Maxim Golopolosov: biography of a blogger
Maxim Golopolosov took his first steps to fame on the YouTube channel. Blogging brought fame to the young man, his project “+100500” turned out to be successful, each video received millions of views. The charismatic Max was noticed by television bosses and invited to participate in entertainment shows.
Golopolosov gradually became a popular media personality, appeared in many projects, and became an actor and musician. Maxim invariably ranks high in the ranking of the most successful bloggers in the country.
Maxim Golopolosov - biography
Maxim Golopolosov (better known as Max “+100500”) was born on November 1, 1989 in Moscow. At school he was an exemplary student and was able to finish nine grades with honors. However, after this, Maxim decided to enter a vocational school and become a cook. As a result, he successfully implemented this plan, but worked in this specialty for only a year. Then the future blogger decided to get a higher education and entered a local Moscow university.
Education and career
His parents wanted to give their son a reliable profession, so they strongly recommended that he enroll in a culinary school. After finishing 9th grade, Maxim began studying to become a cook. The profession did not attract him, but the guy did not quarrel with his parents and received a diploma as a cook. Golopolosov claims that he never acquired culinary skills and still does not know how to cook.
Having matured, Maxim decided that a higher education would not hurt, and entered a university. He studied at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and easily mastered English. During his life, the guy watched a lot of English-language TV series. Therefore, having an ear for music, he quickly mastered the language.
In his second year, Golopolosov already got involved in blogging, decided that he had mastered English enough, and dropped out of college. During his studies, Maxim did not sit on his parents’ neck; he earned his living as a courier. Golopolosov also had enough strength to study music, which he had dreamed of since childhood. The group “2ND Season”, which Max created together with his friends, performed compositions of their own composition in the pop-punk style.
Having a good command of the language, Golopolosov often wandered the expanses of the English-language Internet. His attention was drawn to the famous Internet show “Equals three,” in which comedy video blogger Ray William Johnson gives funny and sarcastic comments to videos.
Golopolosov decided to amuse the Russian public by copying the author’s idea and transferring it to his native soil. Maxim quickly thinks through the script, borrows a camera and prepares a “video recording studio.” The interior of the “studio” does not shine with any special sophistication - the sofa is decorated with a bedspread with an all-time fashionable leopard pattern, the camera is installed on a stack of books.
The idea turned out to be successful, and Maxim soon became a famous blogger.
Biography
Maxim Golopolosov was born in 1989 in Moscow and was raised in a simple working-class family.
At first, he grew up as an ordinary teenager, interested in skateboarding and punk rock. After ninth grade, he continued his studies at culinary school. The guy was disappointed in his choice, but still graduated from the educational institution. After this, he joined the ranks of students at Moscow Pedagogical University, where he received his education at the Faculty of Foreign Languages. Maxim’s passion for English led him to the YouTube channels of Western video bloggers. He was especially attracted to the show “=3” by blogger Ray William Johnson from the USA. The latter, in a humorous manner, reviewed the so-called “viral” videos, which were dedicated to comical and amusing situations. Golopolosov decided to adapt this format for Russian viewers and in 2010 created a similar channel, calling it AdamThomasMoran. The new blogger’s show itself was called “+100500”.
From that moment on, those around him began to call Golopolosov nothing more than “Max +100500.” He himself was distinguished by his manner of using strong foul language in his videos. The project turned out to be incredibly successful, and today it has more than one million subscribers. Later, this and other channels created by talented video makers were combined into a separate video portal “CarambaTV”, but over the years it could not withstand the competition with YouTube and was actually abandoned.
In addition to blogging, Maxim is involved in music and created the punk band “2ND Season”, which has released several albums and successfully toured the country. Subsequently, Golopolosov became the author of another YouTube channel, “MoranDays,” on which he posts videos about his life. Maxim often travels to different countries, so over time the channel turned into a travel blog.
YouTube channel and popularity
Having chosen the format for his performances, Golopolosov began to look for videos on the Internet that were worthy of comment and would appeal to the audience. Max's YouTube channel appeared in August 2010. Golopolosov dubbed his project “+100500” and released it under the nickname AdamThomasMoran.
The presenter accompanied each video with a commentary, consisting mainly of explicit obscenities. The guy even had to close the door of the room tightly so as not to shock his parents.
The first episode was already noticed by viewers; it was viewed by about 7 million people. The popularity of Golopolosov’s channel was constantly growing. The main part of the audience (70%) are young people under 18 years of age.
Golopolosov has not lost popularity for several years; his channel firmly holds first place among humorous resources and ranks third in the overall ranking of Russian bloggers.
Reference: according to experts, a video blogger’s income is 3-40 thousand dollars per month.
Golopolosov's projects
Maxim’s first project was called “+100500”, which brought him fame as a charismatic and scandalous video blogger. This was followed by other shows that revealed new facets of Golopolosov’s talent.
«100500»
By 2021, the number of channel subscribers exceeded 10 million. The caustic, caustic comments on videos from the Internet appealed to many viewers, and the channel’s audience is constantly growing. Maxim has been trying to get by with a minimum of profanity lately.
Over the entire existence of the project, more than 500 issues have been published, which appear every week. More than 2 billion views since the show began airing – this is the impressive result of the “+100500” project.
"MoranDays"
Having become famous and popular, Golopolosov launched a new channel - “MoranDays”, of which he himself became the hero. Viewers saw the first episode in the spring of 2011. On his personal blog, Maxim talked about his life and communicated with fans. Then he began reporting on travel and meetings with friends, mainly in the USA and England.
The new project quickly found viewers, 1.2 million people subscribed to it, and about 100 million viewed it.
Videos appear regularly; in total, about 2 hundred videos have been released.
"2ND Season"
During his student years, Golopolosov, together with his friends, created the group “2ND Season”, the music of which accompanies the releases of “+100500”. Max plays guitar and is the vocalist of the band. The guys gravitate toward the pop-punk style, have been performing together for several years, and have their own YouTube channel.
"Maxone's"
Having gained experience discussing videos from the Internet, Golopolosov decided to try his hand at the interview genre. For this purpose, a new project was launched - “Maksone’s”. The first episode was released on the AdamThomasMoran channel, which was visited by millions of fans of the blogger’s work. The heroes of the show “At Maxone’s” were famous Internet personalities – video bloggers, Maxim’s friends.
Hobbies
Max has repeatedly said that he is a big music lover. He gives his main preference to pop-punk, thanks to which he once even decided to form his own group, called 2ndSeason. Golopolosov himself played the guitar and at the same time was the main vocalist. The group's music was created under the strong influence of popular Western groups such as Blink 182, Sum 41, The Offspring, etc. Thanks to the talent of young musicians, the band quickly gained popularity among fans of the genre. 2ndSeason easily filled small Moscow venues even before Max became famous as a blogger. Subsequently, the group recorded a soundtrack, which you can regularly hear in episodes of the show “+100500”.
Working on television
The success of Golopolosov’s show “+100500” interested the management of the Perets TV channel. Maxim was offered cooperation. As a result, a twenty-minute program appeared (later transferred to the Che channel), in which re-edited episodes from the video blog and new videos are released.
At first, the obscenity was masked by beeping and a mark on the lips of the presenter; later Maxim himself began to monitor his speech and avoided obscene expressions.
The television show brought Golopolosov new fans who were far from the Internet. Maxim began to be invited by other channels as a presenter and guest in their projects. Teleworks of a blogger:
- 2013 – “Karaoke Killer” (“Yu”);
- 2015 – “Heroes of the Internet” (“Pepper”);
- 2016 – “100,500 cities” (“Che”).
As an invited guest, Maxim visited the “Let Them Talk” and “Comedy Club” shows, and starred in episodes of the “Big Difference” program.
Films and television
In 2013, Maxim Golopolosov worked for some time on the U TV channel, where he hosted the Karaoke Killer program.
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In the fall of 2014, Maxim became one of the hosts of a new entertainment project on the Perets TV channel called “Heroes of the Internet.”
As a guest, Max starred in such comedy shows as “Big Difference” and “Comedy Club”
In addition to comedy programs, the video blogger starred in the film “Ambulance “Moscow-Russia””, and later starred in the popular TNT projects “Zaitsev + 1”, “Univer. New hostel", "Policeman from Rublyovka - 3.2".
Personal life
Maxim tries not to advertise the details of his personal life and does not share information about his victories with the public. Fans of Golopolosov’s work know that he had an affair with Nastya Polyakova, and the girl herself was the initiator of the acquaintance. The relationship with the fashion model began in 2012 and lasted 2 years. The girl helped Max with his work and went on tour with him. Gradually, the relationship outlived its usefulness, and things did not come to marriage.
Later, Maxim's lovers were Maria May and Anastasia Bodnar.
Interesting Facts
A few additional facts from Maxim’s biography:
- Golopolosov has been criticized more than once for simply stealing the idea for his main project from Johnson. Maxim claims that he simply took advantage of the concept of the show, unlike Ray William, he selects only funny videos for discussion.
- Maxim is one of the few YouTube celebrities who have successfully migrated to TV. Usually the opposite happens - TV stars use their fame for promotion on social networks.
- Golopolosov has not yet developed a relationship with TikTok, although Max likes the work of Anastasia Ivleeva.
- The group “2ND Season” is preparing material for the release of an album. The participants decided not to limit themselves only to pop-punk, but to work in different musical genres.
- “Adam moran” is the name of Golopolosov’s cafe in Moscow.
Golopolosov initiated the creation of a portal called “CarambaTV”, which collected several entertainment shows. Soon the founders of the portal sold it to a media holding and made decent money from their brainchild. Maxim regrets that he was unable to save the project that was important to him.
Maxim Golopolosov photo
A television
In September 2011, the television channel “Peretz” invited Maxim Golopolosov with the program “+100500” on its air. On television, the program runs for 20 minutes and is a compilation of the most popular Internet videos. But new programs edited specifically for television are also being created. At first, obscene language on air was drowned out by a standard “beeping” sound, and a “Black Mark” with the image of the CarambaTV website logo appeared on the presenter’s lips.
Maxim Golopolosov on television
But since the fall of 2012, profanity has completely disappeared from the television version of the program. In 2013, for some time he hosted the “Karaoke Killer” program on the “U” TV channel. Since the fall of 2014, the Perets channel launched a new entertainment project, “Heroes of the Internet,” in which Maxim Golopolosov became one of the three presenters. The Internet star also starred in the comedy shows “Big Difference” and “Comedy Club” as a guest.
Maxim now
Golopolosov does not give up blogging; his project “+100500” remains popular. But Maxim has long outgrown Internet fame and has become known not only to video fans.
Max has starred in several films and participates in the show “Gimme Bream.” The blogger tested a Lexus UX car and the highways of Spain. Golopolosov also does not give up his pursuit of music. Maxim claims that his group’s album “2ND Season” will pleasantly surprise fans in the near future.
Maxim is still single, but has said more than once that he will definitely get married and have at least two children, for whom he has already come up with names.
Maxim managed to become famous and wealthy while doing what he loved. Blogging turned from a hobby into a profession, brought Golopolosov to TV, made him in demand and popular. A wonderful example for everyone who spends time viewing other people's blogs, liking and commenting.
Creation
«+100500»
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The first video appeared on YouTube on August 28, 2010[10]. Each issue is published approximately once a week. The essence of the program lies in Maxim’s sarcastic comments about popular Internet videos. A distinctive feature is the abundant presence of obscene language in all issues[2], as well as a leopard-print carpet as a background[11]. As of May 2016, 316 episodes were released, the total number of views of all episodes of the show was more than 1.4 billion[12]. Maxim writes the scripts for the videos himself[9]. The main audience of his video blog (approximately 70%) are people under 18 years of age[11][13]. According to Socialblade, Maxim's average monthly income ranges from 12 to 30 thousand dollars[10][14].
"MoranDays"
Maxim also maintains his own video blog “MoranDays”, the number of subscribers on which as of May 2021 exceeded 1 million, the total number of views was 75 million. In total, 155 videos were released on the channel. The main content of his video blog is videos from trips abroad[15].
"2ND Season"
In addition to the Internet project, Maxim is also one of the founders, guitarist and vocalist of the amateur music group “2ND Season”[16][17], whose music is the soundtrack to the show “+100500”.
Working on television
In 2013, he was the host of the reality project “Karaoke Killer” on the TV channel “”[18]. In 2014, he was one of the hosts of the “Heroes of the Internet” program on the “Peretz” channel[19].
