Houssein

Houssein Guney (born June 3rd 1999) known as Houssein is a British Youtuber, Viner and Singer/Songwriter. He was born in London, England. He currently lives near to London, England with his family.

Personal Life
Houssein was born in London, England to Diane Holliday and Ramadan Guney.He has two siblings, Kevin and Pamela. Houssein attended Hoe Bridge School, a private academic school until the age of 13, where he obtained 12 Common Entrance Exams with straight A's and A*'s. He now continues his academics at home and plans to take his GCSEs a year early in November. He stated that Green Day have been a great inspiration to his music career.

Early YouTube
Houssein uploaded his fist video to YouTube in August 2009, a video of 'stuffed animals', the video has since been taken down. He then went on to create a series called 'Bill Bently', a character similar to well-known YouTube Star 'Fred'.

VFX Guys
In late 2011, Houssein started to focus on Visual Effects, creating a series called 'VFX Guys', a 5-10 minute how-to video series. He would show an example of a Visual Effect, and then explain how he created it, using screen recordings and simple explanations. The series was cancelled after Season 1. 

2012 - 2013
In 2012, Houssein began making VFX Shorts, music covers and pranks. He was joined by Tyler Jack Fagan and Rowan Shone in multiple prank videos, such as 'Pranks in Ikea'.

Pranks

 * Rapping in a Onesie in Town
 * Awkward Interviews
 * Prank Calling America
 * Prank Calling America 2
 * Public Pranks
 * Lift Pranks
 * Pranks in Ikea
 * Town Shooting Prank 

2014 - Present
Houssein's YouTube videos are now mostly vlog-based or short skits. However he has explained in a recent video that he would plans to film more pranks.

In May 2014, Houssein partnered with the Freedom! Network, and also became associated with Amazon UK. 

As of May 2014, Houssein has 5,000+ followers on Twitter, 4,600+ followers on Vine,  and 3,700+ followers on Instagram.  

VEVO
Screenshot of HousseinVEVOIn April 2014, Houssein partnered with VEVO, to create HousseinVEVO. This channel would focus on his original music. There are currently two videos on the channel. 'The Girl Who Broke Me' was uploaded to the channel on April 7, followed by 'Imogen Walsingham'. Houssein announced on PuneyGuneyStudios Blog that his new song 'Swear To The Bible' is being professionally produced in London, and will be released soon. As of May 2014, it is predicted that the song will be officially released by the end of June.

Singles

 * "The Girl Who Broke Me" (2014)
 * “Imogen Walsingham” (2014)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49">
 * "Swear To The Bible" (In Production) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51">

Covers

 * "Anna Sun" (2013) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52">
 * "Say Something" (2014) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53">

Musical Theatre
Houssein has explained that he no longer wishes to take part in musical theatre productions, and instead wants to focus on his pop career.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59">

Television Adverts
Houssein has appeared in adverts for Disney UK on iTV 1 during the XFactor commercials.

Active Channels
'PuneyGuneyStudios (youtube.com/puneyguney) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61">

Main channel, started in 2009, with over 140 videos.

Houssein (youtube.com/cheekyhoussein) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62">

Houssein's personal channel, however only 3 videos have been uploaded as of May 2014.

The Cheeky Channel (youtube.com/cheekychanneltv) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63">

Current second channel, featuring skits and extras.

HousseinVEVO (youtube.com/HousseinVEVO) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64">

Houssein's official music channel, managed by VEVO.

Inactive Channels
PGS (youtube.com/puneyguneystudios) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65">

Second channel, now inactive.

PGS Music (N/A)

Houssein's original music channel, however the channel was closed after the introduction of 'HousseinVEVO'.

Smudge (youtube.com/cheekysmudge) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66">

A channel based around Houssein's dog, created as an April Fools joke. The channel features one video, a live stream of Smudge for 30 minutes.

#Cheeky
During YouTube videos, Houssein would often express his love for the word 'Cheeky'. He then used the tag '#cheeky' in every photo he posted on Instagram.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67"> Following this, he began to sell T-Shirts and merchandise with his slogan '#cheeky' printed on them. This resulted in his followers referring to themselves as the '#cheekyarmy' or simply the 'cheekyarmy'. This also led to the creation of the Cheeky Channel (see Active Channels).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71"> <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72">

Controversy
Houssein during his escalator prankSome of Houssein's pranks have been criticized for putting the public at risk, and causing a disturbance. For instance, a video of Houssein blocking an escalator was described as a 'health and safety hazard'. Houssein's pranks in Ikea were also criticized, as the wardrobes were damaged during the prank, and his Nerf Gun Prank was described as an 'assault' by critics.

In 2014, Houssein uploaded a video titled 'That Time i Got Mugged in KFC', the video was later removed, as Houssein had used an innocent image of a man when describing the thief. It was re-uploaded without his face. An apology was uploaded to PuneyGuneyStudios' Facebook page.

Houssein's parody video titled 'Tring Park School for the Performing Arts' was heavily criticized, some describing it as 'disgusting'. The video was blocked in the United Kingdom following a defamation complaint.