| Revision as of 20:40, 24 March 2020 editAqua13088 (talk | contribs)53 editsmNo edit summary← Previous edit | Revision as of 07:17, 26 March 2020 edit undo2607:fb90:9936:c371:214a:d7d9:7e68:27ce (talk) I don't knowTags: review edit section blanking blanking Mobile edit Mobile web editNext edit → | ||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| ===Online work=== | |||
| In January 2008, Wayne recorded two videos addressing her friends on ] and uploaded them to YouTube under the alias ''boxxybabee''. They were reposted to the site ''i-am-bored.com'' later in the year, and then eventually appeared on ]. Wayne responded to the popularity of her initial videos in a third video that was uploaded to her new YouTube channel, ''boxxybabee'', in January 2009. The videos depict Wayne in heavy ]<ref name="face">{{cite news|publisher=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article970184.ece |title=The face that launched an online war |first=Lisan |last=Jutras |date=February 6, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627034125/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article970184.ece |archivedate=June 27, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="legrand"/><ref name=mdmzle>{{cite web |last=Larrouy |first=Sophie-Marie |title=Foxy Boxxy : celle qui parle pour ne rien dire |language=French |url=http://www.madmoizelle.com/foxy-boxxy-celle-qui-parle-pour-ne-rien-dire_2009-01-21-2108 |publisher=madmoiZelle.com |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60TOQkEHI?url=http://www.madmoizelle.com/foxy-boxxy-celle-qui-parle-pour-ne-rien-dire_2009-01-21-2108 |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |date=January 22, 2009 |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> rambling in an excitable ] style about various topics and experiences.<ref name="guardian"/><ref name="gos"/> | |||
| The presence of the videos was divisive on ], with factions claiming to either support or oppose Boxxy, leading to various ]s and ] incidents.<ref name="face"/><ref name="voxyboxxy">{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Tom|title=Voxy Boxxy's proxy war|newspaper=]|date=January 22, 2009}}</ref> This led to a ] on 4chan itself, shutting the site down for several hours.<ref name="guardian"/> Participants went elsewhere, launching a "]" that May.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=CNET |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10246055-2.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60S1DsduS?url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10246055-2.html |date=May 20, 2009 |archivedate=July 25, 2011 |url-status=live |title=4chan legions game Twitter, bring back Boxxy |first=Matt |last=Hickey |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> On ], the popular Boxxy channel was hacked and the source's identity outed.<ref name="metro">{{cite news|url=http://theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2009/01/boxxy-or-how-a-teenage-girl-may-destroy-the-internet-as-we-know-it-without-really-trying.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124014316/http://theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2009/01/boxxy-or-how-a-teenage-girl-may-destroy-the-internet-as-we-know-it-without-really-trying.html |date=January 21, 2009 |archivedate=January 24, 2009 |url-status=live |publisher=Metro |title=Boxxy, or How A Teenage Girl May Destroy The Internet As We Know It Without Really Trying |first=Tom |last=Phillips |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> A number of spoofs, parody videos and remixes were posted throughout the web.<ref name="guardian"/><ref name="voxyboxxy"/><ref name="metro"/> | |||
| In March 2010, Urlesque named Boxxy number 104 on its list of "The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos". She was left out of the top 100 list because her videos were relatively new at the time.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=] |date=March 5, 2010 |first=Lindsey |last=Weber |title=Boxxy - #104 - The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos |url=http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/05/boxxy |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60TN7d1YR?url=http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/05/boxxy/ |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> In late 2010, Wayne began selling Boxxy items on ].<ref name="legrand"/> On November 25, 2010, she uploaded an edited clip from the film '']'' under the alias ''ANewHopeee''. The original clip contained ]'s holographic message to ]. Wayne replaced Princess Leia's speech with her own request for her fans' help in regaining access to her old account, ''boxxybabee''. | |||
| On January 10, 2011, she posted a new, more introspective video<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZrYDwLjbtE |title=Things are about to get intense. |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> onto a new ] account (''ANewHopeee'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/ANewHopeee |title=Please subscribe & become a friend! New Autographs coming soon! |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> in which she explains that Boxxy is a made-up character and that she acts. This video caused some discussions on its authenticity.<ref name="legrand">{{cite news |publisher=Libération |url=http://www.ecrans.fr/Le-grand-retour-de-Boxxy,11740.html |title=Le grand retour de Boxxy |first=Erwan |last=Cario |date=January 11, 2011 |language=French |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60TNsUrfd?url=http://www.ecrans.fr/Le-grand-retour-de-Boxxy,11740.html# |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="gos">{{cite news |publisher=Geekosystem |url=http://www.geekosystem.com/lord-in-internet-heaven-save-us-boxxy-is-back/ |title=Lord in Internet Heaven Save Us, Boxxy is Back |first=James |last=Plafke |date=January 11, 2011 |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60TNk3i56?url=http://www.geekosystem.com/lord-in-internet-heaven-save-us-boxxy-is-back/ |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> On January 19, 2011, Boxxy was mentioned in a local Fox 11 report on ]s.<ref name="foxtroll2011">{{cite news|publisher=] News|date=January 19, 2011|title=Trolls}}</ref> | |||
| On June 17, 2011, Wayne made a third YouTube account (''Bodaciousboxxy'') and continued uploading videos of herself.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Geekosystem |url=http://www.geekosystem.com/boxxy-is-back-again |title=Lord in Internet Heaven Save Us Once More, Boxxy is Back Again |first=James |last=Plafke |date=June 17, 2011 |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60TO6lPgI?url=http://www.geekosystem.com/boxxy-is-back-again |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> In this video she claims that the Boxxy in the video of January 2011 is not the real Boxxy, but a girl who looks a lot like her, who was supposedly hacked by a character named "''Svetlana''". | |||
| ===Other work=== | ===Other work=== | ||
| Between December 2013 and December 2014, Wayne was a host for the ] streaming series for ].<ref name="SND1">{{cite news|publisher=SocialNewsDaily|url=http://socialnewsdaily.com/22177/remember-boxxy-check-her-out-at-her-new-job-video/|title=Remember Boxxy? Check Her Out At Her New Job|first=Dunsten|last=Carlson|date=January 4, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name="DISC1">{{cite news|publisher=]|url=http://animalist.com/host/catie-wayne#about-host|title=About Host Catie Wayne|accessdate=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628122130/http://animalist.com/host/catie-wayne#about-host|archive-date=June 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>YouTube (December 16, 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9GQU_TguI</ref> | Between December 2013 and December 2014, Wayne was a host for the ] streaming series for ].<ref name="SND1">{{cite news|publisher=SocialNewsDaily|url=http://socialnewsdaily.com/22177/remember-boxxy-check-her-out-at-her-new-job-video/|title=Remember Boxxy? Check Her Out At Her New Job|first=Dunsten|last=Carlson|date=January 4, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name="DISC1">{{cite news|publisher=]|url=http://animalist.com/host/catie-wayne#about-host|title=About Host Catie Wayne|accessdate=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628122130/http://animalist.com/host/catie-wayne#about-host|archive-date=June 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>YouTube (December 16, 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9GQU_TguI</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:17, 26 March 2020
Not to be confused with Boxy. American Internet celebrity, vlogger and voice actress
| Boxxy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Wayne (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 32) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Viral videos |
| Template:Infobox person/Internet info | |
Boxxy is a character performed by American Internet celebrity, vlogger and voice actress Catherine "Catie" Wayne, known for her highly energetic vlogs. Her rise in popularity began in late 2008 and early 2009.
Her videos, under her YouTube account known as "boxxybabee", were initially made to be posted to her Gaia Online friends.
Career
Other work
Between December 2013 and December 2014, Wayne was a host for the Animalist streaming series for Discovery Digital Networks.
In 2017, Wayne voiced the character Marsha for Disney XD's Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer.
In 2018, Wayne lent her voice to BoxxyQuest: The Gathering Storm, an indie role-playing game satirizing various aspects of internet culture. She is credited with both conceptualization and voice-over work as the game's protagonist.
References
- Johnson, Bobbie (January 20, 2009). "How Boxxy brought the web to its knees". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- Carlson, Dunsten (January 4, 2014). "Remember Boxxy? Check Her Out At Her New Job". SocialNewsDaily. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- "About Host Catie Wayne". Discovery Digital Networks. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- YouTube (December 16, 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9GQU_TguI
- "Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer". IMDb. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- "BoxxyQuest:The Gathering Storm". Retrieved November 9, 2018.
External links
| Discovery Digital Networks | |
|---|---|
| Subsidiary of Discovery Communications | |
| Principals |
|
| Subsidiaries | |
| Current shows | |
| Former or Cancelled shows | |