Rickey Thompson (born February 6, 1996) is an American actor, comedian, and Internet personality. He rose to prominence for comedic videos he posts to Instagram, and previously Vine. Thompson starred in the YouTube Red series '' Foursome'' (2016-2018).

Early life and career

Thompson grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Millbrook High School, where he regularly performed in theater productions and was also bullied for being gay. During this time, Thompson posted YouTube videos about his experience with bullying as well as about fashion. He also used Vine to post comedic videos of himself, usually speaking directly to the camera. When he was 17,

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shared one of his videos, which led to an increase in his profile on the platform. He amassed 2.5 million followers by the time Vine shut down in 2016. Thompson then began posting short videos to Instagram and continued to grow his social media following. He has monetized his videos with promotional posts and guest appearances at events and in other videos. Thompson starred in the YouTube web series ''Foursome'' from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, Thompson narrated several interludes for

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'' and also appeared in the " Reel It In" music video. Aminé sent Thompson a direct message on Instagram to invite him to be on the album. That December, he walked in his first runway show for designer Alexander Wang. Thompson appeared in the 2022 stoner comedy '' Good Mourning'' with Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun. He hosts the Spotify original podcast ''We Said What We Said'' with fellow internet personality Denzel Dion.

Personal life

Thompson moved to Los Angeles after high school to pursue a career in the entertainment industry and decided to forego college. He also has great interest in fashion. Thompson is openly gay. He came out on Twitter in 2016.

Filmography

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