Lorenzo Ostuni

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Lorenzo Ostuni (Turin, 7 April 1995), better known as Favij, is an Italian YouTuber

Biography

Born on 7 April 1995 in Turin, he moved with his family to the nearby town of Borgaro Torinese at the age of three. In 2011 he opens a channel on the YouTube platform called TheSharedGaming with two friends, publishing some gameplay videos. At the end of 2012[1] he opens his own channel, called FavijTV, continuing his business alone.[2][3]

Within a few years it reached one million subscribers, receiving the Silver Creator Award in 2013 and the Gold Creator Award in 2014 from YouTube.[4]

Career

In 2015 his film debut arrives by joining the cast of the film Game Therapy directed by Ryan Travis, in which he is the protagonist.[5] Also in 2015 he published his first book, Sotto le cuffie, published by Mondadori, which sold more than 100,000 copies.[6] In the same year, Panini Group|Panini dedicated a series of collectible stickers to him,[7] of which one and a half million were sold in the space of a month.[6]

In 2016, he had his first television experience in the game show Social Face, broadcast on Sky Uno,[8] and begins to fill some small roles as a voice actor in animated films.[9][10][11] Starting from the same year, Giochi Preziosi produces a paper converting line with its image.[6]

In 2017, he is among the judges of the Just Dance World Cup[12].

In 2018, he published his second book, The Cage. Uno di noi mente, published by Mondadori, which made his debut in first place among Italian novels.[13] In the same year he was among the protagonists of the TV documentary Social Dream directed by Tak Kuroha, exclusive to Sky.[14] In December, it reaches 5 million subscribers, becoming the first Italian YouTuber by number of subscribers.[15]

Also in the same year he made a brief appearance in the YouTube Rewind 2018, known as the video with the most "dislikes" in the history of YouTube.[16]

In June 2019, he opens a second YouTube channel called JIVAF which gets 183,686 subscribers in the first 24 hours alone, establishing a new national record.[17][18][19]

In December 2021, he returns to the film industry by participating in the film Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito.[20]

Filmography

Movies

  • Game Therapy, directed by Ryan Travis (2015)
  • Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito, directed by Pietro Belfiore, Davide Bonacina, Andrea Fadenti, Andrea Mazzarella e Davide Rossi (2021)

Videoclips

  • Ti amo inutilmente - Antonello Venditti (2015)
  • Tu sei - Gabry Ponte feat. Danti (2017)

Dubbing from English to Italian

  • Zed in Ratchet & Clank (2016)
  • Jimmy in Ralph breaks the Internet (2018)
  • Spiritello in Onward (2020)

TV shows

  • Social Face, Sky Uno (2016-2018)
  • Just Dance World Cup, Real Time (2017) – judge
  • |Fufforial, Sky Uno (2018, 1st episode)
  • Social Dream, Sky Generation (2018)

Awards and nominations

  • Webboh Awards
    • 2019, category Gamer (won)
  • Web Show Awards
    • 2014, category Gamers (won)
  • Web Star Awards
    • 2017, category Gameplay (nominated)

Bibliography

  • Ostuni, Lorenzo (2015). Sotto le cuffie (in italiano). Milan: Mondadori Electa. ISBN 978-88-918-0269-9.
  • Ostuni, Lorenzo (2018). The Cage. Uno di noi mente (in italiano). Milan: Mondadori Electa. ISBN 978-88-918-1507-1.
  • Ostuni, Lorenzo (2020). The Cage. L'arena (in italiano). Milan: Mondadori Electa. ISBN 978-88-918-2091-4.

References

  1. ↑ "FavijTV - YouTube". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. ↑ Perna, Mark (16 December 2014). "Le star Youtube ai Web Show Awards". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Ricca, Jacopo (14 June 2014). "Favij, la star torinese di Youtube da 130 milioni di clic: "Io, diviso tra i videogiochi e la maturità"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Piras, Stefania (26 October 2014). "Favij, ecco chi è l'italiano premiato da Youtube per il suo canale da 1,2 milioni di iscritti". Il Messaggero. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Finos, Arianna (16 March 2015). "Favij: "Faccio un film figlio del Web"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "The cage, il primo romanzo di Lorenzo Ostuni". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  7. ↑ "Panini dedica al youtuber Favij una collezione di figurine". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. ↑ Castagneri, Lorenza (3 May 2016). "Gli youtuber approdano nella nuova serie tv #SocialFace". La Stampa. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Liprino, Pier Giorgio (7 May 2016). "Ratchet & Clank: tra i doppiatori del film Favij e Greta Menchi". Eurogamer.it. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Misciagna, Domenico (16 November 2018). "Ralph Spacca Internet, i registi, Favij, LaSabriGamer e le voci italiane lo presentano a Roma". Coming Soon. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Vazzoler, Marlen (18 February 2020). "SVELATI I DOPPIATORI ITALIANI DI ONWARD! ECCO IL NUOVO TRAILER". ScreenWeek Blog. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Redazione Tvzap (1 December 2017). "Just Dance World Cup, le finali nazionali su Real Time: in giuria Kledi, Favij e LaSabriGamer". tvzap. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Redazione online (25 March 2018). "Favij (pardon, Lorenzo Ostuni) primo in classifica tra i romanzi italiani". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Ogrisi, Cristiano (29 October 2018). "SOCIAL DREAM: IL VLOGUMENTARY CON FAVIJ IN ARRIVO SU SKY!". movieplayer.it. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  15. ↑ Renato, Franco (28 December 2018). "Oltre 5 milioni di iscritti: Favij è il re degli youtuber davanti a iPantellas". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Spangler, Todd (13 December 2018). "YouTube Rewind 2018 Officially Becomes Most-Disliked Video Ever". Variety. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "RECORD ITALIANO: 183.686 ISCRITTI in UN GIORNO!! - YouTube". web.archive.org. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  18. ↑ Redazione Centrale (15 June 2019). "Youtube: record italiano per Favij, 183.686 iscritti in un giorno nel nuovo canale". i-TALICOM. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Cervelli, Valentina (13 June 2019). "Favij ed il nuovo record italiano di iscritti in un giorno". Mondo Teen Blog. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  20. ↑ Redazione (16 December 2021). "Il milanese imbruttito sbarca al cinema: esce "Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito"". Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

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