Kevin Nalty

Kevin Nalty
Nalty in 2008
Born
Kevin Hanemann Nalty

(1969-05-12) May 12, 1969 (age 55)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation(s)Vlogging, comedian, blogger
Years active2006-present
Notable work"Farting in Public"
"Viral Video Genius --
Loses His Cool When Confronted"
"N.A.P.P.Y."
Websitewww.kevinnalts.com

Kevin 'Nalts' Nalty (born May 12, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American Internet personality and marketer better known under his YouTube username Nalts.[1] Nalts began on YouTube as one of the top-20 most-viewed comedy channels, and collaborates with many of today's top YouTube personalities.[2] He has more than 1,000 videos which, as of April 18, 2016, have been viewed more than 297 million times on YouTube alone.[3] He has been ranked as one of YouTube's Most Subscribed users.[4] He is the author of "Beyond Viral: How to Attract Customers, Promote Your Brand, and Make Money with Online Video (Wiley & Sons, 2010).[5] Nalty speaks at marketing conferences and events,[6] and spoke about "viral video" in Boston at the 2011 International Society for Humor Studies conference in Boston.[7] He is listed in the "Who's Who in the World of Video Marketing."[8]

Nalty first gained notoriety for a video featured on YouTube's front page the first week of January 2007 - "Viral Video Genius - Loses His Cool When Confronted" - where he plays a skivvy-wearing, geeky intellectual passionate about viral video making. His second featured video, "Farting in Public," showed a young teenager named Spencer (Nalty's nephew's friend) using a fart machine in public places, all the while seeming to be completely oblivious to the fact that he had done so.[9] Another of his videos, "Crackberry Blackberry", was selected as an official honoree at the 11th Annual Webby Awards.[10]

Nalty made a video to announce his departure from his role as a Merck Product Director, and appears in many articles about memorable resignations.[11]

He is the voice of the knife in popular web series "Annoying Orange." He has been sponsored by Fox Broadcasting, MTV, Logitech, Microsoft, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, and Mentos.[12][13]

  1. ^ Vascellaro, Jessica E. (October 12, 2006). "Finding Tom Cruise (Not Cruise Missiles)". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. ^ "nalts". YouTube.
  3. ^ Social Blade YouTube statistics.
  4. ^ "Marketplace".
  5. ^ Bushnell, Dave (August 29, 2011). "It's Time to Bury Viral Video". Crain Communications. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  6. ^ Brown, David (November 11, 2009). "Marketing Week Begins With 'Viral is Dead' Declaration". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  7. ^ Warner, Joel (July 13, 2011). "The Humor Code: Deconstructing the Science of Funny". Condé Nast. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  8. ^ "Who's Who in the World of Video Marketing," Business to Business.
  9. ^ nalts (24 March 2007). "Fart Prank in Library (Farting in Public) by Nalts". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Webby Honorees". 11th Annual Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  11. ^ Memorable Ways of Saying Goodbye to That Job (MSN, March 1, 2013).
  12. ^ Sarno, David (May 13, 2007). "Fretting over product placement". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  13. ^ Garfield, Bob (June 29, 2007). "As Seen on YouTube!". Bob Garfield's blog at Advertising Age. Retrieved 2009-03-29.