Charles Marvin Green Jr. (October 16, 1950 – December 10, 2017), better known asAngry Grandpa (often times abbreviated asAGP), was an AmericanYouTuber. His videos have been featured onHLN'sDr. Drew,TruTV'sMost Shocking,Rude Tube, andMTV'sPranked.[2][3][4][5] Green'sYouTube channelTheAngryGrandpaShow has amassed a total of 4.81 million subscribers and 1.84 billion views.
YouTube career
Videos of Green under the moniker "Angry Grandpa", recorded by his son Michael, first started appearing on the internet in 2007. In the videos, which became known for itsprank style,[6] Green is seen reacting to his son's provocations by screaming profanities and destroying furniture, kitchen appliances, and technology.[7][8][9] His commentary and over-the-top reactions to recent events and controversial topics have also garnered attention.[5][7] While questions have been raised regarding the authenticity of the channel's content, including by fellow YouTuberRay William Johnson,[10] Green's son has credited his father'sbipolar disorder for the rage-driven outbursts seen in the videos.[5][7][11][12]
After gathering an audience onBreak.com, Green migrated to YouTube and gained popularity there.[7][13] Among Green's most popular videos are his reaction to the music video ofRebecca Black's single "Friday", which was featured onThe Guardian's viral video chart in 2011,[14] Green ripping up his son'sWrestleMania tickets,[15] destroying his son'sPlayStation 4,[16][17] smashing a television set during theSuper Bowl 50 after being frustrated at theCarolina Panthers loss,[18][11][19] and a prank causing him to hack at adurian with a Japanese sword.[20] In another popular video format, Green's son is seen gifting his father, who until then had lived in atrailer park,[21][22] a new house[23][24][25] and a1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, one like he owned in his youth,[26][27] causing Green to react—by way of exception—with joy and gratitude. Green's videos have been a prominent source for the popular formatYouTube poop.[28]
In December 2015, Green released a cover ofWaylon Jennings's "The Most Sensible Thing" in association with musicianShooter Jennings, who he had previously recorded videos with.[13][29] As of December 2020,TheAngryGrandpaShow is still being operated by Green's son. The channel now mainly uploads posthumous videos that were produced before Green's death.[4]
Personal life and death
Green was born on October 16, 1950, inChatham County, Georgia, to Dorothy Mayer and Charles Marvin Green Sr.[30] He was raised inCharleston, South Carolina, in a low-income household. He worked a number of jobs, including as a firefighter and small business owner.[7][31] He had been divorced twice and was the father of five children.[5] As a parent and before his YouTube career, Green described himself as an "800 pound alcoholic and distant father".[8] He stated that his celebrity status and his followers had given him renewed purpose in life.[3][12] By 2015, Green was estimated to have been worth US$1.5 million.[5]
Green had dealt with several medical conditions, includingpneumonia,kidney stones, andskin cancer, the last of which had gone intoremission.[3][31] After collapsing at his son'sFourth of July party in 2017, Green was diagnosed with livercirrhosis.[9] Following months of deteriorating health, he died from the illness at his home on December 10, 2017, aged 67.[8][32] Beside fellow YouTube personalities, condolences were sent byRoseanne Barr,Shooter Jennings, andPaul Heyman, the last of whom described him as a "YouTube pioneer".[9][13][12]
^abcdeBowers, Paul (March 27, 2013)."Why is this man so angry?".Charleston City Paper.Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2021.
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