Name: Philip Michael Howell
Date Of Birth: 30th January 1987
Age: 29
Born in: Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Phil Lester is a British video blogger and radio personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel AmazingPhil, which has over 4.5 million subscribers.
Along with Dan Howell, he presented the Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and has since been the monthly host on the stations Internet Takeover slot.
Personal Life
Phil was born and raised in Rawtenstall, Lancashire alongm with younger brother named Martyn.
He attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. He later completed a degree in English Language and Linguistics from the University of York and a post graduate in the Department of Theatre, Film and television, going on to obtain a Master of Arts in Video Postproduction with Specialisation in Visual Effects.
He lives with his best friend and fellow YouTuber Phil Lester since 2011, and they moved to London together in July 2012.
Career
YouTube
Phil Uploaded his first YouTube video on 27th March 2006 at the age of 19, titled Phil's Video Blog - 27th March 2006. Since then he has posted over 200 videos on his channel and as of December 2015 has over 3 million subscribers and 281 million video views. He reached 1 million YouTube subscribers on 6 July 2013, 2 million on 29 August 2014 and 3 million on 12 October 2015. Lester also has a second channel, LessAmazingPhil, which has over 887,000 subscribers and 19.8 million views, as of December 2015.
In 2010 and 2011, Howell and Lester took part in the live, annual 24-hour internet broadcast "Stickaid" which is a fundraiser that encourages viewers to donate to the charity UNICEF.In 2012, Phil also featured in the weekly video series Becoming YouTube created by Benjamin Cook which looked at the different aspects to becoming an internet celebrity.
On 12 September 2014, Phil and Dan posted the first video on their new gaming YouTube channel, DanandPhilGAMES. On 8 March 2015 the channel hit 1 million subscribers. It was officially the fastest growing channel on YouTube.
On 1 April 2015, Howell and Lester launched a spin-off channel, DanAndPhilCRAFTS, as an April Fools joke. It features a single video of them creating square snowflakes out of paper, with an amateur editing style and humour throughout. It reached over 154,000 subscribers and 500,000 total video views in one week.
BBC Radio 1
In January 2013, Dan and Phil became presenters of the BBC Radio 1's Sunday evening entertainment and request show. They had occasionally worked with the station before, producing videos for the station's YouTube channel for Edinburgh Festival Fringe and presenting two Christmas broadcasts. The show was designed to be interactive with the audience, featuring amateur music videos from listeners, challenges performed on air by the presenters and song requests. Four months after starting the show, it won the Sony Golden Headphones award.
TV & Film
Since 2014, Howell and Lester have hosted the worldwide YouTube livestream of the Brit Awards as well as making backstage videos for their channel.
In 2015, Howell, along with Lester, had voice cameo appearances in the UK cinema release of Disney's movie Big Hero 6 as Technician 1 & 2. However, this version is not in the UK home release.
On 2 February 2016 his BBC Three esports documentary The Supergamers aired.
The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire and The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire
On 26 March 2015, Howell and Lester announced they had written a book through a trailer on his channel called The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire. It was released in the UK on 8 October 2015 and worldwide on 15 October 2015, published by Ebury Press and Random House Children's Books. In relation to this, the pair embarked on a virtually sold out tour travelling around the UK during October and November 2015, named "The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire". On 22 April 2016 they are taking the tour to the US beginning at Playlist Live in Orlando, Florida.
The book topped the General Hardbacks Sunday Times Bestsellers list having sold 26,745 copies in the UK in the first week of its release. It also became a #1 New York Times Bestseller in the young adult hardcover list.
Date Of Birth: 30th January 1987
Age: 29
Born in: Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Phil Lester is a British video blogger and radio personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel AmazingPhil, which has over 4.5 million subscribers.
Along with Dan Howell, he presented the Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and has since been the monthly host on the stations Internet Takeover slot.
Personal Life
Phil was born and raised in Rawtenstall, Lancashire alongm with younger brother named Martyn.
He attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. He later completed a degree in English Language and Linguistics from the University of York and a post graduate in the Department of Theatre, Film and television, going on to obtain a Master of Arts in Video Postproduction with Specialisation in Visual Effects.
He lives with his best friend and fellow YouTuber Phil Lester since 2011, and they moved to London together in July 2012.
Career
YouTube
Phil Uploaded his first YouTube video on 27th March 2006 at the age of 19, titled Phil's Video Blog - 27th March 2006. Since then he has posted over 200 videos on his channel and as of December 2015 has over 3 million subscribers and 281 million video views. He reached 1 million YouTube subscribers on 6 July 2013, 2 million on 29 August 2014 and 3 million on 12 October 2015. Lester also has a second channel, LessAmazingPhil, which has over 887,000 subscribers and 19.8 million views, as of December 2015.
In 2010 and 2011, Howell and Lester took part in the live, annual 24-hour internet broadcast "Stickaid" which is a fundraiser that encourages viewers to donate to the charity UNICEF.In 2012, Phil also featured in the weekly video series Becoming YouTube created by Benjamin Cook which looked at the different aspects to becoming an internet celebrity.
On 12 September 2014, Phil and Dan posted the first video on their new gaming YouTube channel, DanandPhilGAMES. On 8 March 2015 the channel hit 1 million subscribers. It was officially the fastest growing channel on YouTube.
On 1 April 2015, Howell and Lester launched a spin-off channel, DanAndPhilCRAFTS, as an April Fools joke. It features a single video of them creating square snowflakes out of paper, with an amateur editing style and humour throughout. It reached over 154,000 subscribers and 500,000 total video views in one week.
BBC Radio 1
In January 2013, Dan and Phil became presenters of the BBC Radio 1's Sunday evening entertainment and request show. They had occasionally worked with the station before, producing videos for the station's YouTube channel for Edinburgh Festival Fringe and presenting two Christmas broadcasts. The show was designed to be interactive with the audience, featuring amateur music videos from listeners, challenges performed on air by the presenters and song requests. Four months after starting the show, it won the Sony Golden Headphones award.
TV & Film
Since 2014, Howell and Lester have hosted the worldwide YouTube livestream of the Brit Awards as well as making backstage videos for their channel.
In 2015, Howell, along with Lester, had voice cameo appearances in the UK cinema release of Disney's movie Big Hero 6 as Technician 1 & 2. However, this version is not in the UK home release.
On 2 February 2016 his BBC Three esports documentary The Supergamers aired.
The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire and The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire
On 26 March 2015, Howell and Lester announced they had written a book through a trailer on his channel called The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire. It was released in the UK on 8 October 2015 and worldwide on 15 October 2015, published by Ebury Press and Random House Children's Books. In relation to this, the pair embarked on a virtually sold out tour travelling around the UK during October and November 2015, named "The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire". On 22 April 2016 they are taking the tour to the US beginning at Playlist Live in Orlando, Florida.
The book topped the General Hardbacks Sunday Times Bestsellers list having sold 26,745 copies in the UK in the first week of its release. It also became a #1 New York Times Bestseller in the young adult hardcover list.