Joel Haver (born February 13, 1996) is a Canadian[2] YouTuber and filmmaker.
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| Born | February 13, 1996 Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||
| Education | Pratt Institute | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Comedy | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 280 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: July 8, 2024 | ||||||||||
Early life
editHaver was born on February 13, 1996 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.[3] He grew up in Belchertown, Massachusetts, and has an older brother.[4] He studied film at Pratt Institute.[5]
Career
editHaver publishes comedy sketches and films, frequently using rotoscoped animation.[6][7][8][9][10] He has hosted an annual "Movies Shot During the Oscars" film festival, in which he encourages independent filmmakers to shoot feature-length films during the broadcast of the yearly Academy Awards ceremony.[11]
In July 2022, Joel Haver published the "Toilet Paper Bears" comedy sketch on his YouTube channel, depicting a dispute between the Charmin Bears family, in which the son confronts his father in his dream to be a dancer to his father's disappointment.[12] Later that year, Saturday Night Live aired the "Charmin Bears" sketch, with similarities to Haver's video. Notably, a young bear confronts his father about his dream to be a dancer, the bears are colored blue, and the father and the son wear similar attire.[12] Later that month, Haver published his video entitled "SNL stole my video", attributing the similarities to parallel thinking and adding, "If I still was a smaller creator, which I was for a long time, I could see it rubbing me the wrong way."[13][14][15]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2016 | We Are Sasquatch |
| 2017 | 31 Days in Marshall, North Carolina |
| 2019 | Island[8] |
| Taking a Little Time to Feel Sorry for Myself | |
| I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS - The Movie | |
| 2020 | Forget About Everything for Awhile |
| Pretend That You Love Me | |
| 2021 | A Simple Smash and Bash Job Gone Wrong |
| Drowning in Potential | |
| 2022 | The Bad Guy, The Wolf and The Surprise Party |
| We Have to Leave Here Together | |
| 2023 | Things Could Always Be Worse |
| goodlongpee the movie | |
| 2024 | The Hero's Journey aka My Life aka The Caleb Johnston Story (I'm Caleb) |
| Anyone Else But Me | |
| The Text | |
| Hello My Beautiful Creatures | |
| It Just Takes Time | |
| Hiccups |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2020 | Sheep Theater | Actor |
| 2021 | Off the Air (Season 11, Ep.3, The Galactic Trial) | Director, Actor, Animator |
| 2022 | Making Youtube | Actor |
| The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | Actor, Guest Animator | |
| Killer Thriller | Actor | |
| High on Life | Voice Actor | |
| 2024 | Smiling Friends (Season Two, Episode Five) | Actor, Guest Animator |
| Hello My Beautiful Creatures | Animation |
References
edit- ^ a b "About Joel Haver". YouTube.
- ^ Comrie, Sam (2022-10-04). "YouTuber Joel Haver addresses fan claims SNL stole his video". Dexerto. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Joel Haver". Cult Critic Review Aggregator. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Richardson, Danielle (September 7, 2023). Interview with youtuber and content creator, Joel Haver (Video). Event occurs at 00:07. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via YouTube.
I grew up in like rural Massachusetts in this small town called Belchertown.
- ^ "Film, BFA". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Shuman, Sean (2022-10-29). "Hulu's the Paloni Show! Halloween Special: Who Are the Artists Behind the Shorts?". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Island review: A small budget movie with a big heart". The Weather Vane. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ a b "Filmmaker Completely Removes His Movie From Availability". Streaming. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Parodies 'Star Wars' in Surprise New Video". Streaming. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Director, Graham Smith Deputy Editorial; Smith, Graham (2023-09-09). "Starfield's rotoscoped animated advert pokes fun at hoarding players". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Joel Haver YouTube Filmmaker | Anti-Hollywood - YT Film Fest". 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b Bailey, Jonathan (2022-10-05). "The SNL/Charmin Bears Plagiarism Controversy". Plagiarism Today. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Joel Haver addresses accusations that 'SNL' stole his sketch: 'I don't think it was malicious'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "'Wild coincidence' or 'parallel thinking': YouTuber defends 'SNL's' Charmin Bears bit". Los Angeles Times. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "YouTuber Joel Haver On Similarities Between SNL Charmin Bears Sketch and His Video". Yahoo Entertainment. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Joel Haver (2024-03-01). Anyone Else But Me. Retrieved 2024-06-19 – via YouTube.