Chester See
Chester See | |
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Streamy for Best Original Song | |
Website | chestersee |
Chester See (born Chester Lionel Watch April 20, 1983) is an
Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages on Broadway
from October 2014 through January 2015.
Career
In 2006 See hosted Disney 365, an
See started his ChesterSee YouTube channel in 2007 after having some success writing lyrics for
D-trix's Dance Showdown.[11]
In 2013 See was the
Relativity Digital and FilmOn feature film, Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin.[15][16] In 2018, he made a guest appearance on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where he was given a drag makeover by contestant Miz Cracker
. He and Cracker won the challenge and was given a Klein, Epstein, and Parker $2,000 gift card as a prize.
As of January 2020[update], See has produced over 400 YouTube videos and has over 1.9 million subscribers to his YouTube channel ChesterSee and over 275 million video views.[5][17] As of August 2014, he has sold over 500,000 songs on iTunes.[1][14] See is influential through social media, with over 200,000 followers on both Twitter and Instagram as of January 2020[update].[18]
Awards and nominations
See was nominated for two
Streamy awards in 2013 at the 3rd Streamy Awards, under the "Best Online Musician" and "Audience Choice Finalists for Personality of the Year" categories.[19] He received a further four nominations in 2014, winning the "Original Song" category for his song "Whistle While I Work It" in collaboration with Toby Turner and Wayne Brady.[1][20] He was also nominated in the "Best Collaboration" (for his cover of "No Diggity" by Blackstreet with Flula Borg), "Best Cover Song" (for his cover of "Roar" by Katy Perry with Andy Lange, Andrew Garcia and Josh Golden) and "Best Musical Artist" categories.[21]
In 2014, See's YouTube Channel was listed on
New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #44.[22]
Education
See graduated from
Theater Arts.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | Camp Takota | Jeff Sanford | |
2015 | Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin | Himself | |
2016 | Dirty 30
|
Ben |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2006–2009 | Disney 365 | Himself | 22 episodes |
2012 | Yesterday, Today, Forever | Himself | 8 episodes |
2013–2014 | Side Effects | Keith | 8 episodes on AwesomenessTV 's YouTube Channel, 2 seasons
|
2018 | Rupaul's Drag Race | Himself / Miz Cookie | Episode: "Social Media Kings Into Queens" |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2014–2015 | Rock of Ages | Stacee Jaxx | Broadway |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "YouTube Star Chester See to Make Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages". Broadway World. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ a b c Gans, Andrew (2014-10-26). "YouTube Sensation Makes Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- Broadway.com. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Ramli, Bibi Nurshuhada (2013-03-02). "Meet latest YouTube sensations". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ a b c d Lee, Ashley (2014-10-14). "YouTube Star Chester See Cast in 'Rock of Ages' on Broadway". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Chun, Gary Cw (2012-10-07). "Isle Influence Contributes to Asian-American Videos". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
- ^ Varrati, Michael (2014-02-19). "Chester See: YouTube's Multi-Platform Champion". VideoInk. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (2012-03-28). "'Internet Icon' aims for virality". Variety. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Robins, J. Max (October 30, 2013). "Three Ways YouTube Plans to Dominate the Music Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Dredge, Stuart (2013-10-30). "Side Effects might be the new Glee, and it's only on YouTube". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Mark (2014-10-15). "Chester See leaps from YouTube to Broadway for Rock of Ages". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2014-07-15). "YouTube Stars Get the Hollywood Treatment". Variety. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Shaw, Lucas (2014-07-15). "YouTube Stars Shane Dawson, Olga Kay to Appear in Movie About an Internet Assassin". TheWrap. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ "chestersee YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". vidstatsx. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Bloom, David (2014-08-07). "Streamy Awards Name LGBT Activist Tyler Oakley Entertainer of the Year". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Bloom, David (2014-08-18). "Stream On: 2014 Streamy Nominees Announced With Freddie Wong Schooling The Field". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 50-26!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
External links
- Official website[dead link]
- Chester See at IMDb