Ryan Higa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ryan Higa
Higa in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-06) June 6, 1990 (age 35) Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	YouTuber actor
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YouTube information
Created by	Ryan Higa Sean Fujiyoshi Tim Enos Tarynn Nago
Years active	2006–2020
Genre	Comedy
Subscribers	20.9 million (nigahiga) 4.58 million (HigaTV)
Total views	4.4 billion (nigahiga) 916 million (HigaTV)
Associated acts	Wong Fu Productions Smosh Jeremy Lin Jenna Marbles D-trix David Choi Andrew Garcia
Twitch information Channel itsRyanHiga Years active 2020–present Genre Gaming Games Valorant Minecraft Among Us League of Legends Followers 817 thousand

Ryan Higa (born June 6, 1990), also known as nigahiga, is an American internet personality. He is famous for his funny videos. Ryan started making videos on YouTube in 2006. He was one of the most popular creators on the platform when it was new.

His main YouTube channel, nigahiga, was the most subscribed channel on YouTube for a long time. It held the top spot for 675 days from 2009 to 2011. Ryan was the first person to reach 2 million and then 3 million subscribers on YouTube. In 2018, Ryan started a podcast called Off the Pill. He talks with other YouTubers and famous people on his show. Since 2020, Ryan has also been streaming on Twitch. There, he reacts to his old videos and plays video games like Valorant.

Ryan Higa has won a Shorty Award. He was also named one of Forbes Top 30 Under 30. He has been nominated for many other awards too, including the Streamy Awards and Teen Choice Awards. Besides his online videos, he wrote a book called Ryan Higa's How to Write Good. He has also acted in movies like Tell Me How I Die (2016) and Finding 'Ohana (2021).

Early Life and Education

Ryan Higa was born in Hilo, Hawaii, on June 6, 1990. His family is from the Ryukyu Islands. He has an older brother named Kyle. When he was younger, Ryan practiced judo and earned a black belt. He also wrestled at Waiakea High School, where he graduated in 2008.

After high school, Ryan studied nuclear medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. However, he later left college to focus on making online videos.

YouTube Journey

Ryan Higa and his friend Sean Fujiyoshi began making YouTube videos in mid-2006. They were still in Waiakea High School at the time. Their first videos were of them lip-syncing to songs. Soon, they started making many other funny videos. Sometimes, their friends Tim Enos, Ryan Villaruel, Kyle Chun, and Tarynn Nago would appear in the videos.

In 2008 and 2009, some of their popular videos were removed from YouTube. This happened because they used copyrighted music. After that, Ryan started making his own music for his videos. Some of his popular "How To Be" videos, like How to be Ninja, were later put back online.

In August 2009, Ryan released a 26-minute short film called Ninja Melk. It was about ninjas and featured his friends. In 2010, he made another film called Agents of Secret Stuff with Wong Fu Productions. This film was uploaded to his nigahiga channel. It included other popular YouTubers and actors.

When Ryan moved to Las Vegas for college, he often made videos by himself. Later, around 2012, Ryan started a production company called Ryan Higa Production Company (RHPC). Sean Fujiyoshi was part of this company. They worked together to create videos for the nigahiga channel. By 2015, their company had a studio in Henderson, Nevada.

In 2016, Ryan and some friends created a funny K-pop group called Boys Generally Asian. In 2018, Sean Fujiyoshi left the group. He moved to Sacramento, California to live with his girlfriend and study engineering.

Ryan's YouTube Channels

Ryan Higa meeting fans at a YouTube Festival in Hong Kong

The nigahiga YouTube channel was started on July 20, 2006. Ryan, Sean Fujiyoshi, Tim Enos, and Tarynn Nago created it together. By December 21, 2010, the channel had reached 3 million subscribers. It was the first YouTube channel to do so. Ryan has explained that his channel name, "nigahiga," comes from his Okinawan last name, "Higa." He wanted people to say his last name correctly.

In 2011, Ryan created a second channel called HigaTV. On this channel, he posts video blogs and behind-the-scenes videos. In 2012, Ryan helped create the YOMYOMF Network. This network hosted an online video competition called Internet Icon. Ryan was one of the main judges for the show.

Boys Generally Asian (BgA)

In 2016, Ryan Higa formed a K-pop parody band with David Choi, Philip Wang, Jun Sung Ahn, and Justin Chon. They called the group BgA, which stands for Boys Generally Asian. This name was a funny take on the all-female K-pop group Girls' Generation.

Their first song was "Dong Saya Dae." It was meant to be a funny parody of K-pop songs. Surprisingly, it became very popular and reached number 2 on the iTunes K-pop charts. In 2017, BgA released their second song, "Who's It Gonna Be." This song was a bit more serious but still a parody. It did even better than the first, reaching number 1 on the K-pop charts.

Movies and TV Shows

In 2008, a producer named Richard Van Vleet helped Ryan and Sean make their first full-length movie. The film was called Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure. It was released on November 14, 2008. The movie played in sold-out theaters in Hawaii and California. The DVD was released in July 2009. The story is about a movie producer who finds Ryan and Sean because their YouTube videos are so popular. He invites them to Hollywood to make a movie.

Ryan Higa also appeared as a guest star on an episode of the TV show Supah Ninjas. He played a character named DJ Elephant Head. This character used hypnotizing music to make people fall asleep so he could commit robberies.

He also acted in the 2016 horror film Tell Me How I Die. In 2021, he appeared in the Netflix movie Finding 'Ohana.

Other Projects

In 2015, a company called Victorious Inc. released an app called "TeeHee." This app was a place for Ryan Higa's fans to connect. It was shut down in 2017.

Ryan published his book, Ryan Higa's How to Write Good, in 2017.

In 2016, Ryan co-founded a company called Ninja Melk, LLC. With Kathleen Hahn and Kyle Schroeder, they created an energy drink. The drink, also called Ninja Melk, was launched in May 2019. It took three years to develop. The name comes from Ryan's short film of the same name. Ryan made a stop-motion video on his nigahiga YouTube channel in October 2019 to promote the drink.

Personal Life

Ryan Higa is a fan of the San Francisco 49ers (an American football team) and the San Antonio Spurs (a basketball team). He has been diagnosed with ADHD.

Awards and Nominations

Filmography

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