Lily Hevesh

Lily Hevesh is an American domino artist and YouTuber working under the channel name Hevesh5.

Lily Hevesh
Personal information
Born2 October 1998
Sandown, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDomino artist
Websitewww.hevesh5.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013-present
Subscribers3 million
(August 2020[1])
Total views1 billion
(August 2020[1])
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

Personal life

Hevesh is originally from Sandown, New Hampshire, and has two siblings, Alissa and Matt.[2][3] She was given her first set of dominoes at age 10.[4]

Hevesh attended Timberlane Regional High School.[3] Later, she went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute but left after less than a year to pursue domino art full-time.[5][6] She currently lives in Massachusetts, west of Boston.[2] She has a dog named Penny.

Career

YouTube

Hevesh's YouTube channel is Hevesh5. Her first viral video, "INSANE Domino Tricks!", was posted in 2013.[7][6] Her channel has over 2 million subscribers and 250 million total views.[8][9]

In December 2018, YouTube used Hevesh's video "A Merry Domino Christmas" on their Twitter account without giving Hevesh credit. After Hevesh tweeted criticism of YouTube for co-opting her video for promotional purposes without crediting her, YouTube publicly apologized and tweeted credit for the video.[10][11]

Hevesh worked with Endemol Shine North America to create a competitive reality show around building domino effect chains tentatively called Domino Effect, in the same vein as Endemol's Lego Masters, announced in August 2020. Endemol is currently seeking a partner network for the show.[1]

Domino set

In 2020, Hevesh and Spin Master launched H5 Domino Creations at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City.[12][13] The set comes with 100 dominoes which Hevesh described as being "specially made for toppling".[14]

Domino art

Since 2014, Hevesh's domino art has been featured at the annual Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Domino Toppling Extravaganza.[15] Hevesh's art was featured in the 2016 Will Smith movie Collateral Beauty.[16] In 2017, Hevesh was hired by Marvel to create a Spider-Man-inspired domino art piece.[17]

Awards

Hevesh was listed on the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Art & Style".[18]

References
  1. White, Peter (August 27, 2020). "'Lego Masters' Producer Endemol Shine North America Developing Domino Competition Format With YouTube Star Lily Hevesh". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. Gartsbeyn, Mark (April 17, 2020). "Video: Local domino artist creates social distancing PSA". Boston.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. Ireland, Doug (July 4, 2014). "Sandown girl competes for shot on TV show". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. Earl, Jennifer (September 13, 2016). "Triple spiral of 15,000 dominoes falling mesmerizes the internet". CBS News. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. Tracey, Sara (March 8, 2018). "RPI student club devoted to dominoes, for fun and more". Times Union. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. "Dominoes as an art—and a job". All Over Albany. October 12, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. Loughlin, Ryan (June 9, 2018). "How a Domino Master Builds (and Destroys) 15,000-Piece Creations". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. "Monday, April 13th: The Domino Effect". WMUR-TV. April 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. Zetlin, Minda (December 18, 2016). "Domino Art Is a Thing, and This 18-Year-Old Is the Queen of It (as Her Breathtaking Videos Show)". Inc.
  10. Alexander, Julia (December 26, 2018). "YouTube faces backlash on Twitter over lifted, uncredited holiday video". The Verge. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. Weiss, Geoff (December 27, 2018). "YouTube Apologizes For Repurposing Creator's Video Without Credit In Corporate Tweet". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. Smitham, Tammy (February 24, 2020). "Spin Master Reveals H5 Domino Creations(TM) With an Epic Topple at the North American International Toy Fair in New York" (Press release). Spin Master. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via NewsWire.ca.
  13. Shiff, Blair (February 21, 2020). "YouTube streaming sensations create hottest toys of 2020". Fox Business. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. Peek, Kaitlin; Ky, Jenny (July 16, 2020). "YouTube star Lily Hevesh captivates millions with her domino art, including Katy Perry and Will Smith". 7NEWS.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  15. Frehsee, Michelle (September 19, 2019). "Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents 12th annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. Edwards, Peter (September 15, 2016). "Domino ace wins job in Will Smith movie". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. Tognotti, Chris (October 15, 2017). "This domino artist shows off an epic Spider-Man arrangement". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  18. Guthrie, Grace (October 23, 2020). "This YouTuber made a career out of toppling dominoes". WDIV-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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