Colin and Samir
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 Rosenblum (top) and Chaudry (bottom) in 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.58 million[1] | |||||||||
| Views | 446.3 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: July 7, 2025 | ||||||||||
Colin and Samir is an American YouTube channel composed of American entrepreneurs Colin Rosenblum (born January 31, 1989) and Samir Chaudry (born August 17, 1989). The duo interview creators on their podcast, The Colin and Samir Show, about their rise and give advice supporting up-and-coming channels, breaking down the industry.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Colin Rosenblum was born on January 31, 1989, in Princeton, New Jersey.[4] He attended Hun School of Princeton and graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with degrees in Economics and Italian.[5][6][7] Samir Chaudry was born on August 17, 1989, in Santa Monica, California.[8] His parents were refugees from the Partition of India.[9] He attended Harvard-Westlake School and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2012, studying Film and Digital Media. Both played lacrosse for their high school and college teams.[10][11]
Career
[edit]Rosenblum and Chaudry started making videos on YouTube since 2012, but they created their current channel in September 2016.[11] Chaudry initially had the idea to create a sports network, eventually creating The Lacrosse Network (TLN) in 2012. Meanwhile, in Boulder, Colorado, Rosenblum was also making videos about lacrosse while simultaneously working at the front desk of a hotel. Chaudry watched some of Rosenblum's videos and was able to convince him to move to Los Angeles to join TLN, originally as a three-month internship. They became friends, however, and built a relationship that caused Rosenblum to move completely to Los Angeles.[7] TLN was bought by the multi-channel network Whistle Sports in June 2014.[12][13] The duo left TLN in 2016 to pursue filmmaking.[11]
The duo appeared on Paul Rabil's Suiting Up podcast in November 2017.[14] In 2020, they became a year-long brand ambassador for Samsung.[15] The Colin and Samir Show became available on LinkedIn in 2022.[16] In December 2022, at the video marketing conference VidSummit, the channel hit 1 million subscribers while they were onstage speaking.[17] In 2025, the duo interviewed Mark Zuckerberg about his projects at Meta Platforms. MrBeast also appeared in the same interview.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Chaudry married his wife Katie in April 2022 and Rosenblum married his wife, Madilyn (née Myers), in April 2024. Both of Rosenblum and Chaudry's homes burnt down in the Palisades Fire in 2025. Dude Perfect organized a GoFundMe page to support them. Both of their wives were pregnant at the time.[9][19][20]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Streamy Awards | Learning and Education | Nominated | [21] |
| 2023 | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Colin and Samir". YouTube.
- ^ Ifeanyi, Kc (December 11, 2023). "There could be a creator economy campus coming to a city near you". Fast Company. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Ifeanyi, Kc (January 17, 2024). "Colin and Samir made a 30-day course for creators who mean business". Fast Company. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Rosenblum, Colin (January 31, 2021). "Turned 32 today 😏". Instagram. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Colin Rosenblum's Hun High School Bio". MaxPreps. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "2009 Roster | Colorado Buffaloes". MCLA. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b DeVore, Treyton (September 26, 2021). "Colin & Samir: From Lacrosse to Leaders of the Creator Economy". Creatorbread. Archived from the original on June 15, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Chaudry, Samir (August 17, 2019). "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Yeung, Jessie (January 10, 2025). "Pregnant couple's home burns down one day after finishing the nursery". CNN. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Wilson, Connor (July 6, 2012). "Fireside Chat with Samir Chaudry of The Lacrosse Network". Lacrosse All Stars. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c "The Story of Colin and Samir". YouTube. February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on March 14, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (June 4, 2014). "YouTube Sports MCN The Whistle Acquires The Lacrosse Network (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Garber-Paul, Elisabeth (May 2, 2022). "Creating Is Lonely. Colin and Samir Are Helping to Change That". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Rabil, Paul (November 27, 2017). "Samir Chaudry and Colin Rosenblum Suiting Up with Paul Rabil". Lacrosse All Stars. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Peterson, Tim (April 12, 2022). "How YouTube stars Colin and Samir went from nearly quitting to creating their own media company". Digiday. Archived from the original on April 28, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (June 13, 2022). "Colin and Samir look to "support the growth of more careers" by bringing their podcast to LinkedIn". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Hale, James (December 22, 2022). "YouTube Millionaires: Colin and Samir hit one million subscribers onstage at VidSummit". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on March 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Lalwani, Andy (March 27, 2025). "Facebook is Bringing The Magic of Friends Back to Platform with Colin and Samir and Even MrBeast". What's Trending. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Phillipp, Charlotte (January 10, 2025). "YouTube Creators Colin and Samir Lose Palisades Homes to Fire While Both of Their Wives Are Pregnant". People. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Turner-Williams, Jaelani (January 11, 2025). "YouTube Creators Colin and Samir Lose Palisades Homes". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on January 12, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "13th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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