Ricky Dillon

Ricky Dillon
Dillon at VidCon 2014
Personal information
Born	Richard Porter Dillon Jr. April 4, 1992 (age 24) North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Singer-songwriter , YouTube personality and comedian
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
YouTube information
Channel	RickyDillion
Years active	2009–present
Genre	Pop pop rock R&B
Subscribers	3 million subscribers (September, 2016)
Total views	270 million views (September, 2016)
Associated acts	Trevor Moran
Play buttons 100,000 subscribers 2013 1,000,000 subscribers 2014 10,000,000 subscribers 2016

Richard Porter "Ricky" Dillon Jr.^[1] is an American YouTube personality and singer-songwriter from Tuscumbia, Alabama. Over his seven years on YouTube, Dillon has amassed over 3 million subscribers on his channel, as well as more than 270 million views on his videos.

Personal life

Dillon was born on April 4, 1992 in North Carolina and moved to Tuscumbia, Alabama when he was one year old. He has one older sister, named Tara. Dillon attended high school at Hoover High School where he also marched with the band. Dillon then attended college at Auburn University to study film but dropped out after three years.^[2][3][4]

In a video entitled "My Sexuality," Dillon said that, "If I were to label myself, I would be the closest to asexual." He said: "I am not attracted to men or women," having been in relationships with people of both genders.^[5]

Career

Dillon began his career on YouTube, uploading his first public video to his channel, PICKLEandBANANA, in 2009. Dillon also gained exposure due to the YouTube supergroup Our2ndLife where he, Connor Franta, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, Trevor Moran and Sam Pottorff went on an international tour and amassed a total 2.7 million subscribers before the group broke up in December 2014. He is also partnered with Fullscreen and has participated in their InTour festival.^[6]

Dillon uploads original songs and covers, as well as music videos on his channel. He also starred in a scripted Sour Patch Kids series, titled Breaking Out.^[7] Dillon was also a member of a YouTube collaboration channel, known as Our2ndLife until it disbanded in February 2015.^[8][9]

In 2014, Dillon released his debut single, titled "Ordinary".^[10] Dillon's debut EP, titled RPD, was released on January 26, 2015.^[11][12] In July 2015, Dillon released his sophomore single titled "BEAT".^[13] In an interview with People Magazine at VidCon 2015, Dillon hinted towards a new personal song called "Gold", told to be featured as one of the tracks on his second EP.^[14]

Dillon has mentioned in multiple interviews that Demi Lovato is a major influence to his musical career. He has covered several of her songs on his YouTube channel some of which were released to iTunes.^[15]

On December 1, 2015, Dillon announced the release of his debut album Gold, which was released on January 15, 2016. The 10-track set is preceded by the lead single "Steal the Show" (featuring Trevor Moran) released on December 28. Snoop Dogg and fellow YouTube personalities Trevor Moran and Shelby Wadell are featured on the album. The music video for the second single "Problematic" (featuring Snoop Dogg) was released on January 15.^[16]

Discography

Studio album

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Television

Films

References