Kingsley (YouTuber)

King Russell, better known as Kingsley (born December 28, 1990), is an American YouTube personality, comedian, and blogger. He has over 2.9 million subscribers on YouTube and his videos have been viewed over 349 million times. He has been featured on TV shows such as Tosh.0 and Just Keke. Kingsley is most well known for his comical rants and pop culture commentary.

YouTube

Kingsley achieved viral stardom with his Things I Hate video. He first entered the mainstream when Ashton Kutcher tweeted out his Wild Animals in the Zoo video. His most popular YouTube uploads include the Ask Kingsley series, Really B Really sketches, and his Overexposed Countdown, where his YouTube audience votes for the most heavily discussed trends in pop culture. In 2014, Kingsley signed a deal with Defy Media to host a new program on Clevver TV.

Podcast

On September 3, 2014, he started a podcast called Kingsley's Overexposed. The show consists of nineteen episodes with a total of fifteen guests who have come on. The show debuted at #2 on iTunes. Guests have included Tyler Oakley, Tiffany Pollard, Joey Graceffa, Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Miranda Sings.

Charity

Kingsley is openly gay and has done charitable work for The Trevor Project, appearing in their 2014 public service announcement "Everybody Needs Help" alongside prominent LGBT YouTubers. Kingsley also works with Red Eye Inc. Their collaboration started during his participation in their Los Angeles Under the Mistletoe Buyout.