Lee Newton Explained

Lee Newton
Birth Name:Ashley Rose Newton
Birth Date:13 April 1985
Birth Place:Oregon, U.S.[1]
Occupation:Actress, comedian, web personality
Years Active:–present
Notable Works:SourceFed, The Valleyfolk
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Lee Newton
Channel Display Name:lee newton
Channel Direct Url:user/MsLeenewton
Genre:Vlog
Subscribers:126 thousand
Views:2.6 million
Silver Button:Yes
Stats Update:May 31, 2024

Ashley Rose Newton[2] [3] (born April 13, 1985), known professionally as Lee Newton, is an American actress, comedian and Web personality. She is a former co-host of the YouTube news channel SourceFed, as well as a regular performer of The Gym Comedy group. Newton studied theatre in college, and is an alumna of The Groundlings Sunday Company. Newton was a founding member of the production company and web-series known as The Valleyfolk, in which she was a co-host alongside fellow former SourceFed hosts Joe Bereta, Elliott Morgan, and Steve Zaragoza.

Early life

Lee Newton was raised in Coarsegold, California.[4] She believes that she is "a blend of her Father's wit and sarcasm and her Mother's absolute absurdity." She also has a brother and a sister. Her brother, Jake, is a musician, and has his own YouTube channel.[5] On March 2, 2012, a video was posted to her brother Jake Newton's YouTube channel of the two singing a song cover of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".[6]

Newton was born with several congenital heart defects, including a ventricular septal defect, an atrial septal defect, transposition of the great vessels, and pulmonic stenosis.[7] [8] She has undergone 4 open heart surgeries between the ages of 14 days and 13 years old. Due to this, Newton has often said that she is an advocate of people donating organs.[9]

Newton studied theatre in college after receiving a theatre directed scholarship.[10] [11]

Newton is a comedian who performed short skits and improv at the Gym Comedy Group.[12] [13] Newton is also known for being an alumna of The Groundlings' Sunday Company.[14] [15]

Online career

SourceFed and MyMusic (2012−2015)

Newton first rose to prominence online as the co-host of SourceFed, a YouTube pop culture & news channel.[16] The channel was one of the first 100 YouTube premium channels.[17]

On February 6, 2012, Lee Newton's fellow co-hosts, Elliott Morgan and Joe Bereta, released a video to the SourceFed YouTube channel, concerning the list of Maxims Hot 100, which is released every year.[18] Without Lee knowing, her co-hosts encouraged the viewers to vote for her as a 'write-in'. The decision to do this was the overwhelming response from other SourceFed videos; specifically AskMen's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2012.[19] The feedback contained comments that thought Newton should be included in these lists. The Maxim voting website added a CAPTCHA after a flood of votes for her.[20] [21] On 3 April 2012, Maxim posted a list of the most popular 'write-in' candidates, and included Lee Newton, writing that she had 'list potential'. In result, she reached #57 in Maxims Hot 100.[22] [23] The following year, Newton received a Maxim profile.[24]

Newton has been interviewed on two occasions by New Media Rockstars, along with her SourceFed co-hosts.[25] In an interview with the online publication, Newton stated "I think we lucked out having a team of hosts that really got along very well and had Phil’s vision, and we’re able to piggyback on that really quickly because he has such a clear vision, and he knew exactly what he wanted and such a concise idea of what he wanted and then having four people who really like each other and who can write really well. It was just energy. It was a collaboration that really started to take off."[26] The statement was in response to the SourceFed YouTube channel reaching 500,000 subscribers.

In March 2013, Newton appeared alongside SourceFed co-host Steve Zaragoza and creator Philip DeFranco in a Taco Bell advertisement.[27] Later, in May, SourceFed launched a spin-off channel, SourceFed Nerd, on which Newton also appeared.[28]

Also in May 2013, Newton appeared in an episode of the Fine Brothers's YouTubers React, alongside SourceFed co-host, Steve Zaragoza.[29] Newton would again work with the Fine Brothers as she joined the cast of MyMusic for its second season.[30] On the series, Newton played the character of Country, Idol's cousin.[31] [32] Newton also appeared in Toby Turner's HEELY COPS video.

Newton made appearances on YouTube channels outside of SourceFed and Fine Brothers-related series; Newton appeared in the ninth episode of Rhett and Link's The Mythical Show, along with Bereta and Morgan.[33] Newton also voice acted as Tanya Burkowitz and Katelynn Zales in the stop-motion animated web series The Most Popular Girls in School, in 2013.[34]

On March 28, 2015, Newton appeared in her last video before her resignation from SourceFed, alongside former SourceFed host Ross Everett.[35]

The Valleyfolk (2018−2019)

In 2018, Newton along with founding SourceFed hosts Joe Bereta, Elliott Morgan, and Steve Zaragoza, launched a production company and YouTube channel entitled The Valleyfolk.[36] The Valleyfolk features various series. Among them are The Valleycast, a podcast series, and Your Show, a variety series.[37] [38] The Valleyfolk competed on the NBC comedy competition show Bring the Funny, winning the show's first season in 2019. On September 23, 2019, the other members of The Valleyfolk voted to terminate Newton's employment with the group.[39]

Television appearances

Aside from online works, Newton appeared in the 2014 April Fools episode of Tosh.0.[40] That July, Newton was announced to be included in the cast of Comedy Central's series, CC: Social Scene.[41] [42]

Newton hosted the Lip Sync Battle Preshow with Elliott Morgan for Spike.[43]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations as part of SourceFed
YearAward ShowCategoryResultRecipient(s)
2013 Best News and Culture Series SourceFed
Best Live Series SourceFed: The Nation Decides 2012
Best Live Event SourceFed: #PDSLive 2012 Election Night Coverage
Audience Choice for Series of the Year SourceFed
2014 News and Current Events Series SourceFed
Gaming SourceFed Nerd
Show of the Year SourceFed

See also

Notes and References

  1. Kid or Adult, Movie Remakes, and Murder Cover-ups! #TableTalk. YouTube. SourceFedNERD. June 27, 2013. June 28, 2013.
  2. Grace Helbig, Mythical Creatures, and A**hole Teachers - #TableTalk. YouTube. SourceFedNERD. June 12, 2013. June 12, 2013.
  3. Newton. Lee. Lee's Q&A! First edition!. YouTube. Lee Newton. January 15, 2013. March 10, 2013.
  4. Web site: Ep. 55 Lee Newton - Ear Biscuits. February 6, 2015. December 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: Jake Newton. Lee Newton . Jake Newton. YouTube. January 6, 2008. July 23, 2012.
  6. Newton. Jake. I wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston Cover. YouTube. Jake Newton. March 2, 2012. July 23, 2012.
  7. Web site: Newton. Lee. Twitter / leenewtonsays: @alickzandria I was born. Twitter. March 24, 2012. July 23, 2012.
  8. Newton. Lee. Youtube / Lee's Q&A! First edition! . YouTube. January 15, 2013. April 13, 2014.
  9. Lee Newton. Joe Bereta . Share your Organs on Facebook!?. YouTube. SourceFed. May 1, 2012. July 23, 2012.
  10. Philip DeFranco. Lee Newton . OverPhlow May 30, 2012 ft. Lee Newton. Audioboo.fm. May 30, 2012. July 23, 2012.
  11. Lee Newton. Elliott Morgan. Catastrophic College Debt!. YouTube. March 7, 2012. July 23, 2012.
  12. Web site: Lee Newton. Gymcomedy.com. June 3, 2011. July 23, 2012. July 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723063139/http://www.gymcomedy.com/home/?cat=21. dead.
  13. Web site: About The Gym. Gymcomedy.com. April 9, 2011. July 23, 2012. July 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723011512/http://www.gymcomedy.com/home/?cat=9. dead.
  14. Web site: Lee Newton Sunday Company. The Groundlings. July 14, 2014.
  15. Web site: Lee Newton About Host. Revision3. July 14, 2014. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140322/http://revision3.com/host/lee-newton#about-host. dead.
  16. Web site: Divorce Rate: SourceFed Webseries Seeks To Explain Splits (VIDEO). Huffington Post. March 21, 2012 . May 23, 2012.
  17. Web site: Cohen. Joshua. Is 'SourceFed' 'The Daily Show' for the YouTube Generation?. Tubefilter. January 26, 2012. June 5, 2012.
  18. Web site: 2012 Maxim Hot 100. Maxim. September 29, 2012.
  19. Lee Newton. Joe Bereta . Top 99 Most DESIRABLE WOMEN of 2012. YouTube. January 31, 2012. July 23, 2012.
  20. Web site: Maxim Hot 100 Goes Geek. Geeks Are Sexy. 22 May 2012. May 23, 2012.
  21. Web site: Maxim Staff. UPDATE: The Most Popular 'Hot 100' Write-Ins of 2012. Maxim. May 23, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120421015437/http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/the-most-popular-hot-100-write-ins-of-2012. April 21, 2012.
  22. Web site: Maxim's Hot 100 : Une fenêtre sur celles qui font rêver les hommes]. Le Nouvel Observateur. May 24, 2012. May 24, 2012.
  23. Web site: Byrd. Norman. Stephen Colbert's Perfect Position On The 'Maxim Hot 100' List. Huliq. May 22, 2012. May 31, 2012.
  24. Web site: Lee Newton. Maxim. April 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130301202123/http://www.maxim.com/girls-of-maxim/lee-newton-profile. March 1, 2013.
  25. Web site: Klima. Jeff. SOURCEFED YOUTUBE PERSONALITIES. NewMediaRockstars. February 28, 2013. March 10, 2013.
  26. Web site: Manarino. Matthew. YouTube Philip DeFranco & SourceFed Cast Talk 500,000 Subscriber Milestone. NewMediaRockstars. August 1, 2012. September 29, 2012.
  27. Web site: Manarino. Matthew. PHILIP DEFRANCO AND TACO BELL BRING US A NEW ERA OF CELEBRITY-DRIVEN ADVERTISING. NewMediaRockstars. March 7, 2013. March 10, 2013.
  28. Web site: Cohen. Joshua. SourceFed Launches Spinoff YouTube Channel, SourceFed Nerd. Tubefilter. May 16, 2013. March 14, 2019.
  29. YouTubers React to Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. YouTube. The Fine Brothers. May 9, 2013. May 13, 2013.
  30. Web site: Manarino. Matthew. THE FINE BROTHERS GREEN-LIGHT SEASON 2 OF 'MYMUSIC' YOUTUBE SERIES, LATE SUMMER PREMIERE EXPECTED. NewMediaRockstars. May 13, 2013. June 4, 2013.
  31. Web site: Dunn. Gaby. Meet Lee Newton, the new country heartbreaker on 'MyMusic'. The Daily Dot. August 20, 2013. July 14, 2014.
  32. Web site: Gutelle. Sam. Fine Bros Debut MyMusic Season 2 With New Characters, More Transmedia. Tubefilter. August 20, 2013. August 16, 2014.
  33. The Mythical Show Ep 9 (Sourcefed, Frontier Wok & Goorgen). YouTube. The Mythical Show. June 20, 2013. January 27, 2014.
  34. The Making of Season 2 | The Most Popular Girls in School. YouTube. TheMostPopularGirls. July 2, 2013. September 6, 2013.
  35. Newton. Lee. Everett. Ross. LEE NEWTON'S LAST SOURCEFED VIDEO. YouTube. SourceFed. March 28, 2015. March 28, 2015.
  36. A new beginning... and WE'RE TERRIFIED. The Valleyfolk. YouTube. January 8, 2018. December 27, 2018.
  37. Web site: Gutelle. Sam. Joe Bereta Is Leaving Smosh To Focus On SourceFed Follow-Up The Valleyfolk. Tubefilter. April 9, 2018. March 14, 2019.
  38. Web site: Gutelle. Sam. The Valleyfolk, SourceFed's Spiritual Successor, Launches Variety Series Titled 'Your Show'. Tubefilter. July 11, 2018. March 14, 2019.
  39. Newton. Lee. Lee Newton - An Announcement. YouTube. November 1, 2019. November 5, 2019.
  40. Web site: Todd Glass' Awful Prank Show - Army Wife - Uncensored. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514071416/http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/a48ilj/todd-glass--awful-prank-show---army-wife---uncensored. dead. May 14, 2014. Comedy Central. Tosh.0. April 1, 2014. June 3, 2014.
  41. Web site: Gutelle. Sam. Comedy Central's New Sketch Show Takes Suggestions From Social Media. Tubefilter. July 28, 2014. August 16, 2014.
  42. Web site: Spangler. Todd. Comedy Central Launches Improv Sketch Show Based on Viewer Tweets. Variety. July 28, 2014. August 16, 2014.
  43. Web site: Introducing our new Preshow hosts. Lip Sync Battle. Facebook. 8 March 2017. 18 November 2015.