Vitaly is a Russian-American online streamer, YouTube personality, and content creator. Born on March 8, 1992, in Murmansk, Russia, he lived in Odesa, Ukraine as a child. When Vitaly was 14 years old, he migrated to the United States alongside his mother.
Vitaly has tried a few ventures like professional skateboarding, but he quit because of injuries. The content creator earned recognition after his Miami Zombie Attack Prank videos went viral. By January 2015, the prank had earned over 30 million views.
Net Worth
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has a net worth of $7 million. The content creator has been able to accumulate his wealth through acting roles. He is recognized by his YouTube username VitalyzdTV, a channel that has earned billions of views from the content he offers.
The content creator grew up as an only child and his grandmother encouraged him to create videos, even buying him his first video camera. Before he rose to fame because of his YouTube content, he participated in shooting adult content for Bang Bros company.
Early Ventures
Vitaly began doing odd jobs when he was a teenager. He once revealed that his first job was as a garbage collector, where he earned $5 per hour. After numerous odd jobs, he participated in shooting adult content after he turned 18.
He went on to have a music video appearance in Drake’s song as well as a minor role in Pain and Gain, which featured several celebrities.
Content Creation Success
Vitaly gained recognition for creating Prank videos for his YouTube channel. The personality has grown famous having 10.3 million subscribers as of 2020, May. Moreover, he has accumulated over 1.6 billion views, explaining how he has been able to attract attention.
While having an interview with Logan Paul, the content creator claimed that he made $500,000 per month for creating and posting videos. His content has involved pranks like false zombie attacks, poop pranks, sexy girl pranks, and conversing in Russian with strangers.
Vitaly had a breakthrough in 2012 after Miami Zombie Attack Prank went viral. Since then, he has continued to create more content and earn more money.
Legal Troubles
While Vitaly has earned a handsome income from his pranks, they have landed in problems with the authorities. While shooting on July 16, 2012, in Boca Raton, the content creator and his cameraman were arrested, during the filming of a Russian hitman prank.
Besides that, Vitaly has been arrested many other times including in Brazil in 2014 for invading the field during the FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina. In 2016, he was arrested again for climbing the Hollywood sign. On April 12, 2020, Vitaly was arrested for randomly assaulting a female jogger in Miami Beach. He was released on a $7,500 bond.
Despite all the legal battles, Vitaly has continued creating YouTube pranks, which have earned him thousands of dollars of income every month. He is recognized as one of the most earning YouTube stars in the United States and Russia.
