Oliver Alan White[1][2] (born: January 26, 1983), formerly known as TheOliWhiteTV, is an English YouTuber, actor and author.
In 2014, he performed the role of James in the AwesomenessTV web series production of Shipping Julia. In May 2016, he released his first book, Generation Next and his second book, Generation Next: The Takeover released in 2017.
Early Life[]
Oli was born in Iver, Buckinghamshire and raised with his younger brother, James, who joined the White family at the age of one.
He attended Pirton School; he became a victim of bullying because his ears looked different to everybody else's. He therefore decided to have surgery to pin them down so they wouldn't poke out as much as before.
In secondary school, White was interested in badminton and played for his county.
Career[]
YouTube[]
White created his Oli White channel in August 2012 and was able to reach 1 million subscribers three years later. As of 6 January 2020, he has over 2.8 million subscribers and over 400 million views. His videos consist of challenges, mostly food challenges, featuring his brother James White. He is currently being sued by his younger brother for apparently he had been abusing his brother
Film and television[]
In 2014, White starred in AwesomenessTV's web series Shipping Julia, playing the role of James, a veteran cruiser who develops a romantic relationship with Julia. In 2015, White hosted the CBBC 8-episode television series Cinemaniacs. Later that year, he hosted Disney XD UK's Mega Awesome Super Hacks, alongside Jimmy Hill and Mawaan Rizwan, and appeared as himself in the British documentary film Joe and Caspar Hit the Road. In 2016, he starred as The Big Game Hunter in the first season of American murder-mystery web series Escape the Night, hosted by Joey Graceffa.
Books[]
White has written two books, Generation Next, released in May 2016 and Generation Next: The Takeover released in 2017.
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