Hollywood hunk and multi-talented man about town Enzo Zelocchi recently joined fellow actors like Matthew McConaughey and Kevin James in gaining Silver status recognition and a shiny new Play Button Plaque from the popular video streaming platform YouTube.
This follows a growing trend among big-screen actors to connect with fans in a more personal way, marking the ever-increasing blur between Hollywood and the realm of social media stars and influencers. Now, celebrities can grow their following without relying solely on the industry’s inside track, and fans can elevate the careers of their favorite performers by simply clicking “Like” and “Subscribe.”
Enzo Zelocchi Wins the YouTube Silver Creator Award
Veteran YouTubers like PewDiePie and MrBeast have long shared a core aspiration to climb toward and beyond the YouTube Silver Creator Award since it was introduced at VidCon in 2013. Meanwhile, the content that goes viral on the platform has hugely diversified from its early video game play through-centric roots.
Between then and now, skilled video creators have learned how to leverage YouTube’s vast potential, generating phenomenal wealth on the platform before branching out into further fields of business and celebrity. However, now the tide is turning with a savvy influx of artists expanding their reach into—rather than out of—the streaming space, driving a new fashion for content creation in Hollywood’s elite circles.
As these different worlds have increasingly overlapped, YouTubers like Kian Lawley and Cameron Dallas have made the leap from the small streaming screen to the cinema screen with style. Meanwhile, cinema icons like Will Smith and Ryan Reynolds have bolstered their fame even further by building successful YouTube channels, showing that contemporary culture leaders are often the most versatile and dynamic.
Always ready to rise to a challenge, silver screen leading man Enzo Zelocchi is hot on the heels of his fellow motion picture principles. In fact, as this article goes to print, Zelocchi’s YouTube following has already far exceeded his Silver Creator Award milestone, with almost 6 million video views and over 140K subscribers to his channel and counting.
Enzo Zelocchi
Becoming a Social Media Superstar
Of course, receiving the YouTube Silver Creator Award is far from Enzo Zelocchi’s first win in the social media space. The multifaceted model-turned-actor, producer, director, and entrepreneur first found his feet as an influencer on the aesthetically focused platform Instagram, where his smoldering good looks, chiseled physique, and generously compassionate commentary have drawn over 25 million followers.
One of the most powerful things about the new era of celebrity influencers like Zelocchi is their ability to convert interest between channels and formats. Considering that today’s top platforms like YouTube and Instagram attract active users in the billions, movie-making moguls are sure to agree, stars with a strong online following are a boon for film projects—bringing fresh eyes to a diversity of genres, from big-time blockbusters to art-house passion projects.
In this spirit, Enzo Zelocchi has made a habit of sharing behind-the-scenes sneak peeks for his fans on his Instagram page. Earlier this year, he shared candid shots from a private preview screening of Freud’s Last Session starring Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and Emmy nominee Matthew Goode, for which Zelocchi served as an executive producer.
Growing Acclaim for Enzo Zelocchi
As Freud’s Last Session, based on its namesake novel by Mark St. Germain, continues to show in cinemas internationally, Zelocchi will have to make space for his YouTube Silver Creator Award on what must be becoming a very full shelf. The creative already has over 290 accolades under his belt, awarded at festivals domestically and internationally over the course of his movie career so far.
As YouTubers and social media influencers increasingly go toe-to-toe with traditional celebrities in terms of both financial success and cultural influence, the breakthrough stars that straddle these two fan-facing avenues are bound to set the pace for tomorrow’s gold-standard entertainment.
Speaking of gold, for now, we can only imagine that Enzo Zelocchi has already set his sights on his next YouTuber level-up and the glory of a coveted Gold Play Button Plaque. If you’d like to follow his progress, be sure to hit the bell button when you subscribe to this hot Hollywood heartthrob’s YouTube channel and follow him on Instagram for all the latest posts and updates on his movie-making adventures.
