YouTube Star Freddie Wong On What's Next For Online Video Stars

The actor-director has used his star power on YouTube to galvanize his fans and fund the largest crowdfunding campaign in web series history. Now he wants to use that model to take over Hollywood.

Freddie Wong has proven YouTube is a place where you can produce high-quality content, and even profit off it. He's turned his millions of loyal subscribers into crowdfunding investors, gotten major sponsorships from big brands, and worked with everyone from Comedy Central's Key & Peel to action star Jean-Claude Van Damme. Even his fashion sense is a nod to individuality: His signature leather jacket and jeans combination is often finished off with open-toe sandals.

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