Connor Joel Franta is an American YouTuber, entrepreneur, entertainer, and writer. As of September 2018, his eponymous main channel on YouTube has over 5.5 million subscribers. Franta was formerly a member of YouTube group Our Second Life under the Fullscreen Network, but is now an independent member of the Big Frame network, managed by Andrew Graham. Franta has recently become involved in various entrepreneurial enterprises, including a clothing line, music curation, as well as a coffee and lifestyle brand named Common Culture. His debut book, a memoir titled A Work in Progress, was released on April 21, 2015. In July 2015, details of Heard Well, a record label Franta co-founded, were announced.
Born: | Connor Joel Franta, September 12, 1992, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Residence: | West Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Vlogger, writer, entrepreneur |
Channel: | ConnorFranta |
Years active: | 2010–present |
Subscribers: | 5.3 million, (December 20, 2019) |
Total views: | 432.1 million, (December 20, 2019) |
Network: | Big Frame |
Twitter: | Connor Franta's Twitter profile |
Instagram: | Connor Franta's Instagram profile |
Facebook: | Connor Franta's Facebook profile |
Youtube: | Connor Franta's Youtube channel |
IMDb: | Connor Franta's IMDb |
About Connor Franta
YouTube star whose channel, ConnorFranta, became widely popular, with over 5 million subscribers. He was a member of the web star group Our2ndLife alongside Jc Caylen, Ricky Dillon, Sam Pottorff, Kian Lawley and Trevor Moran before he left the group in July 2014.
Before Fame
He studied business at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Achievement
He announced he was gay in a video he posted on December 8, 2014 entitled "Coming Out."
Family Life
He was raised with three siblings: Dustin, Brandon and Nicola. He introduced his parents to the world on his YouTube channel to celebrate his first three years on YouTube.
Associations
In February 2014, he posted a video from San Francisco with fellow YouTubers Tyler Oakley and Troye Sivan.
Information related to Connor Franta
- LGBT people from Wisconsin
- College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni
- LGBT people from Minnesota
- LGBT YouTubers
- LGBT businesspeople from the United States
- Gay entertainers
- Businesspeople from Minnesota
- LGBT memoirists
- American YouTubers