Ari Fitz

Ari Fitz
Ari Fitz in January 2017
Personal information
Born
Arielle Scott

1989 (age 34–35)
Vallejo, California, US
Occupation(s)YouTuber, model, film producer
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2013–present
Subscribers251,000[1]
Total views12,772,489 views[1]
100,000 subscribers

Arrows Fitz[2][3] (born Arielle Scott;[4] 1989), commonly known as Ari Fitz, is an American model, vlogger, television personality, and film producer. He[a] 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.[5][6][7]

Life and career

Fitz was born in 1989, in Vallejo, California.[4] He attended University of California, Berkeley and received a degree in business,[8] and began to model as an undergraduate.[8] He has modeled for companies such as UGG and Kenzo, and appeared on a cover for Nylon.[9]

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.[10][8] In 2016, Fitz moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in vlogging.[9] Soon after arriving, he turned down a modeling contract at a well-known agency because the agency sought to control his YouTube content.[11] Fitz began to vlog daily on his YouTube channel Tomboyish.[9] 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.[11][12]

Accolades

Fitz received a nomination for Best Social Media in the LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel category at the 9th annual Shorty Awards.[10] He was named on Pride.com's 2019 Pride 25 list.[12]

Personal life

Fitz identifies as queer and transgender nonbinary.[2] He has stated that he uses he/him and they/them pronouns.[13]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "About Ari". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "Ari Fitz keeps it 100 on "The Real World: Ex-Plosion"". AfterEllen. January 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Ari Fitz Left Instagram Because It's Policing Queer Black Users". Bitch Media. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Ari Fitz – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Tobia, Jacob (April 2, 2018). "A Letter to Teenage Boys, From Someone Who Used to Be One". Vice. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "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