Elliott Morgan Biography

Elliott Morgan is an American actor, writer, host, producer and YouTube personality. Morgan is best known for being a co-host of the YouTube channel, SourceFed. Morgan attended the University of Florida.

Personal Life

Morgan was born on February 22, 1987. Morgan attended the University of Florida, graduating in 2009 with his Bachelor of Science in Zoology. Morgan is also married to a woman named Tiffany.

Career

SourceFed

In 2011, YouTube began its funding of original channels, which began launching in 2012. One of these channels was SourceFed, which was created by YouTube celebrity Philip DeFranco, who also created the popular Philip DeFranco Show. DeFranco hired three hosts, Morgan being one of them, to write, produce, and present news videos that would be known as 20 Minutes or Less. The series would later be known as SourceFed, named after the channel. Morgan was hired after he came into casting and DeFranco "instantly fell in love" with him and SourceFed co-host Lee Newton. The channel began airing other programs, such as One on One, which Morgan was also a recurring host on. The channel grew, reaching 500,000 subscribers in August 2012. As of July 15, 2013, the channel has earned over 1 million subscribers and 390 million video views.

In 2012, Morgan joined DeFranco and SourceFed co-host, Meg Turney, during the channel's live program, Election Night 2012 #PDSLive, which was nominated for a Streamy Award. Morgan also appeared in videos breaking down political parties and debates, as part of YouTube's "Election Hub." In June 2012, Morgan obtained management representation with The Collective. In November 2012, Morgan obtained theatrical, hosting, and literary representation with APA Talent and Literary Agency.

The SourceFed channel and its live event during YouTube's Election Hub were nominated for four Streamy Awards during the 2013 award ceremony, winning one, for Audience Choice for Best Series.

Other Internet series

Aside from SourceFed, Morgan has appeared on the popular Internet series, The Annoying Orange, as Special Agent Cheese, on the web series, H.A.C.K.S. as Lucas, and on an episode of SoulPancake's The FlipSide as Ryan. Morgan also has his own personal YouTube channel, and on July 22, 2013, Morgan launched a new show, "Happy Hour," in which he broaches a topic stand-up comedy style all the while drinking a beverage "someone over the age of 21 would drink, or someone under the age of 2."

Outside the Internet

Aside from appearing, producing, and writing several Internet series, Morgan has also appeared in the television series, Marvin Marvin. Morgan's podcast, The Morganism, launched on March 20, 2013, debuted at #23, and peaked at #10 on the U.S. iTunes charts.