Who is Marlon Webb?
Marlon Webb was born on 10 May 1991 under the sign of Tauru,s in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts USA. He is a 28-year-old comedian and social media phenomenon, who gained fame as a Viner. He is currently probably best recognized for running his official Instagram account, on which he has amassed more than 1.5 million followers, his official Twitter account with almost 30,000 followers, and his own Facebook page with close to 900,000 ‘likes’.
He also runs his official YouTube channel with very nearly 500,000 subscribers, while his videos have attracted close to 30 million views in total.
How rich is he, as of now? Marlon Webb Net Worth
Marlon Webb’s net worth is over $1 million as of early 2020, he earned through his activity across many of the most popular social media sites. He has also increased his wealth through his appearance in several short film titles, and television series.
Early Life, Nationality, Ethnicity, Educational Background
Marlon Webb spent his early years in his hometown of Templeton, where he was raised with an older and a younger sister by their parents. He holds American nationality, belongs to African-American ethnicity, and is a Christian. Upon completing his under graduate studies, Marlon enrolled in a college to study Visual Performing Arts, where he was also a member of the football team.
Career Beginnings on Vine App
Marlon Webb’s career officially started with the beginning of the rise of social media, when he created an account on the highly popular platform for six-second-length videos, called Vine. He immediately started filming and uploading various short videos of comedy content. Marlon also collaborated with future Instagram star Arberi Ferraj. His talent and charisma brought numerous viewers to the channel, and gained him more than 1.2 million subscribers at the time when Vine was shut down in January 2017.
Rise to Prominence
Following the cancellation of the community website Vine, Marlon switched to other social media platforms. He created his official Instagram account under the username ‘marlonwebb’, on which he continued to share short comic videos. In addition, he expanded his influence by creating his own Facebook page, and sharing the same content. Some of his most popular videos on those sites are “Organ Donors”, “Motivation Monday”, and “Deadpool”.
Back in 2015, he even filmed a video of himself walking through the streets of Los Angeles and performing live, based on the classic comic skits from the 1980s called “Take On Me” By A-Ha. The skit he filmed went viral and attracted over 13 million views. Besides that, Marlon joined the Twitter community, launching his account under the username ‘@MarlonWebb’ to further promote himself.
The Marlon Webb Show
In April 2017, Marlon launched his official YouTube channel, called ‘The Marlon Webb Show’, while he uploaded his first video, entitled “Rehab?”, on 16 June 2017. Each uploaded video attracted him more and more attention, and steadily enlarged his fan base. Some of the most popular videos on Marlon’s YouTube channel include “Fortnite Stole From Me”, “Foreign Dad”, and “The Half Man Half Kangaroo”, among many others.
Communication with Fans
The huge number of fans also includes a large number of likes and comments below each picture or video. Marlon Webb is one of those social media stars who regularly responds to every comment. He maintains a great relationship, which reflects his down-to-earth attitude.
Comedy Group, Short Film and TV Titles
An additional interest is that Marlon Webb formed a comedy group, called ‘Lab Ratz’, along with Ryan Doon and Luke Filipp. The group released the comedy series of the same name for the Zeus network.
Besides that, he’s tried himself as an actor, making his debut in a support role in the short drama film “Stay Woke!”, followed by another short music film entitled “You A B*tch”, both in 2017. During the same year, he guest-starred in a pilot episode of the TV series “WannabeZ”, and thereafter portrayed a homeless man in the 2018 short crime film “Wild Nothing”, written and directed by Brandon Calvillo. Most recently, Marlon was cast as Jeffrey Boom in the Fit TV Network series “Angel City Heroes” (2019).
Bitch pic.twitter.com/oJD4phecDP
— ?Marlon Webb? (@MarlonWebb) May 10, 2019
Personal Life, Appearance, Vital Statistics
The famous comedian has short dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. He stands at a height of 5ft 8ins (1.73m) and weighs approximately 176lbs (80kgs). Marlon Webb does not like to talk about his personal life, but he doesn’t have a wife or children yet, and there aren’t even any rumors related to his love life, confirming that he’s single at the moment. Marlon divides his time between Boston, Massachusetts, and Los Angeles, California.