Tyler Oakley Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Teen Choice Award for most popular male web star in 2014
• Has worked with First Lady Michelle Obama on the Reach Higher program, which aids high school kids in getting into college
• Hosts an annual fundraiser on his birthday to benefit The Trevor Project, an organization that focuses on suicide prevention amongst LGBT youth
• Uploaded his first YouTube video in 2007, when he was still a freshman at Michigan State University
• Quote: "There's something about YouTube, where you're not being anybody but yourself․ You have the opportunity to start as yourself from the very beginning ․․․ the more true to yourself you are, the more an audience will connect with you․"
• Quote: "[on his busy schedule] "Every day is different ․․․ Sometimes I wake up and am like, 'Which city am I in?'""
• Best known as a YouTube and social media personality who is an advocate of LGBT youth and gay rights