Thanks to an organized push from fans, late actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson’s YouTube channel has hit one million subscribers. Stefánsson, most famously known for his role as the much-beloved-by-fans villain Robbie Rotten in cult fave children’s show LazyTown, passed away in August at age 43 from bile duct cancer, which he’d been battling since 2016.
Stefánsson joined YouTube in 2009, and though he wasn’t incredibly active — he posted 20 videos; more have been added by family members following his death — he had amassed 100,000 subscribers before his death. In one of his last vlogs, Stefánsson showed the silver Play Button YouTube had sent him, thanking his fans for getting him to the milestone. “Next, we need the gold button,” he said. “For that, we need one million subscribers. So, click subscribe and cheer!”
When Stefánsson passed away on Aug. 21, he had around 205,000 subscribers. Fans quickly began organizing on social media to...
Stefánsson joined YouTube in 2009, and though he wasn’t incredibly active — he posted 20 videos; more have been added by family members following his death — he had amassed 100,000 subscribers before his death. In one of his last vlogs, Stefánsson showed the silver Play Button YouTube had sent him, thanking his fans for getting him to the milestone. “Next, we need the gold button,” he said. “For that, we need one million subscribers. So, click subscribe and cheer!”
When Stefánsson passed away on Aug. 21, he had around 205,000 subscribers. Fans quickly began organizing on social media to...
- 10/3/2018
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
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