Ian Hecox
Biography
Ian Hecox, an American comedian, actor and filmmaker, is known for the sketch comedy channel Smosh, which he started with Anthony Padilla. Born in Sacramento County, California, and raised in Carmichael, he took screenwriting, film and improv classes at American River College before leaving school to focus on Smosh. Hecox joined Padilla's smosh.com in 2002, and in 2005 they launched the Smosh YouTube channel, initially posting lip sync clips; one became the platform's most-watched video for a time. They then moved into sketch comedy, and Smosh ranked as YouTube's most-subscribed channel on three occasions. Hecox co-produced and acted in Smosh: The Movie (2015) and Ghostmates (2016), appeared in The Angry Birds Movie (2016), and served as an executive producer on Oishi High School Battle.
38years old
Turns 39 on November 30in 20 days
- Born Sacramento County
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Ian Andrew Hecox
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 5 years2011 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016GhostmatesIMDb rating 4.3
- 2016The Angry Birds MovieIMDb rating 6.3
- 2015Smosh: The MovieIMDb rating 3.3
- 2011Red vs. Blue Season 9IMDb rating 8.4
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Early training
Hecox took classes in screenwriting, film and improv at American River College. He dropped out two years later to focus on Smosh.
A change of course
After Defy Media shut down in 2018, Hecox had to find new investors to keep Smosh going, and in February 2019 the channel was bought by Rhett and Link.
Ian Hecox movies on Netflix
Worked with
Ian Hecox shares three films with Anthony Padilla, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Anthony Padilla's page
Sean Penn's page
Peter Dinklage's page
Bill Hader's page
Maya Rudolph's page
Tony Hale's page
Clay KaytisDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Clay Kaytis
Fergal ReillyDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Fergal Reilly
All films by Alex Winter
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.