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Nick DiGiovanni
Birth Name:Nicholas Channing DiGiovanni
Birth Date:19 May 1996
Birth Place:Barrington, Rhode Island, U.S.
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Subscribers:19.3 million
Views:10.4 billion
Years Active:2019–present
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Silver Year:2020
Stats Update:August 15, 2024
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Gold Year:2021
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Diamond Year:2023
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Nicholas Channing DiGiovanni (born May 19, 1996) is an American celebrity chef, YouTuber, and internet personality.[1] [2] DiGiovanni has over 36 million followers across his social media accounts, and is the titleholder of 10 Guinness World Records.

Early life

DiGiovanni was born on May 19, 1996, in Barrington, Rhode Island, to Chris and Sudie DiGiovanni (née Naimi).[3] He is of Italian, Persian, German, and British descent.[4] [5] He is the oldest of four brothers. He developed a passion for food at a young age by watching his grandmother and great-grandmother cook meals for the family.[6]

DiGiovanni attended high school at Milton Academy, where he graduated in 2014 at the age of 18, with cum laude. He served as co-head of the Milton Academy Community Service program.[7] After graduating from high school, DiGiovanni went to Harvard University, where he created his own concentration called "Food and Climate".[8] As part of his coursework, he attended lectures taught by Massimo Bottura, Grant Achatz and José Andrés.[9] For his senior year, DiGiovanni analyzed data on carbon emissions in 36 international restaurants from Singapore to San Francisco. His thesis was advised by American author and journalist Michael Pollan.

DiGiovanni got accepted to attend Harvard Business School through the 2+2 deferral program. In January 2023, he let Harvard know he was not planning to matriculate.[10] [11]

Career

2019–2020: MasterChef and internet beginnings

During his senior year of college, DiGiovanni attended a casting call for season 10 of MasterChef.[8] He was selected to compete on the show and finished in third place.[8] To film the show, DiGiovanni reportedly left in the middle of the semester at Harvard without informing his professors. He returned the next season as a mentor for finalists.[12] After completing MasterChef and graduating from Harvard, DiGiovanni began to post cooking videos on YouTube.[13] In his first-ever YouTube video, DiGiovanni cooked the dessert he would have made in the MasterChef finale, which has over 3.7 million views as of August 2024. He then began to regularly post videos of himself cooking different foods.

DiGiovanni's YouTube channel has over 19 million subscribers as of August 2024. He has partnered with brands including Nutella, Amazon, Walmart, and Kinder Bueno.[14] He frequently collaborates with other influencers, notably Lynja until her death in January 2024.[15] He has been featured in several publications, including Today,[16] Good Morning America,[17] and Harper's Bazaar.

2021–present: Advocacy and world records

In 2021, DiGiovanni was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Food and Drink.[18] The same year, DiGiovanni won YouTube's Streamy Award for Food, an award recognizing the world's top food creator of the year.[19] In November 2021, DiGiovanni, with Lynja, broke the Guinness World Record for the largest ever cake pop, which weighed 97oz8.52oz.[20] [21] [22] [23] DiGiovanni is the lead ambassador of the Farmlink Project.[24] Additionally, in 2021, DiGiovanni participated in the

  1. TeamSeas
campaign founded by YouTuber MrBeast, which raised $30 million to clean up 30e6lb of trash in the ocean.[25]

In 2022, he partnered with Chipotle to donate 20 million pounds of food.[26] He was a Webby Award recipient in 2022.[27] In June 2022, he broke another Guinness World Record for the largest ever chicken nugget, which weighed 20.96kg (46.21lb).[28] In August, he visited the most fast food restaurants in 24 hours (69 restaurants).[29] In October, he beat Gordon Ramsay's record for the fastest time to fillet a 10lb fish by five seconds; completing it in 1 minute exactly. On the same day he constructed the world's largest sushi roll, which measured at in diameter.[30] In November, he and Nigel Ng created the largest fortune cookie at 1.47kg (03.24lb)[31] and made the largest donation of turkey in 24 hours (64463.44kg (142,117.56lb) - roughly 7,620 turkeys).[32]

On May 11, 2023, DiGiovanni, alongside Ramsay, broke the Guinness World Record for the largest Beef Wellington, which weighed 25.76kg (56.79lb). This was his ninth Guinness World Record and was broken in partnership with celebrity chefs Ramsay, Max the Meat Guy, Guga Foods and The Golden Balance.[33] On June 13, 2023, DiGiovanni released his debut cookbook, Knife Drop. It debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list and remained on the list for five consecutive weeks.[34]

In April 2024, it was reported by Variety that DiGiovanni signed with WME.[35] That same year, he returned as a guest judge and mentor on the 14th season of MasterChef.[36]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
202111th Streamy AwardsFood[37]
202212th Streamy Awards[38]
202313th Streamy Awards[39]

Filmography

List of television appearances! Year! Title! Role
2019MasterChefContestant
2021MasterChefMentor
2021The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
2022Live with Kelly and Ryan
2022Selena + Chef
2024MasterChefGuest Judge

References

  1. Web site: 2019-08-06 . Meet the Local "MasterChef" Contestant Who Might Make Food TV History . 2022-03-20 . Boston Magazine . en-US.
  2. Web site: Barganier . Erich . 2021-11-10 . Fans Are Loving This Exchange Between Guy Fieri And Nick DiGiovanni - Mashed . 2022-04-13 . Mashed.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: SHAPUR NAIMI Obituary (1928 - 2020) - Brookline, MA - Boston Globe . .
  4. Web site: Nick DiGiovanni Answers TikTok Comments . .
  5. Web site: 2021-08-12 . Tik Tok Star Nick DiGiovanni Shows Drew How to Make Scalloped Scallops Drew's Cookbook Club . 2022-04-13 . www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-25 . Nick DiGiovanni has taken his talents to TikTok and beyond . 2022-04-13 . In The Know . en-US.
  7. Web site: Nick DiGiovanni Harvard Crimson Athletics Profile . 2022-04-13 . Harvard Athletics . en-US.
  8. Web site: Aggarwal-Schifellite . Manisha . 2019-06-18 . Recent grad Nick DiGiovanni competes on 'MasterChef' . 2022-03-20 . The Harvard Gazette . en-us.
  9. Web site: Kuschner . Erin . 2018-09-20 . Harvard is offering free lectures with all-star chefs that focus on science in the kitchen . 2022-03-20 . Boston.com . en-us.
  10. Web site: Flanagan . Chris . 2021-06-02 . Harvard grad to appear, again, on MasterChef . 2022-03-20 . Boston 25 News . en-us.
  11. Web site: Raz . Guy . 2023-01-26 . HIBT Lab! Osmo Salt: Nick DiGiovanni How I Built This with Guy Raz. 2023-02-12 . Apple Podcasts. en-us . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131215746/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297 . 31 January 2023.
  12. Web site: Jensen . Edyn . 2021-06-02 . Harvard Alumni Nick DiGiovanni To Mentor Season 11 Of "MasterChef" . 2022-03-20 . WBZ NewsRadio . en-us.
  13. Web site: Iwegbue . Annabel . 2021-09-27 . Pro Chef Nick DiGiovanni Tested Cheap vs. Expensive Gourmet Food! . 2022-03-20 . Cosmopolitan . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-03-16 . That TikTok food video making you hungry? Order the ingredients on Instacart. . 2022-03-20 . Tubefilter . en-US.
  15. Web site: America . Good Morning . Creators pay tribute to TikTok chef Lynn Yamada Davis, host of 'Cooking With Lynja' who died at 67 . 2024-06-11 . Good Morning America . en.
  16. Web site: TikTok star Nick DiGiovanni share recipe for homemade artichoke dip . 2022-04-13 . TODAY.com . en.
  17. Web site: Hype behind air fryer pasta chips, how to make them and shape that's selling fast . 2022-04-13 . Good Morning America . en.
  18. Web site: Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Food & Drink . 2022-03-20 . Forbes.
  19. Web site: Spangler . Todd . 2021-10-20 . YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods . 2022-03-20 . Variety . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2022-01-28 . TikTok stars Nick DiGiovanni and Lynja create world's largest cake pop . 2022-03-20 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  21. Web site: TikTokers team up to make world's largest cake pop . 2022-03-20 . UPI . en.
  22. Web site: Wait, What? Chefs Make Giant 44 KG Cake Pop; Set Guinness World Record . 2022-03-20 . NDTV Food . en.
  23. Web site: 2022-01-31 . TikTokers bake world's largest-ever cake pop at nearly 100 pounds . 2022-03-20 . pennlive . en.
  24. Web site: Meet the Team The Farmlink Project . 2 December 2022 . www.farmlinkproject.org.
  25. Web site: Hirsh . Sophie . 2021-11-09 . MrBeast's #TeamSeas Aims to Clean 30 Million Pounds of Ocean Trash . 2022-03-20 . Green Matters . en-us.
  26. Web site: 2022-12-14 . CHIPOTLE TAPS THE FARMLINK PROJECT AND TIKTOK CHEF NICK DIGIOVANNI TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY THIS WINTER . 2023-08-30 . Yahoo Finance . en-US.
  27. Web site: Chan . J. Clara . 2022-04-05 . Webby Awards: Stephen Colbert, Drew Barrymore and Jon Stewart Among Podcast Nominees . 2022-04-13 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2022-06-11 . TikTok stars Nick DiGiovanni and Lynja create world's largest chicken nugget . 2022-11-28 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  29. Web site: 2022-08-10 . Most fast food restaurants visited in 24 hours . 2023-01-16 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  30. Web site: 2022-10-07 . Fastest time to fillet a 10 lb fish . 2023-01-16 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  31. Web site: 2022-11-12 . Largest fortune cookie . 2023-01-16 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  32. Web site: 2022-11-14 . Largest donation of turkey in 24 hours . 2023-01-16 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  33. Web site: 2023-06-10 . Gordon Ramsay helps Nick DiGiovanni create world's largest beef wellington . 2023-06-11 . Guinness World Records . en-gb.
  34. News: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - July 2, 2023 - The New York Times . 2023-08-30 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  35. Web site: Otterson . Joe . 2024-04-17 . Nick DiGiovanni Signs With WME (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-07-15 . Variety.
  36. Web site: 2024-06-13 . ‘MasterChef’ season 14 episode 3 recap: ‘Gen Z Auditions’ [LIVE BLOG] ]. 2024-07-15 . GoldDerby.
  37. Web site: 11th Annual Winners. Streamy Awards. 27 August 2023.
  38. Web site: 12th Annual Winners. Streamy Awards. 27 August 2023.
  39. Web site: 13th Annual Winners. Streamy Awards. 28 August 2023.,

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