Background and career
Casey Owen Neistat (; born March 25, 1981) is an American YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger and co-founder of the multimedia company Beme, which was later acquired by CNN. In 2018, he founded 368, a creative space for creators to collaborate with each other.
Neistat was born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, to Barry Edward Neistat (b. 1953), then a commercial kitchen appliance salesman, and Amy Louise (née Bickford; b. 1956). They later operated the Muddy Waters Cafe in New London, Connecticut. His paternal grandmother Louise Neistat (née Grossman; 1919–2011) was a professional tap dancer and instructor who primarily worked at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
He was brought up in Reform Judaism. He dropped out of high school during his sophomore year at the age of 17. He eventually left his family and had a son named Owen, at age 17, with his then-girlfriend Robin Harris, in 1998. Between the age of 17 and 20 (from 1998 to 2001), he lived in a trailer park with Harris and Owen. It was during this time that Neistat decided to move to New York City.
Before moving to New York City, Neistat worked as a dishwasher at a seafood restaurant and was a short-order cook in Mystic, Connecticut.
In 2001, Neistat and his brother Van began working with artist Tom Sachs, ultimately making a series of films about the artist's sculptures and installations.
How Casey Neistat makes money
=== The Neistat Brothers === In July 2008, HBO purchased an eight-episode television series, The Neistat Brothers, for just under $2 million. On November 28, 2016, CNN announced that it would acquire the Beme company, reportedly for US$25 million.
