James Rallison
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| Born | Robert James Rallison May 14, 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Arizona, United States | ||||||||||||
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| Website | theodd1sout | ||||||||||||
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| Also known as | TheOdd1sOut | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2012-present | ||||||||||||
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| Catchphrase(s) | Thanks for watching, and wear your seatbelt! | ||||||||||||
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Robert James Rallison (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut, is an American artist, animator and YouTuber.[2] As of January 2019, his YouTube channel has surpassed 10 million subscribers.
Biography[edit]
Rallison was born May 14, 1996 in Arizona, U.S. He is one of 5 children of author Janette Rallison.[3][4]
Webcomics[edit]
Rallison uploaded the first strip of his webcomic TheOdd1sOut on June 14, 2012, on Tumblr[5] and later on iFunny.[6]
YouTube career[edit]
On August 30, 2014, Rallison started his YouTube channel called theodd1sout comic. He start publishing animated videos in which he talks about his life story, his thoughts and opinions. After a few years of steady growth, in April 2016, his channel gained over 278,000 subscribers, giving him a total of over 400,000 subscribers.[7]
His videos about working at Subway, where he comedically refers to the food chain as "Sooubway",[8] have been featured on Foodbeast. The website's writer, Peter Pham, has described Rallison's videos as "amazing" and "hilarious".[9][10]
In 2017, Dave Trumbore of Collider named Rallison one of five YouTubers who were "poised for mainstream success".[11] In 2018, Kristin Brantley of Culturess reviewed his YouTube channel and webcomics favorably, writing, "You’ll be glued to the screen watching all of these hilarious clips and reading all his great comics."[12]
Rallison created a second channel, TheOdd2sOut, which was a way to upload extra content not involving animation. On April 3, 2018, TheOdd2sOut reached 1 million subscribers.[13]
On July 19, 2018, Rallison uploaded his first song on his YouTube channel called "Life is Fun", featuring Boyinaband[14] which has over 53.8 million views.
Rallison also wrote a book titled The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up, which was released on July 31, 2018.[15][5] It was ranked #12 in the "trade paperback" category on Publishers Weekly's August 13, 2018 bestseller list.[16]
His animated character appear in credits scene of YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 and in YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind where he has speaking role.[17]
On January 24, 2019, Rallison's main channel reached 10 million subscribers.[13]
Books[edit]
- The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up (July 31, 2018)
Filmography[edit]
Animation[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "TheOdd1sOut Future Projections & Statistics - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ Bullock, Rachel (October 28, 2016). "YouTuber of the month: James Rallison". The Pearl Post. Daniel Pearl Magnet High School. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Janette Rallison". Claire's Day. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ↑ "Biography". Janette Rallison & CJ Hill Books.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "James Rallison on TheOdd1sOut Comics, Animations & New Book - Crixeo". Crixeo. June 11, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ FunCorp. "TheOdd1sOut on iFunny". iFunny. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ Cohen, Joshua (20 May 2016). "Top 100 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • April 2016". Tubefilter. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "A Former 'Subway' Worker Recreates His WORST Customer Experiences In One Hilarious Animation". Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ Pham, Peter (March 31, 2016). "Sooubway Worker Created An Animated Video Detailing His Experience There And It's Amazing". Foodbeast. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ Pham, Peter (January 13, 2017). "A Former 'Subway' Worker Explains Why You Should Be Nice To Fast Food Employees In A Hilarious Animated Video". Foodbeast. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (July 20, 2017). "5 Indie YouTube Animators Poised for Mainstream Success". Collider. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ Brantley, Kristin (2018-08-18). "10 hilarious webcomic artists you should check out ASAP". Culturess. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "TheOdd2sOut's Real-Time Subscriber Count - Social Blade YouTube Stats - YouTube Statistics". socialblade.com.
- ↑ "TheOdd1sOut on Twitter".
- ↑ results, search (July 31, 2018). The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up. TarcherPerigee. ISBN 9780143131809. Search this book on
- ↑ Juris, Carolyn (2018-08-10). "This Week's Bestsellers: August 13, 2018". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ YouTube Spotlight, YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind | #YouTubeRewind, retrieved 2019-01-21
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