Date of Birth
6 December 1990, Hilo, Hawaii, USA
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Ryan Higa was born in Hilo, Hawaii, USA, is an actor and writer, known for Ninja Melk (2009), Agents of Secret Stuff (2010), The Last Skitzo! (2015) and featured in Tell Me How I Die (2016). Also known for his YouTube channel 'nigahiga' with 23.7 million subscribers. He graduated from Waiakea High School in 2008.
Trivia
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Is Japanese-American.
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He's been making videos on YouTube since 2006.
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Is a member of 'YTF' (Yesterday, Today, Forever) consisting of other popular YouTubers.
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His YouTube channel 'NigaHiga' is a combination of "niga", which means "rant" in Japanese, and his last name, "Higa".
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Was the first ever Youtube channel to reach 3 million subscribers.
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During filming of the Fruit Ninja sketch on his video Dear Ryan-Army of Lamps, Higa was hit harder than anticipated by a watermelon causing the sword he was holding to slam into his nose. Rushed to hospital, Higa was taken to the emergency room to receive stitches and medical attention.
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Higa is a confessed fan of anime series Naruto.
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He has two dogs named Teddy and Marley.
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He was diagnosed with ADHD as a child.
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Of Okinawan descent.
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Has a black belt in judo.
Quotes
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[on being more eco-friendly] If we don't start now, no one's gonna start later.