Boman Martinez-Reid Explained

Boman Martinez-Reid
Nationality:Canadian

Boman Martinez-Reid, also known as Bomanizer, is a Canadian creator of TikTok comedy videos.[1] His videos parody reality television by featuring his own family and friends getting into overly dramatized fights and feuds about small, everyday matters.[2]

Martinez-Reid, the son of a Jamaican Canadian father and a Spanish Canadian mother,[1] grew up in Mississauga, Ontario.[3] and launched his TikTok account in 2019 while studying radio and television arts at Ryerson University.[2] He broke through to mass popularity on the platform in 2020.[4]

In 2021, he appeared in a second season episode of Canada's Drag Race as a celebrity contestant in the Snatch Game,[5] and did work with The Gag, Comedy Central's internet-based platform for emerging LGBTQ comedians.[6] In the same year, he was named as an Icon in TikTok's inaugural Discover List of top content creators on the platform,[7] and was first runner-up for Best Local Comedy TikTok in Nows annual Best of Toronto reader poll.[8]

In 2023, Crave announced production on Made for TV, a mockumentary series in which Martinez-Reid will play a version of himself trying out various television occupations as he tries to "find his genre" for a television series.[9] The series premiered July 12, 2024.[10]

He is out as gay.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Liz Calvario, "Boman Martinez-Reid on His TikTok Success and How to Diversify Your 'For You' Page". Entertainment Tonight, June 26, 2020.
  2. Becca Longmire, "Canadian Boman Martinez-Reid Talks Huge TikTok Success And Why He Thinks People Loved To Watch His Videos During Quarantine". ET Canada, July 20, 2020.
  3. https://torontolife.com/culture/before-the-pandemic-i-was-about-to-graduate-from-ryerson-with-no-plan-now-im-signed-to-the-same-agency-as-beyonce/ "Before the pandemic, I was about to graduate from Ryerson with no job prospects. Now, I’m signed to the same agency as Beyoncé"
  4. Katherine Singh, "TikTok’s Bomanizer Is Going to Be Your Lockdown Saviour". Fashion, November 26, 2020.
  5. Rebecca Alter, "Canada’s Drag Race Recap: Snatch and Release". Vulture, November 5, 2021.
  6. Mikelle Street, "Meet The Gag, Comedy Central's Go-To Spot For Your LGBTQ+ Comedy Needs". Out, February 11, 2021.
  7. J. Clara Chan, "TikTok Launches First “Discover List” to Highlight Top Creators". The Hollywood Reporter, October 19, 2021.
  8. Richard Trapunski, Kevin Ritchie and Radheyan Simonpillai, "Readers’ Choice 2021: Toronto’s best tech, apps and social media" . Now, November 11, 2021.
  9. Taimu Sikander Mirza, "Crave orders comedy Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid". Playback, August 10, 2023.
  10. Greg David, "Bomanizer ventures into television with new Crave original series Made For TV with Boman Martinez-Reid, streaming July 12". TV, eh?, May 29, 2024.
  11. Mikelle Street, "Bomanizer, One of the Funniest Men on TikTok, Is Just Getting Started". Out, April 23, 2021.

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