David Rees Bio | Wiki
David Rees is an American humorist and cultural critic. He initially became famous as a cartoonist whose best-known work combined bland clip art with “trash talk”. Later, David created an artisanal pencil-sharpening service and published a related book on the subject.
He co-created and hosted two seasons of the television series Going Deep with David Rees. David is also known for Codefellas (2013), Dicktown (2020), and Bottled Up (2013). In late 2014 via his SoundCloud page, he released Aphex Swift, a collection of eight songs that combined the vocals of Taylor Swift and the electronic music of Aphex Twin.
The collection received positive mentions ranging from The Verge, which called it “bizarrely good”, to The A.V. Club and Time. In 2021, David released his first album of original noise music titled, YOU AINT GOIN NOWHERE, on the flower sounds music label.
David Rees Age
David was born on June 22, 1972, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. He is 49 years old.
David Rees Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at the height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx. 1.77 m).
David Rees Family
He was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by his parents. David holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. He was an avid reader of Rex Morgan, M.D. comics. According to David, while a young man he and three of his friends recorded over 2,000 songs as members of a “secret band.
David Rees Wife
David is married to his beautiful wife film critic Emily Yoshida. The couple celebrated their wedding on June 16, 2018, at a ceremony in North Carolina. They live and work in New York City. David was previously married to Sarah Lariviere in 2002 and they divorced in 2012.
In 2010, he worked as a civil servant for the United States Census Bureau, a position that revitalized his interest in pencils. During that time, David lived in Beacon, New York.
David Rees Education
After his high school education, David attended Oberlin College. While there, he drew comics for the school’s newspaper, The Oberlin Review.
David Rees Podcast
David hosts the weekly podcast Election Profit Makers with his childhood friend Jon Kimball and Starlee Kine. The three discuss the prediction market website PredictIt.org. The podcast first appeared as a series of 17 episodes before the 2016 U.S. presidential election and returned in the months before the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
David co-created the animated television series Dicktown with John Hodgman and starred as the character David Purefoy. It was released in 2020. The series became renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2022.
David Rees Going Deep
He co-created and hosted two seasons of the television series Going Deep with David Rees. The TV show launched in July 2014 on the National Geographic Channel. It
featured David humorously investigating the science and process behind very basic tasks such as making ice, lighting matches, and tying shoelaces. For the second season, the show moved to the Esquire Network.
David Rees Get Your War On | Comic
He has five collected volumes of his work. David’s best known and most controversial comic is Get Your War On, which has been translated into French, Spanish and Italian. When the follow-up volume, Get Your War On II was published, David donated all the royalties of both books to Adopt-a-Minefield.
It is an organization that works to remove landmines from post-conflict areas. Moreover, David is also the author of the comic strips My New Fighting Technique is Unstoppable, My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable, and Adventures of Confessions of Saint Augustine Bear.
David Rees Pencil | How To Sharpen Pencils
David announced an Artisanal Pencil Sharpening service in July 2010. He claimed to be a craftsman in “the age-old art of manual pencil sharpening”, saying, “His artisanal service is perfect for artists, writers, and standardized test-takers.” David also sold art prints bundled with a sharpened pencil.
He released a book entitled How to Sharpen Pencils in April 2012. The book contains sections such as a list of common and uncommon children’s names and a comparison of the taste of certain wines versus the taste of certain pencils. In 2016, David announced that he would be raising his price per pencil to $500 and said he did not know if anyone would accept the new price.
David Rees Cartoons
He initially became known for his office-cubicle humor that was inspired by his experience working in a basement for Citicorp. David also pulled his humor from his experience as a part-time fact-checker for Maxim and Martha Stewart Weddings magazines.
David Rees Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. David’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is David Rees
David is an American humorist and cultural critic. He initially became famous as a cartoonist whose best-known work combined bland clip art with “trash talk”. Later, David created an artisanal pencil-sharpening service and published a related book on the subject.