arly Life

Roman Bernard Atwood was born on May 28, 1983, in Millersport, Ohio, United States. He developed an interest in creating videos and entertaining people from a young age. During high school, he was known for his humorous personality and began experimenting with filming and producing videos. Before becoming a major YouTube personality, Atwood worked with his family’s rope business and explored different creative projects.

Early Creative Career

Before YouTube became his main career, Roman worked on comedy projects with friends. In 2006, he created a DVD project called The Nerd Herd, which he sold at the Warped Tour. He later became involved in creating sketches and online comedy with a group that eventually became known as Sketch Empire. These early projects helped him develop the comedic style and production experience that would later become important to his YouTube career.

Beginning of YouTube Career

Roman Atwood started building his YouTube presence in the late 2000s. His early content focused heavily on comedy sketches and pranks. His prank channel eventually became known as RomanAtwood, and several of his videos gained millions of views. His growing popularity helped establish him as one of the notable prank creators during YouTube’s early expansion.

Rise to Fame

Atwood achieved major attention through viral prank videos, including “Cops Get Owned!!!” and his famous plastic-ball prank, in which he transformed his home into a giant ball pit. His creative and often elaborate pranks attracted a huge international audience. In 2015, his plastic-ball video was connected with Nissan’s WithDad campaign and later won a Streamy Award for Brand Campaign.

RomanAtwoodVlogs

In 2013, Roman launched RomanAtwoodVlogs, shifting a significant part of his content toward everyday life, family, travel, personal experiences, and positive messages. The channel became enormously successful, eventually reaching more than 15 million subscribers and billions of views. His family-centered storytelling helped him build a strong connection with viewers beyond his earlier prank content.

Smile More

Roman founded the Smile More merchandise brand in 2013. The business initially sold products such as T-shirts, hoodies, bracelets, and other merchandise, with early orders being handled by Roman and his wife from their home. As the brand grew, the operation expanded and eventually moved into a dedicated facility. In 2022, Roman announced that Smile More would move to Texas through a partnership with Matt Carriker and Bunker Branding.

Natural Born Pranksters

In 2016, Roman Atwood appeared in and helped direct Natural Born Pranksters, a comedy film featuring fellow YouTubers Dennis Roady and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. The film was produced by Collective Digital Studios and distributed by Lionsgate. It brought the trio’s elaborate prank style from YouTube into a feature-length movie and represented an important step in Roman’s entertainment career beyond online videos.

Awards and Recognition

Roman’s success on YouTube earned him significant recognition within the digital entertainment industry. In 2016, he won the YouTube Comedian category at the Shorty Awards. His work also received recognition at the Streamy Awards, including a win for the Nissan WithDad campaign connected to his viral plastic-ball prank.

Personal Life

Roman has been married twice. He was previously married to Shanna Riley, and they have a son, Noah. Roman later married Brittney Smith in July 2018. Together, Roman and Brittney have children including Kane, Cora, and Knox. His family has been an important part of his vlogging career, with many personal and family experiences becoming part of his content.

Roman Atwood Today

Roman has expanded his work beyond traditional prank videos and daily vlogs. On May 28, 2022, he launched RomanAtwoodPodcast, providing a platform for longer conversations with friends and guests. His career has developed from early comedy DVDs and prank videos into vlogging, filmmaking, merchandise, business, and podcasting. With millions of subscribers and billions of views across his channels, Roman Atwood remains a recognizable figure in the history of YouTube entertainment.