Zach Anner
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Born | Buffalo, New York, United States | 17 November 1984
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Kenmore West Senior High School |
Years active | 2010–present |
Website | www |
Zach Anner (born November 17, 1984
Personal life
Zach Anner is originally from
Oprah contest and Rollin' With Zach
On June 2, 2010, Anner uploaded a video submission to a contest sponsored by Oprah Winfrey and
By the night of Saturday, June 12, celebrity endorsements and support began to appear for Anner. John Mayer, an early supporter of Anner's, posted words of encouragement on his blog. According to The Daily Texan, Anner, who had taken a weekend trip to Dallas, was unaware of the overnight success of his video submission.[2] Anner's friends filmed his reaction to the then over 2,000,000 votes, as well as the blog and "To Zach Anner" video by John Mayer. Anner exclaimed, "How.... what the... what the balls is this?" at the sight of his new popularity.[9] As a response, Anner posted the subsequent "Thank You, Internet" and "I want to come and see you!" videos.
On February 25, it was announced that Zach Anner had won the competition, winning his own television show, $100,000, and a Chevrolet Equinox. The show, titled Rollin' With Zach, premiered December 12, 2011,[10] but was cancelled after six episodes.[11]
Celebrity and media support
As of June 15, 2010, Anner had received support from Perez Hilton, John Mayer, Harry Knowles, David Hasselhoff, Daniel Tosh, and others on the Internet. He had also received coverage in New York Magazine,[12] Time,[13] Entertainment Weekly,[14] ABC News,[15] Fox News (Red Eye),[16] Tubefilter.tv,[17] and G4TV.[18]
Alleged rigging
According to internet speculation, the contest was rigged against Anner, as a contestant named Dr. Phyllis received over 300,000 votes in 20 minutes and surpassed Anner.[19] Many voters noticed that after they placed a vote for Anner, the total number of his votes would actually decrease, further adding to the belief that the system was rigged. Anner expressed skepticism about the alleged rigging, stating, "I sincerely doubt that Oprah would do anything like that. She’s probably too busy building schools and helping children to even notice someone like me."[20]
YouTube
Anner has a YouTube channel where he posts videos on a weekly basis. The channel has over 350,000 subscribers and over 15 million total views.[21] He has multiple series that he includes on the channel, including project "Riding Shotgun",[22] which premiered on October 23, 2012, and "Workout Wednesday", which premiered on August 21, 2013.[23] The latter featured a video that was auto-tuned by The Gregory Brothers.[24] In 2013, Zach started doing a show with SoulPancake titled "Have a little faith", in which he explores, in his comedic way, the basic rules of several religions that have a foothold in the United States. Among other religions, Zach has explored Judaism, Islam, the Bahá'í faith, Mormonism, Quakerism, Baptism, and Catholicism.
Zach has also been featured on the Rooster Teeth shows The Eleven Little Roosters, Million Dollars But..., and its game show, On The Spot, as a contestant.
Television
Zach Anner also guest-starred as Lee on the 2016–2019 ABC television series Speechless, and was a staff writer and story editor who wrote two episodes for the show as well.[25]
References
- ^ "About Zach Anner". The Real Zach Anner. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ The University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the originalon 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Meet the Contestants of Your OWN Show". OWN.
- ^ "Zach Anner Wins His 'OWN' Wheelchair Travel Show in Oprah Competition". www.amsvans.com.
- ^ Rubin, Josh (June 16, 2010). "Internet star with cerebral palsy could be the next Oprah". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ The Daily Texan, Volume 124, Issue 30 The University of Texas, 2006.
- ^ Rich, Gerald. "Zach Anner flattens 'Next Oprah' competition". The Daily Texan. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Zach's Audition: Zach is Oprah 2 (now with wheelchair and world travel)". The Oprah Winfrey Network. June 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Zach Thanks The Internet". BuzzFeed. June 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Official Trailer: Rollin' With Zach". Oprah.com.
- ^ "Rollin' With Zach". www.facebook.com.
- ^ Zimmerman, Edith (June 23, 2010). "Zach Anner, Oprah's Replacement, Gives a Taste of His Travel Show". New York Magazine. New York magazine / New York Media LLC. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Topic: Zach Anner". TIME NewsFeed. Time magazine / Time Inc. June 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ Armstrong, Jennifer (June 14, 2010). "Evidence of a benevolent Internet: Zach Anner's journey into the Oprahsphere". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ Alfonsi, Sharyn (June 16, 2010). "The Conversation: Zach Anner, Oprah's Unlikely Star". ABC News. go.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- Fox News Channel. June 23, 2010. Archived from the originalon 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ Cohen, Joshua (June 14, 2010). "Oprah Should Choose Zach Anner to be Next Oprah". Tubefilter News. Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- G4TV. Retrieved 2010-07-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Finnegan, Leah (June 22, 2010). "Oprah NOT Rigging Votes Against Zach Anner [UPDATED]". Huffington Post.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (June 23, 2010). "Oprah Winfrey Network to investigate Zach Anner-Dr. Phyllis voting controversy". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Zach Anner - about". YouTube. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Zach's Reddit Travel Show! (Riding Shotgun) - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ Anner, Zach. "Pullups and Pick-me-ups - Workout Wednesday #1". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Lo Lo Lo Lo Lohan". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Zach Anner". www.imdb.com.