Jon Cozart
| Jon Cozart | ||||
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.jpg) Cozart in 2016 | ||||
| Personal information | ||||
| Born | Jonathan Charles Cozart April 26, 1992 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |||
| Education | University of Texas at Austin | |||
| YouTube information | ||||
| Channel | ||||
| Years active | 2010–present | |||
| Subscribers | 4.7 million[1] | |||
| Total views | 545.8 million[1] | |||
| Network | Sarah Weichel Management | |||
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Last updated: February 9, 2022 | ||||
Jonathan Charles Cozart (born April 26, 1992), also known as Paint, is an American YouTube personality, musician, and comedian. As of February 2022, his main YouTube channel had 4.7 million subscribers.
Personal life[change | change source]
Cozart was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was raised in Houston, Texas from the age of six.[2] After graduating from Cypress Creek High School in 2011,[3] he moved to Austin, Texas and studied film at University of Texas. Cozart learned to play the piano as a child.[2]
Cozart is bisexual. He announced this in June 2017.[4] In late January 2022, he announced on Instagram that he has been dating Sarah Sharpe since early 2021.[5]
Career[change | change source]
YouTube career[change | change source]
His YouTube channel "Paint" was given to him by his brother.[6] It was created on December 27, 2005,and has over 4.7 million subscribers As of February 2022[update]. Cozart's career started in middle school. It was a way to not have to write papers, He offered to make videos instead. Cozrt did this through high school.[7]
On July 17, 2011, Cozart uploaded "Harry Potter in 99 Seconds". It became a viral video, with 59 million views As of February 2022[update].[8]
Cozart grew his number of viewer on YouTube with his Disney parody videos. Thses out Disney Princesses into modern circumstances, They hada cappella layering of his own voice to supply the music. "After Ever After" was uploaded in 2013. It had 93 million views As of February 2022[update].[9] "After Ever After 2" was released in 2014 and "After Ever After 3" was released in 2018.[10] He then went on hiatus after November of that year. He returned in October 2020 with "If Trump Was In Hamilton."
Awards and nominations[change | change source]
| Year | Award | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Streamy Awards – Collaboration | Jon Cozart and Various Creators for "YouTube Culture: A Song" | Nominated[11] |
| 2017 | Streamy Awards – Collaboration | Jon Cozart and Thomas Sanders for "RIP Vine: A Song" | Nominated[12] |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Paint". YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cavna, Michael (March 15, 2013). "Student finds viral fandom by satirizing Disney princess tales with 'After Ever After'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ Jensen, Clare; Buckner, Kennan (August 2013). "Prodigy for Parodies" (PDF). Cy-Fair Magazine. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Jon Cozart on Instagram: "😻 happy one year anniversary to my gf of 12 months!! A few things about her: she's a great cover when u need to..."". Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ↑ "'After Ever After': 13 Questions With YouTube Sensation Jon Cozart". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ↑ "A cappella darling Jon Cozart is making the jump from YouTube to the stage". The Daily Dot. March 19, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Harry Potter in 99 Seconds". YouTube. June 17, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ "After Ever After". YOuTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Paint - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ↑ "6th Annual Winners & Nominees". Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ↑ "7th Annual Nominees". Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Paint on YouTube
- Jon Cozart on Twitter