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VIRAL ALERT: Brandon Fonti
Written by Ali Reid. Published: September 20 2017
You might’ve recognized his face in a few of Lele Pons’s Youtube
videos. Or maybe you’ve come across him over social media outlets
such as Live.Me or Instagram. Either way, Brandon Fonti is
taking the online world by storm.
Youtuber. Social Media Influencer. Online Personality. However
you want to label him, he likes to remind his fans that he’s just a
small-town boy from Louisiana who had dreams of moving out to the
West Coast to pursue a career in acting.
Yep, you heard that right! Before living in Los Angeles, Fonti
wanted to make his mark by finding acting gigs for television and
movies. A few months before the big move, he came across Live.Me,
an app that provides live broadcasting and a way to connect with
stars and celebrities. After just three weeks of being on the
application, Fonti had gained well over 30,000 followers. With a
solid base, he packed his things and headed out to L.A.
His vision of becoming an actor for television and movies
quickly changed when he noticed how much the social media industry
was growing. Fonti saw growth through outlets such as Youtube and
Instagram and began linking up and making content with smaller
influencers who, in turn, introduced him to bigger stars such as
Lele Pons and Ray Diaz.
Those influencers began giving Fonti a platform to be featured
in viral videos, while also getting the chance to learn from some
of the best in the online media world.
Quickly thereafter, Brandon was introduced to Sergio
Mejia, an online influencer, through mutual friends. After
hanging out with Mejia and learning about his Youtube channel that
is currently at 1.1 mil subscribers, Fonti didn’t hesitate to offer
his help in making content together.
Less than a week later, Mejia made a call to Fonti asking if
he would join his team of creators to make content upwards of 4
days a week and to be a main personality in the videos on his
channel, UDY (Underrated, Distinct, Young).
Within a week, Fonti moved in with Sergio, Leslie
Moreno, Danny Adan, Jordan
Cox, and Camerin Kindle, who are all
featured on Mejia’s main channel on a series called “Challenge Roulette”.
The team of six work together to make savage viral video
challenges that are led by a spinning wheel which determines who of
the six has to go through with a challenge if the marker lands on
their picture. Each video starts off the same until someone in the
group has been chosen... which means their fate is literally in the
hands of a wheel.
“If it weren’t for Sergio bringing me onto the team, I
wouldn’t be where I am now. I believe in this team of people and am
excited about our growth together,” Brandon told us.
With the team being so fresh and new, we here at Young
Hollywood are excited to see what crazy video Fonti will be
featured in next. He's too cool!
(Images via Brandon Fonti)
- Ali Reid, YH Contributing Writer