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{{Tard|name = Shay Carl Butler|image = File:Shay.jpg|imagesize = 250px|tard name = DaddyTard|gender = Female|age = 36|birthday = March 5, 1980|parents = Carl & Laurie Butler|spouse = Colette Butler (m.2003)|children = Gavin,Avia,Emmi,Brock & Daxton}}
 
 
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'''Shay Carl Butler''' (born March 5, 1980),<sup>[1]</sup> known professionally as '''Shay Carl''', is an American vlogger and YouTube personality. Butler has five YouTube channels, two of which ("shaycarl"<sup>[5]</sup> and "SHAYTARDS"<sup>[6]</sup>) have over one million subscribers. Butler and ApprenticeEh are currently developing a documentary called "Vlogumentary" on a $200,000+ budget that was funded with an Indiegogo campaign and raised by mostly his viewers.<sup>[7]</sup> Forbes called Butler one of the "most successful video entrepreneurs on YouTube"<sup>[1]</sup> and in 2011 ''The New York Times'' featured Butt's production company Maker Studios.<sup>[8]</sup>
 
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|name = Shay Carl Butler
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|birth_date = March 5, 1980
   
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Logan, Utah
Butler married Colette ("Katilette")<sup>[2]</sup> in January 2003, and they have five children who are 1. [http://shaytard.wikia.com/wiki/SonTard Gavin] 2. [http://shaytard.wikia.com/wiki/PrincessTard Avia] 3. [http://shaytard.wikia.com/wiki/PoopTard Emmi] 4. [http://shaytard.wikia.com/wiki/RockTard Brock] 5. [http://shaytard.wikia.com/wiki/BroTard Daxton] His family is known as the "SHAYTARDS" and as "YouTube's first family".<sup>[23]</sup> Shay is the oldest of four children and his siblings bicth, Carlie and Logan are all active in the YouTube community. In a March 2012 episode of ''Anderson Live'', Butler stated his second youngest son Brock is "like the real-world Truman baby" because Brock Obama has been recorded since minutes after his birth.<sup>[24]</sup> His third child and second daughter, Emmi, was the fist ever of Shay's kids to be seen in a vlog, she also was featured on the front cover of James Blunt's album ''Some Kind of Trouble''.<sup>[25]</sup> In October 2013 their fifth child, Daxton, was born. Shay Butler lost 112 lbs in the space of a year and subsequently ran three marathons, one of which he ran with motivational speaker Dave Ramsey, with whom he is good friends.<sup>[26]</sup> Butler documented his weight loss journey on his "ShayLoss" channel.
 
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Laurie Butler
booty boy became more popular on YouTube after Philip DeFranco had watched one of his videos and gave him a shout-out. The shout-out resulted in a rise of Butler's subscribers and also in a friendship between him and DeFranco. By working with other YouTubers at The Station, Butler more than quadrupled his subscription base.<sup>[11]</sup> Butler later joined the YouTube Partner Program and co-founded Maker Studios.<sup>[7]</sup> In November 2009, he collaborated with Midi Mafia to create a flash mobat Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.<sup>[12]</sup> In 2009, Butler's "RETARDS" channel won "Best YouTube Channel or Personality" at Mashable's 3rd annual Open Web Awards.<sup>[13]</sup> In 2013, the same channel was one of the nominees in the "Best Non-Fiction or Reality Series" category of the 3rd Streamy Awards.<sup>[14]</sup> Butler and his wife, Colette, run a podcast called "When the Kids Go to Sleep", where they interview YouTubers and celebrities such as Terry Crews and Bas Rutten. In February 2013, actor Matt Damon made a guest appearance in one of Butler's vlogs after he and Damon had collaborated on a video to promote a Water.org project.<sup>[15][16][17]</sup>Butler sometimes creates sponsored videos, in which he promotes brands or companies in exchange for financial benefits.<sup>[18]</sup> Examples of such so-called "brand deals" he has made are wit Mommy boy bootyface Electric,<sup>[19]</sup> Foot Locker,<sup>[18]</sup> Kia<sup>[20]</sup> and Skype.<sup>[21]</sup>
 
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|spouse = Colette Butler (neè Crofts)
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Gavin Butler (b. 2003)
   
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Avia Butler (b. 2005)
In 2014 the Shay Carl YouTube channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #31.
 
   
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Emmi Butler (b. 2007)
Read More: [[wikipedia:Shay_Carl|Shay Carl Wikipedia page]]
 
   
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Brock Butler (b. 2010)
== Social Media[[Category:ShayTards]] ==
 
[https://www.youtube.com/user/SHAYTARDS Shaytards Youtube Channel]
 
   
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Daxton Butler (b. 2013)
[https://twitter.com/ShayCarl Shay Carl's Twitter]
 
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}}'''Shay Carl Butler''' (born March 5, 1980), known professionally as '''Shay Carl''', is an American vlogger, author and YouTube personality. Butler has three YouTube channels, two of which ("shaycarl" and "SHAYTARDS") have over three million subscribers. Butler and Corey Vidal developed a documentary called ''Vlogumentary'' on a $200,000+ budget that was funded with an Indiegogo campaign and raised by mostly his viewers. ''Vlogumentary'' was released on April 20, 2016. Forbes called Butler one of the "most successful video entrepreneurs on YouTube" and in 2011 ''The New York Times'' featured Butler's production company Maker Studios.
   
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== Early Life ==
[http://instagram.com/shaycarl Shay Carl's Instagram]
 
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Shay Carl Butler was born on March 5, 1980, in Logan, Utah to Carl and Laurie Butler. Butler is the oldest of four children. His siblings Casey, [[Carlie Butler|Carlie]], and [[Logan McKay Butler|Logan]] are all active in the YouTube community. Casey Butler <small>(caseylavere)</small> is married to [[Kayli Butler]] <small>(HeyKayli)</small>. [[Carlie Butler|Carlie Wood]] <small>(CarlieStylez and WhatsUpWoods) </small>Each have over 500,000 subscribers on their YouTube channels, while [[Logan McKay Butler|Logan Butler]] <small>(LoganMckay55), </small>has just under 400,000. At the age of four, Butler's family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where his father attended school for electrical engineering. After his father graduated, the family moved to Pocatello, Idaho. After graduating from high school, Butler served a full-time, two year mission in Barbados, Trinidad and Guyana for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He briefly attended Idaho State University, but dropped out to start working on his own. Prior to appearing on YouTube, Butler installed granite countertops for a living and worked as a school bus driver. He also worked as a radio DJ for Z103.
   
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== YouTube Popularity ==
[https://www.facebook.com/shaycarlbook Shay Carl's Facebook]
 
 
Butler became more popular on YouTube after Philip DeFranco watched one of his videos and gave him a shout-out. The shout-out resulted in a rise of Butler's subscribers and a friendship with DeFranco. By working with other YouTubers at ''The Station'', Butler more than quadrupled his subscribers. Butler later joined the YouTube Partner Program and co-founded Maker Studios. In November 2009, he collaborated with Midi Mafia to create a flash mob at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. In 2009, Butler's "SHAYTARDS" channel won "Best YouTube Channel or Personality" at Mashable's 3rd annual Open Web Awards. In 2013, the same channel was one of the nominees in the "Best Non-Fiction or Reality Series" category of the 3rd Streamy Awards.<nowiki> </nowiki>Butler and his wife, Colette, run a podcast called "When the Kids Go to<nowiki> </nowiki>Sleep", where they interview YouTubers and celebrities such as Terry Crews and Bas Rutten. In February 2013, actor Matt Damon made a guest appearance in one of Butler's vlogs after he and Damon had collaborated on a video to promote a Water.org project.
   
 
In 2014 the Shay Carl YouTube channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #31.
[https://plus.google.com/+ShayCarl/about Shay Carl's Google+]
 
   
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In late 2015, Shay, along with his eldest son Gavin, wrote a lifestyle, self-help book, ''Fat Dad, Fat Kid''.
[https://plus.google.com/101084206732216679398/posts Shay Carl's 2nd Google+]
 
   
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On September 28 2016, Butler announced that he will suspend the Shaytards YouTube channel for one year beginning on March 5, 2017, which is the day he would celebrate his 37th birthday.
[http://shaycarl.com/ www.shaycarl.com]
 
   
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== Personal Life ==
[https://www.youtube.com/user/iphoneTARD/featured iPhoneTard Youtube Channel]
 
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Butler married Colette in January of 2003. The couple has five children: Gavin, Avia, Emmi, Brock, and Daxton. His family is known as the "Shaytards" and as "YouTube's first family". Butler stated that much of his children's lives have been recorded and distributed in public. Butler's fourth child, Brock, has been noted as the internet's "first Truman baby" as his life has been documented since birth. His third child, Emmi, was featured on the front cover of James Blunt's album ''Some Kind of Trouble''. Butler's second child, Avia, released the song "Forever Love" on June 21, 2014.
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[[File:439b466186dae7cd697d1b0d2dc3f7e8---boys-handsome-boys.jpg|thumb|220x220px|'''Shay with his three sons, their last outing before moving back to Idaho. (From left to right) Daxton, Gavin, Brock, Shay. ''']]
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In 2014, Butler bought a property extending 1000-acres in Pocatello, Idaho. In 2016, he purchased the nearby Pebble Creek Ski Area in Inkom, Idaho.
   
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Butler lost 112 lbs (50.8 kg) in the space of a year and subsequently ran three marathons, one of which he ran with motivational speaker Dave Ramsey, with whom he is good friends. Butler documented his weight loss journey on his "ShayLoss" channel.
=== '''ShayLoss:''' ===
 
[https://www.youtube.com/user/ShayLoss Shayloss Youtube Channel]
 
   
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[[File:99ed952820efb36bbf067ac8b276da45.jpg|thumb|220x220px|'''Shay and his wife Colette on their wedding day, January 2003, with their family and friends.''']]
[https://twitter.com/TeamShayLoss Shayloss Twitter]
 
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[[File:1982409 orig.jpg|thumb|220x220px|'''Shay with his two daughters (left to right) Emmi, Shay, Avia''']]
   
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== YouTube Channels ==
[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shayloss/214651345366809 Shayloss Facebook]
 
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Butler has two YouTube channels. His "shaycarl" and "SHAYTARDS" channels have over one million and four million subscribers, respectively. For his "shaycarl" channel, Butler frequently works with celebrities such as retired basketball player Charles Barkley and retired mixed martial artist Bas Rutten.
   
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== Involvement With Maker Studios ==
[https://plus.google.com/117003235875406379371/posts Shayloss Google+]
 
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Butler originally moved out to Los Angeles in 2009 to form the company Maker Studios, along with friends and fellow YouTubers Lisa and Ben Donovan, Dan Zappin, Philip DeFranco and Kassem Gharaibeh. Maker's programming is divided into four networks: "Men", "Women", "Family", and "Entertainment".<nowiki> </nowiki>These four networks include "The Mom's View", which Butler's wife, Colette, appears on regularly as a part of the weekly "Mom's View Talk
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Show". Maker Studios was sold to The Walt Disney Company for $500 million on March 24, 2014. During its 25th season, ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', whose YouTube channels are being managed by Maker Studios since January 2014, will promote its brand via two web series, one of which will be created by Butler.
   
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== Awards And Nominations ==
=== '''When The Kids Go To Sleep:''' ===
 
[https://www.youtube.com/user/WhenTheKidsGoToSleep WTKGTS Youtube Channel]
 
   
 
=== '''Awards''' ===
[https://www.facebook.com/WTKGTS WTKGTS's Facebook]
 
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* 2009 Mashable Open Web Awards ''Best YouTube Channel or Personality'': SHAYTARDS
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* 2014 4th Streamy Awards ICON award (entrepreneurship category)
   
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=== '''Nominations''' ===
[https://twitter.com/WTKGTS WTKGTS's Twitter]
 
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* 2013 3rd Streamy Awards ''Best Non-Fiction or Reality Series'': SHAYTARDS
   
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== Filmography ==
[https://plus.google.com/114498947308110429506/posts WTKGTS's Google+]
 
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* 2009 ''The Station'' (web series; 5 episodes) as Randy / Shay
 
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* 2010 ''The Annoying Orange'' (web series; 2 episodes) as Cabbage/Shay Red
== Gallery ==
 
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* 2011 ''No Ordinary Family'' (TV series; 1 episode) as Security Guard
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* 2012-2013 ''MyMusic'' (web series; 3 episodes) as Hipster Metal
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* 2015-2016 ''Wonder Quest (web series)'' (13 episodes) as Heinous
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* 2016 ''Studio C'' (TV series; 1 episode) as Johnny "The Vlogfather"
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Butler has also done voice acting work for Cartoonium's ''Shaybeard'' online cartoon series, which features Butler as a Viking. He also co-starred in a public service announcement of the Adopt the Arts Foundation. 
Shayleafbeard.jpg
 
 
[[Category:ShayTards]]
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Revision as of 01:15, 26 July 2020

Shay Carl Butler (born March 5, 1980), known professionally as Shay Carl, is an American vlogger, author and YouTube personality. Butler has three YouTube channels, two of which ("shaycarl" and "SHAYTARDS") have over three million subscribers. Butler and Corey Vidal developed a documentary called Vlogumentary on a $200,000+ budget that was funded with an Indiegogo campaign and raised by mostly his viewers. Vlogumentary was released on April 20, 2016. Forbes called Butler one of the "most successful video entrepreneurs on YouTube" and in 2011 The New York Times featured Butler's production company Maker Studios.

Early Life

Shay Carl Butler was born on March 5, 1980, in Logan, Utah to Carl and Laurie Butler. Butler is the oldest of four children. His siblings Casey, Carlie, and Logan are all active in the YouTube community. Casey Butler (caseylavere) is married to Kayli Butler (HeyKayli). Carlie Wood (CarlieStylez and WhatsUpWoods) Each have over 500,000 subscribers on their YouTube channels, while Logan Butler (LoganMckay55), has just under 400,000. At the age of four, Butler's family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where his father attended school for electrical engineering. After his father graduated, the family moved to Pocatello, Idaho. After graduating from high school, Butler served a full-time, two year mission in Barbados, Trinidad and Guyana for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He briefly attended Idaho State University, but dropped out to start working on his own. Prior to appearing on YouTube, Butler installed granite countertops for a living and worked as a school bus driver. He also worked as a radio DJ for Z103.

YouTube Popularity

Butler became more popular on YouTube after Philip DeFranco watched one of his videos and gave him a shout-out. The shout-out resulted in a rise of Butler's subscribers and a friendship with DeFranco. By working with other YouTubers at The Station, Butler more than quadrupled his subscribers. Butler later joined the YouTube Partner Program and co-founded Maker Studios. In November 2009, he collaborated with Midi Mafia to create a flash mob at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. In 2009, Butler's "SHAYTARDS" channel won "Best YouTube Channel or Personality" at Mashable's 3rd annual Open Web Awards. In 2013, the same channel was one of the nominees in the "Best Non-Fiction or Reality Series" category of the 3rd Streamy Awards. Butler and his wife, Colette, run a podcast called "When the Kids Go to Sleep", where they interview YouTubers and celebrities such as Terry Crews and Bas Rutten. In February 2013, actor Matt Damon made a guest appearance in one of Butler's vlogs after he and Damon had collaborated on a video to promote a Water.org project.

In 2014 the Shay Carl YouTube channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #31.

In late 2015, Shay, along with his eldest son Gavin, wrote a lifestyle, self-help book, Fat Dad, Fat Kid.

On September 28 2016, Butler announced that he will suspend the Shaytards YouTube channel for one year beginning on March 5, 2017, which is the day he would celebrate his 37th birthday.

Personal Life

Butler married Colette in January of 2003. The couple has five children: Gavin, Avia, Emmi, Brock, and Daxton. His family is known as the "Shaytards" and as "YouTube's first family". Butler stated that much of his children's lives have been recorded and distributed in public. Butler's fourth child, Brock, has been noted as the internet's "first Truman baby" as his life has been documented since birth. His third child, Emmi, was featured on the front cover of James Blunt's album Some Kind of Trouble. Butler's second child, Avia, released the song "Forever Love" on June 21, 2014.

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Shay with his three sons, their last outing before moving back to Idaho. (From left to right) Daxton, Gavin, Brock, Shay.

In 2014, Butler bought a property extending 1000-acres in Pocatello, Idaho. In 2016, he purchased the nearby Pebble Creek Ski Area in Inkom, Idaho.

Butler lost 112 lbs (50.8 kg) in the space of a year and subsequently ran three marathons, one of which he ran with motivational speaker Dave Ramsey, with whom he is good friends. Butler documented his weight loss journey on his "ShayLoss" channel.

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Shay and his wife Colette on their wedding day, January 2003, with their family and friends.

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Shay with his two daughters (left to right) Emmi, Shay, Avia

YouTube Channels

Butler has two YouTube channels. His "shaycarl" and "SHAYTARDS" channels have over one million and four million subscribers, respectively. For his "shaycarl" channel, Butler frequently works with celebrities such as retired basketball player Charles Barkley and retired mixed martial artist Bas Rutten.

Involvement With Maker Studios

Butler originally moved out to Los Angeles in 2009 to form the company Maker Studios, along with friends and fellow YouTubers Lisa and Ben Donovan, Dan Zappin, Philip DeFranco and Kassem Gharaibeh. Maker's programming is divided into four networks: "Men", "Women", "Family", and "Entertainment". These four networks include "The Mom's View", which Butler's wife, Colette, appears on regularly as a part of the weekly "Mom's View Talk Show". Maker Studios was sold to The Walt Disney Company for $500 million on March 24, 2014. During its 25th season, America's Funniest Home Videos, whose YouTube channels are being managed by Maker Studios since January 2014, will promote its brand via two web series, one of which will be created by Butler.

Awards And Nominations

Awards

  • 2009 Mashable Open Web Awards Best YouTube Channel or Personality: SHAYTARDS
  • 2014 4th Streamy Awards ICON award (entrepreneurship category)

Nominations

  • 2013 3rd Streamy Awards Best Non-Fiction or Reality Series: SHAYTARDS

Filmography

  • 2009 The Station (web series; 5 episodes) as Randy / Shay
  • 2010 The Annoying Orange (web series; 2 episodes) as Cabbage/Shay Red
  • 2011 No Ordinary Family (TV series; 1 episode) as Security Guard
  • 2012-2013 MyMusic (web series; 3 episodes) as Hipster Metal
  • 2015-2016 Wonder Quest (web series) (13 episodes) as Heinous
  • 2016 Studio C (TV series; 1 episode) as Johnny "The Vlogfather"

Butler has also done voice acting work for Cartoonium's Shaybeard online cartoon series, which features Butler as a Viking. He also co-starred in a public service announcement of the Adopt the Arts Foundation.