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Ari Fitz
Ari Fitz in January 2017
Personal information
BornArielle Scott
1989 (age 34–35)
Vallejo, California, US
Occupation(s)YouTuber, model, film producer
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2013–present
Subscribers251,000
Total views12,772,489 views
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers

Arrows Fitz (born Arielle Scott; 1989), commonly known as Ari Fitz, is an American model, vlogger, television personality, and film producer. He is best known for his YouTube channel Tomboyish, in which he explores topics related to being an androgynous person who presents as both masculine and feminine.

Life and career

Fitz was born in 1989, in Vallejo, California. He attended University of California, Berkeley and received a degree in business, and began to model as an undergraduate. He has modeled for companies such as UGG and Kenzo, and appeared on a cover for Nylon.

Fitz created his YouTube channel when he was 23, and soon after appeared as a cast member on Real World: Ex-Plosion, at the time going by the name Arielle Scott. In 2016, Fitz moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in vlogging. Soon after arriving, he turned down a modeling contract at a well-known agency because the agency sought to control his YouTube content. Fitz began to vlog daily on his YouTube channel Tomboyish. The majority of the content is related to gender and sexuality. Fitz also produces short films that he posts to his channel, such as Bubbles, a scripted web series, and My Mama Wears Timbs, a short documentary about a masculine of center pregnant woman.

Accolades

Fitz received a nomination for Best Social Media in the LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel category at the 9th annual Shorty Awards. He was named on Pride.com's 2019 Pride 25 list.

Personal life

Fitz identifies as queer and transgender nonbinary. He has stated that he uses he/him and they/them pronouns.

Notes

  1. Fitz uses he/him and they/them pronouns. This article uses masculine pronouns for consistency.

References

  1. ^ "About Ari". YouTube.
  2. ^ i'm trans. my name is ARROWS (@angryarrows) now., retrieved June 2, 2021
  3. "Arrows Fitz - Owner, Executive Producer @ Whatta Weekend. (he/they)". LinkedIn.
  4. ^ Owen, Elliot (February 27, 2014). "Oaklanders School 'Real World' Cast on Transgender Identity". East Bay Express. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  5. "Ari Fitz's New Web Series Highlights Untold Queer Love Stories". bust.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  6. "Social Media Star Ari Fitz on Staying Focused and Believing in Herself". Posture Media. March 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  7. "Gallery: Ari Fitz & Christine Ting Celebrate Black Queer Intimacy". out.com. October 1, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ari Fitz keeps it 100 on "The Real World: Ex-Plosion"". AfterEllen. January 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ari Fitz Left Instagram Because It's Policing Queer Black Users". Bitch Media. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ari Fitz – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Tobia, Jacob (April 2, 2018). "A Letter to Teenage Boys, From Someone Who Used to Be One". Vice. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ari Fitz Is Telling Stories the World Needs to Hear". pride.com. June 1, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  13. GRIP THIS BTS, retrieved June 2, 2021

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