Chris O'Neill (YouTuber)

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Chris O'Neill
Personal information
BornChristopher Luke O'Neill
(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 31)
Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation
YouTube information
Also known asOneyNG
Channels
Years active2008–present
Genre
  • animation
  • comedy
Subscribers
  • 2.48 million (OneyNG)
  • 930 thousand (OneyPlays)
[1]
Total views
  • 472.5 million (OneyNG)
  • 606.5 million (OneyPlays)
[1]
Associated acts
Catchphrase(s)
  • "Oney Cartoons, yeah!"
  • "OneyPlays (moan) with friends."[note 1]
  • "Have a boy."[note 2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: 27 August 2021

Christopher Luke O'Neill (born 21 November 1990), also known by his Internet pseudonym Oney (/ˈoʊni/) or OneyNG, is an Irish animator, voice actor, musician, video game designer, and YouTube personality.[2] He is the founder and host of the YouTube Let's Play web series OneyPlays.[3]

Career[]

O'Neill began his online career on the American entertainment website Newgrounds, creating an account on March 28, 2006.[4] He created a YouTube channel at age 17,[5] and by 2013, it was ranked as Ireland's most successful YouTube channel with a total of 240 million views.[6][7] The channel's content includes animated music videos, video game parodies, and original series, such as Leo and Satan and Hellbenders, the latter of which being made with fellow Newgrounds animator Zach Hadel.[6][5]

In 2014, O’Neill began posting Let's Play video content to the Oney's Video Hole channel, later renamed OneyPlays. The channel became prominent in 2017 for starting the Crash Bandicoot "Woah" internet meme based on a common sound-effect from the classic PlayStation series,[8] spawning many song parodies and animations, including one where Crash is inserted into the anime Attack on Titan.[9] The meme also reappeared as an easter egg in the 2020 video-game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.[3] The channel initially included the duo Ding Dong & Julian Marcel, but later included other internet personalities such as Zach Hadel, Joshua Tomar, and Lyle Burruss. The channel would also have guests, such as Matt Watson of SuperMega, Jon Jafari, and Arin Hanson of Game Grumps.

In 2019, O’Neill created the game studio OneyWare. A gameplay trailer for Bowlbo: The Quest for Bing Bing, an upcoming video game developed by OneyWare in collaboration with AlbinoMoose, was released in March 2019.[10][11]

In 2021, O'Neill made a cameo appearance in the 2020 Flash Game Friday Night Funkin' within the release of Week 5 in the Background.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Variation of which include "BoneyPlays" and "OneySleighs" for holiday-themed videos.
  2. ^ Initially stated jokingly as a catchphrase for the channel by Chris O’Neill during an episode.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About OneyNG". YouTube.
  2. ^ "From beauty vloggers to Minecraft: Ireland's top YouTube earners". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cuatero, Patricia (7 October 2020). "Crash Bandicoot 4: 10 References Only Hardcore Fans Caught". TheGamer. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Oney - Newgrounds".
  5. ^ a b Tucker, David (3 April 2013). "Wexford's Chris a web sensation". Enniscorthy Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b Hearne, John (28 March 2013). "Irish reveal how to make a career out of YouTube". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "240 million views - the Wexford man behind Ireland's most successful YouTube channel". JOE.ie. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ Frank, Allegra (3 August 2017). "Crash Bandicoot's 'woah' is the internet's new obsession". Polygon. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ^ Vincent, Britanny (3 August 2017). "'Crash Bandicoot' "Woah" Memes: These videos are sweeping the internet". Mic. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ Kimberly, Kenny (6 March 2020). "OneyWare's Bowlbo: The Quest for Bing Bing Gets A Steam Page Ahead Of Launch". HappyGamer. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  11. ^ Kratky, Otto (2020). "Bowlbo From Oney Drops First Gameplay Trailer". Dualshockers. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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