Ricky Dillon: American YouTuber, Singer & Streamer
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A film-school dropout from Alabama toured internationally with a six-member YouTube supergroup, then went on to release a solo album with Snoop Dogg on it and publish his own memoir before landing on Twitch.
About Ricky Dillon: American YouTuber, Singer & Streamer
Ricky Dillon was born in Greenville, North Carolina and moved to Tuscumbia, Alabama at age one, later attending Hoover High School and marching in its band. He studied film at Auburn University before dropping out after three years to pursue YouTube, where he had been uploading videos since 2009 under the channel PICKLEandBANANA. He gained a wider audience as a member of the YouTube collaboration group Our2ndLife alongside Connor Franta, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, Trevor Moran and Sam Pottorff, who toured internationally together before the group split in December 2014. Dillon built a parallel music career, releasing the EP RPD in 2015 and the album Gold in 2016, which featured Snoop Dogg on the single 'Problematic'; he has cited Demi Lovato as a major influence. He starred in the Sour Patch Kids scripted series Breaking Out, appeared on Teen Wolf, and published a memoir, Follow Me: A Memoir in Challenges, in 2016. After a public, multi-year exploration of his sexuality documented across several videos, he came out as gay in a February 2020 video titled 'I'm Gay'. He now streams regularly on Twitch alongside his YouTube uploads.
Career Journey
PICKLEandBANANA to Our2ndLife
Dillon began uploading to YouTube in 2009 and joined the collaboration supergroup Our2ndLife in 2012, touring internationally with the group before it disbanded in December 2014.
RPD and Gold
Dillon released his debut EP, RPD, in January 2015, followed by his debut album, Gold, in January 2016, which featured Snoop Dogg on the single 'Problematic'.
Acting roles and a memoir
He starred in the Sour Patch Kids scripted series Breaking Out, appeared in an episode of Teen Wolf, and published his memoir, Follow Me: A Memoir in Challenges, in 2016.
Coming out as gay
After documenting an evolving public exploration of his sexuality across several videos, Dillon came out as gay in a February 2020 video titled 'I'm Gay'.
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Who is Ricky Dillon?
Richard Porter Dillon Jr. (born April 4, 1992) is an American YouTuber, singer and streamer from North Carolina, known for his time in the YouTube supergroup Our2ndLife and his 2016 album Gold, which featured Snoop Dogg.
Is Ricky Dillon still making music?
His most recent studio album is Gold (2016); he continues to post music-adjacent and comedy content alongside gaming and Twitch streaming.
How can brands work with Ricky Dillon?
Through his publicly listed business contact, rickydilloncontact@gmail.com, shown on his YouTube channel.
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Dillon now splits his output between his main YouTube channel, a second gaming channel, and regular Twitch streams, alongside a Patreon for supporters.
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