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Kevin Nalty (born June 4, 1969 in
New Orleans,
Louisiana) is a
YouTube comedian and partner based in
Doylestown,
Pennsylvania better known under his YouTube username
Nalts. His YouTube Channel has been viewed more than 4.9 million times and he has 926 videos, as of January 16, 2011, that have been viewed more than 150 million times on YouTube alone. He is ranked as one of YouTube's Most Subscribed users.
Nalty first gained notoriety for a video featured on YouTube's front page the first week of January 2007 - "Viral Video Genius - Loses His Cool When Confronted" - where he plays a skivvy-wearing, geeky intellectual passionate about viral video making. His second featured video, "Farting in Public," in which a young teenager named Spencer (Nalty's nephew's friend) uses a fart machine in public places, all the while seeming to be completely oblivious to the fact that he had done so, has been wildly popular with over 11 million views. Another of his videos, "Crackberry Blackberry", was selected as an official honoree at the 11th Annual Webby Awards. In yet another video he parodies Sarah Palin using a Tootsie motif.
Fox Broadcasting, MTV, Logitech, Microsoft, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, and Mentos have sponsored his videos.
The N.A.P.P.Y. Campaign
After being passed over by YouTube’s Partnership Placement program in May 2007, Nalty posted a video called NAPPY on June 1, 2007, in which he asked his fans to send messages to YouTube executives suggesting he be re-considered. As of May 16, 2010, the video has received 68,125 views, 6,659 comments, and 311 video responses. NAPPY stands for “
Nalts Advocates for Partnership Placement on YouTube.”
On June 6, 2007, The N.A.P.P.Y. campaign was a success and Nalty became a YouTube Partner, allowing him to earn revenue from advertisements placed next to videos.
The Gootube Conspiracy
On December 4, 2006 Nalty started his "Gootube Conspiracy" video series where
Google and
Youtube (or Gootube) are trying to disintermediate major TV networks (
Fox,
ABC,
NBC, etc.). Nalty originally made about 32 videos of it on his channel in December, 2006. There were usually 2 video posted a day and about 1 – 2 minutes long. There have been many responses to this series from users such as cfhworld, CIAOfilms, and CQVFilms. Then he and the user Loquesto made a channel separate for the Gootube Conspiracy in January, 2007. They posted fairly often from January, 2007 - August, 2007. In Summer, 2007, Nalts quit the conspiracy and it has remained fairly active ever since, although users like CQVFilms are trying to resurrect it.
Media appearances
Nalty and his videos have appeared on
CNN,
ABC Nightline,
The Today Show,
Good Morning America,
CBS News,
Fox News and the
BBC segment “Click”, where one of his videos was featured on the program. He has also appeared on a live version of the digital talk show Tom Green Live, which was broadcast at the
Digital Content NewFront in June, 2009. His blog, WillVideoForFood, lists media appearances in reverse chronological order
Personal
Nalty and his wife, Joey, have four children: Katie, Patrick, Grant, and Charlie. He highlights the children in most of his videos. Nalty graduated from Georgetown Preparatory High School in
Rockville,
Maryland, has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown, and an MBA in marketing and entrepreneurship from
Babson College of Boston.
See also
List of YouTube celebrities
YouTube gatherings
References
External links
Nalts' Official Blog
Nalts' YouTube Home Page
Nalts' MySpace Page
Category:American Internet personalities
Category:Video bloggers
Category:Living people
Category:Jesuit High School alumni
Category:People from New Orleans, Louisiana
Category:1969 births
