Cole Chase Hudson (born May 15, 2002), known professionally as Huddy (formerly known as Lil Huddy or LilHuddy), is an American social media personality, singer, and actor, known for co-founding the

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collective the Hype House, and popularizing the e-boy fashion style and subculture. According to ''

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'', he is one of the top 10 music influencers on

, with over 30 million followers, and one of the most influential people on the platform. He has also been cited by ''Paper'' as an important figure in the

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Early life

Hudson was born in Stockton, California to school teachers Cole and Tamora Hudson. He has two sisters. Growing up in Stockton, he became interested in fashion at a young age and discovering

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bands like

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and

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from his older sister's

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. In his teens, he began being bullied, which led to him becoming suicidal and eventually transferred to online schooling. Hudson attended Bear Creek High School for his freshman and sophomore years, before moving to online schooling in order to continue his social media career. He graduated early in his junior year by taking three extra classes per semester.

Career

Hudson began his career on

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, now

. In December 2019, Hudson co-founded the TikTok collective known as the Hype House with other social media personalities such as Daisy Keech, Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, and Thomas Petrou. He also has a

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channel. Hudson is represented by talent agency WME. In December 2020, he was signed to

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by Adam Mersel, despite Hudson only having a recorded "a few scrappy demos". Hudson starred alongside

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in '' Downfalls High'', the film adaptation of

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's album '' Tickets to My Downfall''. The film premiered on January 15, 2021, and gained over 16 million views in its first weekend. He then released his debut hit single "21st Century Vampire" on January 21. On February 18 he released his second single "The Eulogy of You and Me", which was co-written and produced by

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. April 22, 2021 released his third single "America’s Sweetheart", an emotional ballad about a breakup and its outcomes. The music video features a cameo from

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and dancer,

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. On August 6, he released the single "Don't Freak Out" featuring Iann Dior,

and Tyson Ritter and announced his debut album ''Teenage Heartbreak'' which was then released on September 17, 2021.

Influences

Hudson cites

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, BTS,

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and

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as his fashion influences, and

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and

as his musical influences.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Internet

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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