User:Jeffrey R. Clark/Charles Trippy
| Charles Trippy | ||||||||||
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| Born | Charles Paul Trippy III September 2, 1984 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Internet personality, bassist | |||||||||
| Spouse |
Allison Speed
(m. 2011; div. 2014) | |||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2005–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.5 million subscribers[1] (September 2015) | |||||||||
| Total views | 678 million views[1] (September 2015) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 2 September 2015 | ||||||||||
Charles Paul Trippy III (born September 2, 1984) is American youtuber and bassist for Florida based band We The Kings. Initially known for for his youtube vlog Internet Killed Television which for the first five years starred along side his ex wife Allison Speed. In September 2011 Trippy started standing in as the bass player for We The Kings who's members he has been friends with since childhood. He has since March 2012 been the permanent bassist.
Early life
editBorn on September 2, 1984 to Charles "Chaz" Trippy II and Marlene Trippy. He grew up in Bradenton, Florida along with his younger sister, Melissa Trippy. Trippy's father played percussion in the Gregg Allman Band. Trippy attended Lakewood Ranch High School, later he attended the University of South Florida and majored in communications. Prior to joining We The Kings, Trippy was the bassist of band Funny Looking Kid (later renamed Suspense Thriller) from 2001-2005. Ironically We The Kings (then known as Broken Image) opened for Trippy's band during Suspense Thriller's final show.
Youtube
editPersonal life
editTrippy began dating Allison Speed in December 2008. They became engaged in October 2009 and finally married on November 20, 2011.
Health
editAwards
edit| Year | Organization | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Twitter Shorty Awards | @CharlesTrippy | Humor[2] | Won |
| Mashable Open Web Awards | Internet Killed Television | Best Online Video Web Series[3] | Won | |
| Surprise Marriage Proposal in Spain! | YouTube Video of The Year[3] | Won | ||
| Internet Killed Television | Best Brand Use of YouTube[3] | Won | ||
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Charles Trippy | Choice Web Star[4] | Nominated |
| 2011 | Twitter Shorty Awards | @CharlesTrippy | Travel[5] | Nominated |
| 2012 | @CharlesTrippy | Travel[6] | Won | |
| 2013 | @CharlesTrippy | Videoblogger[7] | Nominated | |
| Guinness World Records | Internet Killed Television | Most days of consecutive vlogging[8] | Won | |
| 2015 | Guinness World Records | Internet Killed Television | Most days of consecutive vlogging 2260 days "updated"[8] | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "About CTFxC". YouTube.
- ^ "The Shorty Awards - humor leaderboard". The Shorty Awards. February 11, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Open Web Award 2009 Winners". Mashable. December 16, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Teen Choice Awards 2010: Second (Giant) Wave Of Nominees Announced!". Hollywood Crush. June 28, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best Travel on Twitter - The Shorty Awards". The Shorty Awards. May 29, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best Travel in Social Media". The Shorty Awards. January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best Video Blogger in Social Media". The Shorty Awards. January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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