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Who is David So?
David So is a comedian, YouTuber, actor, entrepreneur, and musician. David So is well-known for his YouTube comedy videos. His main channel formerly DavidSoComedy, has over 1.45 million subscribers and over 310 million views.
Early Life and Childhood
David So was born in Seoul, South Korea, on March 30, 1987. He has 35 years on the clock.
So grew up in Sacramento, working at his parents’ African American beauty supply store. He is of Korean ancestry and holds American citizenship. He has an older brother and a pastor for a father.
Education Details
David So attended the University of California, Riverside after high school before transferring to Sacramento State University. He was still doing stand-up comedy at various clubs.
After three years as a college student and working stand-up comedian, he decided to drop out and pursue a career in entertainment by uploading his stand-up material to YouTube.
Professional Career
So began his career as a stand-up comedian at the age of 16, performing throughout northern California. During his college years, he performed at various stand-up comedy clubs.
While working and studying at Sacramento State, he began uploading content to YouTube in order to pursue comedy.
So decided to drop out of school and pursue a career in comedy by uploading his stand-up material to YouTube, where he wrote and produced much of his original work on his first YouTube channel, DavidSoComedy.
In 2011, his video response to Alexandra Wallace’s video “UCLA Asians in the Library,” which used derogatory terms against Asians, went viral and had over 5.5 million views as of March 2015.
So launched the Genius Brain podcast on his main channel and other podcasting platforms in January 2019. To reflect his shift away from skits and vlogs, the account was briefly renamed Genius Brain.
Episodes are released twice a week, on Sundays and Thursdays. A regular cast member of the online series Just Kidding News was also on the list.
In 2019, he left the show as a recurring cast member to pursue other projects.
He hosted and wrote The Comment Show, Vevo’s first original scripted series. So co-hosts the YouTube food show Send Foodz with Tim Chantarangsu.
Thrillist picked up the show shortly after its debut on DeLaGhetto’s channel, and it now airs every other Thursday.
In 2017, he appeared on actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud (LOL) network. So was also a judge on Rosemary Shrager and Jackie Tohn’s Best Leftovers Ever! cooking competition shows on Netflix in 2020.
So owns Drips & Swirls, a soft-serve ice cream and coffee shop in Los Angeles’ Koreatown.
He founded it with three others, and it officially opened to the public on August 25, 2016. Young Bud, a matcha-centric snack and dessert shop, opened in 2017 at Smorgasburg LA.
Net Worth and Salary
David So’s net worth is estimated to be $876,564.
Relationship Status
David So announced his engagement to longtime partner Mariel Song in August 2019.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average stature, standing at 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.85 m).
Social Media
His social media handles are unknown.
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Trivia
- David is a comedian, YouTuber, actor, entrepreneur, and musician.
- His main channel, formerly DavidSoComedy, has over 1.45 million subscribers and over 310 million views.
- He is the host of the GeniusBrain podcast.
- His net worth is estimated to be $876,564.
- He stands at 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.85 m).