Ryan Higa
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Higa at VidCon in June 2012
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June 6, 1990 Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Channel | nigahiga | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||||||||
| Subscribers | 19+ million | ||||||||||
| Total views | 3+ billion | ||||||||||
| Associated acts | Wong Fu Productions, Smosh, Traphik, Jenna Marbles, D-trix, David Choi, Andrew Garcia | ||||||||||
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Ryan Higa (born June 6, 1990), also known by his YouTube username nigahiga (/ˈniːɡɑːhiːɡɑː/), is an American YouTuber and actor. He is known for his YouTube comedy videos, which have been viewed over 3 billion times. Higa's YouTube channel, nigahiga, was the most subscribed channel on YouTube for 677 consecutive days from 2009–2011, longer than any channel other than PewDiePie. As of February 2017[update], he has over 19 million subscribers, making his channel the 14th most subscribed on YouTube.
Higa is of Japanese descent, specifically Okinawa Prefecture. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii on June 6, 1990. He competed in judo and holds a black belt rank. He also wrestled and graduated from Waiakea High School in 2008.
Higa and Sean Fujiyoshi started posting YouTube videos of themselves lip syncing to songs in mid-2006 while attending Waiakea High School. They quickly expanded beyond songs, with a variety of other comedic pieces. Occasional guest appearances were made by Tim Enos, Ryan Villaruel, Kyle Chun, and Tarynn Nago.
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