Julian Smith (director)

Julian Smith (born May 19, 1987) is an American screenwriter, director, actor, YouTube celebrity and musician. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Career
Smith purchased his first video production equipment with money he made babysitting (then 3 year old) Michelangelo Cozzo, whom he credits with launching his career. Smith rose to fame in April 2009 for his video 25 Things I Hate About Facebook, which currently has over seven million views on YouTube. The video’s viral success led to an appearance on The Tyra Banks Show as well as an invitation from Facebook itself for Smith to visit their headquarters and create a video (a first in their history). Smith currently has over one million subscribers on YouTube.

Smith appeared as himself in the TV series Smash Cuts which was on the air for two seasons. Smith writes, directs, stars in, composes for, and sometimes films his own videos. He frequently collaborates with Justin Johns (cinematographer/camera operator) and Josh Lovell (co-writer). Smith creates his videos with the RED Scarlet and Leica prime lenses. Smith recently created a production company called Papertown (stylized as papertown). Thus far, Papertown is credited with the production of Julian Smith's own work, Geek & Sundry's "Written By A Kid" series, and Ray William Johnson's show, Equals Three. Sony Music Entertainment, Nike, Relativity Media, Google, MTV, Samsung, Chrysler, and H&M are also listed as clients, but all of these projects predate Papertown as an entity.

In Mid-July 2013, Smith introduced the B Story Music franchise, which at least temporarily suspended the JulianSmith.tv comedy and music franchise. B Story features himself as the musical artist B Story and is anticipated to follow a more somber tone, according to Smith. Along with the release of the first music video, Back Then, he introduced a new website, YouTube channel, blog, and Twitter profile.

Viral videos
Smith's most famous videos, Malk, Hot Kool Aid, Waffles, Jellyfish, Techno Jeep, Everything's Okay Now, and Red Eye Flashes Twice, have achieved viral success on YouTube. His account has over 220 million video views, and currently has over one million subscribers. All of Smith's videos contain a consistent cast of characters, either played by himself, his own cast of actors, or other YouTube stars such as Joe Hanson, Ray William Johnson, Rhett and Link, and iJustine. His videos have been featured on ABC News, Funny or Die, Gawker, Mashable, and the Huffington Post.

Personal life
In 2009, Julian moved from Nashville to Los Angeles to pursue opportunities in the LA film production industry. He married Sarah Smith the following year. Their daughter Ellanora (Nora) Lynn Smith was born in September 2013. They have two cats, Scout and Pepper, and a black Labrador Retriever named Frank.