Draw My Life


Draw My Life is a type of Internet video in which the author narrates their life history, set to a fast-motion video of the author drawing illustrations on a whiteboard of key figures and events in their life. Often, the videos reveal previously hidden upsetting or unfortunate histories or stories, and end in the author thanking their audience for aiding in their success.
The videos began with Irish YouTuber and musician Bry on September 5, 2011. Following the video, several other popular YouTube personalities began uploading "Draw My Life" videos, some of which were featured on popular online news publications. Eventually, "Draw My Life" videos were created for fictional characters and non-YouTubers such as Harry Potter and Avatar Korra.

Notable ''Draw My Life'' videos

Note: views are accurate as of August 15, 2016, Peter Capaldi's as of October 17, 2019
YouTuberDateViewsRef
BrySeptember 5, 2011282,464
Casey NeistatFebruary 9, 20155,951,070
Sam PepperJanuary 8, 20132,283,019
Caspar LeeJanuary 19, 20134,356,931
Felix Kjellberg January 31, 201333,316,718
SwoozieJune 6, 20139,656,157
Phil Lester February 1, 20133,784,569
Emma BlackeryFebruary 1, 2013756,300
Anthony PadillaFebruary 7, 201316,870,717
Steven Jay Williams April 10, 201311,671,406
Jim ChapmanFebruary 10, 20132,608,223
Joey GraceffaFebruary 11, 20137,817,102
Germán GarmendiaMarch 1, 201339,178,718
Shane DawsonMarch 2, 20138,259,219,
Lucas CruikshankMarch 14, 20133,425,952
Joe PennaMarch 21, 2013869,762
Jenna MarblesMarch 28, 201313,511,517
Timothy ChantarangsuApril 1, 20133,188,002
Grace HelbigApril 3, 20131,540,886
Hannah HartApril 4, 20131,481,179
Philip DeFrancoApril 10, 20132,346,886
Ryan HigaApril 10, 201332,594,510
DeStorm PowerApril 12, 20132,679,385
Zoe Sugg April 14, 201310,862,129
Alfie Deyes April 21, 20133,947,447
Dan Howell April 29, 20135,884,712
Mark Fischbach May 4, 201313,130,794
Marzia Bisognin July 12, 201311,829,387
Bethany Mota January 25, 20158,269,186
Michelle PhanMay 19, 20139,161,372
Tanya BurrMay 22, 20131,794,217
Rebecca BlackJune 28, 20134,416,738
Lia Marie JohnsonJuly 6, 20134,646,272
Jack Douglass July 19, 20131,510,605
Jordan Maron January 20, 20145,200,120
Norman ThavaudSeptember 4, 201416,872,338
Olajide "KSI" Olatunji October 25, 201411,135,425
Sean McLoughlin August 20, 201413,805,184
Peter CapaldiMarch 11, 2016235,424
elrubiusOMG4 March 201318,816,410
Dan Middleton December 10, 201327,890,987