Brent Rivera
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Born | Brent Austin Rivera January 9, 1998 | ||||||||||||
Education | Huntington Beach High School | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
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Subscribers | 27.3 million | ||||||||||||
Total views | 6.74 billion | ||||||||||||
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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. |
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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. |
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2020 | Group Chat | Himself | Nickelodeon | 1 episode (season 1); Main role (season 2) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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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 |
- 1998 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male child actors
- American male web series actors
- American TikTokers
- American YouTubers
- American Vine (service) celebrities
- Comedy YouTubers
- Hispanic and Latino American male actors
- Living people
- People from Huntington Beach, California
- YouTube vloggers
- American actor stubs
- Streamy Award winners
- Huntington Beach High School alumni