Scotty Kilmer

YouTuber

Birthday October 2, 1953

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.

Age 70 years old

Nationality United States

#37099 Most Popular

1953

Scott Michael Kilmer (born October 2, 1953) is an American YouTuber, author, and auto mechanic.

His self-titled YouTube channel, Scotty Kilmer, has over 6 million subscribers and his videos have over 2 billion views.

Scotty Kilmer was born on October 2, 1953, in Niagara Falls, New York.

At age 14, he learned to be a mechanic from his grandfather, Elmer Kilmer, who was the chief mechanic at the Texaco gas station which Scotty's father owned.

He studied at York University for his undergraduate degree and then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, receiving a master's degree in anthropology.

He was in the process of working towards his Ph.D., but eventually quit due to his dissatisfaction with the university tenure system.

1979

He married Leslie Kilmer, a teacher, in 1979.

1980

Kilmer went on to become a mechanic and moved to Houston in 1980.

1982

The latter served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division and 160th Special Operations Airborne.

1994

On the suggestion of his wife, he wrote a book, Everyone's Guide to Buying a Used Car and Car Maintenance, originally published in 1994.

Its release led Kilmer to be on the front page of the Houston Chronicle, which attracted the attention of the local CBS affiliate KHOU.

Before YouTube, Kilmer had a television show on KHOU titled Crank it Up with Scotty.

In this series, he showed the audience how to diagnose minor automotive mechanical problems, offered opinions on vehicle engineering, and provided solutions to low-profile problems.

2004

In 2004, Crank It Up earned a Regional Emmy Award for "Outstanding Interactivity"; Kilmer subsequently received an Emmy for "Best Interactive Car Talk Host."

His YouTube channel is much the same, and he answers questions about car problems and the vehicle industry, and gives advice.

Kilmer typically uses his customers' cars in his videos as a point of comparison or other demonstrations with various products he uses as a mechanic.

He has 2 children, Riley and Wyeth.