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Caspar Richard George Lee (born April 24, 1994) is a British-South African YouTuber[1] and investor.[2][3] He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020 for his work in media and advertising.[4]

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 Comic Relief.[5][6][7] He was named by Yahoo! News as one of "12 Web-savvy entrepreneurs to watch" in December 2013.[8] He collaborated with Lisa Kudrow in two episodes of Web Therapy[9][10] (2014).

Lee played Garlic in the 2014 comedy movie, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, with John Cleese and Troye Sivan.[11] Lee and Joe Sugg appeared in a 2015 travel documentary, Joe and Caspar Hit the Road, and its sequel Joe and Caspar Hit The Road: USA, produced for BBC Worldwide.[12] Also in 2016, Lee starred in Laid in America alongside YouTube comedian KSI (Olajide Olatunji).[13] Lee appeared in the music video for Charli XCX's 2017 single, "Boys".

In August 2017, Lee was named "Chief Vision Officer" of Influencer Ltd, a British influencer marketing agency.[14][4] Caspar Lee, a biography written by Lee and his mother, Emily, was published in hardcover in May 2016.[15] Lee also co-founded Margravine Management with Joe Sugg, now known as MVE.[16][17]

In May 2020, Lee co-founded Proper Living,[18] a South African student accommodation company.

In 2022, Lee launched Creator Ventures[2] with former private equity investor cousin Sasha Kaletsky. Their venture capital fund raised $20m to finance early-stage, consumer-internet 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 older sister, Theodora Lee (b. 1991), is an author and advertisement creator. The family emigrated to South Africa in 1996. Lee was raised in Knysna and Durban, where he attended Crawford College, La Lucia.[19] When Lee was younger, he was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.[20] In 2013, Lee moved from South Africa to live with YouTuber Alfie Deyes. In 2014, Lee moved into a London apartment with fellow YouTuber Joe Sugg. In 2016, he moved into an apartment with Josh Pieters, who is also a YouTuber.[19] Lee is engaged to Ambar Driscoll.[21]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Spud 3: Learning to Fly Garlic
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Seagull Voice role (UK version)
Joe and Caspar Hit the Road Himself Documentary
2016 Joe and Caspar Hit the Road USA
Laid in America Jack
2019 Wonder Park Cooper Voice role (UK version)

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Web Therapy Himself Fictional; 2 episodes
2019 Celebrity Mastermind Contestant (Episode: December 31, 2019)

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Web Therapy Himself Fictional; 2 episodes

Music videos[]

Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2016 "Friends with Benefits" KSI feat. MDMN Himself [22]
2017 "Boys" Charli XCX [23]
2019 "Real Name" KSI, Randolph, Talia Mar Wedding guest [24]

Awards[]

Lee won "Social Media Superstar" at the 2018 Global Awards.[25]

References[]

  1. ↑ Innes, Molly. Caspar Lee was one of the original YouTube stars, but suddenly stopped posting videos in 2019. For the first time, he explains why he quit amid intensifying competition and his pivot to entrepreneurship.. Business Insider. Retrieved on August 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Europe gets its first creator-founded, creator-backed VC | Sifted. Sifted.eu (June 29, 2022). Retrieved on August 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Cooke, Laura (March 11, 2013). Video made the internet star. Vodacom. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved on October 18, 2014. “Born in March 1994”
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wood, Alex (March 17, 2020). 30 Under 30: Meet The European Media & Marketing Moguls Of Tomorrow. Forbes. Retrieved on May 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Dobbins, Amanda (April 21, 2014). Meet the YouTube Boy Band. Vulture. Retrieved on May 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Dredge, Stuart (March 21, 2014). YouTube Boy Band's cover version of It's All About You becomes viral hit. The Guardian. Retrieved on April 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ Wood, Lucy (March 10, 2014). Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, Jim Chapman and Caspar Lee are The YouTube Boyband for Sport Relief. Sugarscape.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved on April 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ Alfie Deyes | 12 Web-savvy entrepreneurs to watch. Yahoo! News (December 24, 2013). Retrieved on March 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Boyd, Sarah (August 21, 2014). Stylish Sips With StyleHaul Founder Stephanie Horbaczewski. Forbes. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (25 June 2014). Lisa Kudrow Digital Series 'Web Therapy' Moves to StyleHaul. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ Evenden, Lucy (June 16, 2014). Caspar Lee and Troye Sivan to star in feature film. Ten Eighty. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ Nissim, Mayer (April 1, 2016). YouTubers Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee's Hit the Road special will air on E4. Digital Spy. Retrieved on May 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ Template:IMDb-link
  14. ↑ Tickner, Lauren (August 2, 2017). Caspar Lee joins Influencer as CIO. Influencer Insights. Retrieved on August 3, 2017.
  15. ↑ Caspar Lee by Caspar Lee. Penguin.com.au. Retrieved on September 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (June 7, 2018). Joe Sugg And Caspar Lee Launch 'Margravine' Talent Firm With Strategic Partner IMG. Tubefilter. Retrieved on May 18, 2020.
  17. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (January 25, 2023). Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee And IMG’s Margravine Launches U.S. Base And Rebrands As MVE. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved on September 11, 2024.
  18. ↑ Hi-tech Observatory project nears completion. Pressreader. Cape Argus (May 21, 2020). Retrieved on July 22, 2020.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Marr, Wendy (August 16, 2014). Zoella, Tanya Burr and the UK's YouTube superstars. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on September 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ Lee, Caspar (April 23, 2017). My Tourette's Story. YouTube. Google.
  21. ↑ McKay, Bronwyn (December 24, 2022). YouTube star Caspar Lee on getting engaged: 'It's a Christmas miracle.'. News24.com. Life. Retrieved on January 19, 2023.
  22. ↑ KSI & MNDM - FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (FWB) OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO. YouTube. Retrieved on March 14, 2024.
  23. ↑ Charli XCX - Boys (Official Video). YouTube. Retrieved on March 14, 2024.
  24. ↑ REAL NAME - Randolph & KSI ft Talia Mar. YouTube. Retrieved on March 14, 2024.
  25. ↑ Ryan, Joel. Caspar Lee wins the award for Social Media Superstar at The Global Stock Photo. Alamy. Retrieved on May 18, 2020.

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