Michael Buckley (YouTuber)

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Michael Buckley
Buckley at the 2013 Streamy Awards
Born
Michael John Buckley

(1975-06-08) June 8, 1975 (age 48)
Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.
Other namesBuck
Years active2005–present[1]
Known forComedy, pop culture commentary
Spouse
Mike Donegan
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(m. 2002; div. 2015)​
Websiteheymichaelbuckley.com

Michael John Buckley (born June 8, 1975) is an American former

The Advocate discussing homophobia on the Internet.[4] In 2008, he won a YouTube Award for best commentary with the video "LonelyGirl15 is Dead!"[5][6][7]

Early life

Buckley is one of three children, and is a fraternal twin. He moved to his parents' summer home on

CPTV the two decided to create a public-access television cable TV chat show called Table for Two at Wallingford Public Access, the local public-access television studio in July 2005.[1][8][9]

Career

What the Buck?! began as a small weekly segment on Table for Two and gave him "a chance to riff and rant on his own".

MySpace and started his YouTube channel in May 2006, with his main focus centered on celebrities and pop culture, often satirizing and parodying them.[1][2] On September 11, 2008, he quit his low-paying day job as an administrative assistant for Live Nation, a music promotion company and began earning more money as an online entertainer.[3] Edge Boston summarized his work as: "Three or four times a week, he uploads his slickly made commentaries on celebrities and pop culture that are amongst the snarkiest to be found on the web."[1] His high-energy and rapid-fire delivery and style has been described as being "irreverent, fast-talking, pop-culture-obsessed"; he has been likened to "a living can of Red Bull."[8] He was one of the most subscribed vloggers rising to be the second most popular comedian within the first five months of posting.[2] His online success has led to more mainstream media work including DirecTV, Leeza Gibbons's syndicated radio show, a regular guest spot on Fox News' weekly gossip show Lips & Ears and Red Eye.[8] Courtney Friel, host of Lips & Ears, came across What the Buck?! and invited Buckley onto the show, "The beauty of YouTube ... is that they have complete creative freedom."[8]

On September 6, 2007, "The

New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #90.[15]

In 2017, Buckley published the instructional book titled HELP! My Kid Wants to Become a YouTuber![16]

What the Buck!?

What the Buck?! is a celebrity gossip and comedy series of short videos created and posted on YouTube by

Michael Buckley.[17] The series featured Buckley who poked fun at celebrities, often making jokes while reporting on pop-culture news. The series started in 2005 on a public-access cable TV show called Table for Two.[18] Later, clips were posted on MySpace, as well as on a YouTube channel called peron75 where it reached many more people. The show moved from Cable TV to YouTube, and by May 1, 2007, the What the Buck?! show had its own dedicated channel called 'WHATTHEBUCKSHOW".[19] By 2008, the What the Buck?! YouTube channel was one of the top 10 most-subscribed-to YouTube channels,[20] where it remained for about two years.[21] The show had a peak of 1.43 million combined channel subscribers and 464 million total episode views.[18] The last episode was posted to YouTube on July 1, 2016, when Buckley canceled the show in a video titled "The End".[22]

Minisode Maniac! with What the Buck?!

In January 2009, Buckley became 'The Minisode Maniac' by discussing and promoting

Crackle.[23]
Michael officially posted his last Minisode Maniac episode in mid-February. To celebrate he ran around his backyard in a speedo in the snow.

Personal life

Buckley is

Denver, Colorado, to be close to his twin sister Debbie[24] and nephew Luke. To show his fans his "softer side", he began to vlog about his home life on his peron75 YouTube channel, and used to appear live on BlogTV.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Nesti, Robert (March 28, 2007). "What The Buck?!: An Interview with Michael Buckley". Edge Boston. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Kalbag, Sachin (October 21, 2007). "What the Buck! Comedian holds sway". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Stelter, Brian (December 10, 2008). "YouTube videos pull in real money". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  4. ^ Doig, Will (February 26, 2008). "Homophobosphere". Advocate.com. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 Archived June 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Norman, Pete (March 21, 2008). "Chocolate Rain Singer Wins YouTube Award Archived March 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine". People.com. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
  6. ^ Carlson, Erin (March 21, 2008). "Chocolate Rain' claims a YouTube award". Yahoo News via the Associated Press. Retrieved on March 23, 2008. Archived March 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Powers, Lindsay (March 21, 2008). "YouTube Awards: Chris Crocker Loses for Britney Spears Freak-Out". US magazine. Retrieved on March 23, 2008. Archived May 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Klimkiewicz, Joann (October 21, 2007). "This Buck Doesn't Stop: How Hyper-Chatty Wallingford Public-Access Host Became YouTube Sensation". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  9. ^ "Buck at WPAA-TV". Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Buckley, Michael (September 6, 2007). "THE TOP (& Bottom) GAYS OF YOUTUBE!". YouTube. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  11. ^ Fenton, Angie (December 10, 2007). "Bravo, William, bravo". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
  12. ^ Who is my YouTube Date?
  13. ^ "HUSBANDS 3: Being Britney!". Blip. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  14. ^ Meriden's Buckley wins "Live! with Kelly" co-host challenge Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Meriden Record-Journal. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  15. ^ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 100-76!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  16. ^ "Michael Buckley: Help! My Kid Wants to Become a YouTuber – WTNH Connecticut News". News8 WTNH. February 10, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  17. ^ Stelter, Brian (December 10, 2008). "YouTube Videos Pull In Real Money". The New York Times.
  18. ^ a b Dawson, Steve (June 30, 2018). "What Happened to Michael Buckley, the What The Buck Show guy?".
  19. ^ "WHATTHEBUCKSHOW YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics – Socialblade.com". socialblade.com.
  20. ^ Wortham, Jenna (September 3, 2008). "What the Buck? Creator Inks Deal With HBO". Wired – via www.wired.com.
  21. ^ "The History of the YouTube Most Subscribed – Visualized". Imgur.
  22. ^ "YouTube Star Michael Buckley To End Gossip Program 'What The Buck Show'". July 5, 2016.
  23. ^ "What the Buck Pimps Sony's Minisodes". Tilzy.TV. January 28, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ Buckley, Michael. "I'M MOVING TO..." YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

External links

Achievements
Preceded by Most Subscribed Channel on YouTube
Ranked 18th as of 2010 		Succeeded by
TheStation
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