Caitlin Hill
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Caitlin Alexandra Hill (born 8 September 1988) is an Australian YouTube personality under the name TheHill88. She produces, edits and uploads her videos from her home in New York City.
Dubbed "the goofy princess of cyberspace" by Australia's version of 60 Minutes, Hill maintains one of the most subscribed channels on YouTube, with a regular audience of over 75,000. Her videos have a cumulative view count of over 17 million.
In addition to maintaining a channel on YouTube, Hill is the Chief Creative Officer of Hitviews, a website and new media business venture, which she co-founded with Walter Sabo. The site allows marketers direct access to internet celebrities such as Kevin Nalty
and Cory Williams
. Bob Weinstein
is among the site's investors.
. A day later, Hill began to assemble fans of her own upon uploading Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You (posted 17 August 2006), a video response to YouTube comedian Richard Stern, received over 1.000.000 views before September 2006. Described by The Age
as "cheesy rap", YouTube featured the video and her 14 short videos collectively received over 4,000,000 views. Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You
She has credited Zach Braff
, Brooke Brodack
and Bree, a lonelygirl15 character played by Jessica Rose, for inspiring her to join the YouTube community.
After sustaining a sizable viewership on YouTube for nearly a year, Hill became one of the first twenty to thirty YouTube users to join the YouTube partnership program in May 2007. This status gives the user "the ability to share in ad revenue".
In September 2007, Hill announced on her MySpace blog that 2007 would be her last year in the partnership program, stating:
By October 2007, YouTube no longer listed Hill as a revenue sharing partner.
In addition to her own output, Hill plays a recurring role in Choose Your Own Tube, a YouTube serial produced and directed by Remi Broadway
.
In July 2007, she featured in 'Disgrace', a music-video created by the band Coldstone.
Also in July 2007, Hill played herself in Lisa Donovan
's comedy sketch LisaNova Does Youtube, in which she and other popular video bloggers are kidnapped by Donovan and made to comment on thousands of YouTube user profiles.
, among others.
She plies her YouTube fame to The Darfur Wall
, earning the nonprofit website hundreds of hits in a period of two weeks. Her fansite ranks #2 in advocacy points.
In February 2007, Hill visited California to take part in the "As One" YouTube gathering in San Francisco. She appeared on Tom Green Live
with "Weird Al" Yankovic
and Mike Vallely
during her stay.
Over the course of repeated travels from Australia to the United States, Hill has auditioned for roles in several big-budget Hollywood movies.
Hill has been cast for the role of Lucy Grimm in the remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space
, whose teaser trailer was released on 9 September 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original.
In 2008, Caitlin Hill announced in multiple videos that she moved to New York City, New York.
On 8 December 2008, Hill became the youngest recipient of the National Arts Club
Medal of Honor.
On 20 April 2009, Hill briefly became the new host of the vlog
Rocketboom
, replacing the outgoing Joanne Colan
. However, Rocketboom producer Andrew Baron stated that they were unable to reach agreement with Hitviews to keep Hill at that time, although they hoped to reach a deal. Molly Templeton subsequently replaced Hill on Rocketboom.
Dubbed "the goofy princess of cyberspace" by Australia's version of 60 Minutes, Hill maintains one of the most subscribed channels on YouTube, with a regular audience of over 75,000. Her videos have a cumulative view count of over 17 million.
In addition to maintaining a channel on YouTube, Hill is the Chief Creative Officer of Hitviews, a website and new media business venture, which she co-founded with Walter Sabo. The site allows marketers direct access to internet celebrities such as Kevin Nalty
Kevin Nalty
Kevin Nalty is a YouTube comedian and partner based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania better known under his YouTube username Nalts. His YouTube Channel is one of the top-20 most-viewed comedy channels. He has more than 1,000 videos which, as of September 18, 2011, have been viewed more than 236 million...
and Cory Williams
Cory Williams
Cory Williams , also known as "Mr. Safety" from SMP Films, is an actor and YouTube personality who lives in Thousand Oaks, California.-Biography:...
. Bob Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Robert "Bob" Weinstein is an American film and theatre producer, the founder and head of Dimension Films, former co-chairman of Miramax Films, and current head, with his brother Harvey Weinstein, of The Weinstein Company.-Career:...
is among the site's investors.
YouTube fame
Hill submitted her first video to YouTube 16 August 2006, as a fan response to popular web serial lonelygirl15Lonelygirl15
lonelygirl15 was an interactive web-based video series which began in June 2006 and ran through to August 1, 2008. Developed under the working title The Children of Anchor Cove, the show gained worldwide media attention when it was outed as fictional in September 2006.-Overview:lonelygirl15...
. A day later, Hill began to assemble fans of her own upon uploading Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You (posted 17 August 2006), a video response to YouTube comedian Richard Stern, received over 1.000.000 views before September 2006. Described by The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
as "cheesy rap", YouTube featured the video and her 14 short videos collectively received over 4,000,000 views. Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You
She has credited Zach Braff
Zach Braff
Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.In 2004, Braff made his...
, Brooke Brodack
Brooke Brodack
Brooke Allison Brodack , aka Brookers, is an American viral video comedian mainly known for her short videos on YouTube, which have received 49 million views and led to a contract from the mainstream media. The New Yorker called her "the first real YouTube star."Brodack has been making videos since...
and Bree, a lonelygirl15 character played by Jessica Rose, for inspiring her to join the YouTube community.
After sustaining a sizable viewership on YouTube for nearly a year, Hill became one of the first twenty to thirty YouTube users to join the YouTube partnership program in May 2007. This status gives the user "the ability to share in ad revenue".
In September 2007, Hill announced on her MySpace blog that 2007 would be her last year in the partnership program, stating:
By October 2007, YouTube no longer listed Hill as a revenue sharing partner.
In addition to her own output, Hill plays a recurring role in Choose Your Own Tube, a YouTube serial produced and directed by Remi Broadway
Remi Broadway
Remi Broadway is an Australian actor best known as Rupert Pringle from The Wayne Manifesto and Piffy the bell ringer from The Late Show, which parodied his earlier appearance on the talent show Pot Luck....
.
In July 2007, she featured in 'Disgrace', a music-video created by the band Coldstone.
Also in July 2007, Hill played herself in Lisa Donovan
Lisa Donovan
Lisa Donovan is an American actress. As of September 2011 her YouTube channel has 712,000 subscribers and 200 million video views, putting it in the top 100 channels on YouTube. Lisa is one of the co-founders of Maker Studios, which helps develop YouTube personalities.She is also a founder of...
's comedy sketch LisaNova Does Youtube, in which she and other popular video bloggers are kidnapped by Donovan and made to comment on thousands of YouTube user profiles.
Off YouTube
Hill plays an unpaid but central part in the upcoming independent horror movie The Girl in the Red Dress, featuring Remi BroadwayRemi Broadway
Remi Broadway is an Australian actor best known as Rupert Pringle from The Wayne Manifesto and Piffy the bell ringer from The Late Show, which parodied his earlier appearance on the talent show Pot Luck....
, among others.
She plies her YouTube fame to The Darfur Wall
The Darfur Wall
The Darfur Wall is a non-profit web site that raises awareness of the Darfur conflict and supports Darfur-relief organizations. It displays a list of numbers from 1 to 400,000, each representing one person killed in Darfur...
, earning the nonprofit website hundreds of hits in a period of two weeks. Her fansite ranks #2 in advocacy points.
In February 2007, Hill visited California to take part in the "As One" YouTube gathering in San Francisco. She appeared on Tom Green Live
Tom Green Live
Tom Green's House Tonight is an Internet-based talk show hosted by Tom Green. In addition to its primary broadcast on TomGreen.com, the show was syndicated on television stations throughout North America...
with "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
and Mike Vallely
Mike Vallely
Mike Vallely , also known as Mike V, is a professional skateboarder. Mike is also a musician, actor, television personality, stuntman, professional wrestler and FHL hockey player.-Early life:...
during her stay.
Over the course of repeated travels from Australia to the United States, Hill has auditioned for roles in several big-budget Hollywood movies.
Hill has been cast for the role of Lucy Grimm in the remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 science fiction film written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film features Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson and Maila "Vampira" Nurmi...
, whose teaser trailer was released on 9 September 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original.
In 2008, Caitlin Hill announced in multiple videos that she moved to New York City, New York.
On 8 December 2008, Hill became the youngest recipient of the National Arts Club
National Arts Club
The National Arts Club is a private club in Gramercy Park, New York City, New York, USA. It was founded in 1898 to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts". Since 1906 the organization has occupied the Samuel J...
Medal of Honor.
On 20 April 2009, Hill briefly became the new host of the vlog
Vlog
Video blogging, sometimes shortened to vlogging or vidding or vidblogging is a form of blogging for which the medium is video, and is a form of Web television. Entries often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take...
Rocketboom
Rocketboom
Rocketboom is a daily vlog produced by Andrew Baron that was most recently hosted by Meme Molly until August 25, 2011. Joanne Colan hosted from July 12, 2006 until April 17, 2009. In the intervening time between Colan and Molly, Caitlin Hill hosted a few episodes in April 2009...
, replacing the outgoing Joanne Colan
Joanne Colan
Joanne Colan is the former MTV Europe VJ and former anchor of the vlog Rocketboom. She currently is on Discovery's show "Dean of Invention" alongside Dean Kamen as a correspondent.-Television:...
. However, Rocketboom producer Andrew Baron stated that they were unable to reach agreement with Hitviews to keep Hill at that time, although they hoped to reach a deal. Molly Templeton subsequently replaced Hill on Rocketboom.