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My Take
What I find clever about Zach King is how he turned editing itself into the act. Starting on YouTube in 2008, breaking out on Vine with those six-second "magic vines," then scaling it all to TikTok with tens of millions following along, he basically built a career on making the cut invisible. I respect that he's a Biola University guy from Portland who treats visual effects as sleight of hand rather than spectacle. It's a craft most people scroll past without realizing how precise the timing has to be. He makes the impossible look effortless, which is the hardest trick of all.
Overview
Zachary Michael King (born February 4, 1990) is an American internet personality and filmmaker known for creating short videos featuring visual effects. He began posting content on YouTube in 2008 and gained widespread recognition on Vine in 2013 for his six-second "magic vines." King later expanded his presence to TikTok, where he has amassed tens of millions of followers for his digitally edited videos, which he de…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zach King
- Name (Japanese)
- ザック・キング
- Reading
- ざっく・きんぐ
- Born
- February 4, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film producer / actor / filmmaker / screenwriter / executive producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Biola University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Zach King's Day Off | — |
6. Links
Film producer — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.