Alex Clark (animator)

Alex Clark is an American YouTuber, animator, juggler, comedian, and vlogger based in Los Angeles, California.[1] His YouTube channel, itsAlexClark, features humorous animated videos depicting moments from his life, documentaries about his road trips, and many other types of videos.[2][3] As a YouTuber, he is partnered with Studio71,[2] and his channel was nominated for a Streamy Award for best animated YouTube channel.[4] He is also known for his career as a live street performer, whose acts combine comedy and juggling.[1][2] A graduate of Emerson College,[5] he was trained by the Groundlings and Cirque du Soleil.[3] His comedic juggling act led to him being named the Hot Variety Act of 2014 by Campus Activities Magazine.[6] In March 2018, a video he made explaining gun control by analogy to cats attracted media attention. The video was made shortly before – and included a link to – the March for Our Lives later that month.[7][8][9] In June 2018, he was one of several YouTube celebrities to be featured in the BroadbandTV video game Squad Rivals.[10] On July 11, 2019, Alex had a Chess boxing match with James Rallison, better known as TheOdd1sOut.

Alex Clark
Personal information
Born
Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationYouTuber
animator
comedian
vlogger
Websiteitsalexclark.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genre
  • Animation
  • comedy
Subscribers4.37 million
Total views464.7 million
NetworkStudio71 (previously Channel Frederator Network)
Associated acts
Catchphrase(s)"A Lotta Nada"
100,000 subscribers 2015
1,000,000 subscribers 2017
Updated: June 24, 2020

References
  1. Murray, Tom (August 19, 2017). "Fringe review: Alex Clark". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. "YouTube Millionaires: ItsAlexClark Finds It "Really Fun To Figure Out How To Tell A Story"". Tubefilter. December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. "Comedian Alex Clark featured at MSSU". Joplin Globe. April 15, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 22, 2017). "7th Annual Streamy Awards: Casey Neistat, Lilly Singh, 'Mr. Student Body President' Among Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  5. "Alex Clark. Comedy". itsalexclark.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. "Comedian-juggler to perform Oct. 8 in W.P." West Plains Daily Quill. September 29, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. "Confused about the US gun debate? This video uses cats to show one side of the argument". Irish News. March 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  8. McDonald, Andy (March 9, 2018). "Animator Brilliantly Explains The Gun Control Debate Using Cats". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  9. Gibson, Donte (March 10, 2018). "This Animator's Hilarious New Video Uses Cats To Make An Important Point About Gun Control". A Plus. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  10. Gutelle, Sam (June 14, 2018). "ItsAlexClark, Bart Baker Among YouTube Stars Featured In New Mobile Game". Tubefilter. Retrieved September 13, 2018.


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