Steve Kardynal
Stephen Kardynal (born January 7, 1990)[1] is an American comedian and YouTube celebrity from Michigan.[2]
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Born | Stephen Kardynal January 7, 1990 | |||||||||
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Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 5.19 million | |||||||||
Total views | 551.3 million | |||||||||
Network | BroadbandTV Corp | |||||||||
Associated acts | Dirt Humor | |||||||||
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Updated May 27, 2020 |
Career
Kardynal has produced a series of Chatroulette videos, where he shows himself often dressing up as a woman and lip syncing and dancing to pop songs, along with the reactions of unsuspecting people who connect with him on Chatroulette.[3] Songs he has covered on Chatroulette are "Call Me Maybe",[4][5] "Wrecking Ball",[6][7] "Telephone"[8] (which was featured on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno),[9] "All I Want for Christmas Is You",[10][11] "Peacock"[12] and "Let It Go".[13]
Kardynal has also produced the "Songs In Real Life" series, where people in different scenarios describe what is happening to them via singing while the song is playing and editing out their voice during relevant song lyrics.[14]
In 2014, Kardynal's YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #46.[15]
See also
- List of YouTube personalities
References
- Kardynal, Steve. "it's my 21st birthday tomorrow!! :D". Twitter. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- Moran, Lee (November 28, 2013). "SEE IT: YouTube comedian's Miley Cyrus parody gets 26 million views in 2 days". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- Kardynal, Steve. "Steve Kardynal's Biography". SteveKardynal.tv. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- Wickman, Forrest (2012). "Did You See This? Chatroulette Me Maybe". Slate. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- "Steve Kardynal Makes Chatroulette 'Call Me Maybe' Parody, Dances In Bikini (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. August 10, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- Roberts, Randall (26 November 2013). "Watch: Chatroulette fans react to stellar 'Wrecking Ball' cover". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- Hooton, Christopher. "Wrecking Ball 'Chatroulette version' is the Miley Cyrus parody to end all Miley Cyrus parodies". Metro. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- Cherette, Matt. "The Best "Telephone" Video Parodies the Web Has to Offer". Gawker. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "Steve Kardynal Makes it onto "The Tonight Show"". IMDB. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- Gutierrez, Lisa (December 23, 2013). "Hairy dude Steve Kardynal singing Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' goes viral (with video)". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- Cohen, Joshua (December 22, 2013). "Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Gets Steve Kardynal-ed". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- "'You HAVE to See This!' – Viral Video's Musical Impact". Nielson Company. July 31, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- "'Chatroulette Users Shocked and Delighted by Steve Kardynal's 'Let It Go' Performance: WATCH". Towleroad. November 28, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- Gutelle, Sam. "YouTube Millionaires: Steve Kardynal Puts A Smile On A Lot Of Faces". Tubefilter. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 50-26!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.