Karim Metwaly
Karim Jovian (born August 9, 1992), is an Egyptian-American YouTuber from New York City. As of October 2017, he has over 2.1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.[1]
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Born | Karim Jovian August 9, 1992 Manhattan, New York, U.S. | |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Residence | New York City, New York, U.S | |||||||||
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Also known as | AreWeFamousNow | |||||||||
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Years active | 2005-present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 1.8 million | |||||||||
Total views | 205 million | |||||||||
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Updated 11 April 2018 |
Life and career
Jovian was born in Manhattan, New York City to Muslim parents from Egypt. He began his career as an actor at an early age. He has acted in various plays and musicals, including Anything Goes and Brigadoon.
He joined YouTube and started creating videos on his channel named "AreWeFamousNow". He has also taken part on the channel "3MH" with Slim Albaher, Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar. In early 2015, 3MH split up and Jovian continued on his own channel.[2]
He has over a million subscribers on his YouTube channel. He has collaborated with many YouTubers, including Ryan Higa.
He creates parodies and videos about Muslims, and many of his videos became popular. His video "10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman in Hijab" has over 12 million views.[3] His other videos, including "Blind Muslim Trust Social Experiment" and "Would You Date A Muslim", have received worldwide coverage.[4][5] Jovian has also created parodies of various songs including PSY's "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman" with Sheikh Akbar.
He also has a podcast channel, Coffee And Karim.[6]
He is proficient in Arabic. He is married to Vlada, a Russian-American Christian.
Channels
- xStryfx - original main channel [7]
- Karim Jovian (formerly known as 'AreWeFamousNow') - current main channel
- Jovian Games (formerly known as 'AreWeKuKuNow') - gaming channel
- AreWeGamersNow (terminated) - original gaming channel
- Coffee And Karim (formerly known as "KuKuBUFF") - podcast channel
- 3MH (former)
References
- "Interview with YouTube Internet Sensation, Karim Metwaly". sNEWSi. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- "Special tĂȘte a tĂȘte with Karim Metwaly". Times of Youth. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- Lara Hamdan (10 December 2014). "Respect isn't based on what she wears". The Journal. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- "Video: Karim Metwaly shows how a girl refused a date after knowing he's Muslim". The News Teller. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- Steven D'Souza (12 March 2015). "New Yorker re-creates Canadian Hug-a-Muslim experiment". CBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- "Coffee And Karim". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- "Video: Why I Changed my Name to Jovian". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-12-31.