Kevin Rubin Explained

Kevin Rubin
Birth Date:17 June 1993
Birth Place:Herzliya, Israel
Occupation:Actor, network host, internet celebrity, YouTuber
Years Active:2017-present

Kevin Alfonso Rubin[1] is an Israeli actor, network host, internet celebrity, and YouTuber.

Biography

Robin was born in Herzliya and later moved with his family to Kfar Saba.[2] As a child his hobbies included surfing, skateboarding and breakdancing. He had difficulty in school and was diagnosed with ADHD.

Upon being conscripted to the Israel Defense Forces, he joined the spokesman unit.[3] Upon his release from the army, he began studying acting at Technique, an Israeli acting school.[4] During this period he worked as a surf instructor, and in the process played guest roles in the youth series,[5] "Partners",[6] in the movie, as well as in several commercials. Later he decided to leave his jobs and focus on videos on the web.

At the beginning of 2017, he started posting parody videos on Instagram about situations from everyday life that went viral. In August 2017 he released the song "La Piv Bella" with Idan Telmore. By the end of the year, Rubin's Instagram page had gained about 200,000 followers. His Instagram video "The Unicorn Challenge" was chosen for the Instagram video of the year at the Playcon festival 2017.[7] Rubin also won the 2017 Network Star of the Year award from the Buzzerim website.

In September 2017, together with celebrity, he created the network series "Kevin and Raz - Haim Baharta", which was broadcast on their YouTube channel. As part of the series, six network stars lived in a villa in Caesarea which was called "The Colosseum" (when in the past they were in a penthouse in Netanya and a villa in Even Yehuda) from which they would vlog everyday. Every day a 7-minute long episode was released that presents challenges and attractions for teenagers. The network series is funded by companies that pay for product placement. The series was a success, and each episode has been viewed about 200 thousand views. television program awarded the series first place for "Network stars of Hebrew year 5778 (2018)".

In June 2018, Rubin participated in the Instagram series "Insta-Babe".[8] In July 2018, Rubin published the song "Hakol charata" (Everything is a sin) together with Sapani and the rapper, which has accumulated approximately 4.7 million views as of February 2022.[9] In August 2018, the website ranked Rubin and Sapani in 45th place out of 70 youth stars of Israel.[10] In September 2018, Rubin released the song "Lo Holchin Lishon" (We're not going to sleep) together with Sapani, which as of March 2020 has accumulated about 2.4 million views.[11] Later, he published more of his songs that he recorded together with Shimi Tavori, Angel Burns,, [12] and .

In August 2018, Rubin won the "Instagrammer of the Year", "YouTuber of the Year" and "Vlogger of the Year" awards at the Playcon Festival with the web series "Haim Bharta". He was also nominated for the "Breakthrough of the Year 2018" award on the Frogi website.

In January 2019, Rubin together with all the members of "Haim Bacharta" released the group's last vlog, after a year of ongoing activity.

In 2021, Rubin participated in the second season of the show The Masked Singer under the name "Chili" and was the sixth to be eliminated from the competition.

In 2022, together with his mother Karen, he participated in the program: .

Personal life

Rubin is married to Daniela Kristia, his partner in the network series "Haim Bharta"[13] and they have a son. Rubin's sister is Kim Ben Shimon, who participated in the reality TV show in 2020.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

TV ShowYearRole
2014Davash
Ta'aseh li Sa'av2019Himself
2019Moderator
22019Himself, Orach
2020David
2020Sivan
2021Moderator
The Singer in the Mask2021Chili
2022
2023Nimrod Golan

Movies

MovieYearRole
2019Nimrod
2021Nimrod

Musical Theatre

MovieYearRole
Festigal Play2019Himself
My Festigal 2020Himself
Festigal Sky High2021Wish coordinator

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2021Best Actor in a Drama Series
2022Lead actor in a youth series,
YouTuber of the yearKevin Rubin

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isaac . Rotem . March 26, 2020 . הפסדתי חצי מיליון שקל, אבל אני מודה כל בוקר על זה שאני לא חולה בקורונה . January 11, 2023 . mako.co.il . he.
  2. Web site: Abottavel . Moshe . February 10, 2017 . "גם כשחקן, הרשת הכרחית": קווין רובין הפך לכוכב רשת תוך חודש . January 11, 2023 . frogi . he.
  3. Web site: Wolf . Near . October 25, 2018 . הכל (לא) חארטה . January 11, 2023 . Israel Hayom . he.
  4. Web site: Avramenko . Dasha . November 30, 2017 . המדור של דשה: השחקן קווין רובין שובר את האינסטגרם . January 11, 2023 . Kol Ha'ir . he.
  5. Web site: Kevin Rubin . January 11, 2023 . Ishim . he.
  6. Web site: Melek-Boda . Rachelli . August 2, 2018 . "אצל הנוער של היום הסקרנות היא מה שעובד" . January 11, 2023 . Makor Rishon . he.
  7. Web site: January 1, 2018 . עמית רחום, כוכב רשת תושב יבנה, קטף את פרס פרודיות השנה . January 12, 2023 . yavnenet . he.
  8. Web site: Gelman Ram . Lehya . June 18, 2018 . אינסטה בייב: סדרת האינסטגרם הראשונה בעולם . January 13, 2023 . mynet . he.
  9. Web site: July 1, 2018 . קווין ורז&פלד - הכל חארטא הקליפ הרשמי . January 13, 2023 . . he.
  10. Web site: April 18, 2018 . 70 כוכבי הנוער המובילים של ישראל לשנת 2018 . January 13, 2023 . Frogi . he.
  11. Web site: September 6, 2018 . קווין ורז&יאלו - לא הולכים לישון הקליפ הרשמי . January 13, 2023 . . he.
  12. Web site: July 22, 2020 . רותם כהן וקווין רובין – כפרה . January 13, 2023 . mako . he.
  13. Web site: Zaga . Bar . December 12, 2021 . מול מאות מצלמות: קווין רובין ודניאלה קריסטיה התחתנו . January 13, 2023 . . he.