Joel Haver

Joel Haver
Personal information
Born (1996-02-13) February 13, 1996 (age 28)
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
EducationPratt Institute
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers2 million[1]
Total views280 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: July 8, 2024

Joel Haver (born February 13, 1996) is a Canadian YouTuber and filmmaker.[2]

Early life

Haver was born on February 13, 1996 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.[3] He grew up in Belchertown, Massachusetts, and has an older brother.[4] He studied film at Pratt Institute.[5]

Career

Haver publishes comedy sketches and films, frequently using rotoscoped animation.[6][7][8][9][10] He has hosted an annual "Movies Shot During the Oscars" film festival, in which he encourages independent filmmakers to shoot feature-length films during the broadcast of the yearly Academy Awards ceremony.[11]

In July 2022, Joel Haver published the "Toilet Paper Bears" comedy sketch on his YouTube channel, depicting a dispute between the Charmin Bears family, in which the son confronts his father in his dream to be a dancer to his father's disappointment.[12] Later that year, Saturday Night Live aired the "Charmin Bears" sketch, with similarities to Haver's video. Notably, a young bear confronts his father about his dream to be a dancer, the bears are colored blue, and the father and the son wear similar attire.[12] Later that month, Haver published his video entitled "SNL stole my video", attributing the similarities to parallel thinking and adding, "If I still was a smaller creator, which I was for a long time, I could see it rubbing me the wrong way."[13][14][15]

Filmography

Directed features[16]
Year Title
2016 We Are Sasquatch
2017 31 Days in Marshall, North Carolina
2019 Island[8]
Taking a Little Time to Feel Sorry for Myself
I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS - The Movie
2020 Forget About Everything for Awhile
Pretend That You Love Me
2021 A Simple Smash and Bash Job Gone Wrong
Drowning in Potential
2022 The Bad Guy, The Wolf and The Surprise Party
We Have to Leave Here Together
2023 Things Could Always Be Worse
goodlongpee the movie
2024 The Hero's Journey aka My Life aka The Caleb Johnston Story (I'm Caleb)
Anyone Else But Me
The Text
Hello My Beautiful Creatures
It Just Takes Time
Hiccups
The Diarrhea Brothers Save The Day
Love, Celeste
The 9th Movie
A Little Film About Friendship
You're Point Girl
Other Contributions
Year Title Role
2020 Sheep Theater Actor
2021 Off the Air (Season 11, Ep.3, The Galactic Trial) Director, Actor, Animator
2022 Making Youtube Actor
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! Actor, Guest Animator
Killer Thriller Actor
High on Life Voice Actor
2024 Smiling Friends (Season Two, Episode Five, Brother's Egg.) Actor, Guest Animator
Hello My Beautiful Creatures Animation

References

  1. ^ a b "About Joel Haver". YouTube.
  2. ^ Comrie, Sam (2022-10-04). "YouTuber Joel Haver addresses fan claims SNL stole his video". Dexerto. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  3. ^ "Joel Haver". Cult Critic Review Aggregator. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  4. ^ Richardson, Danielle (September 7, 2023). Interview with youtuber and content creator, Joel Haver (Video). Event occurs at 00:07. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via YouTube. I grew up in like rural Massachusetts in this small town called Belchertown.
  5. ^ "Film, BFA". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ Shuman, Sean (2022-10-29). "Hulu's the Paloni Show! Halloween Special: Who Are the Artists Behind the Shorts?". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  7. ^ "Island review: A small budget movie with a big heart". The Weather Vane. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  8. ^ a b "Filmmaker Completely Removes His Movie From Availability". Streaming. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  9. ^ "'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Parodies 'Star Wars' in Surprise New Video". Streaming. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  10. ^ Director, Graham Smith Deputy Editorial; Smith, Graham (2023-09-09). "Starfield's rotoscoped animated advert pokes fun at hoarding players". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  11. ^ "Joel Haver YouTube Filmmaker | Anti-Hollywood - YT Film Fest". 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  12. ^ a b Bailey, Jonathan (2022-10-05). "The SNL/Charmin Bears Plagiarism Controversy". Plagiarism Today. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  13. ^ "Joel Haver addresses accusations that 'SNL' stole his sketch: 'I don't think it was malicious'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  14. ^ "'Wild coincidence' or 'parallel thinking': YouTuber defends 'SNL's' Charmin Bears bit". Los Angeles Times. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  15. ^ "YouTuber Joel Haver On Similarities Between SNL Charmin Bears Sketch and His Video". Yahoo Entertainment. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  16. ^ Joel Haver (2024-03-01). Anyone Else But Me. Retrieved 2024-06-19 – via YouTube.