The 10 Wildest YouTube Stars 2007
BRITNEY'S BIGGEST FAN
"Leave Britney alone!" It was Chris Crocker's tearful plea made after Spears's disastrous MTV VMA performance that turned the teenager into an overnight sensation. So far, the clip has surpassed 11 million views, and even FOX News picked it up, with commentators calling him a "she/he." Crocker's response? Two more emotional videos aimed back at the network. Still, Crocker had the last laugh: He landed a development deal for his own TV show.
THE CHOCOLATE RAIN GUY
With a keyboard and a deep baritone, Tay Zonday parlayed his YouTube hit into a live performance on Jimmy Kimmel. His repetitive tune was even spoofed by sensitive singer-songwriter-prankster John Mayer.
THE BRIDAL WIG OUT
The bridezilla who freaked over her fussy updo and redid her hair herself – with scissors – later admitted the whole clip was a marketing hoax. So what was real? Actress Jodi Behan really did cut her own hair off.
THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON
When asked why one-fifth of Americans can't find the U.S. on a map, Miss Teen USA hopeful Lauren Caitlin Upton stammered through a nonsensical answer. More than 4 million viewers were tuned in; on YouTube, the clip got more than 16 million views.
OMG – SHOES!
Ditzy valley girl Kelly's "going to get what she wants" – shoes! – no matter how many "decks" and "betches" get in the way. Comic Liam Kyle Sullivan's video has been seen more than 6 million times, and has spawned spinoffs and mashups (including one mixing "Shoes" with Britney Spears's "Gimme More."
THE DRAMATIC CHIPMUNK
Is it a chipmunk? Is it a prairie dog? Who cares! The clip of the little furball – taken from a Japanese TV show and set to climactic music – was five seconds less time spent working.
D– IN A BOX
One: Cut a hole in a box. Two: Put your junk in that box. Three: Make her open the box. Four: Win an Emmy for "D– in a Box," Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg's Saturday Night Live digital short that was so Color Me Badd it was good.
THE LOVEABLE OTTERS
Two little sea otters at the Vancouver Aquarium float on their backs and hold hands – er, flippers. The otters break apart, only to reach for each other again, making it the No. 1 animal clip in YouTube. Awww.
J.T.'S NEW GIRL
After getting some 21 million views with covers of hit songs, Dutch singer Esmee Denters earned one very famous fan: Justin Timberlake, who signed her to his label Tennman Records and later appeared in a video with her.
THE MUSICAL KITTY
When Betsy Alexander is away, Nora the cat will play – her piano. "I didn't teach her how to do it," her owner told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "She really has the personality of a great composer. Maybe she's Beethoven."
"Leave Britney alone!" It was Chris Crocker's tearful plea made after Spears's disastrous MTV VMA performance that turned the teenager into an overnight sensation. So far, the clip has surpassed 11 million views, and even FOX News picked it up, with commentators calling him a "she/he." Crocker's response? Two more emotional videos aimed back at the network. Still, Crocker had the last laugh: He landed a development deal for his own TV show.
THE CHOCOLATE RAIN GUY
With a keyboard and a deep baritone, Tay Zonday parlayed his YouTube hit into a live performance on Jimmy Kimmel. His repetitive tune was even spoofed by sensitive singer-songwriter-prankster John Mayer.
THE BRIDAL WIG OUT
The bridezilla who freaked over her fussy updo and redid her hair herself – with scissors – later admitted the whole clip was a marketing hoax. So what was real? Actress Jodi Behan really did cut her own hair off.
THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON
When asked why one-fifth of Americans can't find the U.S. on a map, Miss Teen USA hopeful Lauren Caitlin Upton stammered through a nonsensical answer. More than 4 million viewers were tuned in; on YouTube, the clip got more than 16 million views.
OMG – SHOES!
Ditzy valley girl Kelly's "going to get what she wants" – shoes! – no matter how many "decks" and "betches" get in the way. Comic Liam Kyle Sullivan's video has been seen more than 6 million times, and has spawned spinoffs and mashups (including one mixing "Shoes" with Britney Spears's "Gimme More."
THE DRAMATIC CHIPMUNK
Is it a chipmunk? Is it a prairie dog? Who cares! The clip of the little furball – taken from a Japanese TV show and set to climactic music – was five seconds less time spent working.
D– IN A BOX
One: Cut a hole in a box. Two: Put your junk in that box. Three: Make her open the box. Four: Win an Emmy for "D– in a Box," Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg's Saturday Night Live digital short that was so Color Me Badd it was good.
THE LOVEABLE OTTERS
Two little sea otters at the Vancouver Aquarium float on their backs and hold hands – er, flippers. The otters break apart, only to reach for each other again, making it the No. 1 animal clip in YouTube. Awww.
J.T.'S NEW GIRL
After getting some 21 million views with covers of hit songs, Dutch singer Esmee Denters earned one very famous fan: Justin Timberlake, who signed her to his label Tennman Records and later appeared in a video with her.
THE MUSICAL KITTY
When Betsy Alexander is away, Nora the cat will play – her piano. "I didn't teach her how to do it," her owner told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "She really has the personality of a great composer. Maybe she's Beethoven."
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