- Venetian Princess
Infobox Internet celebrity
name = VenetianPrincess (Jodie-Amy Rivera,
known as Jodie or Amy)
imagesize =
birthname = Jodie-Amy
gender = Female
active = 2006-present
birthdate = February 1 1984
birthplace = Unknown
childhood residence = New England
title=VenetianPrincess channel page
publisher=YouTube
url =http://www.youtube.com/user/venetianprincess
accessdate=2007-09-13VenetianPrincess (real name Jodie-Amy Rivera) [cite web | url = http://web.mac.com/venetianprincess/VenetianPrincess/About.html | title = The Girl Behind the Camera, page 2 | publisher = Venetian Princess | accessdate = 2007-12-19 ] is a
YouTube personality, who gained fame in 2006 and then in 2007 became one of the first few YouTube video creators to participate in its revenue sharing program. She is paid to create videos in addition to receiving ad revenue.cite news | url = http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13258854/detail.html | title = Boston Woman One Of YouTube's Most Popular | publisher = The Boston Channel.com | date =2007-05-04 | accessdate = 2007-12-19 ] Her videos have been viewed a total of over 18 million times. [cite web| url= http://www.youtube.com/venetianprincess|title=Youtube]Background
She studied opera as a
coloratura soprano at theNew England Conservatory of Music , in Boston, Massachusetts. She has since performed in several professional stage productions throughout the United States, including the touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of The Opera” in which she played Christine.Her official biography lists her extensive background in modeling, including her most recent title of Miss Massachusetts State Queen. [cite web | url = http://web.mac.com/venetianprincess/VenetianPrincess/About.html | title = The Girl Behind the Camera, page 2 | publisher = Venetian Princess | accessdate = 2007-12-19 ]
Videos
She became popular for her episodic series “The Princess Chronicles” (formerly known as "The Disclosed Series." Episodes 1 - 8 keep the title of "Disclosed" as those installments disclose the story of the princess’s life in her Venetian palace. "The Princess Chronicles" begin at Episode 9 and start the story of her adventures around the world. Each episode introduces new magical and eccentric characters, all played by VP disguised in elaborate costumes.
VP has become well-known for her identifiable style in intricate editing and visual effects. She shoots her videos in her living room in front of a green screen and claims to have no help with filming or post-production. She has cited
Tim Burton andTerry Gilliam as favorite directors. [cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWMnl7LlMU |title = Youtube]Her YouTube channel also consists of random comedic skits, original music videos, and a murder mystery series called “Cirque de Mystère,” which takes place in a traveling circus of the early 1940s.
On July 9th, 2008 VP made a spoof of
Miley Cyrus ' 7 Things video. The original song was "the 7 things I hate about you", VP's version spoke for the masses as it covered the 7 things (and more) guys don't have to do, that females do. The majority of close to 59,000 comments state that they prefer VP's parody version over the original. The video has close to 7 million views in less than a month, making it the #2 most viewed video of the month. It has also been favorited 82,000 times- making it #1 top favorited of all videos on YouTube this month, and one of the most favorited videos of all time. It's 59,000 comments make it one of the most discussed videos of all time. [cite web | url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTC4qkb8Ppk |title="7 Things Spoof by VenetianPrincess]Press
In 2007, she received media coverage for her videos, with appearances on Fox News, Boston,
Fox News Milwaukee, andABC News Boston. She was interviewed on Massachusetts radio station JAMN 94.5, and a two page article was also written about her in theBoston Herald on June 18th, 2007. A segment about her videos was presented by Bill Weir on ABC’s first episode of television series "I-Caught ", airing on August 7, 2007.In late September 2007, her popularity grew with her Brangelina Parody "Adopt Me Too" Music Video. As reported by CelebTV, "Adopt Me Too" had quickly gone viral. The video has received over a million views. The video was also reviewed on AOL News.cite web | url = http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/28/brangelina-parody/ | title = Brangelina Parody | author = Tonka D | publisher = AOL Video Blog | date =
2007-09-28 | accessdate = 2007-12-19 ]On February 10, 2008, an article about VP was featured in the
Boston Globe . [cite web | url = http://web.mac.com/venetianprincess/VenetianPrincess/globe.html |title = Globe Article] On February 11, 2008, another large article was printed in theBrockton Enterprise [cite web | url = http://www.wickedlocal.com/patriotledger/entertainment/x1785723501 |title= Brockton Enterprise]On February 12, 2008 a segment aired on
ABC Nightline featuring VenetianPrincess. In Feb 2008,Jay Leno also did a segment about VP expressing how impressed he is that so much talent is embodied in such a small girl. A segment on The Maury Povich Show is set to air on February 27, 2008.In April 2008, VP's "Hillary, Be My Best Friend" parody video went viral with over 800,000 views in just over 2 days. The video received press coverage from CNN, FOX News, NBC News, The Washington Post, VH1.com, and Hotair.com. [cite web |url=http://web.mac.com/venetianprincess/VenetianPrincess/Press/Press.html |title=“Hillary, Be My Best Friend” Video Gets Press Coverage |date=2008-04-10 |accessdate=2008-04-14]
In July 2008, VP and MakeMeMad35's video collaboration of "Druken Genie" (as titled on VP's channel) and "My Pretty Genie" (as titled on MakeMeBad35's channel) got an Epic Fail on
Attack of the Show on G4. The hosts on the show have also chosen VP one of the top hottest women of the web for three consecutive weeks.Acting Career
On February 21, 2008, VP announced that she had been cast as a principal role in a new national television series from the producers of such films as; "Indiana Jones", "Top Gun", "Forrest Gump", "Pretty Woman", and "Ghost". The show was set to air this summer/fall, however VP has stated in her live show that she has backed out of the project, due to a possible deal with NBC as was mentioned in two news articles, one printed in the Boston Globe. [cite web | url = http://www.dailynewstribune.com/state/x2052199983 |title= TV show Announcement] [cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/10/princess_of_youtube/ |title= TV show Announcement] The series has since been rumored to be postponed indefinitely.
Trademark
VenetianPrincess' resemblance to actress
Angelina Jolie is a recurring topic in her video comments and has also been noted by AOL News, Fox News, and several radio show hosts.Awards
Samsung announced VenetianPrincess as the $10,000 winner of their National Talent Search "Juke Box Hero Contest." Yahoo News reported that VP is set to sing in a televised promotional tour for the company this year. [cite web | url = http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20080124/bs_prweb/prweb651531_9 |title= Yahoo News Article]
In March 2008, G4TV named her one of the hottest woman of the web on two separate television segments.
References
* [http://www.myfoxmilwaukee.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=CAD6BFCE2CE86915946B11FCBC9FB22A?contentId=3796790&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 Fox News Milwaukee]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0OGN45bdu4 JAMN 94.5 Radio Interview with VenetianPrincess]
* [http://web.mac.com/venetianprincess/VenetianPrincess/About.html VenetianPrincess Official Bio]
* [http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1217632414&channel=435713797 CelebTV- 'Plea To Brangelina' Report]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Qedmdwnn8= TV Show]
* [http://www.emediawire.com/releases/youtube/venetianprincess/prweb651531.htm National Press Release]
* [http://www.youtube.com/SamsungJuke Samsung Official YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.vprincess.com Official VenetianPrincess Website]External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/venetianprincess VenetianPrincess YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.venetian-princess.com VenetianPrincess Official Website]
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