian
YearNameViews
2011"My Balls"1.5m
"Zombie Love Song"33m
"Bottles of Beer"13m
"Club Villain"28m
"The Stereotypes Song"5.2m
"The Unofficial Smithers Love Song"14m
"Orphan Tears Part 1" [lower-alpha 1] 48m
"Mr. Douchebag"31m
"Transphobic Techno (Bitch Got a Penis)"18m
"Grandma Got a Facebook"2.8m
"Tig Ol' Bitties"3.2m
"Fight to Win" [lower-alpha 2] 21m
"Stalkin' Your Mom" [lower-alpha 3] 24m
"Robot Bar Fight"17m
"8-Bit World" [lower-alpha 4] 19m
"Puppet Break-Up" [lower-alpha 5] 411k
"Whip Your Kids" [lower-alpha 6] 5m
"Booty Store"1.1m
"Nerd Rage"4.2m
"Epileptic Techno"1.4m
"Dookie Fresh"612k
"Santa Hates Poor Kids"18m
"Shitty G"10m
2012"Friend Zone"25m
"She Looks Like Sex (Remix)" [lower-alpha 7] 12m
"We Like Them Girls" [lower-alpha 8] 8.9m
"Alien"16m
"White Boy Wasted" [lower-alpha 9] 12m
"Complicated"15m
"Take Over The World"17m
"Text Me Back"12m
"Jupiter"9.5m
"Just a Friend" (Biz Markie cover)14m
"Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye cover)10m
"Fight for Your Right" (Beastie Boys cover)5m
"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem and Rihanna cover)8.7m
"Road Rage"11m
"My Balls" (Alt rock cover)10m
"Alien (Unplugged)"3.6m
"Jump Around" (House of Pain cover)500k
"Bartender Song" (Rehab cover)4.9m
"High Voltage" (Linkin Park cover)6.1m
"Boom Headshot"7.8m
2022"Orphan Tears Part 2" (feat. Cartoon Wax and Stevi the Demon)4.6m
"Orphan Tears Part 3" (feat. Cartoon Wax and Stevi the Demon)2.4m
"Verified"8m
"Uno Reverse" (feat. Cartoon Wax)5.9m
"Eff This Job" (feat. Cartoon Wax)2.7m
"Brain Rave" (feat. Stevi the Demon)3.1m
"This Is Why I'm Single" (feat. Shuba and Cartoon Wax)3.9m
"Rich People" (feat. Cartoon Wax)6.7m
2023"Gentleman's Ballad"2m
"Everyone Clapped" (feat. Cartoon Wax)3.1m
"Date Myself"2.6m
"Damn I'm Ugly" (feat. Billy Marchiafava)2.5m
"Telescope" (feat. Stevi the Demon)1.8m
"iamverybadazz"2.1m
"The Trauma Song"2m
"Algorithm God"1.4m
2024"Real Girl"780k
Fat Damon
YearNameViews
2018"Conspiracy Theory Guy" (feat. Wax)269k
"Fred Astaire"824k
"My Life is Dope"116k
The Upside Downs
YearNameViews
2018"Fred Astaire 1"824k
"Everything is Bullshit 2"152k
2020"BANG! 3"182k
"Wolverine 4"177k
"I'm Speaking 5"107k
"Pixar Mom 6"255k
2021"You Keep Me Hangin' On 7"138k
"Ugly 8"1.2m
"Baby Yoda 9"132k
"Brain Stew 10"1.1m
"Silent Mode 11"17k [lower-alpha 10]
"Let's Do Drugs 12"363k
"Yellow 13"363k
"Heartcatchthump 14"21k [lower-alpha 11]
"Kung Fu in the Afterlife 15"527k
"Stupid World 16"398k
2022"Everything is Bullshit 12" (Evolved Version)11k [lower-alpha 12]
  1. ↑ features vocals from Wax
  2. ↑ features vocals from DeStorm Power
  3. ↑ features vocals from Wax
  4. ↑ features vocals from Hoodie Allen
  5. ↑ music video directed by Sam Macaroni
  6. ↑ features vocals from Nice Peter
  7. ↑ features Mike Posner
  8. ↑ music video directed by ForrestFire101
  9. ↑ features vocals from Dumbfoundead
  10. ↑ Streaming views
  11. ↑ Streaming views
  12. ↑ Streaming views

Recognition and awards

Variety magazine called Johnson's scripted web series, Riley Rewind, the 7th best web series of 2013. [25] Johnson was also listed among The Hollywood Reporter 's "Comedy Class of 2013." [40] French YouTubers Antoine Daniel and Mathieu Sommet have cited Johnson's Equal 3 as their inspiration, respectively for What The Cut !? and Salut les Geeks !.

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