Catherine Wayne facts for kids

Catherine Wayne is an American internet star, vlogger, and voice actress. She is famous for her character named Boxxy. Boxxy appeared in very energetic video blogs, also known as vlogs. Catherine Wayne became popular in late 2008 and early 2009.

Catherine Wayne's Career

Becoming an Online Star

In January 2008, Catherine Wayne made two videos for her friends. She posted them on YouTube using the name boxxybabee. These videos were later shared on other websites. They eventually appeared on a popular online forum called 4chan.

In January 2009, Catherine made a third video. This video was a response to how popular her first videos had become. She uploaded it to her new YouTube channel, also called boxxybabee. In these videos, Catherine, as Boxxy, wore a lot of eyeliner. She would talk very excitedly about different topics and experiences. She spoke in a "stream-of-consciousness" style, meaning she said whatever came to her mind.

The Boxxy videos caused a lot of discussion on 4chan. Some people really liked Boxxy, while others did not. This led to many online arguments, called "flame wars." There were also some hacking incidents. At one point, a "denial-of-service attack" even shut down the 4chan website for several hours. This type of attack floods a website with too much traffic, making it crash. In May 2009, people involved in the arguments moved to Twitter. They launched a "Twitter bomb," which means they sent many messages about Boxxy. On YouTube, the popular Boxxy channel was hacked. The hacker revealed Catherine Wayne's real identity. Many funny spoofs, parodies, and remixes of her videos were posted online.

In March 2010, a website called Urlesque listed Boxxy as number 104. This was on their list of "The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos." She was not in the top 100 because her videos were still quite new. In late 2010, Catherine Wayne started selling Boxxy items on eBay. On November 25, 2010, she uploaded a video clip from the movie Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. She used the name ANewHopeee for this video. In the original movie clip, Princess Leia sends a message. Catherine replaced Leia's message with her own. She asked her fans for help to get back into her old YouTube account, boxxybabee.

On January 10, 2011, she posted a new video on a different YouTube account, ANewHopeee. In this video, she explained that Boxxy started as an exaggerated online character. It showed parts of her personality and interests when she first made the videos. But over time, Boxxy became a funny parody of her younger self. This video made people wonder if it was truly Catherine Wayne. On January 19, 2011, Boxxy was mentioned in a local news report. The report was about "Internet trolls," who are people who try to cause trouble online.

On June 17, 2011, Catherine Wayne created a third YouTube account. It was called Bodaciousboxxy. She uploaded only one video to this new account. In the video, she said that the Boxxy from the January 2011 video was not the real Boxxy. She claimed it was a girl who looked like her. She said this girl was supposedly hacked by someone named "Svetlana."

Other Creative Work

From December 2013 to December 2014, Catherine Wayne worked as a host. She hosted a streaming series called Animalist for Discovery Digital Networks.

In 2017, Catherine Wayne used her voice for a character named Marsha. This was for a Disney XD show called Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer.

In 2018, Catherine Wayne also lent her voice to a video game. The game was called BoxxyQuest: The Gathering Storm. It was an indie role-playing game. It made fun of different parts of internet culture. Catherine Wayne helped create ideas for the game. She also did the voice-over work for the main character.

About Catherine Wayne

Catherine Wayne has Greek family roots.

See also

In Spanish: Boxxy para niños