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{{Short description|English YouTuber and model (born 1991)}}
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⚫ | name = Marcus Butler
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⚫ | name = Marcus Butler
| caption = Butler in 2016
| image = Marcus Butler by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
⚫ | birth_name = Marcus Lloyd Butler
| caption = Marcus Butler at ] in 2014.
⚫ | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|18|df=y}}
⚫ | birth_name = Marcus Lloyd Butler
⚫ | birth_place = ], England
⚫ | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|18|df=yes}}
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| nationality = ]
| residence = ], UK
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* ] * ]
* model
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| Height = 6ft1
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| website =
| channel_name = MarcusButlerTV
⚫ | years_active = 2010–present
| subscribers = 4.6 million
| views = 368.0 million
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* ]
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⚫ | years active = 2010–present
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| subscribers = 3.97 million (main channel) <br /> 1.8 million (second channel)
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'''Marcus Lloyd Butler''' (born 18 December 1991) is an English model and former ], whose channels have reached over 4.1 million subscribers. In 2015, he released an autobiographical book, titled ''Hello Life!''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/nov/01/hello-life-marcus-butler-review|title=Hello Life! by Marcus Butler - review|last=bookworm30999|date=2015-11-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-02-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Butler co-hosted a radio show with fellow YouTuber ] on ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02bqtd3|title=BBC Radio 1 - Marcus Butler & Alfie Deyes, 17 Nov - #MalfieOnRadio1|website=BBC|date=18 November 2014 |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
'''Marcus Lloyd Butler''' (born 18 December 1991) is an English ], known for his ] channel "'''Marcus Butler'''" (formerly "'''Marcus Butler TV'''"), which, as of June 2016, has more than 4.5 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Marcus Butler|date=28 August 2015|title=Marcus Buler: About|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MarcusButlerTV/about|accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref> His second channel, MoreMarcus, has content varying from vlogs, reaction videos to product testing videos.


==Career== ==Career==
Marcus Butler started on ] creating music and video ] and edited sports footage while in college.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|last=Marr|first=Wendy|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11031778/Zoella-Tanya-Burr-and-the-UKs-YouTube-superstars.html|title=Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars|work=]|date=16 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="standard">{{cite web|first=Lucy Hunter|last=Johnston|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/press-play-meet-youtubes-london-stars-9112810.html|title=Press play: meet YouTube's London stars|work=]|date=7 February 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> Butler was educated at the independent ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shorehamcollege.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/294-anti-bullying-team |title=Anti-Bullying Team |website=www.shorehamcollege.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204144601/https://www.shorehamcollege.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/294-anti-bullying-team |archive-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> Butler began his career on ] creating music and video ] and edited sports footage while in college.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|last=Marr|first=Wendy|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/11031778/Zoella-Tanya-Burr-and-the-UKs-YouTube-superstars.html|title=Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars|work=]|date=16 August 2014|access-date=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="standard">{{cite web|first=Lucy Hunter|last=Johnston|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/press-play-meet-youtubes-london-stars-9112810.html|title=Press play: meet YouTube's London stars|work=]|date=7 February 2014|access-date=22 August 2014}}</ref>


In 2010 he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="standard"/> Butler has done a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], now ex-girlfriend ], ], ], ], ] and many others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edmonds|first=Lizzie|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2613963/Rise-squeaky-clean-video-bloggers-taking-internet-storm-earn-20-000-MONTH-posting-advice-videogames-shopping-online.html|title=Video bloggers taking internet by storm and earn £20,000 a MONTH for posts|work=]|date=26 April 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Wynona|last=Grant|url=http://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/entertainment/youtuber-week-marcus-butler/14369|title=YouTuber of the Week: Marcus Butler|work=Fortitude Magazine|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> In 2010, he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="standard"/> Butler has been involved in a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and many others.<ref>{{cite web|first=Wynona|last=Grant|url=http://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/entertainment/youtuber-week-marcus-butler/14369|title=YouTuber of the Week: Marcus Butler|work=Fortitude Magazine|date=23 December 2013|access-date=22 August 2014|archive-date=24 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924234046/http://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/entertainment/youtuber-week-marcus-butler/14369/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


⚫ Butler's book, ''Hello Life'', which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-interviews-youtube-star-marcus-butler|title=GLAMOUR meets YouTube star Marcus Butler|last=Fearn|first=Rebecca|website=Glamour UK|date=28 July 2015|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
He was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money for ] and was featured in '']''.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/youtube-boy-band-internet-fame.html|title=Meet the YouTube Boy Band|work=]|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=9 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Stuart|last=Dredge|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/21/youtube-boy-band-sport-relief|title=YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit|work=]|date=21 March 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sugarscape.com/main-topics/film-and-tv/1024261/marcus-butler-alfie-deyes-joe-sugg-jim-chapman-and-caspar-lee-are-yo|title=Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief|publisher=]|date=10 March 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref>


As of February 2019, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4.3 million subscribers and over 209 million video views. His second channel "Just Marcus" has 1.9 million subscribers and over 180 million video views.
⚫ Butler's book, ''Hello Life'', which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}


⚫ Butler was mentioned by '']'' as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|first=Miranda|last=Prynne|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10416649/Britains-most-influential-tweeters.html|title=Britain's most influential tweeters|newspaper=]|date=31 October 2013|access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> As of February 2019, Butler has over 3.3 million followers on ] and over 3.4 million on ].
{{As of|2015|12}}, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and over 290 million video views, and is the 186th most subscribed channel on the website; his second channel "MoreMarcus" has over 1.5 million subscribers and over 140 million video views.<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="standard"/><ref name="bustle">{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/13500-marcus-butler-is-famous-on-youtube-for-talking|title=Marcus Butler is Famous on YouTube for Talking|publisher=Bustle|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/marcusbutlertv/youtube-channel|title=Marcus Butler YouTube Channel Stats|publisher=Vidstatsx.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/MoreMarcus/youtube-channel|title=MoreMarcus YouTube Channel Stats|publisher=Vidstatsx.com|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref>


===Television===
⚫ Butler was mentioned by '']'' as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|first=Miranda|last=Prynne|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/10416649/Britains-most-influential-tweeters.html|title=Britain's most influential tweeters|newspaper=]|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> {{As of|2015|12}}, Butler has over 2.5 million followers on ] and over 2.8 million on ].<ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="bustle"/>
Alongside fellow YouTubers ] and ], Butler starred in an episode of the British television show ]. Their episode aired on 2 March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/02/02/trailer-marcus-butler-alfie-deyes-joe-suggs-reality-tv/|title = The Trailer for Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, and Joe Sugg's Reality TV Debut Has Arrived|date = 2 February 2017}}</ref> He also starred in many episodes of '']'' alongside Deyes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/saturdaynighttakeaway/extras/marcus-butler-alfie-deyes-visit-takeaway|title = Marcus Butler & Alfie Deyes visit Takeaway!}}</ref> Also in 2016, Butler was a contestant on '']'', but got eliminated in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a798815/celebrity-masterchef-viewers-divided-marcus-butler/|title=Celebrity MasterChef viewers divided by Marcus Butler|last=Davies|first=Megan|date=2016-06-22|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> In 2017, Butler appeared on '']'' alongside fellow YouTuber ], giving tips on how to become a successful YouTuber.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gmb/status/900989953483710465|title=ON NOW: social media superstars @MarcusButler & @LouisePentland talking about their lives and new project #helloworldlive Guys, RT RT|last=Britain|first=Good Morning|date=2017-08-25|website=@gmb|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>


== Other ventures ==
Butler, along with Alfie Deyes, briefly featured on the first episode of the 13th series of ] Takeaway, as demonstrators of the "Ant vs Dec" task.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} The pair also featured in more episodes throughout the series.
In 2022, Butler signed up to content subscription service ].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Butler was a contestant in the 2016 celebrity edition of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/celebrity-masterchef-2016-everything-you-need-to-know/|title=Celebrity Masterchef 2016|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He was eliminated in the quarter final.


==Music== ==Music==
Butler was part of a "] Boyband", a group creation created to raise awareness and to make people laugh. Also involving ], ], ], and ]; they raised money and awareness for ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the YouTube Boy Band|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/youtube-boy-band-internet-fame.html#|website=Vulture|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref> On 22 January 2016, Butler released a song with ] called "I'm Famous". It entered the ] on 29 January 2016 at number 85.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} Butler was part of a "] Boyband", a group involving ], ], ], and ] that raised money and awareness for ].<ref name="vulture">{{cite web|last=Dobbins|first=Amanda|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/youtube-boy-band-internet-fame.html|title=Meet the YouTube Boy Band|work=]|date=21 April 2014|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Stuart|last=Dredge|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/21/youtube-boy-band-sport-relief|title=YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit|work=]|date=21 March 2014|access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sugarscape.com/main-topics/film-and-tv/1024261/marcus-butler-alfie-deyes-joe-sugg-jim-chapman-and-caspar-lee-are-yo|title=Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief|publisher=]|date=10 March 2014|access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref> On 22 January 2016, Butler released a song with ] called "I'm Famous". It entered the ] on 29 January 2016 at number 85.<ref name=uk />


===Singles=== ===Singles===
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* For "Better Than You": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120811cluk.txt|title=New Chart Entries > 11 August 2012|publisher=Zobbel.de|date=11 August 2012|language=de}} * For "Better Than You": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120811cluk.txt|title=New Chart Entries > 11 August 2012|publisher=Zobbel.de|date=11 August 2012|language=de}} ]
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English YouTuber and model (born 1991)

Marcus Butler
Personal information
BornMarcus Lloyd Butler
(1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 33)
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Occupations
YouTube information
Years active2010–present
Subscribers3.97 million (main channel)
1.8 million (second channel)
Associated actsAlfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Louise Pentland
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 4 April 2020

Marcus Lloyd Butler (born 18 December 1991) is an English model and former YouTuber, whose channels have reached over 4.1 million subscribers. In 2015, he released an autobiographical book, titled Hello Life!. Butler co-hosted a radio show with fellow YouTuber Alfie Deyes on BBC Radio 1.

Career

Butler was educated at the independent Shoreham College. Butler began his career on YouTube creating music and video mixes and edited sports footage while in college.

In 2010, he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request. Butler has been involved in a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Caspar Lee, Tyler Oakley, Joe Sugg, Zoe Sugg, Connor Franta, Lilly Singh, Troye Sivan, Joey Graceffa, Louise Pentland, Conor Maynard and many others.

Butler's book, Hello Life, which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July 2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015.

As of February 2019, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4.3 million subscribers and over 209 million video views. His second channel "Just Marcus" has 1.9 million subscribers and over 180 million video views.

Butler was mentioned by The Telegraph as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013. As of February 2019, Butler has over 3.3 million followers on Twitter and over 3.4 million on Instagram.

Television

Alongside fellow YouTubers Joe Sugg and Alfie Deyes, Butler starred in an episode of the British television show Release the Hounds. Their episode aired on 2 March 2017. He also starred in many episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway alongside Deyes. Also in 2016, Butler was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef, but got eliminated in the quarterfinals. In 2017, Butler appeared on Good Morning Britain alongside fellow YouTuber Louise Pentland, giving tips on how to become a successful YouTuber.

Other ventures

In 2022, Butler signed up to content subscription service OnlyFans.

Music

Butler was part of a "YouTube Boyband", a group involving Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, and Caspar Lee that raised money and awareness for Comic Relief. On 22 January 2016, Butler released a song with Conor Maynard called "I'm Famous". It entered the UK Singles Chart on 29 January 2016 at number 85.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
"I'm Famous"
(featuring Conor Maynard) 		2016 85

References

  1. bookworm30999 (1 November 2015). "Hello Life! by Marcus Butler - review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 February 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "BBC Radio 1 - Marcus Butler & Alfie Deyes, 17 Nov - #MalfieOnRadio1". BBC. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Anti-Bullying Team". www.shorehamcollege.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ Marr, Wendy (16 August 2014). "Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ Johnston, Lucy Hunter (7 February 2014). "Press play: meet YouTube's London stars". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. Grant, Wynona (23 December 2013). "YouTuber of the Week: Marcus Butler". Fortitude Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. Fearn, Rebecca (28 July 2015). "GLAMOUR meets YouTube star Marcus Butler". Glamour UK. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. Prynne, Miranda (31 October 2013). "Britain's most influential tweeters". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. "The Trailer for Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, and Joe Sugg's Reality TV Debut Has Arrived". 2 February 2017.
  10. "Marcus Butler & Alfie Deyes visit Takeaway!".
  11. Davies, Megan (22 June 2016). "Celebrity MasterChef viewers divided by Marcus Butler". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. Britain, Good Morning (25 August 2017). "ON NOW: social media superstars @MarcusButler & @LouisePentland talking about their lives and new project #helloworldlive Guys, RT RT". @gmb. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  13. Dobbins, Amanda (21 April 2014). "Meet the YouTube Boy Band". Vulture. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  14. Dredge, Stuart (21 March 2014). "YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  15. "Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief". Sugarscape. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  16. ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:

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