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Andrea Feczko
American television presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrea Marie Feczko (born October 17, 1985) is an American television presenter, producer, and writer. She has hosted shows for media outlets including AOL, CBS, Fuse, FX, HLN, MTV, Syfy,[3] and Yahoo!.[4][5][6]
Feczko is best known for her appearances on web television, including starring in a series of YouTube parody music videos for Barely Productions[7] (among them "Glitter Puke", a parody of Kesha's "Tik Tok" that garnered over 150 million views and became YouTube's second most watched video of 2010),[1][8] and co-hosting "Ultra Live",[9][10] the live stream of the Ultra Music Festival,[11] with over 20 million viewers worldwide,[12] leading her to be named "one of the most recognized reporters on the EDM scene".[4]
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Early life
Feczko was born in Troy, Michigan.[1][2] As a child, she was a competitive figure skater.[13] After graduating high school, she moved to New York City, where she studied journalism and communications at New York University, graduating magna cum laude in 2007.[14] While attending New York University, Feczko studied overseas in Florence in Italy and London in the United Kingdom, as well as interning with CTV News in Vancouver, Canada.[13]
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After graduating from university, Feczko worked as a waitress while trying to break into the entertainment industry.[15] She began her career with Next News Networks in New York, hosting the web television newscast Fast Lane Daily.[13]
Feczko subsequently relocated to Los Angeles, where she took hosting classes and voice lessons.[15] She went on to host shows including Yahoo!'s Daytime in No Time, Syfy's Blastr TV, and Samsung's SOS Island.[1][16]
In 2010, Feczko came to global prominence after starring in "Glitter Puke", a parody of the Kesha music video "Tik Tok" on the Barely Productions YouTube channel "Key of Awesome".[1] "Glitter Puke" was YouTube's second most watched video of 2010 and ultimately received over 150 million views, making it the most viewed YouTube parody video of all time.[1][8][17] In the same year, she joined the mixed martial arts promotion King of the Cage as a backstage reporter for its live broadcast on HDNet.[18]
In 2012, Feczko became an MTV VJ, hosting MTV Essentials.[1]
In 2015, Feckzo produced the documentary Japan's War on Dance: Clubbing in the State of Fueiho for VICE.[17] That same year, she co-hosted Vacation Chasers, a four episode show airing on HLN.[1][19][20][21] In 2016, she hosted the travel documentary 100 Best Places for TV Land,[17] the web series Get Me in There for Heineken and Major League Soccer,[22] and the reality television show Vacation Creation for the Carnival Corporation.[23]
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Bibliography
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens (2007)
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