Philip DeFranco
Philip Franchini, Jr. or Philip Franchina (born December 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Philip DeFranco, his YouTube username "sxephil", or his online alias "PhillyD", is an American video blogger and YouTube celebrity. He is most notable for The Philip DeFranco Show, usually abbreviated PDS, a news show where DeFranco presents a news article, and then gives his opinion about it. His videos are centered on current events, sex, politics, and celebrity gossip in which he gives his opinion, usually presented in an ironic manner and with frequent jump cuts to create a fast-paced feel. He has over 1 billion views, and over 3 million subscribers, and is the 79th most subscribed YouTuber as of July 2, 2013. DeFranco started his YouTube channel in 2006. His large audience led to his winning of a Spore Creature Creator contest and Wired's Sexiest Geek of 2008 award, both open access online polls. DeFranco also created three other YouTube channels: PhilipDeFranco, a personal vlog-style channel, SourceFed, an original and Google funded YouTube channel and ForHumanPeoples. SourceFed spawned a spinoff channel, SourceFedNERD, as well. In 2013, DeFranco sold his channels to Discovery Digital Networks.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Franchina Philip PhillyD Philip DeFranco SxePhil |
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| Birth date | December 01, 1985 |
| Birth name | Philip Franchini |
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| Height (meters) | 1.524 |
| Title | Founder and Senior Vice President of Phil DeFranco Networks and Merchandise |