MovieMakerDoug55

Douglas "Doug" Nelson Kenney is an American YouTuber, author, and social media figure residing in Mesa, Arizona. He runs the YouTube channel, MovieMakerDoug55, which focuses on his travels across the country, a few podcasts, and his interviews with a variety of famous people across the country. Doug also is an author of multiple books, and is a verified author on Amazon.com. 
==Early Life==
According to two of Doug's books, he was born in Estes Park, Colorado on June 28th, 1998. He lived most of his childhood in Estes Park, but was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at age 4. Doug struggled in his education, according to his 2019 book "From Green Flags to Blue Flags 2: The Amazing Comeback of an Autistic Spokesperson." He moved to Florence, Arizona, in March 2012 where he attended high school at Florence High School. Although his high school education started out well, things went downhill for him in 2013 and Doug's personal life went on a downward spiral. In 2016, his parents divorced and Doug lost most of his subscribers on social media due to his maturity problems.
==His YouTube Career==
During his rough spot, which Doug says was from late-2013 to early-2017, Doug signed up for YouTube in mid-2014. However, he did not launch a video until late-2016, two years later. Doug began his YouTubing career by uploading photography videos and a couple videos documenting his travels to Carlsbad and San Diego, California. He then upped the ante in spring of 2017 by getting in touch with famous race-car drivers in his favorite sport of motor-racing. In spring of 2017, Doug interviewed about 10 race-car drivers in brief videos lasting no more than 10 minutes each. By mid-summer of 2017, Doug started uploading longer videos documenting more of his travels, which he would continue to do for the next few years.
In 2018, Doug renamed his channel from Blue Flag Media to MovieMakerDoug55. He uploaded his first big hit on YouTube titled Arching Back: Visiting Arches National Park, which documented his September 2018 trip to Arches National Park in Utah. It became a big hit, getting over 200 likes and almost 1,000 views in only a year. He also uploaded videos documenting his appearances at Night-to-Shine prom's in the Phoenix area. Then, in 2019, Doug's channel went to a bigger level. In September of 2019, Doug began interviewing more race-car drivers and race-team owners again. He interviewed Buzz McCall (CEO of American Equipment LLC), Tommy Kendall, and NASCAR crew chief Frank Kerr within a 3-week period, and started getting in touch with more people in the racing industry. He continued doing more motor-racing interviews over the next few months, getting over 100 likes per interview, with some even getting over 300 likes. He also uploaded popular videos of his 2019 trips to Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
During the 6-year period of becoming an active YouTuber, Doug met a few celebrities in-person, mostly race-car drivers when he went to NASCAR races. He met NASCAR star Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray, Derrike Cope, Tanner Berryhill, Frank Kerr, Ben Rhodes, and Scott Gaylord. He also met NASCAR television analyst Andy Petree.
In late-2019 to early-2020, Doug continued doing motor-racing interviews with famous race-drivers. He interviewed David Reutimann, Andy Pilgrim, Jack Baldwin, LP Dumoulin, JF Dumoulin, Pete Rondeau, Max Papis, and several other racing personalities. Then, in April 2020, Doug started getting in touch with people in the Hollywood industry. He interviewed Adrian Hall, a former child actor from the 1968 classic film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, followed by the producer of the Prince of Egypt, the director of The Tigger Movie, the composer of Joseph: King of Dreams, the producer of Disney's Pocahontas, and even Andy McPhee, his longtime mentor. Doug became a client of Andy McPhee who helped Doug take his channel to an even-bigger level. In July of 2020, Doug and Andy McPhee started a YouTube series & podcast called Being Relentless & Unstoppable, in which they interview people from across the globe about their life journeys. The series became a big success and, by autumn of 2020, Doug's channel, MovieMakerDoug55, was as active as any channel could be, with Doug uploading at least one video per few days.  
==Trivial Notes about Doug==
*He has Asperger's Syndrome.
*His biggest fear growing up was, believe it or not, tulips and their stamens.
*He is an outspoken Christian.
*He has been hospitalized for mental breakdowns twice.
*He was, at one point, 310 pounds. He also body-builds for his channel, and is outspoken against drinking sodas which he partly blames for his weight gain. Currently, he weighs less than 230 pounds.
*He claimed in a 2020 podcast interview with Marc Furmie that back when he was living in Estes, he got lost in the wilderness of the Rockies, encountered a bear, and an angel saved his life.
*His book, "From Green Flags to Blue Flags 2: The Amazing Comeback of an Autistic Spokesperson," is his biggest success story as an author. At one point in 2020, it was in the top-300 best-selling autism biographies internationally and the top-15 in the United Kingdom.
*His parents are divorced.
*Doug also is very critical of U.S. politics and is not involved in any political party. He is equally critical of the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Socialism, and "any organization that divides our country."
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