Zach King Biography
Zach King whose birth name is Zachary King was born in Portland, Oregon, U.S. on February 4, 1990. He is an American Vine star, filmmaker and YouTube personality based in Los Angeles. He is most known for his magic vines six-second videos digitally edited to look as if he is doing magic. He calls his videos digital sleight of hand. He began posting videos on YouTube in 2008 and in 2013 he started posting videos to Vine. His videos have exceptional effects, earning him millions of fans. His talent has taken him places, winning him awards such as the Hewlett-Packard commercial contest and YouTube’s NextUp Creator Contest.
In 2013, he won YouTube’s NextUp Creators contest. King and his wife Rachel Holm competed in the 28th season of American reality game show The Amazing Race. They were eliminated during the ninth leg of the race being placed sixth in the overall standings. Zach has over 4 million followers on his Vine account and 1.2 million followers on YouTube. He also has Twitter and Facebook accounts with an equally large fan base. In 2013, he was placed in the 25 most promising filmmakers of the generation.
Zach King Age
Zachary King who was born in Portland, Oregon, United stated on February 4, 1990 is currently 29 years old as of 2019.
Zach King Height and Weight
Height in feet: He is 6 feet tall as of 2019
Height in cm: He is 185cm tall as of 2019
Weight in Pounds: He weighs 165 pounds as of 2019
Weight in Kg: He weighs 75 kg as of 2019.
Zach King Education
He was home schooled while he was growing up and later graduated from Biola University with a cinema and media arts major in December 2012.
Zach King Family
He is of Asian-American ethnicity and has American nationality. His father is a Chinese-American and his mother is an American.
Zach King Wife
King and his wife, Rachel Holm, married in 2014. As of 2017, they lived in the community of Rossmoor, an unincorporated community in Orange County, CA. King and his wife have two sons.
Zach King Career
Zach was just a little boy when he realized he loved filming and proceeded to make his first video at the age of seven.He used to film his two younger sisters, who didn’t quite like their director who was most of the time mad at them. At the age of 14 he received his first computer and by 2008, he was already creating videos and uploading them on YouTube. He started his own channel in order to provide free training for filming. But gradually he started making money off of it. He soon started using the money to organize seminars and pay for his studies. One of his most viewed YouTube video is Jedi Kittens that was followed by two sequels Jedi Kittens Strike Back and Jedi Kittens with Force. Collectively the series of videos have over 45 million views.
It was in 2013 that he joined Vine and began uploading unique and creative videos. He created vines almost daily and began making a huge income. He even appeared on the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and made numerous vines with the crew there. Crediting his talent, he was offered work in short movies such as ‘The Last Word’ in 2013, ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’ in 2014 and in 2016, he voiced the ‘Muzzled Wolf’ in the Disney movie ‘Zootopia.’
Zach King Net Worth
For his work, he has been awarded numerous awards including Critics Choice Award, Biola University Young Alumnus Award, and Vidcon Golden Poop Award. His success in career has paid him well financially. His net worth is estimated at $3 million as he makes a good fortune from YouTube and brand endorsements.
Zach King Books
Zach King: Mirror Magic (2018)
Zach has over 4 million followers on his Vine account and 1.2 million followers on YouTube. He also has Twitter and Facebook accounts with an equally large fan base. In 2013, he was placed in the 25 most promising filmmakers of the generation.Since Zach finally recovered his magical powers, middle school has never been better he’s teaming up with his best friend, Aaron, on their super-popular YouTube channel and talking to the nicest, smartest, prettiest girl in school, Rachel. But when Zach magically “passes through” a magical mirror, he lands in a world that is the exact opposite of everything he’s ever known.
It’s another hilarious adventure from the online and Instagram sensation Zach King. The book comes complete with a free downloadable augmented reality app that animates the illustrations in the book, bringing them to full three-dimensional life.
Zach King: The Magican Mix_Up (2018)
The book is about fast moving mix of magic, first crushes and knockout humour. Zach King’s family have magical powers, and for a glorious short couple of weeks he did too. Now though, he’s back to being a normal kid, with no way to create the mind-blowing spectacles that won him thousands of Youtube views. There’s another blow when a cool new kid asks Zach’s friend and crush Rachel to the school dance. Can Zach borrow his family’s magic to prove that he’s still the guy for her? The action is fast and funny, especially when the borrowed magic proves harder for Zach to control than expected.
Zach King: My Magical Life (2017)
Everyone in Zach King’s family has a magical power. His father can turn back time, his sister can turn invisible, and his mother can transform any object into something else. And Zach well, he hasn’t found his magical power yet and his family is growing worried that he’s been skipped. So his parents decide to stop homeschooling him in magical arts and send him instead to a regular middle school with regular kids. To Zach, it’s the worst news ever. Will Zach find his power after he goes to the middle school or after? to know what will happen next get to read the book.
Zach King Movies
- Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark (2014)
- Zootopia (2016)
- The last Word (2013)
- We Grew Up Here