Robby Novak is an American actor and media personality best known for portraying Kid President on YouTube and on television.[1]
Robby Novak | |
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Born | Henderson, Tennessee, U.S. | October 24, 2003
Occupation | Actor/Speaker |
Years active | 2012–2016; 2019; 2022-present |
Known for | Kid President |
Height | 5.1 ft (160 cm) |
Robby Novak was born on October 24, 2003.[citation needed] He and his sister, Lexi, were adopted by David and Lori Novak.[2] Novak is from Henderson, Tennessee.[3]
Novak released his first YouTube video in July 2014, on the channel SoulPancake.[4] His breakout video, which has 48 million views as of March 2023, is titled "A Pep Talk from Kid President to You."[5]
Novak is featured in a series of YouTube videos and in a television show, produced by actor Rainn Wilson. Novak's first YouTube clip as Kid President, written and directed by his brother-in-law Brad Montague, was uploaded in the summer of 2012 and subsequently published on Wilson's YouTube channel in October 2012.[6] Novak was featured in a television show on Hub Network called Kid President: Declaration of Awesome in the summer of 2014.[7][8] In October 2019, the first episode of a new YouTube series titled Are We There Yet? was uploaded on Wilson's YouTube channel.[9] The series will show Novak and Montague's trip around the United States in which they meet children who are trying to "make the world a little more awesome".[10][9]
Novak suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition where his bones break easily. As a result, Novak has had over 70 broken bones and several major surgeries.[2][5]