{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}} Vitaly Zdorovetskiy (born March 8, 1992), better known by his YouTube user name VitalyzdTv, is an American comedian of Russian descent. On his YouTube account he uploads prank videos, where he is filmed pranking the public. As of June 16, 2013 his videos have over 174,6 million views and his channel has over 1.5 million subscribers.^[1]

On July 16, 2012, Vitaly and cameraman Jonathan Vanegas were arrested in Boca Raton, Florida during filming for the "Russian Hitman Prank". As part of the prank, Zdorovetskiy approached a Boca Raton man and informed him they had 60 seconds to get away from a briefcase he had placed on the ground. After Zdorovetskiy revealed the whole thing to be a prank and that there was a hidden camera nearby, the man started attacking him and his partner and called the police.^[2] Law enforcements came shortly after and arrested the pranksters on charges of threatening to detonate a bomb.^[3]VitalyzdTv

Just shortly after turning 18, Zdorovetskiy took part in a porn clip for the adult entertainment company Bang Bros in 2011. It was a video from the Bang Bus series, in which he and his friend starred together with pornographic actress Diamond Kitty. When interviewed by the University Press of Florida Atlantic University, Zdorovetskiy commented "I needed the money. You only live once, I am trying to do everything possible." about his taking part in the video.^[4] He has also made a cameo appearance in the music video for the song HYFR by rapper Drake.^[5]

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