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Michigan State Alumni Tyler Oakley Returns For Homecoming Week

Tyler Oakley
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Youtuber Tyler Oakley will be the grand marshal for Michigan State’s 2017 homecoming week.

Tyler Oakley has been a YouTuber for ten years and he filmed his first video at MSU.

Oakley graduated in 2011 from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

The LGBT+ vlogger has gained quite the following with almost 8 million Youtube subscribers, 6.7 million Instagram followers, 6.1 million Twitter followers, and about 3 million Facebook followers.

Even though his career is still young, Oakley has many accomplishments:

·      He met fans during his international “Slumber Party” tour.

·     His book BINGE was on the New York Times Best Sellers List for eleven weeks.

·      Oakley has released a documentary calledSNERVOUS.

·      Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with Oakley about connecting with youths through digital platforms.

·      Oakley is a supporter of the Trevor Project and raised $1 million for the organization.

·      He has his own show on ellentube.

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