Biography of Thomas Sanders, Facts, Real Name, Age, Net-worth, Awards, Family, Relationships

Last updated on May 23rd, 2025 at 02:55 pm

Thomas Sanders is an American singer, actor, scriptwriter, and internet personality who became famous by posting videos on Vine and YouTube.

Sanders was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida and currently still lives there. His great-grandfather on his mother’s side was born in Ireland.

Sanders’ father is a teacher. Sanders has three brothers named Patrick, Christian, and Shea.

He started singing in public and took his first steps in acting in middle school at Kanapaha Middle School, located in Gainesville, singing in several choruses and appearing in several school plays.

In high school, he started combining acting and singing by doing his first roles in musical plays. Later, Sanders combined his studies at the University of Florida with community theater, joining the Gainesville Community Playhouse from 2006 until 2015.

Full Name: Thomas Sanders

Date of Birth: April 24, 1989 (age 33)

Place of Birth: Gainesville, Florida, U.S.

Education: University of Florida (BS)

Nationality: American

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Musical theater actor, singer, Vine, and YouTube personality

Net-worth: $3 million

Career:

Thomas Sanders made his debut on Vine as “Foster Dawg”, named after his first dog, Foster on April 14, 2013.

Thomas Sanders”. His channel reached 1 million followers on Vine in October 2013. His biggest success on Vine was the Narrating People’s Lives series, also known as Storytime, where he approached random strangers, comically narrated normal everyday activities they were doing, and showed their reaction. Other Vine series he is known for are Disney Pranks with Friends, Pokémon Pranks, Misleading Compliments, and Shoutout Sunday, among others.

Sanders opened his official YouTube account on March 15, 2009.After amassing a following through Vine, he started publishing more frequently through YouTube. He had his first YouTube collaborations throughout 2015, consisting on pranks, games and challenges. Up until 2014, his subscriber count grew at a lower rate, with around 80,000 subscribers at the end of that year. As of October 2021, his channel has 3.49 million subscribers.

He considers himself a bass singer. He has sung primarily on Vine and YouTube. He has performed songs in a wide variety of genres but has personally showed a preference towards jazz music, mentioning Nat King Cole as one of his favorite singers.

He has collaborated with dodie, Jon Cozart, Ben J. Pierce, Deedee Magno HallAdam Pascal, and AJ Rafael.

He released his first EP, titled Merry Christmas, on Bandcamp on December 21, 2013; the EP consisted of Christmas songs.

Songs:

“Snow in Venice”

“A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”

“Proud of Your Boy”

“Vine vs YouTube”

“Middle of a Moment”

“Freeze Your Brain”

“The Internet is Down”

“A Gay Disney Prince”

“Recipe for Me”

“Rhythm Redux”

“Seventeen”

Films:

Sanders Sides

Bizaardvark

Walk the Prank

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Awards:

Ryan Seacrest’s Favorite Vine Celebrity Contest

Univision’s Shorty Awards – Vine Star of the Year

Streamy Awards – Viner of the Year

Shorty Awards – YouTube Comedian

Social Media:

Facebook: Thomas Sanders

Twitter: Thomas Sanders

Instagram: Thomas Sanders

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