User:Marmarbanks/sandbox

Personal life
Mario was born to Jamaican parents. At the age of 2 his family moved to Bronx, New York. Allen's "strict" Caribbean parents raised him in a Christian household. He attended Casa for both middle and elementary school. Allen's has been noted to have a calm demeanor, contrasting with his exuberant persona portrayed on Vine.

Career
Mario has earned 8k followers and over 800k loops on Vine, ranking in the 20000's on vine, respectively. Though he has over 8k followers on Vine, Mario is also known for his YouTube account, Marflixs. The channel and its videos have been covered by several online publications. Mario has stated that he turns down most requests to upload sponsored Vines. In his Vines, Mario portrays a caricature of himself, Mario Allen, as well as other recurring cartoonish characters.