Zach King

Zachary Michael King (born February 4, 1990) is an American internet personality based in Los Angeles.

King posted his first video to TikTok (then known as musical.ly) in 2016, and has since attracted over 90 million followers, making him the sixth most-followed individual on the platform.

[7][8] King won the Hewlett-Packard commercial contest in 2010, and got a trip to the red carpet at the London Film Festival.

[10] In 2015, King and his wife Rachel Holm competed in the 28th season of the American reality game show The Amazing Race.

[21] After gaining an audience for his website, he began selling training seminars and used the money to pay for his college.

[3] A sequel of the video titled Jedi Kittens Strike Back gained over 27 million views.

[24] A third part of the video, Jedi Kittens – The Force Awakens was posted in 2013, which has gained over 28 million views.

In the video, he appeared to dodge an assault by airstrikes and ground fire as he pleaded his case to be selected for the YouTube award.

Titled "Zach Kings Magic Broomstick", the internet-famous video was posted on 9 December 2019.

The viral magician then emerges on screen dressed in a Hogwarts uniform as he appears to fly through the streets on a broomstick before the illusion trick is revealed.

[31] In an interview with The Independent, he said that he would want to direct feature films, preferably action-adventure movies, in the future.

[32][33] Chez Pazienza wrote about King that "this guy's stuff is pure magic (or at least the work of some very clever editing.

)"[34] Mashable's Laura Vitto wrote of his work, "Vine star and filmmaker Zach King may not perform magic in the traditional sense, but his expertly-edited six-second videos could put David Blaine to shame.

"[35] Writing for Complex magazine, J. Duaine Hahn wrote that "While people have hit Vine stardom for skits, or splicing together commentary with popular YouTube videos, King has gone the extra mile to use his six seconds to create magic, or the closest thing you can get to it with on a smartphone.

[39][26] Zach King rose to fame with his content which he used his masterful editing skills to produce.

Most of his content contains everyday scenarios that take a "magical" turn, such as walking through walls or transforming objects into something else with a wave of his hand.

His videos are typically only a couple seconds to around a minute long, designed to be absorbed by anyone in this time of technology and short attention spans.

King wrote three books on the hit game Minecraft, and another three for a trilogy on his own life in a fantasy fiction style.

King then after the popularity of his Minecraft series of books shifted his focus to writing about his own life.

In this adaptation, Zach travels through a magic mirror and has to find his way back to real life.

When King was seven, his family converted to Christianity, which he states is one of the "greatest things" that has happened in his life.

[50] King proposed to his girlfriend, Rachel Holm, while pretending to create a video advertisement for one of her brands.

King receiving his Golden Poop Award