Adam Greenwood

Adam Greenwood (born 5 August 1998) is an English comedian, YouTube personality and presenter. He is best known for a publicity stunt on Twitter with Virgin Trains, which has been shared over 300 million times. Adam works closely with Maker Studios, a division of Disney Interactive, boasting a YouTube following of 3,000,000 views.

Personal Life
Greenwood attended Our Lady's Catholic College and received excellent GCSE results, namely A Grades in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, ICT and Religious Studies.

Online Life
Greenwood started his YouTube channel, AdamPlaysYT, in September 2012. The channel was originally based on Minecraft let's play videos, but now features vlogs as a primary format of content.

In September 2015, Greenwood posted a Facebook video using a Self-balancing scooter layed on his stomach in a Sainsbury's supermarket. The video recieved almost half a million views within a day and sparked huge online controversy regarding the way a security employee handled the situation.

Media Coverage
In December 2014, Greenwood’s Christmas ‘duet’ with popular The X Factor singer Paul Akister became an internet sensation with more than a quarter of a million views. Greenwood stopped The X Factor runner-up on Market Street in Lancaster City Centre just before Christmas. Wearing a Christmas jumper, Greenwood launched into an off-key rendition of ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ by Mariah Carey as a smiling Paul Akister looked on, bewildered.

In January 2015, Greenwood made international news in a controversial story, regarding Virgin Trains. Greenwood was stuck in a Virgin Trains toilet with no toilet paper left, so he decided to tweet and ask the company’s social media manager for help. He gave details of his location on the train and Virgin Trains employee MW notified staff onboard the train, resulting in a member of the onboard team providing toilet paper to Greenwood. Greenwood told BuzzFeed: “I got a tweet from Virgin Trains asking which carriage I was on, so I responded quickly by peering out the toilet room door and checking the carriage letter - this wasn’t awkward at all I swear." . The incident, known as #PooGate, was reported by huge media outlets such as Daily Mail , The Telegraph , and CNET . The BBC reported that 300 million items have been written or shared online about the episode to date.

Presenting
In March 2016, Greenwood presented a gaming event in Newcastle, UK at the Northumbria University Students' Union.