Caspar Richard George Lee (born 24 April 1994) is a British-South African

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turned investor and

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. He was featured in ''

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'' 30 Under 30 in 2020 for his work in media and advertising.

Career

Lee started his YouTube channel 'dicasp' in 2011, and later renamed it 'Caspar'. Lee was part of the 'YouTube Boyband' that raised money in 2014 for

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. He was named by

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as one of "12 Web-savvy entrepreneurs to watch" in December 2013. He collaborated with

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in two episodes of ''

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'' (2014). Lee played Garlic in the 2014 comedy movie, '' Spud 3: Learning to Fly'', with

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and

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. Lee and

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appeared in a 2015

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, ''

Joe and Caspar Hit the Road ''Joe and Caspar Hit the Road'' is a 2015 British comedy documentary film directed by Brian Klein and starring British YouTubers Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg. The film follows Lee and Sugg (playing fictionalised versions of themselves) going on a ...

'', and its sequel ''Joe and Caspar Hit The Road: USA'', produced for

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. Also in 2016, Lee starred in ''

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'' alongside YouTube comedian

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(Olajide Olatunji). Lee appeared in the music video for

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's 2017 single, "

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". In August 2017, Lee was named "Chief Visionary Officer" of Influencer Ltd, a British

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agency. ''Caspar Lee'', a biography written by Lee and his mother, Emily, was published in hardcover in May 2016. Lee also co-founded Margravine Management with

. In May 2020, Lee co-founded Proper Living, a South African student accommodation company. In 2022, Lee launched Creator Ventures with cousin Sasha Kaletsky. Their creator-backed venture capital fund invests globally — mainly on behalf of creators, media stars and other celebrities. Creator Ventures raised $20m to finance early-stage, futuristic startups.

Personal life

Born in London, Lee is the son of TV commercial producers Emily Lee (née Murphy, b. 1956) and Jonathan Lee (b. 1955). Lee's elder sister is author and advertising creator Theodora Lee (b. 1991). The family emigrated to South Africa in 1996. Lee was raised in

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and

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, where he attended Crawford College, La Lucia. When Lee was younger he was diagnosed with

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. Lee moved from South Africa to live with

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until 2014, before moving to a shared apartment in London with fellow YouTuber

until 2016, when he relocated to a shared apartment with Josh Pieters, also a YouTuber.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Music videos

Awards

Lee won "Social Media Superstar" at the 2018 Global Awards.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Caspar 1994 births Living people English emigrants to South Africa English male actors English people of Dutch descent English people of Irish descent English video bloggers English YouTubers Male bloggers People from Knysna People from London South African male actors South African people of Dutch descent South African people of Irish descent South African video bloggers South African YouTubers YouTubers from London People with Tourette syndrome South African Internet celebrities British Internet celebrities