Green brothers

Not to be confused with Brothers Green or Green Brothers Novelty Band.

Green brothers
Hank (left) and John Green (right) in 2014
Born
William Henry Green II

(1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
John Michael Green
(1977-08-24) August 24, 1977 (age 46)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationsHank:
  • YouTube vlogger
  • author
  • entrepreneur/CEO
  • podcaster
  • producer
  • TikToker
  • musician
John:
  • Author
  • vlogger
  • philanthropist
Years active
  • Hank:
  • 2007–present
  • John:
  • 2005–present
Known forHank:
John:
Notable work
Spouse(s)Hank:
Katherine Green
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(m. 2006)​
John:
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(m. 2006)​
ChildrenHank: 1
John: 2
Website

The Green brothers, John (born 1977) and Hank (born 1980), are two American entrepreneurs, social activists, authors, and YouTube vloggers. The two have collaborated extensively throughout their public careers, beginning with a daily vlog project in 2007 titled "Brotherhood 2.0", in which they only communicated in vlogs posted to YouTube for a year. The Greens' portfolio of online work now includes their main Vlogbrothers channel, Crash Course, SciShow, their podcast Dear Hank & John, and several other projects spanning several forms of media.[1][2]

Both brothers have found success individually. John has written several books which have received widespread acclaim and popularity, including The Fault in Our Stars. The novel was made into a 2014 film adaptation, which was number one at the box office during its opening weekend and grossed over $307 million worldwide.[3][4] Hank has founded several companies, including "EcoGeek", a blog dedicated to environmentally beneficial advancements in technology. The blog was originally a class project of Hank's, while he studied at the University of Montana, but eventually progressed into becoming a major environmental publication, which would grab the attention of Time.[5][6] The company has since evolved into Complexly, the parent company for most of the Green brothers' projects. Hank co-founded the record label and e-commerce merchandise company DFTBA Records with Alan Lastufka and his debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and its sequel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor debuted as New York Times best sellers.[7]

Together, the two brothers are credited with creating what some have described as a "YouTube media" or "online multimedia" empire.[4][8][9] This empire, including projects centered on education, gaming, and activism, among others, has amassed an active fanbase known as "Nerdfighteria".[8][10] Other projects founded by the brothers include the online-video conference VidCon and the annual charity event Project for Awesome.

  1. ^ Green, Hank (October 5, 2014). "Do Other People's YouTube CPMs Look This Good?". Medium. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Browning, Skylar (August 26, 2013). "Missoula's Hank Green wins an Emmy". Missoula Independent. Big Sky Press. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Best Sellers – Children's Chapter Books". The New York Times. January 29, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Alter, Alexandra (May 14, 2014). "John Green and His Nerdfighters Are Upending the Summer Blockbuster Model". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Weber, Jonathan (April 11, 2006). "EcoGeek Makes a Splash in Debut". New West. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Roston, Eric (April 17, 2008). "EcoGeek". Time. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  7. ^ RedEye, Stephanie Lulay (December 7, 2009). "I'm with the bandwidth". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Kaufman, Leslie (January 16, 2013). "A Novelist and His Brother Sell Out Carnegie Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Lindquist, David (September 26, 2014). "Green's success born of lessons learned hard way". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  10. ^ Romano, Aja (August 20, 2012). "DFTBA: Behind the Vlogbrothers' Nerdfighters movement". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 21, 2014.