Zach King was born on the fourth of February, 1990, in Portland, Oregon, United States of America. He is of white ethnicity, but he has some ancestors from China. His parents were happy to welcome their son. As to the siblings, he has three younger sisters. While being a child he attended the local school and grew up an ordinary boy.
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Besides, he was fond of film industry and made his first movie at the age of seven. Seven years after, he continued to be interested in filmography, so he bought video accessories including a Mac computer and various cameras. During the formative years, Zach attended Biola University and graduated with a Cinema and Media Arts Major. Moreover, he started making and editing videos.
At the age of eighteen, King created his own website called FinalCutKing.com. There he posted different tips and tutorials about using the editing software Final Cut Pro. Besides, he made his YouTube channel, where Zach loaded lessons about visual effects using the software. He got thousands of followers and became a popular person on the Internet.
Soon he started trading his lessons and gained a good deal of money, enough for his college fee. He and his close friend also posted a video with the name “Jedi Kittens”, where two cats were fighting with lightsabers. A couple days after, the video got more than 5 million views. Soon, he downloaded a continuation “Jedi Kittens Strike Back”, which gained over 10 million views.
In 2012, he took part in Viral Video Show. Two years later, he posted the third video called “Jedi Kittens with force”. The following year, he got the name of the 25 most promising filmmakers in America by YouTube. Zach got the reward by $35000 by YouTube for his participation in NextUp Creators contest. Moreover, he became a winner of four-day holiday in New York City.
At the same time, he created his Vine account. The next month, day by day, he was making Vine videos. In 2014. King was seen on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Among his awards and honors there are “First place London Film Festival: Heartbrand Ad”, “Bridgestone Safety Scholar Winner”, “Vidcon Golden Poop Award”, “Biola University Young Alumnus Award” etc. Due to his big talent and persistent work, the net worth is estimated to be nearly $3 million dollars.
As to the personal life in his biography, he is a married man. Zach has been in the relationship with Rachel Holm since 2014. He and his wife have no children yet. King was also dating with another YouTuber Tiffany Alvord. They were seeing not for long, though their fans liked the spouse a lot. Zach is also an active user of social media. He has some accounts on such popular websites as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Last Modified: Aug 16, 2021
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