Anthony Fantano Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Height, Weight, Biography & More
Anthony Fantano is a multi-talented personality of social media who owns his own YouTube channel, a music critic, journalist, blogger, and a great musician as well.
He is really well known among youngsters because of his channel which is named The Needle Drop where he reviews all kinds of music from pop to indie to anything and any kind of music.
Before turning as a YouTube star, he was a music director in the mid-2000s from where he started. He made a first-ever music review in the year 2009. Afterward, in the year 2010, he started making music reviews more constantly as people liked those reviews. Currently, he is living in Middletown Connecticut, US.
Wiki/Bio | |
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Real Full Birth Name | Anthony Fantano |
Nick name | Anthony |
Profession | YouTuber, music critic, journalist, blogger, and musician. |
Famous for | being a YouTuber who has 2.24+ million subscribers on his channel named "The Needle Drop". |
Age (As of 2019) | 34 years old. |
Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | 28 October 1985. |
Birthplace/Hometown | Wolcott, Connecticut, United States. |
Nationality | American. |
Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian) | Straight. |
Gender | Male. |
Ethnicity | Caucasian. |
Religion | Christianity. |
House In | Middletown Connecticut, US. |
Social Media Profiles | Instagram: afantano Twitter: theneedledrop YouTube: theneedledrop |
Wealth | |
Earning Sources | Google Adsense and Brand Endorsements. |
Net worth (approx.) | $1.5 Million US Dollars, as of 2020. |
Body Stats | |
Height | Feet & Inches: 6' 1". Centimeters: 185 cm. Meters: 1,85 m. |
Weight | Kilograms: 92 Kg. Pounds: 202 lbs. |
Eye Color | Blue. |
Hair Color | Brown. |
Physical Statistics | 46-34-40. |
Family | |
Parents | Father: will update. Mother: not known. |
Siblings | Brother: -- Sister: -- |
Personal Information | |
Marital Status | Married. |
Wife/Spouse | Dominique B Boxley. |
Girlfriend | None. |
Food Habits | Non-Vegan. |
Smoke/Drinks? | Drinks occasionally. |
Education | |
Highest Qualification | Graduate. |
School | Local High School. |
Alma Mater | Southern Connecticut State University |
Contents
Early Life
The internet star was born on 28 October 1985 in Wolcott, Connecticut, United States. His sun sign is Scorpio. He always dreamt of becoming a cartoon artist when he was in his growing ages.
He belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity, while he was very young at the time his parents got separated from each other and it was a bit difficult for the child to have all pressure but he came out to be stronger out of all those circumstances.
Anthony Fantano had completed his education from Southern Connecticut State University. He studied political science and mass communication as of his subjects in his graduation days. He has worked to pay his school fee, he had to work at the pizza parlor of high school.
As per the source, his school teacher helped him to get an internship in WNPR and he learned podcasts there, and he is very thankful to his teacher for the same.
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Personal Life
Anthony is a married man who tied the knot to his long term girlfriend. The name of his wife is Dominique B Boxley and she is African-American native.
By profession; she is an actress and writer who is known for her appearance in the “The Needle Drop” (2009) with Anthony Fantano her husband.
Career
This YouTuber started his career in 2000 as a music director in his university Southern Connecticut State University college radio station.
Later, in 2009, he started reviewing with Jay Reatard records. He worked in a school pizza for his survival for some time in 2011 and then he decided to post the video on YouTube channel.
Anthony Fantano launched his YouTube channel on “The Needle Drop”. He got a chance to appear in the article “The Guardian”.
His channel Fantano has appeared on Lil Nas X’s video for the Young Thug and Mason Ramsey remix of Old Town Road.
Fantano is famous just because of his presence on social media. He made his first YouTube channel video on 21 January 2009 by the name of “the needle drop”. There are 22.1 Lac subscribers on this as well as this channel is completely dedicated to his reviewing music videos and nothing else.
The name of his other YouTube channel is “Fantano“. This was created by him on 18 May 2017 where he is having the support and love of 1.14 million people who have subscribed to this channel.
On his Instagram account, 567k+ followers are there. He is also very active on twitter. Currently, he is having 718.9k followers on this twitter. His channel generates an average of 500,000 views in a day.
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Physical Appearance
Anthony Fantano’s height is about 1.85 m which is 185 centimeters and 6 feet 1 inch which is quite tall. This social media star has worked a lot on his body because when he was a child he had to suffer from obesity.
He used to eat meat but in his teen, he turned to be vegetarian. His weight was nearly 300 pounds and he was just 15 years old at this time.
Anthony’s favorite cold drink is “Fanta” which is nor too strong and has a tangy flavor that leaves its color on your tongue after gulping it down your throat.
Some Lesser Known Facts about Anthony Fantano
- The website which he manages is named as www.theneedledrop.com.
- He also works as a music critic on his YouTube channel.
- This YouTuber is one of the richest social media stars who have a net worth of $1.5 Million.
- Anthony Fantano is an Atheist who does not believe in God and his presence.
- He is fond of his dad’s dog as well as he posted the photo of dog on12 November 2018.
- Some time ago, he was going to celeb The Needle Drop rates the 10 anniversary of his YouTube channel “The Needle Drop” in San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn but he had to cancel this program because of one ” FADER article”.
- He does a rating of songs on his YouTube channel.
- The internet star is a kind of the first critic who got name and fame as well as admired by the public.
- All the posts which are posted by him on his Instagram are not only fun but have a different presentation also according to Anthony Fantano.
- He was fond of listening to music on the radio in his childhood that is why he came up to a be a music director, he transformed his passion into profession.
- Shirley Braha is a person who taught him how to edit a video and review it. She is an anchor of the famous show.
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- His channel Fantano won the MTV O music award in the category of “Beyond the Blog” in 2011.
- In his childhood, he was the great admirer of The Simpson the cartoonist, and wanted to be like him.
- Anthony Fantano measures the track on the scale of 0-10 his reviews are always considered honest and relevant.
- He often writes quotations on his photo as he likes to write sometimes when he feels a bit down and exhausted.
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