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Connor Joel Franta (born September 12, 1992) is an American YouTube vlogger, writer, and entrepreneur. As of November 2015, his self-named main channel on YouTube has 5 million subscribers. Franta was formerly a member of YouTube group ''Our2ndLife'' under the Fullscreen Network, but is now an independent member of the Big Frame network, managed by Andrew Graham. Franta has recently become involved in various entrepreneurial enterprises, including a clothing line, music curation, as well as a coffee and lifestyle brand named Common Culture. His debut book, a memoir, ''A Work in Progress'', was released on April 21, 2015. In July 2015, details of Heard Well, a record label Franta co-founded, were announced. ==Personal life== Connor Franta was born in Wisconsin, to Peter and Cheryl Franta, a physician and homemaker, respectively. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to La Crescent, Minnesota. He has two brothers named Dustin and Brandon and one sister named Nicola. Connor attended St. Peter's Catholic School, Hokah, Minnesota, from elementary school through 8th grade. As a child, he became overweight, leading his mother to sign him up for a YMCA swimming team. He ran cross country while attending La Crescent High School, where he graduated in 2011.〔 He studied business at Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. In his second year, he added an arts minor, with an emphasis on films.〔 On December 8, 2014, Franta publicly came out as gay in a YouTube video, stating he has accepted who he is and is "happy with that person".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/09/youtube-star-connor-franta-comes-out-gay-video )〕 He also spoke on the help he got from others on the Internet, and wanted to give people struggling with their sexuality similar advice.〔 This six-minute long video, titled "Coming Out", has over 9.3 million views and 868 thousand likes, being the second most viewed video on Franta's channel as of September 10, 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://vidstatsx.com/ConnorFranta/youtube-channel )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Connor Franta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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