Thomas Sanders is a famous American YouTuber who has also branched out to be an actor, singer, and scriptwriter. He has garnered a huge fanbase by releasing Vines and YouTube videos related to pranks, challenges, comedy sketches, and stories. Thomas has a self-titled YouTube channel with more than 3 million subscribers. He has a huge social media fan base with more than 2 million followers on Instagram, more than 700k followers on Twitter, and more than 3 million followers on Facebook.
Sun Sign
Taurus
Residence
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Nationality
Education
Thomas attended a middle school in his hometown Gainesville. It was then that his interest in theatre and singing started budding and he participated in various school plays and sang in multiple choruses. Later, he graduated from Buchholz High School.
Then, he went to the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, and graduated in 2011 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. While in college, Thomas was active in community theatre.
Manager
Thomas is managed by CESD Talent Agency.
Genre
Comedy, Music
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Unsigned
Sexual Orientation
Gay
He had long known his sexual preferences but didn’t talk about it until June 12, 2017, when he came out as gay to his viewers. Over the time, Thomas has denied all the speculations about him being a bisexual.
Distinctive Features
- Deep voice
- Happy-go-lucky personality
Religion
Irish Catholicism
Best Known For
- His career as a Vine actor as he created a Vine series named Storytime
- His YouTube series Sanders Sides
First Album
Thomas released his debut album, Ultimate Storytime in 2016.
First TV Show
In 2015, Thomas made his first TV show appearance on the talk show, The View.
Thomas Sanders Favorite Things
- Singer – Nat King Cole
- TV Shows – The Office, Parks and Recreation, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Daredevil, Scandal, Luke Cage, Voltron, and many more
- Color – Red
- Books – Harry Potter series
- Movie – Forrest Gump (1994)
- Musicals – Into the Woods, The Producers, Peter Pan, and Singin’ in the Rain!
- Role Played By Him – Leo Bloom in The Producers
- Video Games – Kingdom Hearts, Portal, Half-Life, Final Fantasy, Smash Brothers, Spyro, and Crash Bandicoot
- Animal – Cheetah
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Thomas Sanders Facts
- He had 2 jobs after he graduated from the university. He worked at an engineering firm as well as did a night-time job in theatre.
- Sanders left his first job after his career as a Vine actor took off.
- Although he plays different roles in his videos, which include playing gay, bisexual or straight, he clarified to his fans that it wasn’t a part of his actual personality and he wasn’t bisexual or ‘bi-curious’ but gay.
- Sanders has released covers of various songs which include A Lovely Night from the movie La La Land, and Disappear from the musical Dear Evan Hansen with artists like , Deedee Magno Hall, , , Adam Pascal, and AJ Rafael.
- Thomas had a squirrel for a pet when he was young.
- He often promotes LGBTQ issues.
- Sanders got his name from his late paternal uncle who died in the Vietnam War.
- He has arachnophobia, an extreme fear of spiders.
- His most popular catchphrase is Take it easy, guys, gals, and non-binary pals!
- Visit his official website @ thomassanders.com.
- Follow Thomas Sanders on , , , and .
Featured Image by Thomas Sanders / Instagram
Facts of Thomas Sanders
- Gender Male
- full nameThomas Sanders
- nicknamesStorytime Guy, Foster Dawg
- birthplaceGainesville, Florida, United States
- Date of Birth April 24, 1989
- Age 35 years 6 months
- Horoscope Taurus
- Lucky Number 10
- Lucky Stone Emerald
- Lucky Color Green
- Best Match for Marriage Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundWhite
- nationalityAmerican
- net worth$3 million
- professionSinger, Actor, Scriptwriter, Internet Personality
- weight70 kg or 154 lbs
- height5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
- hair colorBlack
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- collegeUniversity of Florida
- brothersShea , Patrick , Christian
- favorite colorsRed
- favorite moviesForrest Gump (1994)
- favorite tv showThe Office, Parks and Recreation, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Daredevil, Scandal, Luke Cage, Voltron, and many more
- favorite booksHarry Potter series