Vivienne Medrano Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Height, Net Worth, Fast Facts

Early work

Prior to joining YouTube, Medrano did assistant work on a thesis horror comedy film by Zach Bellissimo titled Blanderstein, in 2011.

Medrano launched her YouTube channel under the screen name “VivziePop” in 2012, building a dedicated online audience, who enjoyed her fanwork and original creations. In 2013, she started a webcomic titled ZooPhobia, which ultimately ran until 2016, ending so that she could find more time to develop Hazbin Hotel. Medrano directed her first short animated film, titled “Son of 666” in 2013. Medrano released her fourth year thesis film entitled “Timber” in 2014, for which she won a Dusty Award in “Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation”. Medrano named the film after the song by Pitbull and Kesha, and its score had homages to the song as well. In October 2014, she released an animated music video for the song “Die Young” by Kesha, which accumulated over 50 million views by October 2019. As a result, she became “relatively well-known” online for her animation and artwork, some of which she shared on her channel.

Medrano received a Bachelor in Fine Arts and graduated from School of Visual Arts in August 2014. She worked as a freelance animator for two years. She continued to work on her webcomic ZooPhobia until 2016, when she ended it in order to focus her attention on Hazbin Hotel. Hazbin Hotel would be crowdfunded through Patreon, allowing her to hire a small team and collaborate with specialists so the show would have a “high production value”. It also allowed her to create merchandise for the show, thus leading to more funds.

Other work

In February 2017, she shared an illustration of a Lego Joker, which Inverse called “grotesque yet adorable,” saying it captures the “complicated love-hate relationship between the Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight”. From 2017 to 2019, she worked as an animator on Nico Colaleo’s DreamWorksTV series, Too Loud. She called her experience on the series “a delight.” She also worked as a character designer on the series.

In 2019, Medrano was interviewed for the documentary titled “Hand-Drawn: 2D Animation Documentary”. In March 2021, it was reported that she was a partner of Redefine Entertainment, a management company formed by Jairo Alvarado, Tony Gil, and Max Goldfarb.^[51][52]

In May 2022, LatinX in Animation announced that Medrano would hold a “cafecito” on June 3, 2022 during Animation Day at the 21st Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.

Personal life

Medrano was born in Frederick, Maryland. She became interested in animation when she watched the movie Bambi. She began using art programs such as MS Paint in third grade. Her early art was heavily influenced by Invader Zim. Medrano moved to New York City and began attending School of Visual Arts in September 2010 and would later graduate in 2014. Medrano is bisexual.