Shirtless and tattoed, the Ginger Billy gives viewers a humorous look into life in rural Upstate South Carolina. And he’s doing it all on his own. 

He lives between Union and Lockhart, South Carolina, with his wife and family. For years, he says, he was a respiratory therapist. But one day, after the retirement of Dale Earnheart, Jr., he thought maybe he’d make a video. 

The video drew more than 830,000 views on YouTube alone. Currently, he has more than a million subscribers on his YouTube channel, and he estimates he has between 40 and 50 million views across all social media channels.  

The next thing he knew he was doing stand-up