• Casey Neistat is a YouTube personality, vlogger and filmmaker with an estimated net worth of over $16 million
• He dropped out of high school and moved to New York City, eventually gaining international exposure for a video criticizing Apple
• He transitioned to YouTube and earned a GQ New Media Star Man of the Year Award
• He co-founded the video-sharing app Beme and later severed ties from it with CNN
• He is married to Candice Pool and has two children with her as well as a son from a previous relationship
Known for movies
Human Flying Drone (2016)
as Director
3x3 (2011)
as Director
Prêt-à-jeter (2010)
as Himself
h3h3Productions (2013)
as Himself
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | March 25, 1981 |
| Spouse | Candice Pool |
| Mark | Customized black sunglasses with white primer spray paint. |
| Fact | When Casey was 17 he had a son, Owen, with his then girlfriend Robin. |
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Who is Casey Neistat?
Casey Owen Neistat was born on 25 March 1981, in Gales Ferry, Connecticut USA, and is a YouTube personality, vlogger and filmmaker, known through his work on numerous films and commercials. He also one of the founders of the video sharing app Beme.
The Wealth of Casey Neistat
How rich is Casey Neistat? As of late-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is over $16 million, earned through success in his numerous endeavors. He’s collaborated with a variety of companies, and has also made public speaking appearances. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Early Life, Education, and Filmmaking Beginnings
Casey dropped out of high school during his junior year, and did not come back to complete his studies. For the next few years he lived in a trailer park with his son, working as a dishwasher and a short-order cook in a restaurant in Mystic, Connecticut, before then deciding to move to New York City. In 2001, he was residing in the Tribeca neighborhood just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, when the September 11 attacks occurred.
He published a vlog about the incident which led him to be hired by the media company Conde Nast, so beginning his career in filmmaking. One of his first projects was with artist Tom Sachs and Casey’s brother, making a series of films about the artist’s installations and sculptures. It wasn’t until two years later that he gained international exposure for a three-minute film called “iPod’s Dirty Secret”, which criticized Apple for not having a battery replacement program for their products. The issue continued, and was covered heavily by the media, eventually leading Apple to create a new battery replacement policy.
it's not clickbait i promise – I CUT MY DIAMOND PLAY BUTTON IN HALF – https://t.co/nobGGJI45p pic.twitter.com/EmNmolr7SP
— Casey Neistat (@Casey) November 6, 2018
Film Career and YouTube
In 2004, Neistat and his brother worked on a series of films called “Science Experiments”, which featured 15-minute films of them documenting various experiments. The project proved successful in Creative Time’s 59th Minute Program, on which it was subsequently featured. Four years later, HBO purchased an eight-episode series from them, entitled “The Neistat Brothers”, which focuses on their lives, and received mixed reviews upon its release.
Eventually Casey transitioned to a new platform on YouTube, creating his first video in 2010 about using the emergency brake cord on train cars in the New York subway system. This was followed by a video explaining the website Chatroulette, and the following year he released a video criticizing the New York City Police Department’s ticketing of cyclists in the city. He also started to post daily vlogs, which he describes as more of a forum than a journal. His content earned him a GQ New Media Star Man of the Year Award, as he continued to consistently upload onto his channel. He cancelled his vlog in 2016 to focus on another project.
Beme
The year before the cancellation of his blog, Casey announced that he was working on a video-sharing app project called Beme, alongside Matt Hackett. The app’s goal was to produce unedited four-second videos with users able to upload and share immediately. Shortly after its release, users had shared over 1.1 million videos with over 2.4 million reactions. In 2016, CNN announced that it would be acquiring Beme for $25 million, and the following year Hackett announced that the app would be shutting down in a few months.
Casey later released a YouTube video announcing that the two co-founders had decided to sever their ties with CNN and Beme; according to the video, he and CNN reached a mutual agreement to no longer be involved. He also admitted that it was frustrating working in a team environment as a manager. He later removed this video and posted another shorter video which downplayed his earlier frustrations. In 2018, he announced that he was working on a new project entitled 368, which is advertised as a creative space for creators to collaborate.
Personal Life
For his personal life, it is known that Neistat has a son with his then girlfriend Robin Harris – he was 17 years old at the time of his first son’s birth. In 2005 for reasons unknown he eloped with Candice Pool, and the two were married in Houston, Texas, however, a month later they got an annulment. It wasn’t until 2013 that the two became engaged again, and married in Cape Town, South Africa. They now have two children together. Pool is featured in many of Neistat’s videos. In 2011, he released a video about his grandmother who was a tap dancer and one of World War II’s Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes. The video earned a lot of attention, but she passed away 22 days after the video was posted.
General Info
| Full Name | Casey Neistat |
| Date Of Birth | March 25, 1981 |
| Profession | Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Actor, Cook, Television Director |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Candice Pool |
| Children | Francine Neistat, Owen Neistat |
| Parents | Amy Neistat, Barry Neistat |
| Siblings | Van Neistat, Dean Neistat, Jordan Neistat |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Shorty Award for YouTuber of the Year, Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award |
| Nominations | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment |
| Movies | Daddy Longlegs, There's Nothing You Can Do |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Customized black sunglasses with white primer spray paint. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | When Casey was 17 he had a son, Owen, with his then girlfriend Robin. |
Pictures
Movies
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Flying Drone | 2016 | Video short | |
| Casey Neistat Vlog | 2015-2016 | TV Series documentary 322 episodes | |
| Alter Egos | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| 3x3 | 2011 | TV Movie | |
| The Neistat Brothers | 2010 | TV Series 8 episodes |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Neistat Vlog | 2015-2016 | TV Series documentary 321 episodes | |
| The Neistat Brothers | 2010 | TV Series 8 episodes |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Flying Drone | 2016 | Video short | |
| Casey Neistat Vlog | 2015-2016 | TV Series documentary 321 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Neistat Vlog | 2015-2016 | TV Series documentary producer - 94 episodes | |
| Bolt from the Blue | 2010 | Short executive producer | |
| The Neistat Brothers | 2010 | TV Series producer - 8 episodes | |
| Go Get Some Rosemary | 2009 | producer | |
| The Pleasure of Being Robbed | 2008 | executive producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Flying Drone | 2016 | Video short | |
| Casey Neistat Vlog | TV Series documentary 84 episodes, 2015 - 2016 written by - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| The Neistat Brothers | 2010 | TV Series written by - 8 episodes |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airplane Mode | 2017 | post-production | |
| Nerve | 2016 | Player / Watcher | |
| Go Get Some Rosemary | 2009 | Cat Burgler |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| #whilewewatch | 2011 | Documentary additional photographer |
Stunts
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Get Some Rosemary | 2009 | stunts - uncredited |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy: Anatomy of a Superstorm | 2012 | TV Movie documentary archive source |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age of Consequences | 2016 | Documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Neistat Vlog | 2015-2017 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Human Flying Drone | 2016 | Video short | Himself |
| 7th Annual Shorty Awards | 2015 | Video | Himself - Presenter |
| Live@Sundance | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| h3h3Productions | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fox and Friends | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Prêt- | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Neistat Brothers | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vlogbrothers | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Streamy Award | The Streamy Awards | Best Editing | For "Casey Niestat" |
| 2011 | John Cassavetes Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Go Get Some Rosemary (2009) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Streamy Award | The Streamy Awards | Best First-Person Series | |
| 2008 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment | T: The New York Times Style Magazine (2008) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
