Date of Birth

29 December 1993, Columbus, Nebraska, USA

Birth Name

Lucas Alan Cruikshank

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Lucas Cruikshank is a teenage director and actor who got his start by making videos with his cousins John and Katie, and posting them on You Tube. Together, the trio is known as JKL Productions. Lucas decided to make videos by himself a while after he came up with the character you all love, Fred, who is an annoying 6-year-old with an uncaring mother and is most noted for his sped-up voice. Lucas said that he created the first Fred video to poke fun at video bloggers who talk about every single thing that they're doing in the video. The first video received tons of positive feedback, and Lucas continued to post videos in the Fred series, which he edits, directs, and acts in by himself. When not making videos, Lucas auditions for movie and TV roles, and also pitches ideas to television channels. He is also a dancer and takes jazz, tap, and hip-hop classes. Lucas resides in Columbus, Nebraska, with his two brothers and five sisters. He is the middle child.

Trivia

• Uses a Zip It instant messaging and e-mailing device in the Fred videos as part of a deal with its manufacturers.
• His Fred videos receive between one million and nine million views per video.
• JKL Productions, the video-making trio of his two cousins and him, made a grand total of US $14,000 from their videos and merchandising during one year.
• Is very appreciative of his fans.
• Attending ninth grade as of September 2008.
• Said on his MySpace page that his favorite television shows are Arrested Development (2003), Freaks and Geeks (1999), The Larry Sanders Show (1992), Saved by the Bell (1989), The Soup (2004), Extras (2005), and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).
• Said on his MySpace page that his favorite movies are Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Juno (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Superbad (2007), Zoolander (2001), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Meet the Fockers (2004), Blades of Glory (2007), Superstar (1999), Annie Hall (1977), and Rushmore (1998).
• Has been dancing since the fourth grade.
• Is the middle child in a family of 10.
• He has Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
• Attended Lakeview High School, which is a country school north of the town of Columbus, Nebraska.
• Doesn't like horror movies.
• As of 2020, he runs a YouTube channel titled "Lucas" where he reacts to old Fred videos and does a variety of other videos, many featuring his brother Jacob.

Trademarks:

• Alters his voice in post production to a higher pitch when portraying Fred.
  
• Often appears in his brother Jacob Cruikshank's videos
  
• Ends his videos by saying "And with that, I'm gonna dash out."