TheOdd1sOut

James Rallison[3][5] (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut (or simply Odd1sOut), is an American YouTuber, animator, cartoonist, comedian, author, and voice actor. He is known for animating his storytime animations on his YouTube channel TheOdd1sOut.

TheOdd1sOut
Rallison at VidCon 2017
Personal information
BornJames Rallison
(1996-05-14) May 14, 1996[1][2]
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.[3]
NationalityAmerican
ResidenceGlendale, California, U.S.[3]
Occupation
RelativesJanette Rallison (mother)
Websitetheodd1sout.com
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2014–present
Subscribers
  • 15.5 million (TheOdd1sOut)
  • 2.6 million (TheOdd2sOut)
Total views
  • 3.1 billion (TheOdd1sOut)
  • 138.2 million (TheOdd2sOut)
NetworkNone
Associated acts
Catchphrase(s)"Thanks for watching, and wear your seat belt!"
100,000 subscribers 2016 (TheOdd1sOut)
2017 (TheOdd2sOut)
1,000,000 subscribers 2016 (TheOdd1sOut)
2018 (TheOdd2sOut)[4]
10,000,000 subscribers 2019 (TheOdd1sOut)
Updated August 15, 2020

Early life
Rallison (right) in March 2019 with Anthony Padilla

Rallison was born in Chandler, Arizona, in 1996.[2][3] He is one of five children of writer Janette Rallison.

Career

Webcomics

Rallison uploaded the first strip of his webcomic TheOdd1sOut on June 14, 2012, first on Tumblr,[6] and later on iFunny.[7]

YouTube career

On August 30, 2014, Rallison started his YouTube channel as theodd1sout comic. He started publishing animated videos in which he talks about his life story, his thoughts and opinions. By April 2016, his channel had gained over 278,000 subscribers, giving him a total of over 400,000 subscribers.[8]

His videos about working at Subway, which he comedically refers to as "Sooubway",[9] have been featured on Foodbeast. The website's writer, Peter Pham, described Rallison's videos as "amazing" and "hilarious".[10][11]

In 2017, Dave Trumbore of Collider named Rallison one of five YouTubers who were "poised for mainstream success".[12] In 2018, Kristin Brantley of Culturess reviewed his channel and webcomics favorably, writing, "You’ll be glued to the screen watching all of these hilarious clips and reading all his great comics."[13]

On December 2, 2017, Rallison created a second channel, TheOdd2sOut, in which he uploads extra content not involving animation. On April 3, 2018, TheOdd2sOut reached 1 million subscribers.[14]

On July 19, 2018, Rallison uploaded his first song called "Life is Fun", featuring Boyinaband.[15] It received more than 100 million views.

In 2018, he was nominated on 8th Streamy Awards in Animated category.[16][17]

His animated character appeared in the credits scene of YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 and in YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind where he has a speaking role.[18]

On January 24, 2019, Rallison's main channel reached 10 million subscribers.[14]

On March 12, 2019, Rallison was in MrBeast's $200,000 YouTuber Battle Royale video. He was on a team with Jaiden Animations and Anthony Padilla and they won the first round.[19]

On October 28, 2019, Rallison gave the earnings he made from the YouTuber Battle Royale to #TeamTrees, a non-profit started by MrBeast that aimed to plant 20 million trees by the end of 2019.[20]

Other work

Rallison wrote a book titled The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up, which was released on July 31, 2018.[6] It was ranked No. 12 in the "trade paperback" category on Publishers Weekly's August 13, 2018 bestseller list.[21] Rallison also worked on the board/card game Can't Catch Harry.[22]

Books
  • TheOdd1sOut: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up (July 2018)
  • TheOdd1sOut: The First Sequel (March 2020)

Discography
  • "Prancer Rap" (featuring Boyinaband) (2017)
  • "Life is Fun" (featuring Boyinaband) (2018)

Filmography

Animation

Voice acting

References
  1. TheOdd1sOut (May 14, 2018). "22 Years of Life Milestone". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. Rallison, James (May 14, 2015). "Happy Birthday (To Me)". TheOdd1sOut. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. Waltz, Adam (November 19, 2018). "Chandler Native Finds Success as 'TheOdd1sOut' on YouTube". Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. "TheOdd1sOut Future Projections & Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. "Life Is Fun - BMI Repertoire Search". BMI Repertoire. Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  6. Cappello, Nile (June 11, 2018). "James Rallison on TheOdd1sOut Comics, Animations & New Book". Crixeo. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  7. "TheOdd1sOut on iFunny". iFunny. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  8. Cohen, Joshua (May 20, 2016). "Top 100 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • April 2016". Tubefilter. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  9. Pham, Peter (April 12, 2016). "A Former 'Subway' Worker Recreates His WORST Customer Experiences in One Hilarious Animation". Foodbeast. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  10. Pham, Peter (March 31, 2016). "Sooubway Worker Created An Animated Video Detailing His Experience There And It's Amazing". Foodbeast. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  11. Pham, Peter (January 13, 2017). "A Former 'Subway' Worker Explains Why You Should Be Nice To Fast Food Employees in a Hilarious Animated Video". Foodbeast. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  12. Trumbore, Dave (July 20, 2017). "5 Indie YouTube Animators Poised for Mainstream Success". Collider. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  13. Brantley, Kristin (August 18, 2018). "10 hilarious webcomic artists you should check out ASAP". Culturess. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  14. "TheOdd2sOut's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  15. TheOdd1sOut (July 19, 2018). "Life is Fun – Ft. Boyinaband (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  16. Haring, Bruce (October 20, 2018). "Streamy Awards Honor 24 Winners in Prelims To 8th Annual Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  17. Schaffstall, Katherine (October 22, 2018). "Streamy Awards 2018: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  18. YouTube Spotlight, YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind | #YouTubeRewind, retrieved January 21, 2019
  19. Griffin, Louise (March 12, 2019). "MrBeast unleashes hell on Caspar Lee, Anthony Padilla and JaidenAnimations in YouTuber Battle Royale". Metro. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  20. Griffin, Louise (October 31, 2019). "PewDiePie donates $69,420 to MrBeast's TeamTrees as he brands himself 'boomer'". Metro. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  21. Juris, Carolyn (August 10, 2018). "This Week's Bestsellers: August 13, 2018". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  22. TheOdd1sOut (June 16, 2018). "A Book I Made as an Adult". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  23. SMG4 (October 19, 2019). "Fast Food Fight (Ft. TheOdd1sOut & Arin Hanson) - Meta Runner Special". YouTube. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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