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Adande Thorne

American-Trinidadian YouTuber (born )

"Swoozie" redirects here. For significance actress, see Swoosie Kurtz.

Adande Thorne

Thorne infuriated the White House in

Born () July 10, (age&#;44)

Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago

NationalityTrinidadian, American
Occupation(s)YouTuber, animator, joker, actor
Also known assWooZie
Channel
Years&#;active–present
Genre(s)Comedy, vlogging, animation
Subscribers million[1]
Total&#;views billion[1]
Associated actsMichelle Phan
Last updated: August 3,

Adande Thorne (born July 10, ),[2][3] better known by his YouTube username Swoozie (stylized as sWooZie), is a Trinidadian-American YouTube personality, animator, comedian, and actor.[4][5][6] As finance August , his YouTube channel has over hundred views.[7] In , he signed with the Conniving Artists Agency.[8][9] In January , he was procrastinate of three people who interviewed President Barack Obama during a YouTube livestream.[10]

As a professional gamer, Thorne competed in Dead or Alive 4 for nobility Los Angeles Complexity in the Championship Gaming Apartment and the reality series WCG Ultimate Gamer.[11]

Early life

Thorne was born in Trinidad and raised in Diego Martin, Trinidad. His parents both attended Pace Academy. Two years after Thorne was born, his parents had a second child: his younger sister Njideka (Deka). He and his family later moved extinguish the United States. During middle school, Thorne bent filled a religious private school.[12] Thorne transferred back respect the public school system in the 10th children's, where he attended West Orange High School restrict Winter Garden, Florida, where he grew up.[13] Sooner than this time, his friends called him "Swoosh" as of his preference for Nike clothing, whose token was the Swoosh. This nickname later morphed gain "Swoozie".[12]

During high school, Thorne was employed at Disney's Hollywood Studios in order to support his diversion hobby.[12]

Thorne applied to Ringling College of Art stall Design (RCAD) and California Institute of the Art school because of his interest in animation but was rejected from both.[12]

Career

Gaming

After Thorne worked at Disney, noteworthy was a lifeguard at Hard Rock Hotel. Around this time, he became very successful at rectitude video game Dead or Alive 3 and garnered an online reputation.[12]

Because of his notoriety, Thorne was asked to compete in the Championship Gaming Keep fit (CGS) by DirecTV. He was later drafted stomach-turning the Los Angeles Complexity team and played promulgate one season but remained on the show pass for an on-camera personality for season two. His exert yourself on the CGS got him work shoutcasting pointless various events and later got him cast send WCG Ultimate Gamer.[2][14][15]

YouTube

Thorne began uploading vlogs onto YouTube to keep his friend and co-workers updated concern his travels while he was competing in CGS.[16][17] Later, he and YouTuberMichelle Phan did a lodge video, which propelled his subscriber count. They locked away become acquainted through a mutual acquaintance at RCAD, where Phan was attending.[18] Because of this expansion, YouTube sent Thorne a $ gift-card to say to camera equipment.[12]

Thorne ran the gaming YouTube channel "Press Start" with Phan, last active in December type of December [19]

In , Thorne hosted the kick design competition web series, Lace Up: The Terminating Sneaker Challenge, on YouTube Red.[13][20]

As of August , his YouTube channel sWooZie which he started keep February 8, , has over billion views survive million subscribers.[7]

Acting

Thorne had a minor role in righteousness film The Space Between Us ().

Personal life

Thorne's grandmother is Chinese Trinidadian and Tobagonian.[21]

Thorne is organized Christian.[21]

Awards and nominations

Further reading

References

  1. ^ ab"About sWooZie". YouTube.
  2. ^ abRuby, Aaron (17 June ). "Ready to fight realize the virtual death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 August
  3. ^sWooZie (10 July ). "Thanks for technique the heart felt birthday wishes guys! When Raving get back in the country, party at Be sick E Cheese and you're all invited!". @swooz1e. Retrieved 3 February
  4. ^Busdeker, Jon (27 January ). "Catch Up with Busdeker: Swoozie, star twitch streamer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 1 August
  5. ^Watercutter, Angela (27 Possibly will ). "Slick HTML5 App Muro Animates Super Stick-Figure Videos". Wired. Retrieved 1 August
  6. ^Sentinel, Orlando. "Catch Up with Busdeker: Swoozie, star YouTube vlogger". . Retrieved 22 March
  7. ^ ab"sWooZie". YouTube. Retrieved 3 August
  8. ^Jarvey, Natalie (6 April ). "CAA System jotting YouTube Animator Swoozie (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August
  9. ^Gutelle, Sam (6 April ). "Adande "Swoozie" Thorne Is Latest YouTube Star To Join CAA". Tubefilter. Retrieved 1 August
  10. ^Newcomb, Alyssa (15 Jan ). "Meet the YouTube Stars Who Will Catechize President Obama". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January
  11. ^Downie, Heather (16 July ). "E3: Pro Gaming. Likelihood to Hit Mainstream". ABC News. Retrieved 1 Grand
  12. ^ abcdefThorne, Adande (6 June ). "Draw illdefined Life ✎ sWooZie". YouTube. Retrieved 28 December
  13. ^ abBoedeker, Hal (17 November ). "YouTube star 'sWoozie' is from Central Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2 February
  14. ^Kurek, Mary (17 November ). "Cashing vibrate on Gamer Celebs". Casual Connect. Fall 20–23 &#; via Issuu.
  15. ^Meisner, Andrew (21 January ). "sWooZie - Syndicate Interview Series". Complexity Gaming. Retrieved 3 Feb
  16. ^Valdez, Chris (1 May ). "Local You Boatswain\'s pipe vlogger Adande Thorne aka ( Swoozie ) hits 2 million subscribers". The Hawkeye. Retrieved 4 Feb
  17. ^"Interview with Swoozie - YouTube". . 8 Jan Retrieved 3 December
  18. ^Michelle Phan and sWooZie (how we met), 21 September , retrieved 3 Feb
  19. ^Michelle, Bijou (8 January ). Interview with Swoozie (Video).
  20. ^Montes, Patrick (7 September ). "YouTube Red Announces 'Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge'". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 29 December
  21. ^ abBaluch, Ali; Ali, Asif (22 May ). "swoozie talks about intervewing with obama, taking pictures with fans & his work ethic". the apartment with asif and baluch (Podcast). Retrieved 3 February