Louis Cole
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 Cole at VidCon 2014 | ||||||||
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| Born |
Louis John Cole 28 April 1983 Cobham, United kingdom | |||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||
| Occupation | YouTube vlogger | |||||||
| Religion | Christian | |||||||
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| Channel | FunforLouis | |||||||
| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||
| Subscribers |
1.8 million (14 August 2016) | |||||||
| Total views |
222.0 million (14 August 2016) | |||||||
| Catchphrase(s) | "Peace out, enjoy life and live the adventure" | |||||||
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Louis John Cole (born 28 April 1983), better known by his online alias FunforLouis, is a British film-maker and YouTube personality from Cobham, Surrey, England. He has a following of over 1.8 million on YouTube and over 769k on Twitter. He is best known for posting a daily video blog on the channel FunForLouis which documents his life and travels adventuring all over the globe. Cole originally found fame through filming eating stunts on another channel, FoodForLouis but has since taken these videos down to focus on the positive message and trajectory of FunForLouis where he encourages viewers to "Peace out, enjoy life and live the adventure".
In 2007 Cole purchased and renovated a double-decker bus, equipping it as a mobile centre to help homeless youth with music and video game facilities.[1] The Boombus project now receives funding from local council wards.[2]
Daily vlogs
Cole started to post daily vlogs on to his channel FunForLouis on 31 December 2012 with a video titled 'Pancakes and Bicycles | LA Trip Day 2'.[3] He has released over 1232 vlogs consecutively as of 20 June 2016. Through this, Cole has managed to gain over 1.8 million subscribers as of August 13, 2016.[4]
In 2016, Louis with one of his good friends Dave Erasmus, a YouTuber and philanthropist, founded The Solvey Project.[5]
In August 2016, Cole was criticized for his vlogs from his visit to North Korea.[6] He was accused of promoting North Korea and his videos were described as propaganda for the North Korean regime.[7] He said he disagrees with the ideology of the regime and was not funded by their government.[8]
Personal life
In his 1000th vlog uploaded on 3 January 2016, Cole announced that his friend Raya, a fellow YouTuber, is now his girlfriend.[9]
References
- ↑ Johnathan Stayton. "Louis is on the right route to help youth". Get Surrey. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ Poppy Bradbury. "Boom Bus offers bored youngsters something to do". Ealing Gazette. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ↑ Pancakes and Bicycles | LA Trip Day 2 (video), retrieved 2015-11-19
- ↑ "funforlouis YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ Chhabra, Esha (April 22, 2016). "YouTubers FunForLouis And Dave Erasmus Embark On Global Journey To Fund Social Entrepreneurs". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ↑ Lawson, Richard. "YouTube Stars Are Now Being Used for North Korean Propaganda". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ reporter, Amelia Butterly Newsbeat. "Vlogger Louis Cole denies North Korea paid for videos of his trip". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ Cresci, Elena (2016-08-18). "YouTube star Louis Cole denies making propaganda films for North Korea". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ 1000th VLOG W/ MY GIRLFRIEND (video), retrieved 2016-01-04
External links
- Spangler, Todd (May 5, 2015). "NewFronts 2015: Discovery Taps YouTube Travel Vlogger Louis Cole, TLC Launches Digital-Video Site". Variety.
- James, Richard (December 10, 2013). "Man creates amazing video of his year abroad, internet dreams of packing it all in and joining him". Metro.