Anthony Fantano Bio, Wife, Age, Net worth, Height, Girlfriend, Family

Anthony Fantano is a music journalist whose meteoric rise to fame was the result of his YouTube channel and website, The Needle Drop, which he founded in 2007. Now respected and well-known music critic, he has also worked as a video producer and recorded some music under the stage name Cal Chuchester. His most popular songs include “Mykey Come Back” (2015) and “Don’t Talk to Me” with Fellatia Geisha (2018).

As of 2012, his YouTube channel had about 10,000 subscribers, but later, due to its extremely good performance, it has grown to attract more than 1,000,000 subscribers. Interestingly, due to his growing popularity and expertise, he snagged the promotion competition award presented to him by YouTube in 2011. He was subsequently awarded the Beyond Blog award at the MTV O Awards that same year. Despite all his successful endeavors and achievements, Anthony Fantano has called himself the internet’s busiest music nerd.

Biography (Age)

The founder of Needle Drop was born on October 28. 1985 in Wolcott, Connecticut, where he grew up. No details on his parents and siblings are currently available. For his education, Anthony Fantano studied Political Science, Broadcast Communications and Journalism at Southern Connecticut State University.

After graduating from Southern Connecticut State in the mid-2000s, the famed music critic began his career at his alma mater’s radio station. There he worked as a music director and got the opportunity to acquire deep knowledge about the different music genres. A few years later, in 2007, he left college radio to work at Connecticut Public Radio, where he got the opportunity to be the host of the radio show The Needle Drop. He later launched The Needle Drop; a lyrics review for songs and albums that same year and eventually launched its video review version in 2009.

Anthony Fantano spent the next few years juggling before deciding to devote his full time to the Needle Drop project in 2011, he ended his previous job offers and devoted himself full-time to the project. He has made his music reviews website and YouTube channel versatile as he can review different music genres like hip hop, jazz, pop, rock, indie, folk, experimental and many others.

But despite all the successes, Fantano has not been anything but controversial. At one point in his career, the Connecticut-born vlogger was the focus of a controversial statement after Fader magazine accused him of using his website and online channel to promote racism. Fantano made it clear to the public that he does not have a biased opinion when reviewing different types of music, nor does he favor white artists over black ones. Soon after, Fader removed the article on which the controversial statement was made.

Anthony Fantano Family – Does he have a wife or girlfriend?

Anthony Fantano is married. After many years of dating, the famous music critic tied the knot with his longtime African American girlfriend; Dominique Boxley. Interestingly, his wife can sometimes be seen on The Needle Drop vlog while entertaining her fans with her favorite songs. There is no doubt that she has been immensely supportive of her husband throughout.

Height

The founder of The Needle Drop vlog stands at a height of 1.85m (6ft) which is more than the average height of an American male. Information about his other body measurements and weight is not known. However, you can tell that he takes good care of his body.

Wealth (income and earnings)

Having attracted around 1.72 million subscribers to his YouTube channel since its launch in 2007 and 412.5 million total views from those channels, it is quite evident that Anthony Fantano has amassed tremendous wealth through his vlogging. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the music journalist’s net worth is estimated to be around $750,000.

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