Biography
Birth Name
Cole Robert Brock
Nickname
Colby
Emo god
Colbs
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Mini Biography
Colby Brock is a social media personality and an Instagram star who is popular for his work as a Viner and a YouTuber as one-half of Sam and Colby. Sam and Colby's YouTube channel has grown to over half a million subscribers and they had a million followers on Vine before it shut down in early 2017. Their most popular vine titled "Following Fat People", like a character in Seth MacFarlane's TV show 'Family Guy' does, stirred up a lot of controversy at first. Later on Colby's friend Sam Golbach explained saying, "We wanted to become known, so we thought the best way and the fastest way to do that was to be funny on Vine." Colby also has his own channel separate from best friend Sam Golbach called Colby Brock where he makes vlogs, prank videos, and exploration videos with other YouTubers such as Brennen Taylor and Big Nik, which has accumulated over 1.1 million subscribers. Colby also has quite a large following on Instagram and Twitter, with about 965k followers on his Instagram and over 680k followers on his Twitter account. Colby resides in Los Angeles, California in a shared house with Sam Golbach, Jake Webber, Aaron Doh, Corey Scherer, and Devyn Lundy.
Trivia
He met his co-creator Sam Golbach in their freshman year of high school in Kansas. The duo began making videos on the social platform Vine before moving to other platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Colby's favorite video game is Kingdom Hearts. He has a tattoo on the left side of his chest symbolizing the game.
As of 2019, Brock had earned an estimated net worth of $773,000 via various internet sponsorships, a clothing line, and by touring with his co-creator Sam Golbach.
Brock has a younger brother named Gage and his father, Layne, is a software engineer.
Brock and his co-creator, Sam Golbach, were featured on Good Morning America in May 2020 regarding their advocacy for managing mental health. Brock & Golbach shared five tips they use to manage mental health which include communicating your feelings, taking care of your physical health, taking breaks from social media, setting goals, and practicing meditation.
In May 2020, Brock took to social media to voice his support of the Black Lives Matter movement and protested the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles.
Even though he goes by Colby, Brock's first name is actually Cole.
Brock's clothing line with Sam Golbach is called XPLR. The duo uses the clothing line to raise awareness for mental health and to donate money to charity.
In 2020, Brock moved into a house with fellow creators Sam Golbach, Cory Scherer, and Jake Webber to form what the group calls "The Trap House.".
Brock played the clarinet in school, prior to his YouTube success.
Trademarks:
Goofy, loving, kind personality
Favorite color believed to be black
