Greg O'Gallagher
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| Born | Gregory O'Gallagher September 21, 1991 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
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| Alma mater | University of Guelph | ||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 733 thousand[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 242 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: March 26, 2024 | |||||||
Gregory O'Gallagher (born 21 September 1991), also known as Kinobody, is a Canadian social media personality.
O'Gallagher rose to fame in 2015 with the release of the YouTube video The Real Bruce Wayne Revealed: The Power Of Intermittent Fasting (4K).[2] As of July 2023, the video has over 3.3 million views.
He also received worldwide attention with the release and promotional work of his fitness, diet and lifestyle brand, Kinobody.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
O'Gallagher was born on September 21, 1991, and was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[4][failed verification]
After the death of his father when he was 11 years old, his mother raised Gregory and his four siblings. He quickly discovered his passion for fitness and martial arts.[5]
At the age of 18, O'Gallagher attended University of Guelph in Canada to study business and marketing. He dropped out at the age of 19.
Career[edit]
Through social media, O'Gallagher creates content which aims to motivate and educate viewers who are interested in fitness.[6][7] He has become widely known in the fitness community.[8][9][10][11]
O'Gallagher created his YouTube channel on June 10, 2006. He released his first video on the November 16, 2009.
He promotes intermittent fasting. O'Gallagher often discusses the benefits and his personal experience with intermittent fasting in his videos and fitness programs.[12][13]
After becoming successful in fitness and accumulating a large social media following, O'Gallagher decided to pursue a career working in the film industry. He has acted and executive produced in two feature films.
After dropping out of school after a year, O'Gallagher launched an internet fitness brand called Kinobody. By 2016, Kinobody became one of the leading fitness programs in the world with over one hundred thousand customers.[14][failed verification]
According to O'Gallagher, Kinobody grossed $2 million in 2016, $3.6 million in 2017 and $8 million in 2018 due to its large catalog of products.[15]
Kinobody created a clothing brand in 2018. A number of these supplements were listed in Discover Magazine's "17 Strongest Pre Workout Supplements in 2023"[16] and "30 Best Organic Pre Workouts in 2023"[17] lists. These supplements have also been mentioned in Las Vegas Review-Journal's "10 Healthiest Preworkout Supplements"[18] list.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Kinobody". YouTube.
- ^ Caffier, Justin (March 28, 2016). "I Spent a Month Getting in Shape with YouTube's Douchiest Fitness Celebrity". Vice.
- ^ "10 Canadian Fitness Influencers You Need To Follow in 2021". LatestLY. February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Our Vision". MetCap Living.
- ^ O'Gallagher, Greg (October 6, 2016). "Muscle For Life Talks With Gregory O'Gallagher from Kinobody Fitness" (Interview). Interviewed by Dacia Braxton – via Medium.
- ^ "The Truth Behind The Documentary "What The Health"". August 26, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "How Fitness YouTuber Greg O'Gallagher Stays Jacked with 2 Workouts a Week". Men's Health. September 28, 2022.
- ^ Shabsove, Mia. "33 Guys With Badass Jobs In Toronto - Narcity". www.narcity.com.
- ^ "10 Canadian Fitness Influencers You Need to Follow in 2021". Yahoo! Finance. February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Broscience or Fact?: Greg O'Gallagher Says This Is How A Natty Should Train". Generation Iron. April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Highlighting the best fitness influencers on the internet today". January 18, 2021.
- ^ Tusing, David (August 16, 2016). "Intermittent fasting: My story". Gulf News.
- ^ John, Dan (February 13, 2015). "Dan John: Wandering Weights, Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 13". On Target Publications.
- ^ "Kinobody Greek God". Goodreads.
- ^ Russo, Donovan (May 5, 2019). "This guy became a millionaire at 24 by taking his shirt off on YouTube". CNBC.
- ^ Smith, Amber (July 20, 2023). "17 Strongest Pre Workout Supplements in 2023". Discover Magazine.
- ^ "30 Best Organic Pre Workouts in 2023". Discover Magazine.
- ^ "10 Healthiest Preworkout Supplements". Review Journal.
- ^ "The Russian Bride". TV Guide.
- ^ "Life With Dog". TV Guide.
- ^ "Senior Entourage". TV Guide.