Brent Rivera

Brent Rivera
Rivera in 2020
Personal information
Born
Brent Austin Rivera

(1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 25)
EducationHuntington Beach High School
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Genres
Subscribers27.3 million
Total views6.74 billion
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2015
10,000,000 subscribers2019

Last updated: August 29, 2023

Brent Austin Rivera (born January 9, 1998) is an American internet personality and actor who first gained popularity on the now-defunct video hosting service Vine. He has large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Early and personal life

Brent Austin Rivera was born on January 9, 1998, in Huntington Beach, California to John Rivera, a firefighter, and Laura Rivera, a teacher. He is of Mexican and Italian descent. He has three siblings. His sister Lexi is also a social media personality and appeared with him in the webseries Brobot. Rivera attended Huntington Beach High School, where he played varsity ice hockey.

Career

Rivera is the co-founder and CEO of Amp Studios, a talent incubator and content group that in 2020 generated 10 billion social media views each month. His business partner is Matt Levine, who is also his manager. Their goal is to tap into media monetization and become "a Disney Channel for the digital generation." He also has a clothing line called Relatable and started a pop culture-centric podcast called So Relatable in 2021. In 2015, he participated in Coca-Cola's #MakeItHappy campaign and worked with Hollister Co. in 2019 on their anti-bullying campaign.

Filmography

Web roles

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2017 Alexander IRL Alexander YouTube Red Also producer
2018 Brobot Gil Brat 5 episodes
2018–2019 Light as a Feather Issac Salcedo Hulu Main role; 2 seasons
2019 Brent Rivera's Dream Vacation Himself AwesomenessTV 7 episodes
2021 Dhar Mann Austin YouTube 1 episode

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Group Chat Himself Nickelodeon 1 episode (season 1); Main role (season 2)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2015 2015 MTV Music Awards Best Dressed Won
2019 2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Male Web Star Nominated
9th Streamy Awards Best in Lifestyle Nominated
2020 10th Streamy Awards Juanpa Zurita's Creator Honor Award Won
2021 11th Streamy Awards Creator Of The Year Nominated
Lifestyle Nominated

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