Ricky Dillon
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Dillon at VidCon 2014
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Richard Porter Dillon Jr. April 4, 1992 North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter , YouTube personality and comedian | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||
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| Channel | RickyDillion | ||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||
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| Subscribers | 3.2 million subscribers (June, 2017) |
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| Total views | 330 million views (June 2017) |
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| Siblings Tara Dillon and Lexi Dillon | |||||||||
Richard Porter "Ricky" Dillon Jr. (born April 4, 1992) is an American YouTube personality and singer-songwriter. Over his seven years on YouTube, Dillon has amassed over 3 million subscribers on his channel, as well as more than 270 million views on his videos.
Dillon was born in North Carolina. His family moved to Tuscumbia, Alabama when he was one year old. He has two older sisters, named Tara and Lexi. Dillon attended high school at Hoover High School where he also marched with the band. Dillon then attended college at Auburn University to study film but dropped out after three years.
Dillon, who has previously dated both men and women, posted a a video in September 2016 entitled "My Sexuality," in which he said that, "If I were to label myself, I would be the closest to asexual."
Dillon began his career on YouTube, uploading his first public video to his channel, PICKLEandBANANA, in 2009. Dillon also gained exposure due to the YouTube supergroup Our2ndLife where he, Connor Franta, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, Trevor Moran and Sam Pottorff went on an international tour and amassed a total 2.7 million subscribers before the group broke up in December 2014. He is also partnered with Fullscreen and has participated in their InTour festival.
Dillon uploads original songs and covers, as well as music videos on his channel. He also starred in a scripted Sour Patch Kids series, titled Breaking Out. Dillon was also a member of a YouTube collaboration channel, known as Our2ndLife until it disbanded in December 2014.
In 2014, Dillon released his debut single, titled "Ordinary". Dillon's debut EP, titled RPD, was released on January 26, 2015. In July 2015, Dillon released his sophomore single titled "BEAT". In an interview with People Magazine at VidCon 2015, Dillon hinted towards a new personal song called "Gold", told to be featured as one of the tracks on his second EP.
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