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Christopher Michael Dixon (born 10 June 1996), better known as ChrisMD, is a YouTuber and Internet personality from Jersey. He produces videos on FIFA gameplay, football, and vlog. As of May 2024, his main YouTube channel had over 6 million subscribers and 1.5 billion video views. He is the most-subscribed YouTuber from Jersey, Channel Islands.
Early life
Christopher Michael Dixon was born on 10 June 1996 in Jersey, Channel Islands. He grew up in St John, Jersey. He attended Victoria College.
Career
Dixon created his YouTube account, ChrisMD, in July 2010 and started uploading FIFA 12 gameplay content. During his early YouTube years, he predominantly uploaded FIFA pack opening videos.
In 2020, Dixon uploaded a video titled "I Trained for 3 Months to Run as Fast as Kylian Mbappé", in which he spent three months training to run as fast as French footballer and Paris Saint-Germain F.C. forward Kylian Mbappé, who is the fastest footballer in the world with a top speed of 36 km/h, according to French newspaper Le Figaro.
In May 2020, Dixon went viral after he uploaded a YouTube video titled "My Cat and I Fooled the World", in which he tricked several news programmes, such as The Late Late Show with James Corden, Good Morning America, and more, into thinking that his cat is a goalkeeper cat. He explained that the reason he made the video was because he wanted to make a point about how much artificial content there is on the social media platform.
In November 2022, Dixon participated in a YouTube video challenge by American YouTuber MrBeast titled "Last To Take Hand Off Jet, Keeps It!".
In April 2023, Dixon appeared in episode 13 of the 2022/23 BBC television quiz show Mastermind as one of the master minds, where his specialist subject were "British Birds of Prey".
In February 2024, Dixon appeared in Sky Sports's Saturday Social programme.
Other ventures
In February 2018, Dixon released a biography titled Thrills, Skills and Molehills: The Beautiful Game?.
In July 2023, Dixon invested in The Fellas Studios, a production company owned by popular YouTubers Callum Airey and Joshua Larkin.
Philanthropy
In July 2019, Dixon donated £3,000 to Jersey Action Against Rape (JAAR), a local charity in Jersey, which supports survivors of rape and sexual assault.
Dixon raised more than £44,000 by playing FIFA for the NHS COVID-19 Urgent Appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic.
= Charity football matches
=Dixon has participated in all the Sidemen Charity Football Matches held so far, playing on the YouTube Allstars team in every iteration except for the 2022 match, in which he played for Sidemen FC.
On 2 June 2024, Dixon played in a football charity match held by British YouTube group Beta Squad and American YouTube group AMP at Selhurst Park, London, England. The event raised money for The Water Project. Dixon scored one goal in the 80th minute for Team AMP before the match ended in a 6-6 draw after a pitch invasion forced the game to be called off.
Personal life
In 2017, Dixon started dating fellow YouTuber Shannon Langdon. They later broke up in 2023.
He is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.
Filmography
Bibliography
Dixon, Christopher (15 February 2018). Thrills, Skills and Molehills: The Beautiful Game?. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-241-33535-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
References
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- ChrisMD
- Mark Goldbridge
- EE Wembley Cup
- List of Sidemen Charity Matches
- List of YouTubers
- The Fellas Studios
- List of people from Jersey
- St. John F.C.
