Stuart Edge

Stuart Edge
Born Stuart Edgington
(1989-03-27) March 27, 1989
Utah
Nationality American
Education
Occupation YouTuber, prankster, magician, musician, actor, writer
Years active 2012–present
Relatives
  • Steven Edge (Brother)[2]
  • Spencer Edge (Brother)[2]
Website http://www.thestuartedge.com/

YouTube information

Channel(s) Stuart Edge, Stuart EdgeXtra
Associated acts

Stuart Edgington known as Stuart Edge is an American YouTube personality best known by his pranks, magics and flash mob videos, but also his street music performance.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8] His channel as of October 8, 2016 has more than 2.5 million subscribers with over 250 million views of his videos.[9]

Early life

Edge was born on March 27, 1989 in Utah in a Mormon family, when he was 14, his parents got divorced and with his mother and his brothers moved out to Mexico.[10] Edge has graduated with an associate degree from Utah Valley University.[11]

Edge had a job as a porta potties cleaner before becoming a YouTube star and has published his own authored book titled "On the Edge: How My Crappy Job Changed My Life", about his journey.[1][3][6][7][12][13][14]

YouTube

Edge has collaborated with other notable YouTubers such as Andrew Hales, JStuStudios and Lindsey Stirling.[4][15][16]

"Using Siri To Get A Date/Married"

Two years after initial release of Siri when the app becomes more popular where people could ask the app anything, Edge comes up with an idea where he teamed up his friends to prank students. The first video titled "Using Siri To Get A Date" was released on Octobor 23, 2013 and second video titled "Using Siri To Get Married" was released on September 16, 2015.[17][18][19][20][21]

Justin Bieber Sorry Dance Video

Edge made a video with his partner Weixin Le where they dance to Justin Bieber's Sorry song in 31 different Halloween costumes. The video got much attention that Justin Bieber tweeted the video. The video was released on October 30, 2015.[22][23][24][25][26]

"Deserving Family Gets Christmas Makeover"

Edge serves Day 8 in LDS Church's 12 Days of Social where they asked 12 LDS YouTube stars to share their talents through music and spoken word and also offer their fans a unique testimony of Jesus Christ, which took place from December 1, 2015 to December 12, 2015 featuring Alex Boyé, Jenny Oaks Baker, Lexi Walker and Gardiner Sisters, the campaign continued to day 13 with a collaboration.[27]

Edge teamed up with his family friends and local businesses and provided a Christmas for a family whose father died unexpectedly one year before the campaign.[28][29][2]

Mexico Veracruz Mission

Further information: Mormon colonies in Mexico

Edge as a part of LDS community has served an mission from 2008 to 2010 in Veracruz, Mexico. Edge can speak Spanish fluently.[30][3][11][31]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Valley native Stuart Edge drops by with new book" (Interview). Interview with Jeff Hunter. Utah: The Herald Journal. Jun 2, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Stuart Edge (December 7, 2015). Deserving Family Gets Christmas Makeover (GIVE BACK). Stuart Edge.
  3. 1 2 3 "Person 2 Person: YouTuber Stuart Edge" (Interview). Interview with Maren Jensen. Utah: KUTV. May 29, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Jimmy Hall (March 24, 2014). "Andrew Hales, experimenting with awkward". UVU Review. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Magic Kissing Card Trick: Stuart Edge Steals Kisses, Blows Minds (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. March 29, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "YouTube star Stuart Edge hopes to inspire with new book" (Interview). Interview with Aaron Christensen. Utah: Deseret News. May 21, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Internet Sensation Stuart Edge On His New Book 'On The Edge – How My Crappy Job Changed My Life'" (Interview). Interview with Tony Toscano. Utah: Gephardt Daily. May 10, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ Stuart Edge (September 14, 2014). Street Musicians Perform with Man In Need. Stuart Edge.
  9. ↑ Stuart Edge. "Stuart Edge on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ Stuart Edge. "Hi I'm Stuart Edge". LDS Church. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Stuart Edge. "Hi I'm Stuart Edge". LDS Church. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "'On The Edge': Stuart Edge on how having a 'crappy job' led to becoming a YouTube star" (Interview). Interview with Cimaron Neugebauer. Utah: KUTV. May 25, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ Stuart Edge (May 10, 2016). "On the Edge: How My Crappy Job Changed My Life". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Youtube star Stuart Edge just wrote his first book!" (Interview). Interview with Brittany Graham. Utah: KSTU. May 24, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  15. ↑ Stuart Edge (May 4, 2016). WEIRD GIFTS FOR MOM!! (PRANK). Stuart Edge.
  16. ↑ Stuart Edge (March 7, 2014). Complimenting Strangers with Lindsey Stirling. Stuart Edge.
  17. ↑ Alex Johnson (September 17, 2015). "UTubers: Stuart Edge uses Siri to find a wife". Deseret News. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  18. ↑ Kari Kenner (September 19, 2015). "From the Web: Local prankster Stuart Edge uses Siri to find a wife". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  19. ↑ Stuart Edge (October 23, 2013). Using Siri To Get A Date. Stuart Edge.
  20. ↑ Stuart Edge (November 2, 2013). Using Siri To Get A Date - Behind The Scenes. Stuart EdgeXtra.
  21. ↑ Stuart Edge (September 16, 2015). Using Siri To Get Married (MAGIC). Stuart EdgeXtra.
  22. ↑ Natalie Weiner (October 31, 2015). "Watch the Halloween Version of Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' Video". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  23. ↑ Stuart Edge (October 30, 2015). Justin Bieber Sorry Dance Video - HALLOWEEN VERSION (DANCE). Stuart Edge.
  24. ↑ Allison Croghan (November 2, 2015). "Bieber loves Utah YouTuber's Halloween video with 30+ costumes". KSTU. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ Justin Bieber (October 31, 2015). "Happy #SORRY #halloween". Twitter. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  26. ↑ Alex Johnson (October 31, 2015). "UTubers: Stuart Edge dances to 'Sorry' in 31 Halloween costumes". Deseret News. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  27. ↑ Kari Kenne (December 8, 2015). "From the Web: YouTuber Stuart Edge shares one Utah family's Christmas miracle". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  28. ↑ Alex Johnson (December 8, 2015). "Stuart Edge plans Christmas surprise for friends who recently lost father, contributes to LDS Church's initiative". Deseret News. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  29. ↑ Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio (December 9, 2015). "Stuart Edge Gives a Deserving Family a Christmas Home Makeover". KTTV. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  30. ↑ Janice Peterson (November 8, 2015). "From the Web: YouTube prankster Stuart Edge talks about his LDS mission". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  31. ↑ Stuart Edge (December 23, 2014). Surprise Secret Santa. Stuart Edge.

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