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Adam Ortiz Jr. (born: June 17, 1997), better known online as SomeThingElseYT (formerly trolldawgz), is an American YouTuber, animator, comedian and musician.
History[]
Adam originally joined YouTube in 2009 as "Adamrockinrolland". Only two videos were uploaded to the channel. He then created the channel "AdamtheRandom1" in 2010. He uploaded one animation video there in 2013.
It wasn't until 2014 that his now famous channel would be created. Adam started his SomeThingElseYT (originially known as "trolldawgz") YouTube channel on January 10, 2014. His first ever video was uploaded around April 2014 titled "Trolldawgz gettin started". His oldest public video was a Gym Skit. He made his first animation video, a story about how he got into a car crash, on September 5, 2016. He continued with animation and gaming content, until he later quit gaming entirely, and focused solely on animation.
Since them, Adam continues to make animated videos and started collaborating with other YouTuber's (especially YouTube animators) such as Let Me Explain Studios in Stole Mom's Credit Card to Buy N64.
On March 22, 2019, Adam released a song to Spotify, iTunes and YouTube titled "I'm Something Else". The song is about Adam overpowering the bullies he got. It was produced by American production duo Foolish Ways and is a follow-up to his video Just Be Yourself. The song goes along with other Animation Squad members making songs, like "Empty" by JaidenAnimations and "Life Is Fun" by TheOdd1sOut, both of which were produced by Boyinaband.
On October 12, 2019, Adam released a song called "Help!" (later "Help! Oh Well: Take 1"), which he made in a single day. Adam wasn't satisfied with the song and later released a remastered version with a fully animated music video in April 2020, dubbed "Help! Oh Well: Take 2". This time he collaborated with OxygenBeats, who has also worked on "Life is Fun". An explicit, animatic version was posted on Adam's second channel, SomeThingElseYT2.
Appearance and personality[]
In real life, he wears glasses.
In his animations, he is portrayed as a demon wearing a hoodie that says "Common Sense". In "I'm Something Else", he is seen with a red hoodie with a black logo on it. In "Help! Oh Well: Take 2", he is instead portrayed in a red bomber jacket with the same logo, and at the end of the video it has "help" written on the back. His glasses are also seen in "My worst nightmare ever: Mama seeks" and "I'm Something Else". In his "Conquering My Fear (Like A Champ)", it was revealed that his character had both demon wings and a demon tail. It is also mentioned that when he has said wings, they tear his jacket much to his disappointment.
He has ADHD, and has collaborated with other animators, such as Jaiden Animations, TheOdd1sOut, and several others.
Incidents[]
Demonetization[]
On November 22, 2017, Adam posted a tweet about his latest video at the time being demonetized. Later on, he revealed that all of his videos were demonetized. Adam contacted YouTube many times, and nothing helped. Adam left his MCN off, and that disabled his monetization. He tried getting his monetization verified, and it didn't work. On January 2, 2018, Adam's monetization was turned on.
Locked out of account[]
On April 14, 2018, Adam tweeted about him being locked out of his YouTube account. He had been locked out for nearly 3 weeks before he tweeted about it. He asked YouTube on Twitter if they could help because he reset his password and typed it wrong when he wrote it on paper. He tried to reset it again, was denied because they didn't think it was him. He was logged on in his computer and phone but couldn't upload.
Adam was denied a third time for a password reset, and claimed: "[his] dream job had turned into a nightmare." On April 19, 2018, Adam was able to log onto his YouTube account again.
Content and age ratings[]
Generally, his animations are videos are family-friendly and suitable for a more general audience, including kids, teenagers, and adults. However, some of his earlier and more recent videos have uncensored cursing. After YouTube updated their monetizing policy, Adam mostly censored his cursing, but turned it into a joke where a coin would beat him up when he swore, the coin representing YouTube demonetization.
Personal life[]
He has an older sister named Ali and a younger brother named Caleb.[2] He has ADHD.[3]
In 2023, his father was rendered paraplegic in a bicycle accident, requiring urgent and costly physical therapy amongst other accessibility accommodations that were unable to be covered on his insurance. On September 9, he released a video talking about the situation and opened a GoFundMe for money to cover the costs of the wheelchair-accessible van bought to accommodate his father. The GoFundMe surpassed its goal in a matter of hours.
Channel milestones[]
Subscriber milestones[]
- 1,000 subscribers: December 10, 2016[4]
- 10,000 subscribers: December 29, 2016[5]
- 100,000 subscribers: May 27, 2017
- 200,000 subscribers: November 28, 2017
- 1 million subscribers: July 17, 2018
- 2 million subscribers: April 18, 2019
- 3 million subscribers: February 5, 2020
- 4 million subscribers: April 27, 2021
Video view milestones[]
- 500 million video views: December 26, 2021
Trivia[]
- He has a pet lizard called Doug.
- He has a dog named Thurnis and has had another dog named Chunkers.
- His mother is of European descent and his father is mexican.
- He is afraid of heights and the ocean or more specifically, orcas.
- Adam was also afraid of heights, but after completing an adventure course with Jaiden, James, and TimTom, this fear is mostly beaten.
- He has lived in Arizona, similarly to TheOdd1sOut and Jaiden Animations.
- Adam had severe bullying problems in high school, where he tried anything he could to get into groups of kids he thought were cool, then when he was actually expressing himself they turned on him for that.
- However, he expresses no regrets for truly being himself.
- Adam had jaw surgery in late 2018 and had his mouth wired shut for two months. This was because he was born with a jaw issue.
- His brother also has a channel, KshotTV, and as a nod to this whenever he is seen in a video he wears a paper bag like on the icon.
- He loves Marvel and the MCU, which he stated in his second video on the topic.
- His name is actually Adam Ortiz Jr., due to his father's name is also Adam Ortiz.
- He has an older sister and a younger brother.
- Adam has mentioned liking Mario Kart and Luigi's Mansion 3 as an adult.
- His favorite video game as a kid was Flipnote Studios on the DSi, where he was known as $mango$.
- The DSi he played as a kid is still working after being repaired by another YouTube channel, The Retro Future.
- He is an uncle.
- He is an extrovert.
- Adam appeared in TheOdd1sOut's card game Cafe Chaos as a card in the Animator's Pack, a limited edition pack only available from supporting the Kickstarter campaign.
- He supports the LGBTQ+ community.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ I'm moving again — SomeThingElseYT (YouTube). 22 Aug 2021
- ↑ Adam Ortiz Q&A - Famous Birthdays. 21 Feb 2019
- ↑ Stupid Things I Do — SomeThingElseYT (YouTube). 27 Mar 2017
- ↑ WE MADE IT TO 1000 SUBSCRIBERS! | Thank you by SomeThingElseYT. YouTube. 10 Dec 2016.
- ↑ This youtube dream is becoming a reality | 10,000 Subscribers! by SomeThingElseYT. YouTube. 29 Dec 2016.