Olga Kay | |
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Kay performing at VidCon 2012
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Birth name | Olga Sergeevna Karavaeva |
Born |
Russian SFSR (now Russia), Soviet Union |
November 20, 1982
Medium | Video blog, Television |
Nationality | Russian, American |
Years active | 1998–present |
Genres | Comedian, writer, director, performer |
Notable works and roles | video blog |
Website | mooshworld |
Internet information | |
Web alias(es) | Olga Kay |
Web hosting service(s) | Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube |
Meme | moosh |
Signature phrase | "moosh" |
Olga Kay (born Olga Sergejevna Karavajeva; Russian: Ольга Сергеевна Караваева; November 20, 1982) is a Russian-American Internet celebrity (mainly known as a YouTube personality), comedian, writer, director, and performer. Trained as a professional circus juggler in her youth, she later moved to acting and video creation. In 2006 she started the YouTube channel OlgaKay, creating shows such as Emo Girl and Olga Kay's Show. Adding channels on gaming and fashion, by 2013 her four combined channels had approximately a million subscribers.
She has appeared in Web shows such as MyMusic and The Annoying Orange, and hosted the Rogue Pictures Web show Tube Top, as well as collaborating with entertainers such as Joe Nation and Shane Dawson.
In 2014, Olga Kay's YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #47.
As of March 2016, Olga Kay finalized her naturalization as a US citizen, thus holding dual citizenship.
Olga Karavaeva was born on November 20, 1982 in Stepne, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). She performed professionally with a circus in Moscow as a teenager, before moving to the United States to work with the Ringling Brothers Circus.