Both of Them Were Born in Sacramento County, California. Daniel’s Birth Date Is 16Th September, 1987 Whereas Andrew’s Is 30Th November, 1987. Ian’s Mother Is Sharon Louise. His Father’s Name Is Stephan Andrew Hecox. He Has One Brother, Adrian and a Sister, Melissa. His High School Was from Del Campo High School. He Went to ‘American River College’ but Did Not Complete His Studies.

First, Anthony Padilla Built ‘Smosh. Com’, a Website for Creating Flash Animations in 2002. That Was the Pre Youtube Era. He Made Many Flash Animations. Then His Friend Ian Andrew Hecox Joined Him. in 2005, They Started Their Journey on Youtube. They Lip Synched Many Theme Songs Such as Power Rangers, Mortal Kombat, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Etc. at First, They Used to Send Them to the Closed Ones. Later, They Formed the Channel Started Posted These. and the Journey of Smosh Started.

When ‘Pokémon Theme Music Video’ Was Released in 2005, It Was Viewed More Than 24 Million Times. at That Time, It Was a Record. After That, the Success Rate Started Increasing Day by Day. ‘That Damn Neighbor’ and ‘Food Battle’, These Video Series Made the Channel Very Popular. a Games Section Was Added in ‘Smosh. Com’ and Also More Things to the Videos. ‘Smosh Pit’ Was Launched in 2010.

Ian Andrew Hecox Is in a Relation with Pamela Horton, a Californian Model. They Started Dating Since 2015. They Are Happy with Each Other. Before That, He Was Dating Melanie Moat, Another Youtuber. but They Parted Ways in 2014.

Ian Hecox’s Net Worth Is About $8 Million.

Smosh

By Chloe Bennett

• Oct 8, 2026 • 3 min read

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Smosh Is a Youtube Channel for Sketch Comedy. This American Channel Is Created by Ian Andrew Hecox and Daniel Anthony Padilla.

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