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Where is Kazoo Kid Now? What Is Brett Ambler Doing Now?

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• Brett Ambler became an internet personality in 2016 when Kazoo toy commercials he starred in 1989 were uploaded to YouTube;
• Born in Redding, Connecticut in 1984, Brett moved to Boulder, Colorado at age 5;
• Brett studied rhetoric and communication at the University of Richmond and became a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity;
• Starred in the "Special Friends" series of Kazoo toy commercials in 1989;
• Is now a stage actor, theatre teacher, and voice-over artist with an estimated net worth of over $500,000.

A living meme, Brett Ambler became an internet personality in 2016, when the commercials of Kazoo toy, filmed in 1989, were uploaded onto YouTube. Brett was the leading actor in those advertising videos, and his unique manner of acting opened a lot of doors in his career.

Early life and family

Brett Ambler was born on 8 December 1984, in Redding, Connecticut USA, so his zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and he holds American nationality. Brett has three siblings; he was born a younger middle child. He moved with his family to Boulder, Colorado, when he was only five years old, but otherwise hasn’t shared much about his family, except to mentionthat he got a lot of support from his parents when he decided to go for acting.

Educational background

Brett matriculated from his local high school in Boulder in 2002, then enrolled at the University of Richmond where he studied rhetoric and communication. He also became a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and joined the a Capella choir entitled “Choeur Du Roi”. After his successful participation in various commercials, Brett decided to pursue his dream to become an actor, so took Michael Duran’s classes “Jazz and Tap”, and also studied in Diana Canova’s training courses “Acting and Vocal Training”.

Career

Starring in Kazoo Special Friends commercials

In 1989 Brett passed the casting to join the crew of other kids to advertise a toy called “Kazoo”. The toy is in fact a musical instrument which changes the voice of the person who plays it, making it buzzing and vibrating. Brett became the leading child actor of the commercials, and soon became recognized as “The Kazoo Kid”.

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The set of the commercials was produced by Melissa & Doug, LLC, which is now a large manufacturer of toys of all kinds: plush, wooden, musical, etc. Brett was also noticed among other kids during the casting, as Doug Bernstein, the co-founder of “Lights, Camera, Interaction! Inc” (which was later renamed to Melissa & Doug, LLC) was the son of Brett’s elementary school principal, Bob Bernstein. As the audition took place at Brett’s school first, he soon joined the short list of child actors for the videos. Brett later shared in one of his interview that Melissa and Doug were very kind to him, and he really enjoyed the way his audition went, as they played various games, asked him to pretend to be various animals, to sing his favorite songs, etc. In the end, Brett and six other kids were signed to appear in the videos.

The first promotional video, advertising the Kazoo penny-trumpet, was launched on VHS cassettes in 1989, and was entitled “You On Kazoo”. Another video, promoting a microphone toy, was out in 1990, and was entitled “Let’s Sing-Along!”. In 1991 Melissa and Doug filmed another musical video, “Ring-Along, Sing-Along”, and the fourth video starring Brett, entitled “If I Ran the Zoo”, came out in 1992. The whole set of commercials from the series “Special Friends” was ended with “Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever!”; Brett didn’t appear in the video, though he did the voicing over of the narrator.

Reviving the videos in 2016 and making them internet memes

Until 2016 Brett had quite a successful career as a stage actor, working in the National Repertory Orchestra.

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He has also become a member of Actors Equity Association. Brett teaches acting at the base of STAGES St. Louis, a musical theatre located in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2014 he appeared in the Nebraska Lottery printed commercial, and the following year starred in the winter commercial campaign for Kroger Grocery Shop.

In 2016 the videos from the series “Special Friends” somehow were found and uploaded to the internet, and became viral in a matter or a few days. A lot of people remembered the videos, but they couldn’t accept the fact that the star of those videos was now 42. This made the whole situation even more comic, as people started addressing Brett as “Kazoo Kid”, while he insisted that he was not a kid anymore, and asked to be called “Kazoo Kid-Man”.

Brett became the star of memes and various discussions on Twitter, Reddit, etc. He also explained the weird fact of him voicing over all the boys in the videos, while all the girls were voiced over by Melissa Bernstein, which made the girls sound very strange, as they talked as an adult woman. Brett shared that the videos were filmed at the Pond Farm, where there was a lot of wind, and trucks were going by making a loud noise, so they had to overcome those problems, and so dubbed all the videos in the sound studio.

The life after becoming an internet meme. Where is Kazoo Kid now?

Brett admitted that he felt pleased by people reaching him because of his work in the “Special Friends” series, as he understood that it still looked funny and weird, making all people wonder about the details of the filming. However, he still works as a stage and voicing over actor.

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He starred in the production of “The Buddy Holly Story” in Colorado, landing the title role. As of 2020, he is assigned to Talent and Entertainment Agency entitled Talent Plus, making commercial and narration audios.

Brett has worked in many theatres, such as Denver Center Theatre Co., BDT Stage, Theatre IV’s Empire Theatre, etc. He could be seen as Fidele in the production “Death Takes A Holiday”, performed on the stage of Arvada Center for the Arts. Brett also landed the role of Miles in Barkesdale Theatre’s production “The Drawer Boy”, and Stage 1 Theatre Company invited Brett to play the role of Johnny in their production of “tick…tick…BOOM!”. Brett mentioned that he really enjoyed portraying the character of Emmett Forrest in the production of Arvada Center for the Arts “Legally Blonde”, playing the successful lawyer, who became the inspiring boyfriend of the main character of the play, Elle Woods, an aspiring law student.

Personal life, wife Amanda

Brett started dating his now-wife in 2010. They both work in STAGES musical theatre in St. Louis. Amanda holds the position of a creative director there; she also acts as theater educator. Brett and Amanda like cutting pumpkins for Halloween, making a competition of their hobby. They also like watching various TV series together. Brett and Amanda became engaged on 17 September 2018, and Brett shared the photo on his Twitter profile of the engagement ring he presented to Amanda,. The couple married on 5 February 2019.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Brett did some Tae Kwon Do and can juggle. He can speak numerous accents and dialects, including Canadian, Scottish, New York and Boston. As he had Spanish as his minor at university, he can speak Spanish and Mexican dialects too.

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Even though Brett is strongly associated with Kazoo, he can play many other musical instruments. He started from playing the guitar, ukulele and mandolin, then later learnt how to play the drums, hand percussion, upright bass, and even flute. Brett once wanted to obtain another specialization and studied to work as a massage therapist. He has a driver’s license, but doesn’t like driving, as traffic makes him very nervous.

Appearance, clothing style

Brett has salt and pepper hair and blue eyes. He is 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall and weighs around 180lbs (81kgs). As to his clothing style, he likes wearing T-shirts with prints from the “Special Friends” commercials, however, when at work, he prefers classic suits and shirts. His favorite color in clothes is light blue.

Net worth and salary

As of 2020, Brett is reported to have a net worth of over $500,000

Started with TheLegit.org in April 2023. Previously, Executive Editor at Echoes Media. Holds a Journalism degree from New York University.

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What happened to American Gun Chic? Age, Net Worth, Wiki

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Who is the American Gun Chic and what happened to her?

American Gun Chic, whose real name is Brickell Clark, was born in the USA on 10 February 1993 – her zodiac sign is Aquarius and she holds American nationality. Gun Chic is a YouTube star best known for her eponymous channel which she launched on 16 December 2015 and which is currently subscribed by over 60,000 people while it counts around 5.5 million views of all her videos combined. She is mostly focused on uploading videos related to firearms and explosions and two of her most popular ones are “80lb Crossbow Pistol vs. Fruit & Cans.

American Gun Chic experiments & reviews an 80lb Crossbow” which has been seen around 550,000 times since 8 August 2016, and “(Part 2) March For Our Lives is a Hoax!!! Kaitlin Bennett, Mark Robinson, Hickok45 & UGETube” which has been watched around 315,000 times since 29 October 2018.,

Gun Chic took a break from uploading videos sometime in 2018 which is when her fans thought she was finished with YouTube, however, she soon returned and has been active to this day.

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Early life and education

Gun Chic was raised in the USA alongside her sister and her three brothers by their father who is working at a gun shop and their mother who is a housewife – Gun Chic was the closest to her father of the five siblings, which is how she became interested in weapons.

Gun Chic attended a high school at which she was physically very active, as she played several sports such as tennis and soccer while she also ran track, and it was while attending her senior year that her father started teaching her how to fire various weapons.

She matriculated in 2011 and then apparently enrolled at a college from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2015, but then didn’t work in her field of studies, but rather focused on her career on the internet.

Career as a YouTuber and other ventures

Besides her career as a YouTuber, Gun Chic is a pistol instructor and holds her National Rifle Association (NRA) Pistol Instructor Certificate which allows her to teach people how to shoot from nearly 20 weapons – some of the tests she has passed include Tactical Shotgun – Tactical Response, Red Dawn Response – Tactical Insider and 2-Day Active Shooter – Battleline Tactical.

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As she has written on her website, Gun Chic uploads videos to encourage women to learn self-defense as it is ‘the most fundamental attribute’ which also helped make the US what it is today.

She is also a skilled martial artist, who has been taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lessons for years now.

Gun Chic is active on various other social media networks including Facebook, on which there are over 15,000 people following her page, and she is also active on Instagram where she counts around 21,500 followers and more than 500 pictures uploaded onto her account. She is also making money by selling her merchandise on the internet.

There are rumors circulating the internet that Gun Chic worked as a stripper before she became active on the internet, but she hasn’t commented on these rumors.

Love life and relationships

Gun Chic has been dating the same man, known only as Hoskins for years now. According to the rumors, they started dating while Gun Chic was still working as a stripper, as Hoskins is also good with weapons and allegedly has several at his home. A person once tried to rob him with a shotgun, and during the fight, the gun fired and the robber was killed.

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Gun Chic was even punched in the face and according to the rumors, there were two burglars but the other one got away after his friend was shot dead.

Gun Chic and her boyfriend are making videos together today, and Hoskins can be seen featured in many of these. It appears as they have agreed not to marry and not to have children anytime soon and as of September 2020, Gun Chic is in a relationship, she hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

One of her main hobbies is working out, and she has three to four training sessions at the gym each week, while she is also following a somewhat strict diet, but allows herself one cheat meal a day, for which she usually chooses pizza and ice cream.

Summer is her favorite season as she likes to show off her body at the beach and swim in the ocean, while she also knows how to paddleboard.

Gun Chic is a huge lover of animals and has recently saved a fawn after finding it alone in her friend’s backyard – she fed the fawn and then returned her to the backyard when her mother together with her entire heard came for her baby.

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In her spare time, Gun Chic likes to watch action movies, and some of her favorite actors are Steven Seagal, Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan, and some of the movies she likes to watch the most are “Under Siege”, “Above the Law” and “The Glimmer Man”.

Age and net worth

Gun Chic is 27 years old. She has long blonde hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) and she weighs around 145lbs (66kgs).

As of September 2020, her net worth has been estimated at over $300,000.

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Naked Truth of Paris Dylan Roxanne – Catfish, Biography

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Who is Paris Roxanne?

Paris Dunn was born on 21 February 1994, in Riverside, California, USA, and is a social media personality, but best known for rising to fame in 2011 after becoming involved in a catfishing scandal that nearly destroyed the career of then NBA-player Chris Andersen. The scheme turned out to be an international investigation to find the culprit.

The Net Worth of Paris Roxanne

As of early-2020, Paris Roxanne’s net worth is estimated to be over $1 million, earned through success in her various endeavors. She later found further fame through social media, which opened opportunities for her to work as a model.

She also probably benefits from the success of her current partner, singer Don McLean, who has a net worth estimated to be over $50 million.

Early Life and Chris Andersen

Paris grew up in Southern California and lived a life relatively out of the spotlight. At a young age she aspired to become a model, and set up various online accounts showcasing her attractive qualities especially her looks. She gained a small following online but things changed when she was suddenly contacted by National Basketball Association (NBA) player, Chris Anderson.

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Chris Andersen, also known as the Birdman, found fame playing in the NBA for teams such as the Denver Nuggets, at the time the two met online. Andersen was noted for his career resurgence, rising from issues with drugs to finding himself a part of several high profile teams including the Miami Heat with which he would win a championship. Other teams he played with include the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Hornets. After retiring from the NBA, he found more work as a player in The Big 3 League.

The Catfish Scheme

Surprised that a celebrity was contacting her, Roxanne immediately began chatting with Andersen.

They exchanged messages back and forth and she lied about her age, claiming that she was already 21 even though she was only 17 at the time. She was also contacted online by someone claiming to be Andersen’s best friend named Tom Taylor, who urged that the two should meet up. Eventually her conversations with Andersen escalated and the two began exchanging more private content, sending each other nude photos. The two planned to meet up, and Taylor also encouraged her to travel to him so that they could hang out.

The date eventually arrived and the two had sex though there were times that she was confused about some of their conversations.

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The basketball player seemed to talk about people and events that she couldn’t recall, but just brushed it off as some eccentricity. Following her return home, she got messages from Taylor and she told him that she was probably not interested in meeting with Andersen anymore as another basketball player was contacting her and she was interested in meeting him.

The Investigation

Taylor began messaging Paris with increasing frustration, desperation and anger, sending her death threats and suddenly came off aggressive. According to him, he had a copy of her nude photos that Andersen shared with him, and that he was going to expose her to the internet. Fearing for her life, she told her mother and the two approached the police with the information they had.

On Andersen’s end, he began getting messages about someone claiming to be Paris’ mother who informed him that she was underage and that they were going to the authorities to report him. The player sent the message to his lawyer who quickly stood up against the extortion. Despite that, Andersen sent her around $3000 in hopes of keeping things quiet. Eventually, with the information Paris had sent to the police, an investigation was underway and a search of the player’s home revealed that he didn’t know anyone named Tom Taylor. Police then traced their phones and discovered that they weren’t talking to one another, but their messages were being filtered through another person living in Canada, the one pretending to be Tom and pretending to be Paris’ mom.

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Arrest and Conviction

While Andersen didn’t have any problem with their sexual encounter as she was of legal consent age in Colorado, the photos he had of her might be construed as a form of child pornography. With investigations, things were tense because if judgment were to be put on him, it would mean the end of his NBA career. Police eventually ruled him out as a conspirator or a suspect, but also as a victim in the case.

The police discovered the true culprit in Manitoba, Canada; a woman named Shelly Chartier. She was a social outcast living with a bedridden mother, and only had a computer with internet for her entertainment.

She discovered how to catfish a few years back, pretending to be several personalities online such as a YouTuber, reality star Brody Jenner, and a Playboy Playmate. Because the US law enforcement didn’t have jurisdiction there, she was arrested by Canadian police, and spent a year in prison in Canada.

The following events proved unusual, as she seemed to have become reformed after her stint in prison, regretting her actions of catfishing. She also found a husband from New York who visits her frequently though he cannot stay for long as he isn’t a Canadian citizen. She also can’t visit the US as she would be tried for extortion if she sets foot in the country, leading to a possible 25 years in prison.

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Paris Roxanne Today

After a few years away from the spotlight, Roxanne finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a social media personality. The fame she got with her case with Andersen helped her career significantly. Their story was even featured on shows such as “Catfish” and “20/20”. In recent years, she gained attention once more, as she started a relationship with the singer Don McLean. The relationship was noted for their large age gap, with McLean being over 70 years old while she is still in her 20s. Before becoming partners, he was married twice and has two children from his second marriage.

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Naked Truth of Instagram Star – Ana Lorde – Who is she?

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Who is Ana Lorde?

Ana Lorde was born on 15 July 1988, in San Diego, California, USA, and is a social media personality as well as a glamour model, best known for her account on Instagram which has over two million followers. She is a proclaimed ‘world’s biggest boobs’ award winner and also does private adult shows for paying subscribers.

The Riches of Ana Lorde

As of early-2020, Ana Lorde’s net worth is estimated to be over $700,000, earned largely through a successful online career. She earns an increasing monthly salary thanks to her online adult work, while she also gains sponsorships and other opportunities thanks to her huge following on Instagram.

Online Beginnings

Ana grew up in California, and at a young age developed a love for adventure. She was raised in a very liberal environment, and eventually developed a desire to pursue a career as a model. Unlike the traditional modeling route most people are accustomed to, she opted to become a glamour model, models who are known for flaunting their body and figure. Many glamour models engage in near-nude or nude photoshoots, often wearing minimal clothing such as bikinis or sleepwear.

One of the reasons for her quick rise to fame is her large breasts, which many of her followers found appealing.

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She discovered the website Instagram, and began posting regularly on the site, often displaying her large breasts, though kept on the borderline of what was acceptable on the popular photo-sharing site. Her followers grew significantly in number over the years, and this attracted several companies and publications to her. She then decided to expand her reach further, by creating accounts on other online sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Publication Features

Lorde added more to her growing resume as she was contacted by the publication “Playboy”, which did a feature photo shoot of her for the magazine, one of the most recognized brands in the world.

The magazine established by Hugh Hefner is one of the major factors of the sexual revolution. Many women who’ve posed for the magazine consider a feature on “Playboy” as one of the peaks of beauty, attractiveness and fame, due to the reputation the magazine has built, featuring some of the most attractive women in the world. She became featured in an international edition of the magazine in Serbia, visiting one of their key mansion locations there.

Ana has also been featured in “FHM” or For Him Magazine, the men’s magazine known for its annual feature of the 100 sexiest women in the world, often including top models, celebrities, athletes, online personalities and many others.

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Another magazine she’s been featured in is “Maxim”, which is on par in popularity with the other publications, and is a men’s magazine based in New York City, also known for featuring women who are at the top of their careers. These magazines have a few of the largest and widest circulations around the world.

Adult-Oriented Content

One of the main ways Ana earns her income is through adult-oriented content, which can be accessed through paid monthly subscriptions. She uses the Snapchat app as her primary app due to its features on privacy. The app allows users to post photos and videos for a short period of time before they become unavailable.

It quickly became a popular app due to its implementation of augmented reality. Eventually, the app started offering a new feature called Snapcash, which allows its users to earn income for exclusive content. Since the introduction of this feature, it has become a popular hub for porn stars and adult content creators. With its popularity, it has become one of the biggest parts of the online porn industry, responsible for helping bring back income to sex workers, as they gain money directly as opposed to using porn companies.

To help promote her nude and adult-oriented content on Snapchat, she also used her Twitter account to become a key marketing tool to promote her content, since Twitter doesn’t employ a many restrictions on the type of content people can put out.

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Users can promote these types of content, provided that Twitter warns users before they are able to view such uploads.

Recent Endeavors and the Social Media Sex Industry

In recent months, Lorde has been more active in posting online content, and promoting her online shows. This is due to the increased online activity as people are mostly homebound to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Models and other Instagram personalities are also mostly at home, so they have to improvise by making more content while at home, or increasing their activity as seen with many sex workers and adult stars.

Studies have shown that social media has increasingly become a hub for sex workers to migrate to due, due to their ease of access and the popularity these types of websites generate. By complying with the policies of a website such as Instagram, they can advertise their services suggestively, and use the popular platform as a stepping stone to help bring money in. Instagram has also been a concern for others who know of women who have accrued luxurious lifestyles through becoming online prostitutes, serving only the most luxurious and wealthy of men.

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These interactions often can’t be tracked due to how some apps promote privacy, and do not store any data about conversations to avoid any breach.

Personal Life

Ana Lorde is single, and doesn’t talk about any past or present romantic endeavors. There are rumors that she may be interested in women due to her promotion of the work of others who have a similar career to hers. She promotes the work of Dakota James a lot, which has led to some rumors that the two are either close friends or something else is going on behind the scenes. This, however, has not been confirmed.

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