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	'''Philip Michael Lester''', (born 30 January 1987) is a popular English ] star from ] ], ]. As of January ~~2012~~ he currently has over 570,000 subscribers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingPhil\|title=Youtube channel\|publisher=]\|accessdate=22 January 2013}}</ref> ~~He is known for being obsessed with lions, and therefore calls his fans "Phillions". He is the owner of an adorable plush ] named Lion which he usually puts in his videos and makes it talk.~~		'''Philip Michael Lester''', (born 30 January 1987) is a popular English ] star from ] ], ]. As of January 2013 he currently has over 570,000 subscribers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingPhil\|title=Youtube channel\|publisher=]\|accessdate=22 January 2013}}</ref>

	==Early and personal life==		==Early and personal life==
	Lester was born in raised in Rossendale, England. Currently he lives with his best friend, another popular youtube star, ] in London.		Lester was born in raised in Rossendale, England. Currently he lives with his best friend, another popular youtube star, ] in London. He is known for being obsessed with lions, and therefore calls his fans "Phillions". He is the owner of an adorable plush ] named "Lion" which he usually has in the background of his videos. It is recognised amongst viewers.

	He has appeared on TV numerous times including being on ]<ref>http://theyorker.co.uk/legacy_articles/729</ref>, a Confused.com advert<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75b6wjVUahs</ref>, the ] audience<ref>http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbbpuzcGXj1rczhh3o1_500.jpg</ref> and Blue Peter<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ0oNKsbrp4</ref>. He has also starred in a MySpace film called 'Faint Heart'<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwzplaSChFw</ref>		He has appeared on TV numerous times including being on ]<ref>http://theyorker.co.uk/legacy_articles/729</ref>, a Confused.com advert<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75b6wjVUahs</ref>, the ] audience<ref>http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbbpuzcGXj1rczhh3o1_500.jpg</ref> and Blue Peter<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ0oNKsbrp4</ref>. He has also starred in a MySpace film called 'Faint Heart'<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwzplaSChFw</ref> after winning a competition whilst still a student at university.

	==Youtube==		==Youtube==
	When Lester was around 19, he posted his first YouTube vlog ~~which was just him talking to his computer~~. Since then he has posted almost 150 videos on his channel. He has almost 600,000 subscribers and over 50,000,000 video views.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/amazingphil</ref>		When Lester was around 19, he posted his first YouTube vlog. Since then he has posted almost 150 videos on his channel. He has almost 600,000 subscribers and over 50,000,000 video views.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/amazingphil</ref>
	A famous quote from Phil is that "it's a good thing to be strange; normalness leads to sadness." Phil has become part of the famous "Fantastic Foursome"<ref>http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/fantastic+foursome</ref> group of English YouTubers, which also includes ] (aka Danisnotonfire), Chris Kendall (aka Crabstickz), and PJ Liguori (aka KickthePj).		A famous quote from Phil is that "it's a good thing to be strange; normalness leads to sadness." Phil has become part of the famous "Fantastic Foursome"<ref>http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/fantastic+foursome</ref> group of English YouTubers, which also includes ] (aka Danisnotonfire), Chris Kendall (aka Crabstickz), and PJ Liguori (aka KickthePj).

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Phil Lester
Born	Philip Michael Lester (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37) . Rossendale, England
Nationality	British
Other names	Phil, Precious snowflake
Years active	2006 – present
Known for	vlogging,
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Philip Michael Lester, (born 30 January 1987) is a popular English youtube star from Rossendale England, United Kingdom. As of January 2013 he currently has over 570,000 subscribers.

Early and personal life

Lester was born in raised in Rossendale, England. Currently he lives with his best friend, another popular youtube star, Daniel Howell in London. He is known for being obsessed with lions, and therefore calls his fans "Phillions". He is the owner of an adorable plush lion named "Lion" which he usually has in the background of his videos. It is recognised amongst viewers.

He has appeared on TV numerous times including being on The Weakest Link, a Confused.com advert, the Jeremy Kyle audience and Blue Peter. He has also starred in a MySpace film called 'Faint Heart' after winning a competition whilst still a student at university.

Youtube

When Lester was around 19, he posted his first YouTube vlog. Since then he has posted almost 150 videos on his channel. He has almost 600,000 subscribers and over 50,000,000 video views. A famous quote from Phil is that "it's a good thing to be strange; normalness leads to sadness." Phil has become part of the famous "Fantastic Foursome" group of English YouTubers, which also includes Daniel Howell (aka Danisnotonfire), Chris Kendall (aka Crabstickz), and PJ Liguori (aka KickthePj).

Lester and Howell have created a collaborative YouTube channel, through My Damn Channel, called The Super Amazing Project where they investigate paranormal happenings. Segments include "News" and "Spooky Happenings" where viewers send in laser animals and disturbing household items for the boys to react to. The segment also has a mascot "Spooky" the light-up ghost, who has been featured in several episodes. Most weeks also include "Twitter Question" where Lester and Howell's twitter followers answer a weekly question, hoping to appear in the show. As of January 2013, The Super Amazing Project has near 250,000 subscribers. In December 2012, the YouTube show finished its third season of 12 episodes. It is currently unknown whether or not they will return for a 4th season.

Lester also currently features in the weekly video series 'Becoming YouTube' created by Benjamin Cook which looks at the different aspects to becoming an internet celebrity.

Radio

The BBC announced that in 2013, Howell and Lester would present the Sunday night request show for BBC Radio 1. Howell and Lester had worked with the station occasionally before, making videos for the station's YouTube channel and two Christmas broadcasts but were given their own permanent show for 2013. The show is an all new interactive, audio-visual segment involving music videos made by viewers, challenges performed on air by the presenters and song requests from listeners

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