Casey Neistat
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Casey Neistat at TechCrunch Disrupt, 2016
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Casey Owen Neistat March 25, 1981 Gales Ferry, Connecticut, United States |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||
| Residence | Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States | ||||||||
| Website | casey |
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| Channel | CaseyNeistat | ||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||
| Genre | Short film | ||||||||
| Subscribers | 6.4 million | ||||||||
| Total views | 1.4 billion | ||||||||
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Casey Owen Neistat (/ˈkeɪsi ˈnaɪstæt/; born March 25, 1981) is an American YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger, and co-founder of the social media company Beme. Neistat and his brother, Van, are the creators of the HBO series The Neistat Brothers.
Neistat was born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, on March 25, 1981. He dropped out of Ledyard High School in the 10th grade at age 15 and did not return to school or graduate. He later ran away from home and had gotten his girlfriend at the time pregnant with his first child, Owen. From age 17 until 20 he lived in a trailer park with his friend, Robin Harris, and his infant son. It was during this time that Neistat decided to move to New York City. Prior to moving to New York City, Neistat worked as a dishwasher at a restaurant and short order cook in Mystic, Connecticut. His first job in New York City was as a bike messenger.
In mid-2001 Neistat and his brother Van began working with the artist Tom Sachs, ultimately making a series of films about the artist's sculptures and installations. This was the earliest work done by the brothers as a collective.
Neistat first gained international exposure in 2003 for a three-minute film titled iPod's Dirty Secret, criticizing Apple's lack of a battery replacement program for the iPod. The film received national media attention and brought broad attention to Apple's policy towards iPod battery replacements. The video clip begins with a phone call to the Apple Support 800 number, and a conversation between Casey Neistat and an operator named Ryan. Casey explains that after 18 months of use his iPod battery is dead. Ryan suggests that for the cost of labor and shipping to replace the battery Casey is better off buying a new iPod. To the music of NWA's rap song "Express Yourself" the brothers begin a "public service announcement" campaign to inform consumers about the batteries. Using a stenciled sign reading "iPod's Unreplaceable Battery Lasts Only 18 Months", they spray paint the warning over iPod advertisement posters on the streets of Manhattan.
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