Lily Hevesh Explained

Lily Hevesh
Birth Place:China
Nationality:American
Occupation:Domino artist
Channel Name:Hevesh5
Years Active:2013–present
Subscribers:3.84 million
Views:1.64 billion
Silver Button:y
Silver Year:2014
Gold Button:y
Gold Year:2017
Diamond Button:n
Stats Update:May 8, 2023

Lily Hevesh is an American domino artist and YouTuber working under the channel name Hevesh5.

Hevesh is the subject of the documentary film Lily Topples the World directed by Jeremy Workman and executive produced by actress Kelly Marie Tran.[1]

Personal life

Hevesh is a Chinese-born adoptee from Sandown, New Hampshire, and has two siblings, Alissa and Matt.[2] She was given her first set of dominoes at age 10.[3]

Hevesh attended Timberlane Regional High School.[4] She attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she was a "Design, Innovation, and Society" major,[5] but left after less than a year to pursue domino art full-time.[6] She currently lives in Massachusetts, west of Boston.[7] She hopes that her work would encourage more children to get involved in STEAM fields.[8]

Career

YouTube

In 2009, at the age of 10, Hevesh created a YouTube channel called Hevesh5, a reference to her being the fifth member of the family. As of March 2021, her YouTube channel has 3 million subscribers and 1 billion views. Her first viral video, "INSANE Domino Tricks!", was posted in 2013 and had over 163 million views in March 2021.

Hevesh posted anonymously for 6.5 years before revealing her identity in 2015 via a YouTube video.

In December 2018, YouTube used Hevesh's video "A Merry Domino Christmas" on their Twitter account without giving Hevesh credit. After Hevesh tweeted criticism of YouTube for co-opting her video for promotional purposes without crediting her, YouTube publicly apologized and tweeted credit for the video.[9] [10]

Hevesh worked with Endemol Shine North America to create a competitive reality show around building domino effect chains tentatively called Domino Effect, in the same vein as Endemol's Lego Masters, announced in August 2020.[11] In March 2021, RTL 4 Netherlands and France's M6 ordered local versions of the domino competition format created by Hevesh and Endemol.[12] [13]

Domino set

In 2020, Hevesh and Spin Master launched H5 Domino Creations at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City.[14] [15] The set comes with 100 improved dominoes which Hevesh described as being "specially made for toppling".[16]

Domino art

She was approached by Campbell Soup Company in 2013 to create a commercial for them. Since 2014, Hevesh's domino art has been featured at the annual Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Domino Toppling Extravaganza.[17]

She has since created ads for companies—such as Prudential Financial, Ford Motors, and Honda[18] — and films such as and Despicable Me. She was part of the team commissioned to set up dominoes for a scene in Collateral Beauty.[19] In 2017, Hevesh was hired by Marvel to create a Spider-Man-inspired domino art piece.[20]

Lily Topples the World

In 2021, a documentary about Hevesh titled Lily Topples the World premiered at the virtual South by Southwest, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the Documentary Feature Film Competition.[21] Soon after, the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival.[22] It was directed by Jeremy Workman.[23] Lily Topples The World was produced by Robert Lyons and executive produced by actress Kelly Marie Tran in her first producing role.[24]

Awards

Hevesh was listed on the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Art & Style".[25] She was one of the United States Junior Chamber's Ten Outstanding Young Americans in 2022.[26]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bella. Timothy. 2021-03-16. She started posting videos of domino art at age 10. At 1 billion views, she is the 'queen' of dominoes. Washington Post. 2021-03-18.
  2. Web site: Ireland . Doug . July 4, 2014 . Sandown girl competes for shot on TV show . August 3, 2020 . Eagle-Tribune . en .
  3. Web site: Earl . Jennifer . September 13, 2016 . Triple spiral of 15,000 dominoes falling mesmerizes the internet . August 3, 2020 . CBS News . en-US .
  4. Web site: April 13, 2020. Monday, April 13th: The Domino Effect. August 3, 2020. WMUR-TV. en-US.
  5. Web site: October 12, 2018. Dominoes as an art—and a job. August 3, 2020. All Over Albany.
  6. News: Tracey . Sara . March 8, 2018 . RPI student club devoted to dominoes, for fun and more . August 3, 2020 . Times Union . en-US .
  7. Web site: Gartsbeyn . Mark . April 17, 2020 . Video: Local domino artist creates social distancing PSA . August 3, 2020 . Boston.com . en-US .
  8. Loughlin. Ryan. June 9, 2018. How a Domino Master Builds (and Destroys) 15,000-Piece Creations. en-us. Wired. August 3, 2020. 1059-1028.
  9. Web site: Alexander . Julia . December 26, 2018 . YouTube faces backlash on Twitter over lifted, uncredited holiday video . August 3, 2020 . The Verge . en .
  10. Web site: Weiss . Geoff . December 27, 2018 . YouTube Apologizes For Repurposing Creator's Video Without Credit In Corporate Tweet . August 3, 2020 . Tubefilter . en-US .
  11. Web site: 'Lego Masters' Producer Endemol Shine North America Developing Domino Competition Format With YouTube Star Lily Hevesh . Peter . White . August 27, 2020 . August 27, 2020 . .
  12. Web site: Middleton. Richard. 2021-03-12. RTL4 Netherlands picks up Endemol Shine's 'Domino Effect' format. 2021-12-01. TBI Vision. en-US.
  13. Web site: Middleton. Richard. 2021-03-31. France's M6 joins 'Domino Effect' with latest remake of Endemol Shine format. 2021-12-01. TBI Vision. en-US.
  14. Smitham . Tammy . February 24, 2020 . Spin Master Reveals H5 Domino Creations(TM) With an Epic Topple at the North American International Toy Fair in New York . August 3, 2020 . Spin Master . NewsWire.ca . en .
  15. Web site: Shiff . Blair . February 21, 2020 . YouTube streaming sensations create hottest toys of 2020 . August 3, 2020 . Fox Business . en-US .
  16. Web site: Peek . Kaitlin . Ky . Jenny . July 16, 2020 . YouTube star Lily Hevesh captivates millions with her domino art, including Katy Perry and Will Smith . August 3, 2020 . 7NEWS.com . en .
  17. Web site: Frehsee. Michelle. September 19, 2019. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents 12th annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza. August 3, 2020. SentinelSource.com. en.
  18. Web site: Zetlin. Minda. December 18, 2016. Domino Art Is a Thing, and This 18-Year-Old Is the Queen of It (as Her Breathtaking Videos Show). Inc.. en-US.
  19. Web site: Edwards. Peter. September 15, 2016. Domino ace wins job in Will Smith movie. August 3, 2020. Toronto Star. en.
  20. Web site: Tognotti. Chris. October 15, 2017. This domino artist shows off an epic Spider-Man arrangement. August 3, 2020. The Daily Dot. en-US.
  21. News: Whittaker. Richard. 2021-03-19. SXSW Film Review: Lily Topples The World. en-US. Austin Chronicle. 2021-03-31.
  22. G. Allen Johnson, "SFFilm names 'Naked Singularity,' 'Cuban Dancer,' 'Lily Topples The World' top winners during virtual awards ceremony". San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2021.
  23. News: Bella. Timothy. 2021-03-16. She started posting videos of domino art at age 10. At 1 billion views, she is the 'queen' of dominoes. Washington Post. 2021-03-18.
  24. Web site: The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving 'Star Wars' Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and 'Raya and the Last Dragon'. . March 3, 2021.
  25. Web site: Guthrie . Grace . October 23, 2020 . This YouTuber made a career out of toppling dominoes . October 26, 2020 . . en .
  26. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Domino Artist honored . 2022-09-13 . Carriage Towne News . en.

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