Anthony Padilla Anthony Padilla, cherished father and respected businessman, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by ...

Anthony Padilla is rejoining the popular comedy YouTube channel Smosh. Smosh was founded in 2005 by Padilla, 35, and Ian Hecox, 35, both Sacramento natives. Padilla left the channel in June 2017 due ...

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Smosh, a popular OG YouTube channel that’s been around since 2005, has had several reunions today. The first one is that original Smosh member and co-founder, Anthony Padilla, has rejoined the team ...

On Tuesday, Smosh founders Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox announced they have reunited and regained ownership of the comedy brand, which they’ll run together. This marks Padilla’s return to Smosh after ...

In the featured tweet, Mythical ended their well-wishes by saying "Thank you for how you welcomed Smosh and their millions of fans into our community with open arms. Please join us in sending them our ...

Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, the co-founders behind the formative YouTube let’s play and sketch comedy channel, Smosh, broke the internet with the surprising announcement that they bought their old ...

In their first YouTube video together in seven years, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla summoned a demon to score Taylor Swift tickets. The sketch was gently absurd, infused with pop culture references, ...

Pressalike Productions, the production company founded by YouTube veteran and SMOSH co-creator Anthony Padilla, announced Monday that it will sign actor and social media creator Caroline Klidonas to a ...

In this Sept. 17, 2015, file photo, Anthony Padilla, left, and Ian Andrew Hecox arrive at the 5th Annual Streamy Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Padilla and Hecox, both of Sacramento ...