Tyler Oakley is an American Youtuber, author, and activist who is primarily recognized for his Youtube career and Youtube videos. In addition to YouTube, Oakley has also been involved in activism and speaking out for worthy causes. He is especially active in defending LGBT rights and represents the community.
Oakley started his Youtube career in the year 2007. Oakley often posts videos on his channel which are mostly collaborations with fellow YouTubers like Ryan Higa, Colleen Ballinger and many others. Recently, most of Tyler’s video has been advocating for rights and the LGBT community.
Tyler Oakley: early life, education and career
Tyler Oakley was born on March 22, 1989 in Jackson, Michigan, United States, which makes his nationality American. Oakley has a total of 12 siblings. His parents divorced when he was just a baby. He suffered from an eating disorder when he was a teenager called bulimia nervosa. Oakley went to Michigan State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Oakley later admitted that he was depressed and suicidal after breaking up with his longtime boyfriend while in college. This was also the time when he started making videos.
He started using YouTube in 2007 as a way to communicate with many of his high school friends. This later turned out to be his professional career. Tyler has attracted the attention of celebrities and big names in the entertainment and music industry. Not only has he performed with the boy band One Direction but Oakley also had the opportunity to meet former US President Barack Obama. Similarly, Oakley also made a video with Michelle Obama addressing education issues.
On the other hand, Oakley has also made some live appearances and has also been featured on Youtube Red. Along with that, Oakley also works for The Trevor Project. The project is an organization that works against suicide among LGBT youth. Tyler himself raised $29,000 on his birthday to support the Trevor Project.
Tyler Oakley: boyfriend and personal life
The youtuber is one of the openly homosexual personalities on Youtube. He actively represents the gay community and also advocates for his issues. Oakley has never been secretive about his personal life and relationship issues with his fans. From the very beginning, he clearly stated his depressed state due to a breakup, which was actually the reason behind his start of YouTube career.
But today things are a little different. Tyler recently revealed that he is dating someone and that he is also in a secret relationship. The YouTube star, however, did not choose to reveal the identity of her “secret boyfriend” of hers. Based on her need for privacy, we’ll wait for her to talk about her boyfriend.
Tyler Oakley: Estate
Tyler Oakley has already established himself as a social media star with an influential background. He has around 7.7 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and 661.5 million total views on his channels. The estimated net worth of him is around $8 million.
