Shanna Malcolm

Shanna Malcolm, known on YouTube as HeyYoShanna, was raised in Kingston Jamaica. She is a graduate of Wesleyan College where she majored in Psychology, Communications and English Literature. A life-long lover of the arts, Shanna went on to attend California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where she earned an MFA in Acting. During her time at CalArts, Shanna has collaborated on a plethora of projects including, most recently, Funnyhouse of a Negro (Sarah), In the Blood (Bully/ Welfare), The Diviners (Norma Henshaw), Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Ernestine), and Big Momma and 'Em in the title role of Big Momma. Additionally Shanna has worked on short films, animated works and experimental theater pieces such as Compatible, Iglaa II, and Malachi’s Wish. Shanna wishes to extend a special thanks to her family and friends, without whom she would not be able to laugh as heartily at herself every day.

YouTube
Her friend Shane Dawson convinced Shanna to start making videos in late summer 2012. She had an old channel where she placed things from her auditions. She appears in many of Shane Dawson's videos and he gave a shout-out to her channel one day, before she had made any videos, and within 48 hours she had over 50,000 subscribers, without a video.

Friends on YouTube.
Shanna has many friends with their own YouTube channels.
 * Shane Dawson
 * Joey Graceffa
 * Bart Baker