| Adande Thorne | ||||||||||
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.png) Thorne at the White House in 2016 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born | July 10, 1980 | |||||||||
| Nationality | Trinidadian, American | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, animator, comedian, actor | |||||||||
| YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Also known as | sWooZie | |||||||||
| Channel | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Comedy, vlogging, animation | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 7.75 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.42 billion[1] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Michelle Phan | |||||||||
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Last updated: August 3, 2023 | ||||||||||
Adande Thorne (born July 10, 1980),[2][3] better known by his YouTube username Swoozie (stylized as sWooZie), is a Trinidadian-American YouTube personality, animator, comedian, and actor.[4][5][6] As of August 2023, his YouTube channel has over 1.4 billion views.[7] In 2015, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency.[8][9] In January 2016, he was one of three people who interviewed President Barack Obama during a YouTube livestream.[10]
As a professional gamer, Thorne competed in Dead or Alive 4 for the Los Angeles Complexity in the Championship Gaming Series and the reality series WCG Ultimate Gamer.[11]
- ^ a b "About sWooZie". YouTube.
- ^ Ruby, Aaron (17 June 2007). "Ready to fight to the virtual death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ sWooZie (10 July 2014). "Thanks for all the heart felt birthday wishes guys! When I get back in the country, party at Chuck E Cheese and you're all invited!". @swooz1e. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Busdeker, Jon (27 January 2015). "Catch Up with Busdeker: Swoozie, star twitch streamer". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Watercutter, Angela (27 May 2011). "Slick HTML5 App Muro Animates Super Stick-Figure Videos". Wired. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Sentinel, Orlando. "Catch Up with Busdeker: Swoozie, star YouTube vlogger". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "sWooZie". YouTube. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (6 April 2015). "CAA Signs YouTube Animator Swoozie (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (6 April 2015). "Adande "Swoozie" Thorne Is Latest YouTube Star To Join CAA". Tubefilter. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Newcomb, Alyssa (15 January 2016). "Meet the YouTube Stars Who Will Interview President Obama". ABC News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Downie, Heather (16 July 2008). "E3: Pro Gaming. Hopes to Hit Mainstream". ABC News. Retrieved 1 August 2015.