Cory Williams

Cory Williams (born August 5, 1981), also known as Mr. Safety, is an American YouTube personality who currently resides in Oklahoma.

Cory Leroy Williams was born on August 5, 1981, in Merced, California.

Williams started streaming online video in March 2005 on Newgrounds.

He developed a following by posting original music tracks to his MySpace profile, leading MySpace to sponsor him on a cross-country tour.

In September 2005, Golden Palace Casino sponsored Williams, making him the first video blogger to receive corporate sponsorship.

Williams is the creator of SMP Films, which was named after his friends in his hometown of Hilmar, California.

The "SMP" stands for "Simple Minded People."

Williams' video output includes music, sketch comedy and short films.

, Williams' main YouTube channel, smpfilms, has acquired over 630,000 subscribers and over 195 million video views.

He was one of the first 30 users to be chosen for YouTube's revenue-sharing "partner" program.

"The Mean Kitty Song" or "Hey Little Sparta," based on his cat with the same name, is Williams' most popular video on the channel.

, it has attracted over 92 million views.

In one year, it became the top 21 of YouTube's list of all-time favorite videos.

The video was also aired by a number of television shows, including CBS' The Early Show.

In 2006, Williams uploaded two videos to his YouTube channel, SMP Films of his first comedy sketches from 1999, when he lived in Turlock.

These videos were called, "Turlock Cops" and "STOPMAN."

Williams became engaged to Stephanie Roby (known as "SMPlady" on YouTube) in April 2007, and they were wed in September 2009, with a reception that was live-streamed.

On December 10, 2008, Williams was mentioned on the front page of The New York Times as being one of YouTube's top earners.

"Half of the profits come from YouTube’s advertisements, and the other half come from sponsorships and product placements within his videos."

However, their relationship ended in January 2011, after over six years of being together and over a year of marriage.

By November 2011, Cory was dating Kathleen Victoria Elliot (known as "Katers17" and "Katersoneseven" on YouTube), his longtime roommate, friend, and fellow video blogger.

They publicly revealed their relationship in December 2011 on New Year's Eve, via a YouTube vlog on Elliot's Katersoneseven channel.

Until early 2013, Williams lived in Thousand Oaks, California.

In May 2013, it was announced that the two were engaged via a relationship status on Williams's Facebook profile and a video on Elliot's Katersoneseven channel.

However, in February 2014, Williams announced that he and Elliot had ended their relationship.

In July 2014, Williams traveled from Los Angeles to Alaska, filming the trip, planning to live permanently in the state.

In August 2014, Williams announced that he was buying a house with a woman named Kristen Swift.

She was introduced with no specific details as to her identity as part of a "date" vlog on June 7, 2014.

The couple was engaged on December 21, 2014, and were married on May 23, 2015.

It was announced on October 26, 2015, that the couple were expecting a baby.

On his public Facebook page, Cory announced that his wife Kristen had given birth to their daughter Chell Marie Williams on June 23, 2016, at 7:15 pm local time at the Providence Alaska Children's hospital in Anchorage, Alaska; Chell being named after the main character in Cory's favourite video game, Portal.

He then moved to Eagle River, Alaska, before relocating to Oklahoma in July 2017.

Williams was diagnosed with ADD as a child.

He has said on one of his videos that he does not have hyperactivity, and currently only has ADD.

It was revealed on September 27, 2017, that Cory and Kristen were expecting their second child.

On December 1, 2017, they announced the baby's sex was male, and on March 26, 2018, they announced the baby's name was Atlas, after a Greek god meaning strength.

"The Mean Kitty Song" was his most popular video, with over 90 million views, until December 2018 when his video "How To Get A Kitty Belly" surpassed it, reaching over 168 million views.

Atlas Cade Williams was born on June 3, 2018, at home.

Williams had previously been filming comedy sketches in his younger years.

Williams has voiced frustration at YouTube's algorithm, announcing he would leave the platform in 2019 after losing "96% of his viewership"; a decision he later reversed.