Adam B

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Adam B.
Adam Beales.jpg
Adam B in 2019
Born (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 22)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Occupation
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre
  • Pranks
  • challenges
  • vlogs
  • life hacks
  • gaming
  • DIY
Subscribers3.34 million[1]
Total views505 million[1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2017
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2018

Adam Beales (born 11 October 1999), known as Adam B, is a YouTuber, actor, and television host from Derry, Northern Ireland. He is the former co-presenter of the CBBC shows The Dog Ate My Homework and as of September 2020, Blue Peter. Beales has over 3 million subscribers on YouTube and has collaborated with Disney.[2]

Early life[]

Beales was born on 11 October 1999 in Derry, Northern Ireland. He completed his schooling at St Columb's College.[3]

Career[]

At the age of 12, he started his channel Adam B (formerly known as TheNewAdamb99) on 29 July 2012. He started by filming all of his videos and editing them from his bedroom in his parents' house.[4]

In 2017, he made a partnership with Disney.[5]

In 2019, his channel reached over 2.7 million subscribers with a total of 300 million views.[6]

He has appeared on BBC Radio,[7] The Ryan Tubridy Show[8] and was featured on VidCon London's first conference.[9] In June 2019, he won the Youth 19 Champions Award.[10] Currently, he is the co-presenter in the new series of the CBBC show The Dog Ate My Homework.[11][12]

On 1 September 2020, Adam was announced as the 40th Blue Peter presenter and would make his debut two days later.[13]

Family[]

Adam's mother Edelle and his father Paul work with Beales as video partners. Beales' younger brother Callum has his own YouTube channel, Callum B. Their family of four also have a YouTube channel, Family 4.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About Adam B". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Meet the teenage NI YouTube star now partnering with Disney. He is now the 40th presenter of Blue Peter". newsletter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. ^ McClements, Freya. "Derry YouTube sensation sacrifices Oxford for web career". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  4. ^ "From beauty vloggers to Minecraft: Ireland's top YouTube earners". Irish Examiner. 2018-07-09. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  5. ^ "Meet the teenage NI YouTube star now partnering with Disney". newsletter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  6. ^ McKinney, Seamus (2019-03-12). "Meet Adam Beales (19), the Derry YouTuber whose hobby has turned into a sell-out Irish tour". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio Ulster - The John Toal Show, Bernadette Hagans, Adam Beales, Cheryl Gault & Linsey McDougall". BBC. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  8. ^ "700,000 fans can't be wrong: YouTuber Adam Beales on going viral". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2017-12-04. Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  9. ^ "VidCon UK Announces First Round Of Featured Creators – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  10. ^ "North West Business Award winners are revealed". derryjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  11. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Dog Ate My Homework cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  12. ^ "BBC iPlayer - The Dog Ate My Homework". BBC iPlayer. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  13. ^ "Blue Peter announces its 40th new presenter". BBC News. BBC. September 1, 2020. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  14. ^ McClements, Freya. "Derry YouTube sensation sacrifices Oxford for web career". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  15. ^ Hale, James (November 30, 2018). "Prank Master YouTuber Adam Beales Teams Up With Disney For Its #VloggerTakeover Series". tubefilter.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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