His real identity is Robby Novak of Henderson, Tenn., and he’s been building a loyal following ever since his October debut on the YouTube channel of SoulPancake, a website co-created by Rainn Wilson of “The Office.” In that inaugural video, Novak boldly announced, “I’m not in a party — I am a party.”
“But what if there really were two paths? I want to be on the one that leads to awesome.”
Asked on TODAY who comes up with the lines spoken in his videos, Novak looked to his brother-in-law, who helped create them.
"We do silly stuff," Novak said. "He makes the boring parts, I make the awesome parts."
Montague, who lives a block away from Novak in Henderson, said the videos started after he began taping some family fun.
"We’ve always just goofed around, and we put it online," he said.
Montague and Novak started posting videos and tweeting via @iamkidpresident last July. About three months later, their efforts got noticed by SoulPancake.
"It was a really good fit because they’re all about putting out positive things on the Internet," Montague said.
For members of Novak’s and Montague’s families, the videos have always held special meaning.
“Robby has Osteogenesis Imperfecta (a brittle bone condition),” Montague said. “He has had over 75 breaks since he was born. Our first videos spread because our family and friends knew how much this little guy has been through. To hear him say, ‘Less complaining, more dancing’ has weight to it. He shouldn't be running — yet you see in the video that he is.
“We never get the chance to talk about this in the videos because we don't want that to be his identity. We've wanted them to connect simply because of the content within.”
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