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GloZell
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GloZell in 2014
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GloZell Lynette Green
July 30, 1972 Orlando, Florida, U.S.
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| Alma mater | University of Florida (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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Kevin Simon
(m. 2013; div. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Subscribers | 4.67+ million (October 2020) |
| Total views | 863+ million (October 2020) |
GloZell Lynette Green (born July 30, 1972), known as GloZell, is an American YouTube personality. She started her YouTube channel in 2008. Her videos include interviews, funny stories about her life, and song parodies.
By 2015, her channel had over four million subscribers. It also had more than 700 million total views. Her most popular videos are her cinnamon challenge and "My Push up Bra will help me get my man." The cinnamon challenge video has over 60 million views. The bra video has more than 25 million views.
GloZell became widely known in 2011. This happened when actor Elijah Wood mentioned her blog. He talked about meeting her during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2015, GloZell even interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House. In 2018, she had a small role in the movie Ralph Breaks the Internet. In 2020, it was announced she would host "The GloZell Show."
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GloZell's Early Life and Education
GloZell was born to Gloria and Ozell Green. Her name is a mix of her parents' names. She has a sister named DeOnzell, who is an opera singer. In 1997, GloZell graduated from the University of Florida. She earned a degree in musical theatre.
GloZell's Journey to YouTube Stardom
In 2003, GloZell moved to Hollywood, California. She wanted to become an actress and comedian. She studied comedy and started a blog. This blog featured interviews with people she met.
Soon, she began using YouTube to share her video interviews. People told her she was funny on her own. So, she started making her own comedy videos. Her first very popular YouTube video was "My Push up Bra will help me get my man" in 2008. By 2013, it had over 20 million views.
GloZell then made more comedy videos. These videos were about her daily life. She also did celebrity impressions and song parodies. Some popular early videos were her "translations" of pop songs. These included Kesha's "Tik Tok" and Rihanna's "Rude Boy".
In 2011, GloZell became more famous. This was when Elijah Wood mentioned her video blog. He talked about it on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Her 2012 cinnamon challenge video also became very popular. It was ranked high on The Guardian's "Viral Video Chart." By 2016, it had over 48 million views.
In June 2012, she appeared in a video called Beauty and the Beat. This video was made by Todrick Hall. It was a new version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. GloZell also appeared in the musical web series Dr. Fubalous. She played a character named Maude "Ma" Cakes.
GloZell has performed her comedy at famous places. These include The Comedy Store and The Improv. She has also been on TV shows like The Dr. Oz Show and MTV. Many magazines have featured her, such as People and Forbes.
Since 2013, GloZell has hosted "GloZell Fest." This is a free live show with celebrity and YouTube guests. She also wrote a book of poems called Wait! Let Me Tell You.
GloZell's Music and Growing Audience
In May 2013, GloZell released her first song. It was called "Pick Up After Your Dog." The music video for it came out on YouTube. She released her second song, "Glozell's Cinnamon Challenge," later that month.
By 2013, GloZell's YouTube channel had over 400 million views. She had 2.7 million subscribers. Her channel was one of the most watched comedy channels on YouTube. By 2015, she had more than 4 million subscribers and over 700 million views.
On January 22, 2015, GloZell interviewed Barack Obama. This was a live YouTube event from The White House. They talked about important topics. These included racial profiling and cybersecurity. At the end, she gave him green lipstick for his family.
GloZell also made a guest appearance on the Nickelodeon show Game Shakers. She had a role in the 2015 movie The Wedding Ringer. She voiced Grandma Rosiepuff in the animated film Trolls. She also had a show called Glo All In. It was about her journey to have a child with her husband.
In June 2016, GloZell released her autobiography. It was titled Is You Okay?. In 2016, GloZell played a main role in the YouTube Red series Escape the Night. The cast of the show won an award for best ensemble. In 2017, Green started a new channel for young children called GloBugz!.
In 2018, Green had a small role in the movie Ralph Breaks the Internet. She played the character Little Debbie.
GloZell's Family Life
On August 9, 2013, GloZell married her manager, Kevin Simon. On August 4, 2016, they had a daughter. Her name is O'Zell Gloriana De Green Simon. She was born through a surrogate mother.
