Oliver Alan White (born 26 January 1995) is an English

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. In August 2012, he began posting videos on the

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channel Oli White. As of February 2023, his channel has over 475 million views and over 2.6 million subscribers. In 2014, he performed the role of James in the

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web series production of ''Shipping Julia''. In November 2015, he acted in ''

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'' with Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee. In May 2016, he released his first book, ''Generation Next'' and his second book, ''Generation Next: The Takeover'' was released in 2017.

Career

White created his ''Oli White'' channel in August 2012 and was able to reach 1 million subscribers three years later. In April 2021, he had over 2.7 million subscribers and over 469 million views. His videos consist of challenges, mostly food challenges, featuring his brother James. In 2014, White starred in

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''Shipping Julia'', playing the role of James, a veteran

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who develops a romantic relationship with Julia. In 2015, White hosted the

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8-episode television series ''Cinemaniacs''. Later that year, he hosted

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's ''Mega Awesome Super Hacks'', alongside

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and

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, and appeared as himself in the British

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''. In 2016, he starred as The Big Game Hunter in the first season of American

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web series ''

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'', hosted by

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, and returned briefly in the second season's pilot episode. White has written two books, ''Generation Next'', released in May 2016 and a sequel, ''Generation Next: The Takeover'', released in 2017. White launched a CBD brand, Unique CBD, in August 2020.

Personal life

White was born in

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, England. He attended Pirton School.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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