Marcus Lloyd Butler is an English model and former YouTuber, whose channel has over 4.1 million subscribers. In 2015, he released an autobiographical book, titled Hello Life!. Butler has also hosted a radio show alongside fellow YouTuber Alfie Deyes on BBC Radio 1.
Career
Butler was educated at the independent Shoreham College. Butler begun his career on YouTube creating music and video mixes and edited sports footage while in college. In 2010, he created his YouTube channel, Marcus Butler TV, at viewer request. Butler has been involved in a number of collaborations with other YouTubers, including: Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Caspar Lee, Tyler Oakley, Joe Sugg, Zoe Sugg, Connor Franta, Lilly Singh, Troye Sivan, Joey Graceffa, Louise Pentland, Conor Maynard and many others. Butler's book, Hello Life, which is part autobiography and part self-help book, was published on 28 July2015 in the UK and in the US on 10 November 2015. As of February 2019, Butler's main YouTube channel has over 4.3 million subscribers and over 209 million video views. His second channel "Just Marcus" has 1.9 million subscribers and over 180 million video views. Butler was mentioned by The Telegraph as one of "Britain's most influential Tweeters" in 2013. As of February 2019, Butler has over 3.3 million followers on Twitter and over 3.4 million on Instagram.
Television
Alongside fellow YouTubers Joe Sugg and Alfie Deyes, Butler starred in an episode of the British television showRelease the Hounds. Their episode aired on 2 March 2017. He also starred in many episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway alongside Deyes. Also in 2016, Butler was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef, but got eliminated in the quarterfinals. In 2017, Butler appeared on Good Morning Britain alongside fellow YouTuber Louise Pentland, giving tips on how to become a successful YouTuber.
Music
Butler was part of a "YouTube Boyband", a group involving Jim Chapman, Alfie Deyes, Joe Sugg, and Caspar Lee that raised money and awareness for Comic Relief. On 22 January 2016, Butler released a song with Conor Maynard called "I'm Famous". It entered the UK Singles Chart on 29 January 2016 at number 34.
