Casey Neistat

Casey Owen Neistat (; born March 25, 1981) is an American YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger, and co-founder of multimedia company Beme. 2Early life and education Neistat was born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut on March 25, 1981. He dropped out of high school during his sophomore year at age 15 and did not return to school or graduate. He eventually left his family and had a son named Owen, with his then-girlfriend Robin Harris. Between age 17 and 20, he lived in a trailer park with Harris and his infant son. It was during this time that Neistat decided to move to New York City. He was living a few blocks from the World Trade Center in the Tribeca neighborhood during the September 11 attacks in 2001, which he later stated was the "scariest day of my life" in a vlog published on YouTube when media tenant Condé Nast hired him as a temporary model at their headquarters in the new One World Trade Center. Before moving to New York City, Neistat worked as a dishwasher at an unknown restaurant and was a short-order cook in Mystic, Connecticut. His first job in New York City was as a bike messenger. 2Film-making career 3Work with Tom Sachs In 2001, Neistat and his brother began working with artist Tom Sachs, ultimately making a series of films about the artist's sculptures and installation