Elliott Morgan
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Elliott Christopher Morgan February 22, 1987 Winter Haven, Florida |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Residence | California | ||||||
| Occupation | actor, writer, producer, host, internet personality | ||||||
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| Channel | ElliottMorgan | ||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | ~158,000 | ||||||
| Total views | 7.6 million | ||||||
| Network | Collective | ||||||
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Elliott Christopher Morgan (born February 22, 1987) is an American actor, writer, host, producer and YouTube personality. Morgan is best known for being a co-host of the YouTube channel, SourceFed. Morgan attended the University of Florida.
Morgan was born on February 22, 1987. Morgan attended the Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, graduating in 2005, and the University of Florida, graduating in 2009 with his Bachelor of Science in Zoology. He was married in 2007 when he was 20 years old (proposing at 19) to his wife, Tiffany, whom he met at 14. Elliott announced on his podcast "Shooting Stars" that he and Tiffany had separated in September 2015 and have filed for divorce.
In 2011, YouTube began its funding of original channels, which began launching in 2012. One of these channels was SourceFed, which was created by YouTube celebrity Philip DeFranco, who also created the popular Philip DeFranco Show. DeFranco hired three hosts, Morgan being one of them, to write, produce, and present news videos that would be known as 20 Minutes or Less. The series would later be known as SourceFed, named after the channel. Morgan was hired after he came into casting and DeFranco "instantly fell in love" with him and SourceFed co-host Lee Newton. Around the channel's launch, Morgan began posting videos on his personal channel as well. SourceFed began airing other programs, such as One on One, which Morgan was a recurring host on. The channel grew, reaching 500,000 subscribers in August 2012. In June, Morgan obtained management representation with The Collective.Later in the year, Morgan joined DeFranco and SourceFed co-host Meg Turney, during the channel's live program, Election Night 2012 #PDSLive. Morgan also appeared in videos breaking down political parties and debates, as part of YouTube's "Election Hub".
In 2013, SourceFed channel and its live event during YouTube's Election Hub were nominated for a total of four Streamy Awards, winning the Audience Choice for Best Series. Morgan's podcast, The Morganism, launched on March 20, 2013, debuted at #23, and peaked at #10 on the U.S. iTunes charts.
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