This is about the actor/player who plays Stampylongnose. For the character, please go to Stampylongnose.
Personal information | ||||
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Born |
Joseph Garrett | |||
Nationality | English | |||
Residence | Hampshire, England | |||
YouTube information | ||||
Pseudonym | Stampylongnose | |||
Channel(s) | Stampylongnose (2006 - 2012; 2016 - present) Stampylonghead (2011 - present) Let's Cress (2016) MagicAnimalClub (2013 - present) | |||
Years active | 2006–present | |||
Genre | Let's Play, Vlogging | |||
Subscribers | 8 Million + | |||
Total views | 4 billion + | |||
Network(s) | Polaris, Disney | |||
Family | Netty (sister) | |||
Associated acts | IBallisticSquid, AmyLee33 | |||
Joseph Garrett, commonly known by his online alias, Stampy, Stampylongnose or Stampylonghead, is an English Actor, Gamer and Author. His personality was known mainly for playing Stampylonghead.
Personal Life
Joseph was born on December 13, 1990 (age 24-25), and lived in Havant, Hampshire, England.
History
Before Fame
He created his first channel Stampylongnose when Let's Plays were first becoming popular and left his job at a pub to create videos full time.
Career
Garrett created his first Youtube channel,Stampylongnose , on August 3rd 2006. He got the name from an animation he had made which a character 'Stampylonghead'.
He used the channel for uploading silly, real-life videos with his friends. He also spent hours making stop-motion films and animations.
Once he left school, he did video production courses in both college and university. The channel then became home to work projects that he helped create or acted in.
After watching video gameplay on Youtube, which had just started to become popular, Garrett recorded gameplay commentaries. Starting off with Call of Duty, then moving onto Halo, he soon realised he was boring to listen to and did not feel comfortable talking to himself.
Garrett was approached by a company called 'HomeFront' to create a review of a new game. They seemed pleased with the outcome, and 'hired' him to create more videos on their behalf. 'GamesThirst' also got in on the action and Garrett began to realize he was getting more and more skilled at commentating on games.
The final months of university began to take up a lot of Garrett's free time, and thus he announced that he no longer had time to make gameplay videos. However, to compensate, he created a new channel called 'Stampylonghead ' in which he uploaded let's-play videos just for fun, which took far less time and far less effort.
Garrett then downloaded Minecraft for the Xbox. He recorded every step of the way from the moment he set foot in a brand new world, entitled himself as 'Stampy's Lovely World '.His audience then began to grow rapidly, and with the addition of 'Stampy's Love Garden ' he was able to communicate with them and thank them in better ways.
In January 2013, Garrett met a person known as 'iBallisticSquid '. They planned to do only a couple of videos together, but quickly became close friends both in and out of videos. They are now
seen as a duo, and formed their own joint channel, 'The Magic Animal Club'.
Near the end of 2014, Maker Studios published a website and an app for Android and iOS devices where they post Stampy's videos everyday, as a partnership with him and the company. In early 2015, his current channel reached 5 Million Subscribers and he was nominated as UK Favourite Tipster in the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards presented by Nickelodeon, but lost to The Diamond Minecart (he was nominated again for the category in 2016, but lost again to the same person.)
On April 25, 2015, Stampy's new channel and show Wonder Quest was launched. This will not take place in his Lovely World, but it will take place in a town called Wonderberg where he and his new friend Wizard Keen (Adam Clarke) will protect their town and set many adventures. Also episodes from a new show, I Wonder, will be released alongside the channel which it will also appear the first fully animated Stampy Cat in history.
On September 2015, Garrett has made a deal with Egmont, a publisher of children's books and magazines in the UK, to publish his first official book. This book is up for release on October 22nd.
Trivia
- Garrett went to Southampton Solent University and lives in Hampshire in the UK.
- Garrett signed a deal with Disney-owned 'Maker Studios' and has launched a series of educational videos called 'Wonder Quest', which aims to teach various subjects using Minecraft and his character, Stampy.
- Garrett has a Degree in Film.
- His father's name was unknown, but somewhat nicknamed himself as Stampy Dad. His mother's name is named Katherine (revealed in Good Mythical MORE episode, Corn Dogs with Stampycat).
- StampyDad is known for creating the "Mr Stampy Cat" logo which is still in use until now.
- His sister is Netty. She also runs her own YouTube channel NettyPlays.
- He verified how he met his current girlfriend Sqaishey in an episode of Ear Biscuits.
- It was revealed in the Ear Biscuits Podcast that he has two sisters, instead of one.
- He was hired by GamesThirst after posting a review about a game called Homefront for them. In 2014, he and Maker Studios announced a partnership to launch an educational YouTube channel.
- As of January 2014, his channel was the 4th most viewed on YouTube behind other YouTubers such as Felix Kjellberg.
- In 2014, Garrett's was one of the ten most watched YouTube channels in the world.
- He visited the Stampylongnose Wiki once, as said by Stampy himself on Twitter.
- He has been featured on several television programs with CBBC and Disney.
Filmography
Film/Project | Role | Notes |
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Stampy's Let's Play | Stampylongnose | Lead Role |
Wonder Quest | Stampylongnose | Lead Role |
Sky Island Challenge/Slippery Survival | Stampylongnose | Supporting Role |
Finnball's Kingdom | Stampylongnose | Supporting Role |
Crafting into YouTubers | Stampylongnose | Guest Star in 2 episodes |
Past your Bedtime: With the Magic Animal Club - Q&A with Stampy | Stampylongnose | Guest Star |
Past your Bedtime: With the Magic Animal Club - Q&A with Squid | Stampylongnose | Host |
BBC Breakfast | Himself | Guest Star |
MIPTV | Himself | Guest Star |
How Stampy Flew To The Moon | Himself (Narrator), Stampylongnose | 2 Roles |
Meet Me At The Reck | Stampylongnose | Supporting Role/Guest Star in Episode: Cat on Black |
CBBC's Appsolute Genius with Dick and Dom (Available to UK users only) | Himself | Guest Star, Guest Commentator during Dick and Dom's platforming race |
Good Mythical Morning/Good Mythical MORE | Himself | Guest Star, Episode: Ultimate Minecraft Challenge ft. Stampy Cat |
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything! | Himself | Guest Star, Pilot Episode as Tournament Announcer |
Fun Kids Radio | Himself | Guest Star |
Diddy TV | Himself | Guest Star, Episode: Angel |
Podcasts
Film/Project | Platform | Role | Notes |
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Stampy's Lovely Podcast | iTunes | Himself | Lead Role |
The Shaft | iTunes | Himself | Guest Star in Episode 143 |
The Daily Cheat | iTunes | Himself | Guest Star in Episode 15 |
Ear Biscuits | iTunes, SoundCloud | Himself | Guest Star |
Magic Animal Club Podcast | YouTube, SoundCloud | Himself | Co-host |
Video games
Year | Game | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 6: A Portal to Mystery | Stampy Cat | Guest Star |
Awards
Ceremony | Year | Award | Status | Recipient |
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The Game Awards | 2014 | Trending Gamer | Nominated | TotalBiscuit |
Streamy Awards, 4th Edition | 2014 | Gaming Award | Nominated | Smosh Games |
Kids' Choice Awards | 2015 | UK Favourite Tipster | Nominated | The Diamond Minecart |
Streamy Awards, 5th Edition | 2015 | Gaming Award | Nominated | PewDiePie |
Golden Joystick Awards | 2015 | Gaming Personality | Nominated | PewDiePie |
Kids' Choice Awards | 2016 | UK Favourite Tipster | Nominated | The Diamond Minecart |