Benito Skinner
Benito Skinner
Early life
Benito Skinner was originally born and raised in the United States. His birth sign is Scorpio.
Education
He earned his bachelor's degree in English and media studies from Georgetown University in 2016. He subsequently began Video blog on YouTube in 2017.
Professional life
He has gained popularity in his bennydrama7 Instagram account for his comedic posts with more than 800,000 followers. Like many of his video ideas, Benny said that his strokes of genius come at random times. However, with his astrology videos, he likes the challenge of working with a guideline to develop a fitting character. “So it's like, 'OK, this is, you know, Capricorn.
Skinner is most recognized from his YouTube videos where he frequently appears in character.
He often parodies celebrities like the Kardashians or Gigi Hadid, but others are from his own imagination.
For Skinner viral stardom was a natural process.
According to him in an interview section, he stated
“The thing about the Internet, and what I do on the Internet, is that once it goes, it goes.
As I started doing more character work and more impressions, they got shared more and more and more.”
He continues,
“People were just really excited about the videos, which I feel very lucky for.
I owe a lot of this obvious to the people who have been sharing and enjoying my videos.
They are on his journey with me, but [gaining viewers] was pretty organic.”
Skinner started his rise on social media around the same time as he was in the process of coming out as LGBTQ and his queer identity is deeply rooted in his work and creativity.
Social media
Benito Skinner has managed to accumulate a decent number of subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Besides YouTube, he is also active on Instagram and Facebook. He has more than 1 million followers on Instagram.
Associated with
He has parodied Gigi Hadid on his YouTube channel.