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Troy Zarba on TikTok Transitions, Ships, & Coconut Oil

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Troy Zarba, who you probably know better as @zarbruh, is a true TikTok OG! After gaining popularity in the early days of the app thanks to his signature spot-on transitions and being Addison Rae's first TikTok crush, the New York native now lives in L.A. where he pursues his passion for skateboarding! Young Hollywood catches up with Troy via Zoom to find out more about his TikTok habits, including how long it typical takes him to film and post a video, his fave TikTok couples, and his reactions to a few hilarious comments! We also play a game of "This or That" to find out his preferences on things like Call of Duty or Fortnite and Snapchat or Instagram, plus we get him to describe himself in 3 words!

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Young Hollywood

You are kind of known as a transition king on TikTok.

Troy Zarba

I guess so, yeah, yeah.

Young Hollywood

How long does it usually take you to make one video?

Troy Zarba

It definitely depends on the video. Some might take like five hours and others might take like 20 minutes, but the ones I really like are the ones that take all night and then I don't sleep and then I wake up and I'm like, well then I do go to sleep, but it's like 6:00 AM.

Young Hollywood

Is it five hours straight? Or that you have to take a break because you're overwhelmed?

Troy Zarba

Five, like five hours straight. I'm just like, it gets pretty stressful sometimes, but I'm kind of like a perfectionist, so it has to be perfect.

Young Hollywood

How many times, what's the most time you've redone one like little clip?

Troy Zarba

Oh, okay, probably like a hundred times, over a hundred times.

Young Hollywood

Who is your favorite TikTok couple right now?

Troy Zarba

Couple? Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Well, you made a video with Sienna and Jack. Do you like that?

Troy Zarba

Yeah, either Sienna and Jack or Baron and Zoi. Has to be, yeah.

Young Hollywood

How was, you know, the third wheel TikToks that you made with Sienna and Jack?

Troy Zarba

They were great. Loved it, loved it.

Young Hollywood

Do you usually find that you're third-wheeling people?

Troy Zarba

Yeah, yeah. Sometimes, right? Like usually when I'm hanging out with TikTokers cause a lot of them are in a relationship and I'm not, so.

Young Hollywood

Okay so, we're going to do read between the lines. It's a little game. So, I'm gonna read off some of the comments that you've gotten on your videos. Okay. And then you're going to react to them. All right. Okay so, you might've seen them before, but you didn't like any of these ones, so we'll see. Okay. So, the first one is Troy, I'm gonna need you to pay child support, now.

Troy Zarba

I've probably seen that one. Yeah, I've probably seen that.

Young Hollywood

And there was multiple comments of that all through your TikTok, too.

Troy Zarba

Yeah, there's a video of my dad, when I first started doing TikTok, reacting to my comments and it's hilarious.

Young Hollywood

This is another comment. They said everyone is talking about shipping him with people, but to be honest, I ship him with myself.

Troy Zarba

That's one I see a lot too. I do see that. That's a good one, though. That's pretty clever.

Young Hollywood

Who's your TikTok crush?

Troy Zarba

I don't have one. I do not have one 100%.

Young Hollywood

Vinnie and him together are so unproblematic. So, Vinnie has been all over the place over the past couple months. How do you feel about his new everyone being obsessed with Vinnie Hacker?

Troy Zarba

Oh, I love it. Vinnie's been my friend for a while. Like he used to make videos, like transition videos and then be like, sorry we are or whatever. And then we would make videos like back and forth and that was pretty fun. And then I met him at Playlist and then we became like really close friends and I was just with him last night. Well, I just saw him.

Young Hollywood

So you're going to buy the coconut oil or am I?

Troy Zarba

That was a comment? Oh my god.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, I thought I'd bring it up because of the trend because everyone is talking about the video right now, obviously.

Troy Zarba

I did not see that one. And I'm pretty glad I didn't.

Young Hollywood

I'm pretty sure it's on one of your recents, too. One of the last three that you posted. So, if you want, if you're bored later.

Troy Zarba

I can't believe someone said that.

Young Hollywood

Phone call or text?

Troy Zarba

I think it depends on the person, but text.

Young Hollywood

Netflix or YouTube?

Troy Zarba

Netflix.

Young Hollywood

Slide in or they slide in? What do you prefer?

Troy Zarba

I slide in sometimes, usually. Like I don't, I kind of like it when I slide in cause then I know what I'm getting myself into, kind of.

Young Hollywood

What is the hottest thing a girl can reply in your opinion?

Troy Zarba

Reply? Like from me saying like hey or something?

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Or just something a girl can say.

Troy Zarba

Just a hey back honestly.

Young Hollywood

Okay so, in order to get you just say hey, got it.

Troy Zarba

Yeah. Everybody knows. Call of Duty or Fortnite? Call of Duty.

Young Hollywood

Nice car or nice house?

Troy Zarba

Oh my god. So, that's a good question. Nice house, nice house.

Young Hollywood

New shoes or new clothes?

Troy Zarba

New clothes. I got a lot of crappy looking shoes.

Young Hollywood

Snapchat or what's another app? I guess Instagram. Snapchat or Instagram?

Troy Zarba

Instagram.

Young Hollywood

What's your longest snap streak?

Troy Zarba

I will look right now.

Young Hollywood

Whoa, I don't really... Are you the type of snap replier that takes forever? Or do you reply right away?

Troy Zarba

I don't, I only use Snapchat like I'm on there every other day like snapchatting my friends, but I'll post to my story a lot, but what is my longest streak? Nine days. I think nine days is my highest streak right now.

Young Hollywood

Wow, wow. But in middle school I had like, I think I had like a 500 day streak or something. Skateboarding or TikTok?

Troy Zarba

Skateboarding.

Young Hollywood

What's one word to describe you? What's one word you would use?

Troy Zarba

One word to describe me? That is so hard to answer.

Young Hollywood

Or three, you can get three.

Troy Zarba

Okay three, I would say I'm easygoing. Positive. Fun.

Young Hollywood

Okay, well okay. Those are really unique words that I liked it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Troy Zarba

    The interviewed TikTok creator

  • Addison Rae

    Mentioned as Troy's first TikTok crush

  • Sienna

    Mentioned as part of a favorite TikTok couple (with Jack)

  • Jack

    Mentioned as part of a favorite TikTok couple (with Sienna)

  • Baron

    Mentioned as part of a favorite TikTok couple (with Zoi)

  • Zoi

    Mentioned as part of a favorite TikTok couple (with Baron)

  • Vinnie Hacker

    Friend of Troy's, discussed due to his rise in popularity

FAQ

How long does it take Troy Zarba to make a TikTok video?+
The time varies greatly; some videos take as little as 20 minutes, while others, particularly those Troy is a perfectionist about, can take up to five hours straight or even all night.
Who are Troy Zarba's favorite TikTok couples?+
Troy Zarba's favorite TikTok couples are Sienna and Jack, and Baron and Zoi.
What is Troy Zarba's relationship with Vinnie Hacker?+
Troy Zarba and Vinnie Hacker are close friends, having known each other for a while and making videos together in the past.
Does Troy Zarba prefer Snapchat or Instagram?+
Troy Zarba prefers Instagram over Snapchat, noting that he rarely uses Snapchat for streaks but posts to his story frequently.
What three words does Troy Zarba use to describe himself?+
Troy Zarba describes himself as easygoing, positive, and fun.
Does Troy Zarba prefer skateboarding or TikTok?+
Troy Zarba states that he prefers skateboarding over TikTok.

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