Ian Hecox

Ian Andrew Hecox (born November 30, 1987) is a American YouTuber, actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is most known for being the co-founder of the YouTube channel Smosh with Anthony Padilla, and starring in the channel's sketch comedy videos since 2005, making him the longest-serving member.
==Early life==
Ian Andrew Hecox was born on November 30, 1987, in Sacramento, California and is a native of Carmichael, California. His parents are Sharon and father Stephan Andrew Hecox, and he has an older sister named Melissa.
==Career==
===Smosh===
In 2002, Hecox joined smosh.com, made by his friend Anthony Padilla, whom he first met in sixth grade.
Hecox and Padilla made the Smosh (main) YouTube channel in 2005 and first uploaded lip sync videos to several theme songs. It was their lip sync video to the Pokémon Theme, uploaded on November 28, 2005, that became the most-viewed YouTube video for a time (later surpassed by Judson Laipply's Evolution of Dance) until it was eventually taken down due to copyright infringement after surpassing 24 million views.
They shifted on making sketch comedy skits, such as the Food Battle and If It Were Real series. The viral videos helped Smosh become the most-subscribed YouTube channel on three separate occasions.
Before the third such occasion, Smosh was acquired by Defy Media (then Alloy Digital) in 2011. Despite the growth and expansion the channel received, Padilla left Smosh in 2017 to focus on independent solo ventures, but Hecox stayed as according to him, "I'm really looking forward to taking Smosh to the next phase, and we can't wait for people to see what we have coming up."
However, Defy Media shut down the following year, but Hecox reassured fans that Smosh won't shut down too. He met with various investors to potentially find a buyer for Smosh. Despite the investors knowing what Smosh is, they weren't able to buy Smosh since Hecox disagreed some of the their proposals. Eventually, Smosh was bought in 2019 by Rhett & Link, who remained the owners until June 20, 2023, when Hecox, alongside Padilla (who returned), announced that they purchased and acquired Smosh to be independent once again.
===Outside Smosh===
Hecox appeared in the movies The Angry Birds Movie, The Frog Kingdom 2: Sub-Zero Mission, and Hedgehogs, all released in 2016.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes 	
2015	Smosh: The Movie 	Himself 	Main role 	
2016	The Frog Kingdom 2: Sub-Zero Mission	One-Eye 	Voice; English dub	
2016	The Angry Birds Movie 	Bubbles 	Voice 	
2016	Hal and Bubbles 	Bubbles 	Voice; short film 	
2016	Hedgehogs 	Maddox 	Voice; English dub	
2016	Ghostmates 	Eddie Clayton	Main role 	
===Television===
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes 	
2016	Scare PewDiePie	Himself	Episode: "Naughty Pie"	
===Web===
Year 	Film 	Role 	Notes 	
2005–present 	Smosh 	Himself,various characters	 	
2010–2012 	The Annoying Orange	Banana 2 	Episode: "The Exploding Orange" Episode: "Annoying Orange Comedy Roast!" 	
2013 	Ray William Johnson	Himself 	Episode: "RWJ vs Smosh" 	
2016 	Part Timers 	Ian 	Main role 	
2012-20152017	YouTube Rewind 	Himself 	Episode: "Rewind YouTube Style 2012"Episode: "What Does 2013 Say?"Episode:"Turn Down for 2014"Episode: "Now Watch Me 2015"Episode: "The Shape of 2017"	
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