Timothy DeLaGhetto’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Tim Chantarangsu (Thai: ทิม จันทรางศุ; rtgs: Thim Chantharangsu; born March 6, 1986), known professionally as Timothy DeLaGhetto and formerly Traphik, is an American rapper, comedian, actor, and internet personality. Aside from rapping, he produces and acts in comedy videos which are uploaded to his YouTube channel. He is currently a cast member on the improv comedy show Wild ‘N Out, on MTV and MTV2.

Biography

Tim Chantarangsu was born in Billings, Montana to parents of Thai heritage. His legal first name is “Tim”; it is not an abbreviation for “Timothy”. He was raised in Long Beach, California until the age of nine, and later moved to the city of Paramount, where his parents opened a Thai food restaurant. He attended Paramount High School and went on to attend California State University, Long Beach, but eventually dropped out in order to pursue an entertainment career. In 2011 DeLaGhetto was fired from his job a California Pizza Kitchen in Long Beach for tweeting that their new uniforms were “lame”. As a child, Chantarangsu developed a business plan modeled after Will Smith, which he called the “Fresh Prince Format”; the plan outlined three career objectives: get a record deal, a television show, and a movie deal.

YouTube

Chantarangsu’s main YouTube channel has over 3 million subscribers and over 600 million video views as of September 6, 2016. It features original skits, parodies, rants, and a series called Dear DeLaGhetto. His most popular video has over 78 million views. Chantaransgu also has a vlog channel, a music channel, and a style channel.

As of September 4, 2014, Chantarangsu has produced over 400 vlogs, and has garnered approximately 860,000 subscribers and over 110 million video views on his vlog channel. The channel consists of collaborations with other musical artists, songs from his albums and mixtapes, and a series called Weekly 16’s. His style channel, also known as Tim’s Bakery, has over 170,000 subscribers and over 10.8 million video views. The channel is composed of his fit-of-the-day videos, clothing collections and style videos and interviews with fellow sneaker fans called “Kickin’ It”. One of his newest video ventures includes an animated web series named Powerhouse in which he plays himself. In 2014, Chantarangsu’s YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #64.

Chantarangsu has participated in two episodes of Epic Rap Battles of History, as Kim Jong-Il in Season 1 in 2011 and as Sun Tzu in Season 4 in 2015.

Discography

Albums

• Rush Hour (2009)

Mixtapes

• The First Mixtape (2006)
• Will Rap for Food (2007)
• MixedApe (2010)
• Cruise Control (2012)
• No Jokes (2014)

Soundtrack

• High School Sucks: The Musical Soundtrack – 2011

Singles

• “Charlie Sheen” (with Jin and Dumbfoundead)
• “Chillin Here in the Atmosphere”
• “Magnetic” (with Tori Kelly)
• “Airplanes & Terminals” (with Andrew Garcia and G Seven)

Featured artist

• “Shut It Down” (with Chris Miles)
• “Keep Ya Head Up” (with D-Pryde)
• “My Fresh” (with Joanlee)
• “Pajama Pants” (with Nick Cannon, Migos, and Future)

Filmography