PHILIP DEFRANCO - Before They Were Famous

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Before Phillip De Franco would become one of the first video bloggers to find success on YouTube under the name SXEPHIL.

Before his opinionated Youtube channels would gain over 3.5 millions subscribers and more than 1 billion views.

Before he would pick up 2 Streamies for best news series; one for his own channel and one for his work in the founding & creation of SourceFed.

Before he would meet with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss gun laws during their Google+ Hangout

Before he won Wired magazine’s Sexiest Geek of 2008 competition.
SxePhil birth name, Philip Franchini grew up in a tough living situation with divorced parents and moving around from home to home. Diagnosed early on with a genetic kidney disease Phillip faced problems that matured him faster than others his age. When pursuing post-secondary studies he left his native New York to go to the South, where his last name was such a problem for the locals to pronounce it that he actually changed it. A string of poor financial decisions left him living in a car before finally moving back home, and even though his channel was getting a bunch of views on a newly-emerging platform known as YouTube he had run out of money and was forced to sell everything including the computer he used to edit his videos.

Hey guys, my name is Michael McCrudden documenting the life and career of Philip DeFranco here for you on Before They Were Famous. Be sure to let me know who is next.

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