Lorenzo Ostuni
Lorenzo Ostuni (born 7 April 1995, Turin), better known as Favij, is an Italian YouTuber.
Biography
Born on 7 April 1995 in Turin, he moved with his family to the nearby town of Borgaro Torinese at the age of three. In 2011 he opened a channel on the YouTube platform called TheSharedGaming with two friends, publishing some gameplay videos. At the end of 2012.[1] he opened his own channel, called FavijTV, continuing his business alone.[2][3]
Within a few years he reached one million subscribers, receiving the Silver Creator Award in 2013 and the Gold Creator Award in 2014 from YouTube.[4]
Career
In 2015 his film debut arrived, joining the cast of the film Game Therapy directed by Ryan Travis, in which he is the protagonist.[5] Also in 2015 he published his first book, Sotto le cuffie, published by Mondadori, which sold more than 100,000 copies.[6] In the same year, Panini dedicated a series of collectible stickers to him,[7] of which one and a half million were sold in the space of a month.[6]
In 2016, he had his first television experience in the game show Social Face, broadcast on Sky Uno,[8] and began to fill some small roles as a voice actor in animated films.[9][10][11] Starting from the same year, Giochi Preziosi produced a paper converting line with his image.[6]
In 2017, he was among the judges of the Just Dance World Cup[12]
In 2018, he published his second book, The Cage. Uno di noi mente, published by Mondadori, which debuted in first place among Italian novels.[13] In the same year he was among the protagonists of the TV documentary Social Dream directed by Tak Kuroha, exclusive to Sky.[14] In December, he reached 5 million subscribers, becoming the first Italian YouTuber by number of subscribers.[15]
Also in the same year he made a brief appearance in the YouTube Rewind 2018, known as the video with the most "dislikes" in the history of YouTube.[16]
In June 2019, he opened a second YouTube channel called JIVAF which gained 183,686 subscribers in the first 24 hours alone, establishing a new national record.[17][18][19]
In December 2021, he returned to the film industry by participating in the film Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito.[20]
Filmography
Movies
- Game Therapy, directed by Ryan Travis (2015)
- Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito, directed by Pietro Belfiore, Davide Bonacina, Andrea Fadenti, Andrea Mazzarella and Davide Rossi (2021)
Videoclips
- Ti amo inutilmente - Antonello Venditti (2015)
- Tu sei - Gabry Ponte feat. Danti (2017)
Dubbing from English to Italian
- Zed in Ratchet & Clank (2016)
- Jimmy in Ralph breaks the Internet (2018)
- Spiritello in Onward (2020)
TV shows
- Social Face Sky Uno (2016-2018)
- Just Dance World Cup, Real Time (2017) – judge
- Fufforial, Sky Uno (2018, 1st episode)
- Social Dream, Sky Generation (2018)
Awards and nominations
- Webboh Awards
- 2019, category Gamer (won)
- Web Show Awards
- 2014, category Gamers (won)
- Web Star Awards
- 2017, category Gameplay (nominated)
Bibliography
- Ostuni, Lorenzo (2015). Sotto le cuffie (in italiano). Milan: Mondadori Electa. ISBN 978-88-918-0269-9. Search this book on
- Ostuni, Lorenzo (2018). The Cage. Uno di noi mente (in italiano). Milan: Mondadori Electa. ISBN 978-88-918-1507-1. Search this book on
- Ostuni, Lorenzo (2020). The Cage. L'arena (in italiano). Milan: Mondadori Electa. ISBN 978-88-918-2091-4. Search this book on
References
- ↑ "FavijTV - YouTube". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Perna, Mark (16 December 2014). "Le star Youtube ai Web Show Awards". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Ricca, Jacopo (14 June 2014). "Favij, la star torinese di Youtube da 130 milioni di clic: "Io, diviso tra i videogiochi e la maturità"". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Piras, Stefania (26 October 2014). "Favij, ecco chi è l'italiano premiato da Youtube per il suo canale da 1,2 milioni di iscritti". Il Messaggero. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Finos, Arianna (16 March 2015). "Favij: "Faccio un film figlio del Web"". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "The cage, il primo romanzo di Lorenzo Ostuni". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ "Panini dedica al youtuber Favij una collezione di figurine". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Castagneri, Lorenza (3 May 2016). "Gli youtuber approdano nella nuova serie tv #SocialFace". La Stampa. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Liprino, Pier Giorgio (7 May 2016). "Ratchet & Clank: tra i doppiatori del film Favij e Greta Menchi". Eurogamer.it. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Misciagna, Domenico (16 November 2018). "Ralph Spacca Internet, i registi, Favij, LaSabriGamer e le voci italiane lo presentano a Roma". Coming Soon. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Vazzoler, Marlen (18 February 2020). "SVELATI I DOPPIATORI ITALIANI DI ONWARD! ECCO IL NUOVO TRAILER". ScreenWeek Blog. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Redazione Tvzap (1 December 2017). "Just Dance World Cup, le finali nazionali su Real Time: in giuria Kledi, Favij e LaSabriGamer". tvzap. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Redazione online (25 March 2018). "Favij (pardon, Lorenzo Ostuni) primo in classifica tra i romanzi italiani". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Ogrisi, Cristiano (29 October 2018). "SOCIAL DREAM: IL VLOGUMENTARY CON FAVIJ IN ARRIVO SU SKY!". movieplayer.it. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Renato, Franco (28 December 2018). "Oltre 5 milioni di iscritti: Favij è il re degli youtuber davanti a iPantellas". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (13 December 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018 Officially Becomes Most-Disliked Video Ever". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ "RECORD ITALIANO: 183.686 ISCRITTI in UN GIORNO!! - YouTube". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Redazione Centrale (15 June 2019). "Youtube: record italiano per Favij, 183.686 iscritti in un giorno nel nuovo canale". i-TALICOM. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Cervelli, Valentina (13 June 2019). "Favij ed il nuovo record italiano di iscritti in un giorno". Mondo Teen Blog. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Redazione (16 December 2021). "Il milanese imbruttito sbarca al cinema: esce "Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito"". Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
External links
- FavijTV | JIFAV on YouTube
- Favij on IMDb
- Lorenzo Ostuni on Movieplayer.it
- Lorenzo Ostuni on Mymovies.it
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