Brandon Rogers (YouTuber)

Brandon Rogers (born August 3, 1988) is an American sketch comedian, writer, director, actor and YouTube personality. Rogers is best known for the many characters he portrays on his eponymous YouTube channel.

Brandon Rogers
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • comedian
  • writer
  • director
  • actor
Years active2006–present
Home townLivermore, California, U.S.

Career

Brandon Rogers began creating videos for his job in Los Angeles at a personal-injury law firm where he made documentaries that were shot by Gabriel Gonzales on the daily life of plaintiffs that were used in court.[1] Rogers had the idea to make humorous versions of these documentaries with Gonzales[2] and started his YouTube channel on January 7, 2006 as "HotBananaStud."[3]

Rogers first gained recognition in 2015 when a Vine user uploaded six-second clips of his videos without crediting Rogers. After a clip from one of his videos went viral on Vine and it was featured on Fine Brothers Entertainment's React series, the original creator of the video became publicly known,[1] and Rogers quickly gained on-line fame.

In 2016, Super Deluxe offered to produce a show for Rogers.[4] The show, Magic Funhouse was available on Fullscreen's short-lived subscription service[5] and was the service’s most watched original show. Magic Funhouse was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the 7th Annual Streamy Awards.[6][7]

In 2017, Rogers was named a New Face: Creator at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.[8] In addition to co-hosting the event, he was nominated for four awards and won the awards for Scripted Series and Acting at the 9th Annual Streamy Awards for his web series Blame the Hero.[9][10][11] In 2018, Rogers was a 10th Annual Shorty Awards finalist for the Best Youtube Comedian award.[12][13]

Rogers collaborated with Comedy Central in 2019 for their "Under the Influnecer" program which had him take over the company's social media platforms for a week.[14][15]

Personal life

Rogers is from Livermore, California and is of Spanish descent.[2] Despite growing up in a conservative town, his parents were very liberal.[16] His mother is an accountant and his father works for Cisco. He has two younger siblings. Rogers is openly gay.[17] He credits John Waters as his main inspiration and idol.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2009-2012 Theater Class Alex Rimmer Also writer and director
2013 Neighborhood Patrol Louis Boyd Also writer, director and producer
2016-2017 Magic Funhouse Arlo Dittman Also writer and executive producer
2017-2018 Stuff & Sam! Sam, Helen, Sebastian, Reporter, Blame, Elmer, Porn Couple,

TV People, Dr. Dillon, Grandpa, Japanese Girlfriend, Bryce, Himself

 Also co-writer and director
2019 Blame the Hero Blame, Elmer, Bobby, Flint Dicker, Sebastian,

Lord Mingeworthy, Bryce, Bobby Worst, Darlene, Clifford, Grandpa

 Also co-writer, director and editor
2019 Helluva Boss Blitzo, Doctor Actor, Writers
2020-present Blood & Makeup:

The Last Laugh of Blah Blah the Clown

 Blah Blah the Clown/Eddie Oswald, Sam, Helen Also co-writer, director and editor

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Nominated work Result
2017 The Streamy Awards Costume Design Magic Funhouse

(along with Kimberly Rice and Jonathan Hinman)

 Won[18]
2018 The Shorty Awards Best YouTube Comedian Himself Finalist[13]
2018 The Streamy Awards Comedy Himself Won[19]
2018 The Streamy Awards Costume Design Magic Funhouse Nominated[19]
2019 The Streamy Awards Scripted Series Blame the Hero Won[9]
2019 The Streamy Awards Acting Blame the Hero Won[9]
2019 The Streamy Awards Costume Design Blame the Hero Nominated[9]
2019 The Streamy Awards Directing Blame the Hero Nominated[9]

References
  1. McAlone, Nathan. "YouTube star Brandon Rogers". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. Lemieux, Stephen (2019-12-05). "Interview w/ Brandon Rogers". AfterBuzz TV Network. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. Hale, James. "Brandon Rogers Puts Comedy Central's Social Accounts 'Under The Influencer' In New Video Campaign (Exclusive)". tubefilter. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. Desk, TV News. "Critically-Acclaimed Comedy Series MAGIC FUNHOUSE to Return 8/24". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. www.tubefilter.com https://www.tubefilter.com/2016/12/15/youtuber-brandon-rogers-magic-funhouse-fullscreen/. Retrieved 2020-07-18. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "7th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  7. "Flappers Comedy Club & Restaurant". www.flapperscomedy.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  8. "Just For Laughs Announces Its New Faces of 2017". Just For Laughs ComedyPRO. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  9. "9th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  10. "Comedian Brandon Rogers". www.radio.com. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  11. "Brandon Rogers on Billy Porter, BTS, and Baring Buttcheeks". Interview Magazine. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  12. "Brandon Rogers Photos Photos: 10th Annual Shorty Awards - Arrivals & Pre-Show". Zimbio. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  13. "Best YouTube Comedian in Social Media - Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  14. www.tubefilter.com https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/10/21/comedy-central-brandon-rogers-under-the-influencer-takeover/. Retrieved 2020-07-18. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "Comedy Central Originals: Under the Influence of Gus Johnson - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  16. "Brandon Rogers Doesn't Care if His Comedy Offends You". www.out.com. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  17. Sheps, Gem (2018-11-06). "Brandon Rogers Bares All". OUT FRONT. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  18. "7th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  19. "8th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-19.


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