Roman Atwood

Roman Atwood was married to Shanna Riley from 2001 to 2008, and they have a son, Noah Vaughn Atwood. He filed for divorce in 2008 after an incident involving Riley and one of his friends while they were on vacation.

Atwood met Brittney Smith in 2008 at the wedding of his friend Chase Gilroy, where Atwood was the best man. Smith is Veronica Gilroy's sister. Atwood proposed to Smith on April 30, 2018, and they married on July 27, 2018, in Maui, Hawaii. Their children are Kane Alexander Atwood, Cora Atwood, and Knox Atwood.

Atwood began filming and producing videos in high school. In 2006, he created a DVD series called The Nerd Herd and sold it at the Warped Tour. Before concentrating on online comedy, he worked at his family's rope factory, Atwood Rope, and worked on film projects and commercials in Columbus, Ohio.

In 2010, he created the YouTube channel Sketch Empire and shifted his focus toward comedy. His breakout video, “Cops Get Owned!!!”, was posted in March 2012. He later became known for public and hidden-camera pranks, including “Anniversary Prank Backfires!!,” “Killing My Own Kid PRANK!!,” and “INSANE Toilet Paper PRANK!!.”

Atwood launched RomanAtwoodVlogs as a channel centered on family life, inspiration, comedy, and pranks. He also operated the RomanAtwood channel, which focused more heavily on prank videos and became inactive in 2016. Together, the two channels established him as one of YouTube's best-known prank and vlog creators.

His “Crazy Plastic Ball Prank” turned his house into a ball pit filled with plastic balls. Nissan used the video in its “WithDad” campaign during the Super Bowl XLIX halftime advertising period, and the campaign won the Brand Campaign award at the 5th Streamy Awards. Atwood also appeared with Howie Mandel's son Alex in the “INSANE Toilet Paper PRANK!!” video, which involved toilet-papering Mandel's house.

In 2016, Atwood won the Shorty Award for Best YouTube Comedian. He also received two Diamond Play Buttons for RomanAtwood and RomanAtwoodVlogs, becoming the second YouTuber to receive the distinction for two channels.

Atwood expanded into film with Natural Born Pranksters, a 2016 Lionsgate production that he made with Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Dennis Roady. He served as a producer and director on the film. He also appeared with his family on the television series Tanked in the episode “Internet Tank Sensation,” which featured a customized aquarium for his Smile More office.

In 2016, Atwood and Yousef Erakat launched the Roman vs. Fousey tour, performing in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. On May 28, 2022, he launched RomanAtwoodPodcast, a channel featuring a podcast with guests including Steve-O, Vitaly, and FouseyTube.

Atwood founded the Smile More merchandise line in 2013. The business initially operated from the basement of his home, where Atwood and Brittney handled orders and sold apparel and accessories including T-shirts, hoodies, and bracelets.

In 2016, Smile More moved into a dedicated building on the same property as Atwood's residence and expanded its staff. In 2022, Atwood announced that Smile More would move to Texas through a collaboration with Matt Carriker and Bunker Branding. He and Brittney also took part ownership of Bunker Branding.

Atwood created the board game War and Pieces in 2016 and announced a Smile More NFT collection in 2021.

Atwood was nominated for a Pranks award at the 4th Streamy Awards in 2014. His Nissan “WithDad” campaign won the Brand Campaign award at the 5th Streamy Awards in 2015.

In 2016, he won the Shorty Award for YouTube Comedian. That year, he was also nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the 6th Streamy Awards.