Michelle Khare

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Michelle Khare
Michelle Khare 2018.jpg
Khare in 2018
Born (1992-08-10) August 10, 1992 (age 29)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationDartmouth College[2]
OccupationYouTuber, actress, television host
Partner(s)Garrett Kennell (engaged)
Parent(s)Vivek Khare
YouTube information
Also known asHelmet Head (no longer used)
Channel
Years active2016–present
Subscribers2.23 million[3]
Total views189.4 million[3]
Associated actsGarrett Kennell
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2018
Updated: 19 September, 2020

Michelle Khare (born August 10, 1992) is an American YouTuber, television host, actress and a former professional cyclist.[4][5] She is best known for her YouTube show Challenge Accepted and HBO Max's Karma.

Career[]

Khare attended Dartmouth College in a mixed subject study in Digital Media and Technology.[5] During her studies, she interned at a variety of high profile companies including Google,[6] DreamWorks Animation,[5] and Carousel Productions.

Road Cycling[]

While living in Los Angeles for her internships, Khare began road and mountain cycling recreationally. She went on to join the Dartmouth Cycling Team and win US U23 Criterium nationals in 2014.[5] She joined the BMW Women’s Professional Team where she trained and raced professionally for the 2014-2015 season.[7][8]

YouTube and Buzzfeed[]

Khare credits her younger sister inspiring her to start a YouTube channel. As she describes her sister's words: "If you want to do entertainment, you should make a YouTube channel. And you should do it about something that nobody else can do: cycling comedy."[5]

After graduation in 2014, Khare applied for an opening to be a full-time content producer at Buzzfeed.[9][10] She considers her YouTube channel and early videos to have helped in getting the position at BuzzFeed Video.[5] While working at Buzzfeed there were heavy restrictions on content creators on their own channels because of potential conflict of interest, so her own channel remained dormant.[10] While working at Buzzfeed she continued her cycling career and incorporated it into her content, focusing on exploring health and wellness.[10][6] After she stopped cycling professionally she was able to begin partaking in extreme physical challenges.[9]

When she left Buzzfeed in 2016, she began focusing on her own channel again.[6] Her most popular series is Challenge Accepted, where she tries out grueling training regimens for various professions.[6] Her channel had 2 million subscribers as of April 2020.[11]

In Late 2019, Khare produced a comedic take on the internet phenomenon, started by YouTube, to create "Rewinds" of the year that recapture the essence of that particular year. Known as YouTube Rewinds, Khare set herself the challenge of producing a Broadway musical style recap of the year in six weeks. The final product was well received, prompting her to attempt a similar production in 2020, once again adapting the events of the year into a musical form. With lyrics by Steve Greist and music by Alex Winkler, this video launched on December 12, 2020.[12][13] However, this video was met with mixed to negative reviews, with some lambasting it as "cringe." Further negativity was drawn due to the portrayal of YouTube personality Jenna Marbles, who quit the platform during the year, following a series of controversies regarding her past statements. Fans believed that the act mocked her and as a result, the video was set to private hours later.[14] The video, especially the part portraying the popular online video game Among Us, has been mocked and ridiculed extensively.[15]

Television[]

She is a host of the children's competition program Karma that was released on the HBO Max streaming platform on June 18, 2020.[4][16]

Personal life[]

Khare grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her father is Indian-American.[5] She has one sister, Madeline, born in 1996.[17] She is engaged to longtime creative partner Garrett Kennell.

References[]

  1. ^ "Michelle Khare". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Mission Accomplished (May 13, 2020). How We Make A Video: I Trained Like A K-Pop Idol. YouTube.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "About Michelle Khare". YouTube.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Otterson, Joe (October 9, 2019). "YouTube Stars Michelle Khare, LaurDIY to Host Kids Competition Shows for HBO Max". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Napoli, James (March 2016). "Buzzworthy". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hale, James (June 13, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Everything Lifestyle Daredevil Michelle Khare Wants Is On The Other Side Of Fear — And She's Up For The Challenge". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "BMW-Happy Tooth Dental Group women's team announces roster". Velonews. January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "BMW Sponsors New UCI Women's Squad". Canadian Cyclist. January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Michelle Khare". Pacific Bridge Arts. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Her Independence of Spirit: Michelle Khare". Espire21. January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Michelle Khare [@MichelleKhare] (April 25, 2020). "Holy cow. We did it. I'm floored. I love you guys