Kabir Iyengar

Kabir Iyengar
Background information
Born	(1986-07-28) July 28, 1986 Ann Arbor, Michigan
Occupation(s)	Entertainer, writer
Years active	2012–present
Website	youtube.com/KabirTV

Kabir Iyengar (born July 28, 1986) is an American YouTube personality, comedian, and writer who has received millions^[1][2] of views on his comedic videos. Unlike most digital entertainers, he has received a large proportion of his views through third party uploads on Facebook. While some of these uploads have received over 2 million views individually,^[3] this makes aggregation of total views difficult to assess with estimates ranging from 10 to 20 million total views. Additionally, he has garnered over a million views on YouTube and Worldstar^[4] respectively. Iyengar also has a wide online presence through other mediums, including a considerable Twitter following with over 80k followers.^[5]

Iyengar's most popular video features him proposing to his longtime girlfriend with a rap parody of Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Boy". The viral video quickly became an Internet sensation.^[6] In addition to being publicly cited by Epic Records / Sony Entertainment CEO, LA Reid,^[7] and Hip Hop Mogul, Russell Simmons,^[8] it was featured on MTV,^[9] Buzzfeed,^[10][11] The Source,^[12] Spin,^[13] XXL Magazine,^[14] VIBE,^[15] Music Times,^[16] NDTV,^[17] Times of India,^[18] India Times,^[19] and a handful of other popular blogs,^{[20][21][22][23][24]} magazines, and radio/news stations.^{[25][26][27][28][29][30]}

Iyengar initially gained widespread publicity for two rap parody videos celebrating the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder.^[31] The videos were featured on Deadspin,^[32] Sports Illustrated,^[33] Complex magazine,^[34] and NBA.com.^[35]

Iyengar is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics.^[36] Upon graduation, he worked in finance for a number of years before pursuing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.^[37] He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois^[38]

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