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Sean Klitzner at VidCon 2012
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Born |
Sean Michael Klitzner June 14, 1983 Miami, Florida, United States |
Occupation | Actor, YouTuber and Comedian |
Years active | 2004-present |
Employer | Game Show Network |
Spouse(s) | Noelle Kilegl (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
Sean Michael Klitzner (born June 14, 1983) is an American internet personality and comedian.
Klitzner Started his career in online video on CollegeHumor. Every week him and his college friends would create a video in a series they called the Weekly Fix. Some of the videos Sean originally created for his weekly fix were edited and reposted to his YouTube Channel. These videos include "Wilbur Lister", "Gladiator Adventures" and "Speed Marries Iron".
On February 19, 2006, Klitzner created a YouTube account. It was only a few years later that he was uploading regular content. On the December 20, 2010, Klitzner uploaded The Fixify, his first regular YouTube show in which he would talk about pop culture. One of Klitzner's videos featuring himself debunking a scene of the eleventh episode of the fourth season of Jersey Shore was featured on a NowPublic article.
In 2012, fans tweeted at Klitzner to tell him to join YouTube's Next Up Comic Contest. He did, and he was chosen as one of the 16 winners and was given the prize of $5,000 worth of video equipment, $10,000 worth of channel promotion and 3 months of educational workshops being mentored by professionals from CollegeHumor and GloZell.
In September 2012, Klitzner appeared as Mitt Romney on Whatstrending's Obama Style, a parody of the viral video Gangnam Style.
In October 2012, Klitzner collaborated with Thomas Ridgewell on an episode of Klitzner's A Killer Song!. During the same month, Klitzner appeared as a guest host on SourceFed.
On December 9, 2011, Klitzner uploaded his first vlog on the YouTube channel SeanKlitzner2. In these vlogs, Klitzner often has motivational "one on one" sessions with his audience; he has addressed and helped fans deal with depression, self hatred, and low self-esteem.