Interview with Michael Buckley (WhatTheBuckShow)
Figure 15-3. Michael Buckley
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/WHATTHEBUCKSHOW (URL 15.7)
Website: www.buckhollywood.com (URL 15.8)
WhatTheBuck is the most popular entertainment show on YouTube, with more than 240,000 subscribers and 70 million views. Several original episodes are posted each week covering important topics like Britney's Beaver and Tyra's Latest Weave. He occasionally covers sports and politics but would much rather talk about what happened on The Hills.
Buck can also be seen often on the Fox News shows RedEye and Lips & Ears, can be seen live on BlogTV, and can be heard on several radio shows including Leeza Gibbons' syndicated radio show. In real life, he has a day job, enjoys playing with his four dogs, loves going to Broadway shows, and likes whitening his teeth.
As a result of his popularity on YouTube, he has signed a development deal with HBO.
Alan Lastufka: When and why did you start making videos for YouTube?
Michael Buckley: I didn't even know what YouTube was when my first video was posted. I was doing a show at my local public access station, and my cousin took one of the clips and posted it on YouTube. This continued for several months before I started posting on my own channel. For the first few months, I really didn't grasp what YouTube was or all that would come of it for me.
Alan: How did you come to have your ...
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