Lucas Cruikshank
Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated Fred series for his channel on the video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006.[2] These videos are centered on Fred Figglehorn, a fictional six-year-old who has a dysfunctional home life and "anger management issues".[3]
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| Born | Lucas Alan Cruikshank August 29, 1993 Columbus, Nebraska, U.S. | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Fred, Lucas | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.31 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 225 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: January 14, 2023 | ||||||||||
Early life
Lucas Alan Cruikshank was born on August 29, 1993,[4] and raised in Columbus, Nebraska, where he attended Lakeview High School. He is the son of Molly Jeanne (née Duffy) and Dave Alan Cruikshank.[5][6] He has five sisters and two brothers.[7][8]
Career
Fred
Cruikshank, while testing character ideas, created the Fred character in a Halloween video, and uploaded it to a YouTube channel that he had started with his two cousins. Upon the success of Fred, he started a video series, and set up the Fred channel in April 2008.[7] By April 2009, the channel had over one million subscribers, making it the first YouTube channel to do so, and the most subscribed channel at the time.[9] In December 2009, Cruikshank filmed Fred: The Movie, which aired on Nickelodeon in September 2010. Nickelodeon created a franchise surrounding the character, and began producing the sequel in March 2011.[10] Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred aired on October 22, 2011, also on Nickelodeon. In 2012, Fred: The Show aired, consisting of twenty-four 22-minute episodes, and a third movie called Fred 3: Camp Fred.
Sponsorship and appearances
In the Fred series, Cruikshank promotes various products and movies. He is seen using a Zipit,[11] as well as his own products[12] and T-shirts.[13] In addition to promoting his own movies and albums, Cruikshank has also promoted the movies City of Ember,[14] Year One,[15] and Adventures of Power,[16] and the artist Kev Blaze, by featuring in his song "Watch How I Do This".[17]
He made a guest appearance as both "Fred" and himself on Nickelodeon's iCarly in "iMeet Fred", which first aired on February 16, 2009.[18]
Cruikshank appeared in the Hannah Montana episode "Come Fail Away", which aired December 6, 2009.[19] He appeared at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards as well as the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards presenting awards to winners off-stage. In 2011, he appeared on the Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards and in an episode of Supah Ninjas. In 2012 and 2013 he starred as the lead in the Nickelodeon television show Marvin Marvin, as an alien "teenage" boy adjusting to human life.
Other YouTube work
Cruikshank was originally a part of JKL Productions, a group comprising twins Jon and Katie Smet and Lucas Cruikshank, their cousin.[7] Cruikshank formally left the group and deleted his individual videos. In January 2009 he set up his own channel, called "lucas", in which he appeared as himself. Between 2013 and 2014, Cruikshank partnered with Jennifer Veal to produce a series of videos on the channel, which was renamed "Lucas and Jenny," adding to the duo's popularity. After Jenny left the channel in November 2014,[20][21] Cruikshank reverted the channel name back to "lucas" and continued to release vlogs.[21] In April 2019, Cruikshank's channel name was changed to "Lucas", and currently sees over 3 million subscribers as of 2020.[22]
Cruikshank made an appearance on Brandon Rogers' Four Million Subscriber Freakout video after the latter gained four million subscribers as of June 2018.[23]
Personal life
Cruikshank came out publicly as gay in a YouTube video released August 20, 2013, saying, "I'm gay. I feel so weird saying it on camera. But my family and friends have known for like three years. I just haven't felt the need to announce it on the Internet."[24][25][26] Cruikshank met his current boyfriend, Australian model Matthew Fawcus, "from afar" at a gay club, and the two were introduced by fellow gay YouTuber Kingsley. The pair have been dating since March 18, 2013.[27]
One of Lucas' brothers, Jacob, also makes videos on YouTube.[28] They regularly collaborate on videos, and have also collaborated on a podcast.[29]
Filmography
Internet
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006–2014 | Fred | Fred Figglehorn | Lead role |
| 2010 | Annoying Orange | Fred Figglehorn | Episode: "Annoying Orange vs FRED!!!" |
| 2011 | Friggle Chat | Fred Figglehorn | Lead role |
| 2011–2012 | It's Fred! | Fred Figglehorn | Voice |
| 2012, 2014–2015, 2017–2018 | YouTubers React | Himself | 13 episodes |
| 2013 | The Flipside | Henry | Episode: "Me, Myself and My Conscience" |
| 2014 | Cute Combat | Host |
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2010 | Fred: The Movie | Fred Figglehorn / Derf Nrohelggif |
| 2011 | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Fred Figglehorn / Derf Nrohelggif / Judy |
| 2012 | Fred 3: Camp Fred | Fred Figglehorn |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | iCarly | Fred Figglehorn / Himself | Episode: "iMeet Fred" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Kyle McIntyre | Episode: "Come Fail Away" |
| 2011 | Supah Ninjas | Spencer / Kickbutt | Episode: "Kickbutt" |
| 2012 | Fred: The Show | Fred Figglehorn | Lead role[30] |
| 2012–2013 | Marvin Marvin | Marvin Forman | Lead role[31] |
| 2013 | Big Time Rush | Himself | Episode: "Big Time Cameo"[32] |
| 2013 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Smarty | Voice; Episode: "Screaming Your Calls/The Time-Out That Wouldn't End" |
Discography
Comedy albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| US Comedy [33] | US Heat. [33] | US Holiday [33] | ||||||||||||
| It's Hackin' Christmas with Fred[34] |
| 8 | 24 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Who's Ready to Party?[35] |
| 1 | 29 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US Comedy [36] | US Holiday [37] | |||||||||||||
| "Christmas Cash" | 2009 | 22 | 5 | It's Hackin' Christmas with Fred | ||||||||||
| "Christmas Is Creepy" | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| "Fred's 12 Days of Christmas" | — | 28 | ||||||||||||
| "I Wanna Be a Celebrity" | 2010 | 11 | — | Who's Ready to Party | ||||||||||
| "Shargay Evans" | 2020 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "All Night" (with Zhone and Fraxiom) | 2021 | — | — | Mutants Vol.6: HOME | ||||||||||
| "The Climb (cover)" (with Molly Cruikshank) | 2022 | — | — | Best of Both Worldz | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Award | Result |
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| 2009 | Favorite User Generated Video | People's Choice Awards | Nominated |
| 2009 | Choice Web Star | Teen Choice Awards | Won |
| 2010 | Choice Web Star | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated |
| 2010 | Iconic Web Star | J-14 Teen Icon Awards[38] | Nominated |
| 2013 | Favorite TV Actor | Kids' Choice Awards | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "About Lucas". YouTube.
- ^ Andrew Keen (July 28, 2008). "Andrew Keen on New Media: Kids with cameras lead the way in giving web users their daily Fred". The Independent. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ Stephen Hutcheon, with Tom Burton (June 20, 2008). "Fast-talking Fred is the toast of YouTube". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ Cruikshank, Lucas (March 14, 2013). . YouTube. Archived from the original (Adobe Flash) on March 17, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
Unofficial transcript is at Lybio.net
{{cite web}}: External link in|quote= - ^ Freeman, Eric. (September 23, 2010) Fred a hit in TV movie. Columbustelegram.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ See today's new hot trend. Feedagg.com (May 23, 2009). Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ a b c partnersproject (April 21, 2011). "Lucas Cruikshank aka Fred Exclusive Interview: The Partners Project Episode 19". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ Columbus' 'Fred' becomes an Internet star : The (402)/411. Journalstar.com (October 6, 2008). Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ Editorial Team (November 13, 2008). . Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^ Barnes, Brooks (March 24, 2010). "'Fred: The Movie' Lands on Nickelodeon – Media Decoder Blog – The New York Times". The New York Times.
- ^ "Fred Goes Swimming". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fred Finds a Creepy Doll". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fred Faces a Dirty Campaign". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "FRED WANTS TO BE A STAR!! (City of Fred?!)". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Fred Gets Dissed at Bible School". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Lucas Gets Kidnapped!". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Kev Blaze feat. FRED – "Watch How I Do This (remix)"". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ Albrecht, Chris (November 18, 2008). "'Fred' Cranks Up the YouTube Views and Ad Dollars". Business Week. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Come Fail Away". Internet Movie Database. 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ LUCAS & JENNY BREAKUP // Lucas & Jenny, retrieved April 15, 2020[dead YouTube link]
- ^ a b "Jennifer Veal Leaves Lucas Cruikshank For Her Own YouTube Channel". J-14. November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Lucas". YouTube. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Four Million Subscriber Freakout". Brandon Rogers. June 10, 2018. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Cruikshank, Lucas. "ARE YOU GAY?!?". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ Eby, Margaret (August 20, 2013). "Lucas Cruikshank, star of Nickelodeon's 'Fred,' comes out as gay". Daily News. New York. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ De Hoyos, Brandon (August 20, 2013). . News 92 FM. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "Lucas Cruikshank Officially Confirms He's Dating Boyfriend Matthew Fawcus - Superfame". Superfame. January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Jacob Cruikshank - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Lucas & Jacob: The Bro Show". Spotify. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 1, 2011). "Nickelodeon Greenlights Third 'Fred' Movie, Picks Up 20-Episode 'Fred' Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ MacIntyre, April (November 9, 2012). . M&C. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ clevverTV (May 30, 2013). "Lucas Cruikshank Talks Guest Spot on 'Big Time Rush' in "Big Time Cameo"". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Fred Figglehorn Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ . Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ^ "Who's Ready to Party? by Fred Figglehorn". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
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- "Christmas Cash" and "I Wanna Be a Celebrity": "Comedy Digital Tracks: Oct 2, 2010". Billboard. December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- "Christmas is Creepy": "Comedy Digital Tracks: Jan 1, 2011". Billboard. December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Holiday Digital Songs: Oct 09, 2012". Billboard. December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ . J-14. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2011.