{"id":3477,"date":"2014-04-03T20:26:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T20:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/youtube-star-and-csulb-student-mikey-bolts-uses-family-guy-impressions-for-greater-good\/"},"modified":"2014-04-03T20:26:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T20:26:24","slug":"youtube-star-and-csulb-student-mikey-bolts-uses-family-guy-impressions-for-greater-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/youtube-star-and-csulb-student-mikey-bolts-uses-family-guy-impressions-for-greater-good","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Star and CSULB Student Mikey Bolts Uses &#8216;Family Guy&#8217; Impressions For Greater Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is something extraordinarily affable about Mikey\u2014always Mikey, never Mike\u2014Bolts. Perhaps it is his charm or perhaps it is his talent\u2014either way, the Long Beacher has quickly amassed millions of hits on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/michaelbalalis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his YouTube channel<\/a> mimicking the voices of <em>Family Guy<\/em> characters set to popular tunes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-28271\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MikeyBolt.jpg\" alt=\"MikeyBolt\" width=\"300\" height=\"473\" \/>It would be safe to say Bolts specifically geared his talents toward the idea of appropriating pop songs with<em> Family Guy<\/em> voices. After all, he does a damn good Stewie impression. So good in fact, he scored a win with Fox\u2019s \u201cI Am Stewie\u201d contest last year for <a href=\"http:\/\/create.it\/entry\/i-am-stewie-griffin-mikey-bolts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his uncanny Stewie vocals<\/a>.&nbsp;The result? A hangout sesh with the cast of <em>Family Guy<\/em> and an appearance as Stewie on an episode.<\/p>\n<p>Not bad for a 22-year-old who is majoring in journalism at Cal State Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the idea that I\u2019ve wanted to do that for a while\u2014sing songs in <em>Family Guy<\/em> voice,\u201d Bolts said, \u201cand I just really like the song \u2018Timber\u2019 by Pitbull and Ke$ha\u2014so I covered it with those characters. And to be honest: I was really nervous to upload it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the Sacramento native overrode his nervousness proved fruitful: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=twjFHAb-aDE&amp;list=PL4PoZv886OIHPAkEp-SJzeAqmjgJC2T-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his rendition of the hit pop track<\/a> has amassed 2.3 million views in a few months (and it keeps ticking up).<\/p>\n<p>His popularity\u2014over half a million subscribers to his YouTube channel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mikeyboltspage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Facebook following of over 12K<\/a>\u2014is not something he takes lightly. The humble entertainer becomes even more affable beyond his comedic talent given he is using his newfound following to help fund breast cancer research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandmother passed away from breast cancer and I really wanted to do something that would make a significant difference,\u201d Bolts said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s where the Susan G. Komen Foundation comes in.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twjFHAb-aDE?list=PL4PoZv886OIHPAkEp-SJzeAqmjgJC2T-4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p>Bolts has pledged to raise some $5K for the breast cancer research institution\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.darelicious.com\/dares\/details\/160\/skydiving-in-a-power-rangers-suit\">by daring himself through Darelicious<\/a>. Darelicious is the more entertaining version of Kickstarter, where people can dare people to do things should they reach a certain goal. In the case of Bolts, should he raise the $5K, he will jump out of a plane. In a Power Ranger suit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am terrified of heights,\u201d Bolts said. \u201cThe thought terrifies me\u2014but it\u2019s for an amazing cause. Plus I\u2019m going to be Tommy, the white Power Ranger, and fulfill my childhood dream of being Tommy\u2026 My Dad was so nervous about it that he told me the other night, \u2018If you do it, I do it.\u2019 So for the first time in my life, I got to ask my dad, \u2018Which Power Ranger do you want to be?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The father-son team, should Bolts reach his goal, will jump out of the plane while being filmed, with the video hopefully hitting the YouTube waves within the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, Bolts has hit over a quarter of his pledge\u2014as of this writing, he stands at $1,895 of his $5K goal\u2014and has 17 days left to reach his goal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiAB01ww1FA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about the dare at the end of the day\u2014it\u2019s about making a difference,\u201d Bolts said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, he will continue doing the most epic of Stewie impressions while entertaining millions\u2014and ultimately hopes he can eventually do some of his own music while juggling the last few credits of his education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like doing impressions and those are the types of videos that people just love to watch,\u201d Bolts said. \u201cQuality impressions are hard to find, so I want to keep that going but I\u2019ve always liked doing music. So I am thinking of about doing my own original songs\u2026 But who knows? The future is open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>To subscribe to Mikey Bolts\u2019 YouTube channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mikeyboltspage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>. To donate to his Darelicious campaign to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darelicious.com\/dares\/details\/160\/skydiving-in-a-power-rangers-suit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is something extraordinarily affable about Mikey\u2014always Mikey, never Mike\u2014Bolts. Perhaps it is his charm or perhaps it is his talent\u2014either way, the Long Beacher has quickly amassed millions of hits on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/michaelbalalis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;mimicking the voices of Family Guy characters set to popular tunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":68730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[89,1483],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-3477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-fundraiser","tag-youtube","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}