Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Kristian Harloff is an American producer, writer & movie reviewer, especially known for hosting movie review YouTube channel and podcast, Schmoes Know.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Kristian was born on October 1, 1980, and is from Queens, New York.
- Harloff graduated from the Florida State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and Communications.
- He married Canadian film reporter, Miri Jedeikin on October 31, 2010. They have a daughter together.
- Kristian has two brothers. They are Brian and Paul. Their father’s name is Phillip Harloff.
Career Timeline and Net Worth :
- From 2004 to 2007, Harloff worked for Silver Pictures in the feature film development department.
- In May 2009, Kristian started working as Associate Producer for Next Entertainment where he worked on several shows such as The Bachelor and High School Reunion.
- Kristian started The Schmoes Know Show together with comedian Mark Ellis. The idea was conceived when their friend Martini Paratore requested they do TV pilot reviews for Current TV.
- Eventually they left Current TV and started their own brand. The Schmoes Know Show reviews movies with a touch of comedy, since they both are of comedy background.
- They revealed that they did not have many funds to begin their venture, and would’ve liked to start doing reviews earlier, in 2005 instead of late 2007.
- Harloff is also a correspondent for Fandango, interviewing stars on red carpets and Comic-Cons.
- He often works together with Tiffany Smith and they have their own show called the Movie3some.
Success and Career Growth :
- Currently, Kristian’s YouTube channel has over 1 Million views & over 23,000 subscribers! The podcast also has over 300,000 downloads. Their show feature guests such as Andy Serkins, Mark Hammil and Ivan Reitman.
- Both he and Mark are also the first YouTube reviewers to be certified by Rotten Tomatoes. The duo also began contributing to Collider Videos (formerly AMC Movie Talk) in order to grow their brand. Their subscriber base (which they call Schmoeville) increased significantly since joining Collider Videos.
- Since joining Collider Videos, Kristian has been promoted to Director of Development. He hosts several segments of Collider Videos, among which are Jedi Council and Movie Trivia Schmoedown.
- Kristian hosts the Jedi Council every Thursdays to bring a weekly report for all things Star Wars. Suffice to conclude that he is a Star Wars fanatic. He has been nicknamed “Darth Harloff” by Collider Videos.
- In the Movie Trivia Schmoedown, Harloff is usually the commissioner for the games. However, he sometimes competes in his own trivia. His show has more than 800,000 views.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Before he got involved in comedy, Kristian relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in writing.
- Claudia Grey’s 2016 novel Bloodline named a planet after him, called Harloff Minor.
- Kristian received death threats over a negative review of DC movie Man of Steel, along with several other movie critics.