Kevin Nalty
Kevin Nalty | |
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Nalty in 2008 | |
| Born | Kevin Hanemann Nalty May 12, 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Vlogging, comedian, blogger |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | "Farting in Public" "Viral Video Genius -- Loses His Cool When Confronted" "N.A.P.P.Y." |
| Website | www |
Kevin Hanemann Nalty (born May 12, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana), known professionally as Nalts, is an American Internet personality and YouTuber.
Nalty began on YouTube as one of the top-20 most-viewed comedy channels, and was ranked as one of YouTube's Most Subscribed users during the site's early years. By 2016, he had 297 million views on the site.
He is the author of Beyond Viral: How to Attract Customers, Promote Your Brand, and Make Money with Online Video (2010). Nalty speaks at marketing conferences and events, and spoke about "viral video" in Boston at the 2011 International Society for Humor Studies conference in Boston. He is listed in the "Who's Who in the World of Video Marketing."
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 depicted (Nalty's nephew's friend) using a fart machine in public places. Another of his videos, "Crackberry Blackberry", was selected as an official honoree at the 11th Annual Webby Awards.
Nalty made a video to announce his departure from his role as a Merck Product Director, and appears in many articles about memorable resignations.
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.