From YouTube Millionaire to Broke Amazon Factory Worker | The Story of LAHWF

Andrew Hales was once one of the biggest youtube pranksters in the world. However Andrew’s days getting millions of views per upload are gone and he’s recently been working part time sorting boxes in an Amazon factory. He was once earning 6 figures a year but recently admitted he was broke. This video documents the rise and fall of the channel LAHWF and the man behind it, Andrew Hales.
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[@LAHWF]

Wow! This was really flattering to watch and a seriously wonderful compliment. The editing was impeccable too! Very impressed. I was scared of watching this based off the thumbnail but pleasantly surprised of how kind it was and so extremely researched. Let me know if youre ever in Nashville

[@dvn1329]

otay otay!

[@IIIluminate]

@@dvn1329 otay otay!

[@Wingedmagician]

You’re awesome 👏

[@kani_mar]

Ey man, I really hope that things go uphill for you again, if you need free graphics for your videos, hmu anytime

[@macandcomputerhelp]

Andrew you're awesome! I have great memories watching your prank videos with my college roommate. Thanks for being you :D

[@Machead92]

Andrew was one of the first channels i ever sub to back in the day. He is the OG of KZbin, and should get the respect he deserves. One of the most genuine and down to earth KZbinrs period.

[@heartandmindovercome3214]

Agreed 👍

[@ihatemyjob9502]

i wouldn't say "og" that is nigahiga

[@andyward450]

The true LAHWF GOATS know Andrew will be just fine.

[@amlivinginhell]

What happened to Andrew?

[@Wingedmagician]

LAHWF is surprisingly the best name for his channel and overall vibe.

[@alecdawg11]

Andrew has integrity. He's the Howard Roark of the KZbin prankster world. I'm ashamed to say I used to watch Vitalyzdtv and a lot of those other cringeworthy prank channels... But out of all them, Andrew is the one I still keep up with and will never stop rooting for.

[@ghgnj]

Andrew Hales helped me a lot in life. He got me through the darkest most depression filled days of college, with funny videos and also practical dating advice. Thank you for paying homage to the true GOAT

[@charlieishere17]

He's the only youtuber that I subscribed to back in my teens in like 2013 whom I still follow and enjoy watching their content to this day. I think you did a great job in relaying why so many people still enjoy his work as the years pass and his content changes.

[@greyk610]

Same

[@LeviLobolink]

Andrew changes my life forever with his kindness and friendship!

[@scottjameson5358]

It's crazy how I've never heard of this person. And I've been around KZbin for a while, even before I had an account. Really shows that sometimes these things come and go without you realizing the amount of content that they've been making. Hopefully everything works out for Hales in the future. Great video as always.

[@jpark28]

Check out his stuff, it's great

[@SBGames8]

He's still as hilarious as the day he started, but if he invested from the start he would have been set for a long time. Oh well, we live and we learn and he's made some great memories and had good fun. He shouldn't regret anything, he still has his channel and can always bounce back!

[@Anonymous-zu8qt]

I actually met Andrew at the amazon warehouse. I didn’t know who he was but we started talking with each other when we were inducting together at the docks. He introduced to me who he was and where he came from and I thought it was a very awesome story of his life, I never even believed him anyways until he later quit and I looked him up on KZbin and there he was, I saw that everything he was saying was true. It’s very hard to believe someone and peoples story of how someone can go from that rich and successful to amazon warehouse worker but it does seem like he is in much better financial situation now and I really regret not talking to him more and trying to learn ways how I can get my life together working at amazon warehouse. I hope he reads this message. I hope you remember me Im Kyle, and I was the guy always wearing the blue cap, at docks with the blue vest.

[@Solonghoney]

Oh now you want to reach out? Lol

[@Jason-un9ps]

It’s crazy bc he’s one of the few that genuinely deserves to make a bunch of money from KZbin. He never sold out and did fake videos and he seems truly down to earth. Compare that to goofballs like Vitaly, Fouseytube, or Rice Gum…

[@TheChangeYT]

yeah vitaly this poor guy. He didn't take the famel well. turned to drugs apparently. recently saw a video of him getting arrested for punching someone, like seeing the actual bodycam footage of that officer. pretty wild. hope he gets happier

[@Jason-un9ps]

@@TheChangeYT Yup. I used to like his videos even though he started doing fake pranks. And yeah, that body cam footage was pretty crazy, he was completely out of it. Then they put him in the back of that van with colored led lights while tripping out 🤣😂

[@bloomfilms]

Congrats on 100k! Great work as usual. It's always a welcomed surprise to see you upload :)

[@minikipp8549]

I think the reason he comes off so down to earth is that he has interacted with The Public in a few jobs. He's not oblivious to retail jobs. Generally having that experience makes a person more rounded

[@Jason-un9ps]

Indeed. When someone comes from money or blows up at a young age without ever experiencing how miserable it is being forced to get up and go to work when you’re tired, when your friends/family are doing something fun, or when you just straight up don’t want to, then having to deal with a$$h0le bosses/coworkers and doing a job that’s boring, they’re generally spoiled, entitled, and lack something that “blue collar/normal people” have. They don’t know what it’s like to live in the REAL WORLD

[@bsnf-5]

@@Jason-un9ps yeah. "It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how you can get hit and keep moving forward." He is a real fighter.

[@AndyP]

Amazing. It takes a lot of time to make videos like this, but as a member of the audience it's always great to see/hear real stories.

[@RattersMedia]

Not sure how I hadn't heard of this guy, probably saw him in passing but never in detail - what a lovely chap. Hope he finds happiness in this new direction of his life, and doesn't feel ashamed of his short sightedness - I can imagine how easy that was to do

[@domjoseph2007]

You’re late to KZbin this dude started the entire wave in 2012!

[@dollas_and_sense]

It was normie cringe

[@لمعان-ض9ع]

@@dollas_and_sense No, Andrew was different dood

[@somerandomdudeontheinterne7726]

He's one of those creators I'd watch no matter what the content is.. He's just too genuine and interesting to watch

[@jcrobot]

Oh man. I love Andrew's channel. Gonna watch this when I get home. This is going to be good! Automatic LIKE!

[@dcu21]

Haven't finished the video but he only did it for like a week or a month and quit. Also at the height of his popularity, he also did some service crew type work if i remember correctly

[@dimougra7757]

Probably he would still get a lot of views if he decided to do pranks again.

[@markbtelevision]

@@dimougra7757 clearly not because he did them recently and barely got 50k.

[@markbtelevision]

he worked for postmates correct

[@dimougra7757]

@@markbtelevision I meant on a regular basis.As for that last video ,it wasn't that easy to tell it would be a prank when seeing the thumbnail,it wasn't clickbaity enough

[@bratmojmojbrat7727]

@@dimougra7757 He would get the viiews 100 percent but he needs to make them often.. Hes too self aware for that i'm afraid this is his future he clearly is handicaped for any type of world too much being content with money that he made back in the day.

[@supremeciroc]

Andrew is the GOAT. One of the only channels I remember religiously watching. Hope to see his channel come back strong like he deserves. 11/10 content

[@davidlawrence5176]

Great video as always Jay. Really interesting story, well presented and great effects. Keep up the good work

[@Nivag.]

Your channel is still very underrated, awesome content, very well edited

[@taylorfarry5286]

how refreshing. I love how authentic, raw and real he is. Oh yes, and vulnerable. Andrew, ur gonna be just fine. it's all those other youtubers u have to worry about. they scare me and they remind me of villains from a horror movie tbh.

[@kolbykauffman4180]

I genuinely love Andrew as a person. His content, his very dry delivery, his open honesty, his humor, his friendship with Cherdleys, BOHHHNNNNIE, Everything. Everyone has highs and everyone has lows. Life has a way of dicking us over, especially post-pandemic. I believe in my boy. I look up to this guy and always will.

[@JayLaw]

Im also a fan of him. Genuine, authentic creator which is tough to come by on youtube these days. I wanted to make a video about his career because he has an interesting story given his current situation. I just didnt feel great about the title and thumbnail but such is youtube

[@kolbykauffman4180]

@@JayLaw Oh, you handled the video very well. It's a very respectful and considerate look into his history and the unique ride he's been on and that's when I subbed. This is the first vid I've seen from you and you gave the dude some exposure to an audience who may not have known about him. It's hard getting the algorithm to shoot in your favor and sometimes you have to gamble on the title and thumbnail. I think you nailed it, homie. If Andrew sees it, I think he'd appreciate it.

[@MehluliMoyo477]

JayLaw again dropping gems of knowledge and history. Massive respect to you my guy

[@K33FY]

Such a underated channel that deserves more recognition

[@JayLaw]

Bit harsh. I put in a lot of effort to every vid. The graphics and script writing take time

[@caio5987]

@@JayLaw I might be wrong but I think the dude above is referring to Andrews channel rather than yours

[@JayLaw]

@@caio5987 ha maybe you are right... 😋

[@caio5987]

@@JayLaw lol no worries The OG post was defo talking about your channel though which he is right, your channel is super cool :)

[@CADPond]

Andrew feels like the best friend... Honestly, I hope to meet him just to vibe with him.

[@vta2265]

Man, LAHWF and Stuart Edge... What a call back

[@ZalmanKrause]

Great video 🙏🏻

[@StormWarningTV]

Eyy great video :), I hope our title suggestion helped 👍, This eventual title was definitely the best one, good stuff!

[@JayLaw]

Thanks for the help

[@stevenrwh]

I am getting old... I am 38. I remember when these channels were new and I used to watch them. I always thought VitalyZDTv should be pronounced like "Vitalized TV" But everyone says "Vitaly ZD TV" I am sure Vitaly would go with whatever "worked". But yeah I have been watching LAWF since the beginning. Andrew seems like a down to Earth guy and now lives a couple hours from me. Welcome to the neighborhood sir.

[@nightcrawler2717]

Yaaa crazy. Fast forward everything is changed on youtube. Pranks and vlogs are gone.

[@seth6608]

This is really one of the best videos I've seen information wise on KZbin. I've followed Andrew since the beginning, and it's crazy to see everything put in a video that is SO spot on to how I felt about his situation. You must be a long time LAWHF fan. Bravo. 10/10.

[@jcrobot]

Congratulations on 100k!

[@alexhurt7919]

Andrew is one of a small number of creators that ever felt "human" to me. My favorite period wasn't when he was making videos even, but I did like them and that's how I started watching them. His take on "prank" videos was easily better than everyone else's. His best content was always his vlogs though. Specifically in the period when he was living with cherdleys. Just a regular video of Andrew vlogging just felt like hanging out with one of my friends except with a novelty added in. The relationships Andrew had with people in his vlogs were just great content to watch. It's actually how I found out about cherdleys and how he became endeared to me. I think cherdleys puts out garbage content for the most part, but I still sometimes watch his vlogs just because it was impossible not to start to like him after watching his friendship with Andrew. Hope Andrew is doing well now. Dude is a warm soul.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

Andrew is one of my favorite creators and i hope he and YOU continue to prospe.

[@RHauto]

He kinda reminds me of Ross Creations with his dry humour. Shame he's winding down now, I'm sure he could be successful again if he invested his time and money back into youtube.

[@A1un9ine]

Well mate, without LAHWF there wouldn’t be no Ross creations

[@DadPlaysBass]

I remember watching this dude when we started it all back in 2012… I am definitely subbing him again. He is a genuine man.

[@SpectreXS]

Kids, if you become a successful youtuber, don't move to Lost Angeles!

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

CHilled learned that

[@GhostofTradition]

He's gotta be one of my longest subs, I think I've been watching him since 2012

[@DannyWonder]

LAHWF - the realest ever. I'll never unsub, I love that guy

[@openinggt804]

Wow, I used to watch alot of this guy's videos back then. I hope everything will be better for him

[@Gormezzz]

Congrats on 100k dude. Cya at 200 next month

[@cheryllawrence9640]

Really informative, another great watch

[@arca5200]

Been watching Andrew for forever. It almost feels like I know him. Whatever he does next, I hope he’s doing well.

[@dakcasper8729]

Fortunately Andrew is a good and genuine person and will win in the end.

[@rawdoggin824]

This guy basically influenced every youtuber today.

[@cykablyat9333]

This guy taking the high road and not faking pranks / following the trend really cost him a fortune...

[@afullenglish3055]

I think you handled this right. Instead of poking fun at him you were respectful

[@justinfay3011]

Wow. Can’t believe I’ve will have been subbed and watched Andrew for nearly 10 years this year. Time flies I guess.. OT4Y OT4Y

[@QQ251647742]

New sub from a subscriber of Andrew!

[@rowolta]

Nice. My feeling is that Andrew's main reason to quit pranks was because he is introvert and did not like doing them. His vlogs also touch a lot on mental health. Andrew is a true KZbin legend.

[@redstreet7704]

He should have never stopped his Chatting With series.

[@travismonahan7225]

Most channels that cover other youtubers go for the really big guys. Its cool to see Andrew reviewed! Just for that, you got my sub. Keep going out the box

[@FortKnoxMovies]

I remember being a fan of him back in the day. I always liked him better than other KZbin “pranksters” because the joke was always on him and he never did anything that could harm someone else.

[@PartyboyDanny]

I really needed to see this because I did the exact opposite. I gave up everything I loved about life to do nothing but focus on making a lot of money. And now I have money but I don’t enjoy life and I can’t spend the money because then I wouldn’t have anything to show for sacrificing my happiness. I don’t have a conclusion to this comment. I just appreciate the video.

[@ifeelsick258]

I am from Turkey and I kind of learned English thanks to Andrew.

[@ePICS8]

He is great, so relatable and real

[@Haufattack]

i was ready to flip out on jaylaw lol, but this was actually awesome. I've been watching Andrew since the beginning almost, and he definitely always keeps it real.

[@bitfusionsouthafrica]

KZbin milestone, 100K 👏 🥇

[@Henlofly]

I've watch Andrew since the beginning until now, hes the real youtube daddy

[@symuelleleonessavagecomedy1812]

I'm a huge fan of your work man, I hope you're next content will be nikocado avocado case it's a serious topic that can shed some light about his personality

[@JayLaw]

Thanks dude. I do find Nikocado intriguing and would love to chat to the guy out of character but i generally steer clear of videos that have already been made. I prefer to make videos that no one has made or about creators than no one has yet spoken about

[@Bucbucbang]

Andrew is a legend. I didn’t know about him until around 2019 but he is a pleasure to watch. I would hold his hand any day and not expect any sort of pay back. He seems to be in love with a cool chick. I wish him nothing but the best as he has taken my mind off a lot of problems. Thank u Andrew u r awesome.

[@VesperAegis]

Seems like the most likely factor was the combination of Covid and KZbin's changes during 2020 which promoted the biggest names much more constantly while rarely recommending channels with lower viewership or ratings. The big get bigger and the small get smaller. Sadly Andrew got caught just barely on the lower end of that spectrum in growth rate. There's also an increasing professionalism gap as more and more KZbinrs turn it into a professional career and employ enormous amounts of time and energy into making videos perfect, while previously KZbinrs with moderate levels of skill and video engineering quality were still able to make it in the past. Not to diminish Andrew Hales in the slightest because he had great content, but it's also a sign of KZbin growing into adulthood.

[@williamadams7136]

What the buck (Michael Buckley) would be a great topic to cover. His channel died too with a lot of ups and downs.

[@n3one765]

Really love ur documentaries💧😣💕

[@danibrrrrrr]

Andrew is OG!! I will always support his channel with a like and a comment no matter what it is about

[@zooboyjoe]

You could do one on Stuart Edge next (who popped up here and reminded me he existed) and his journey from almost mega fame back to obscurity again. Andrew was great when he first appeared, awkward but very natural and funny with it. Also fairly non threatening which meant he got good reactions. Shame he didn't manage to keep the momentum going.

[@RishikeshTV]

Great video man!

[@Anzner1993]

That drop and go prank was an absolute classic lol

[@The__Gent]

The best thing about LAHWF is his pranks were wholesome while others just took it too far and weren't genuine.

[@Shanecohen]

Such a legend. will follow him wherever he goes and whatever he does

[@anb1142]

congrats on 100K

[@parknelson3428]

What a great video

[@theshire9173]

Yay! You chose the title I voted for

[@asswhole4195]

Oh this is gonna be good!

[@cooIfooI]

bro wtf...the way you titled this and the picture you chose...come on bro, he’s a person

[@JayLaw]

I agree i struggled with the title as its quite off brand for me. I did message Andrew to apologise for the click baity title and he has seen it. I think the video is respectful to him though

[@RaptorInNewMexico]

The picture is a dirty shot and Andrew is to nice of a guy to get upset with Jay. Low key low blow.

[@ChristineCormier-l3x]

I actually met andrew a handeful of times... went to same highsxhool in brookfield ct and skateboarded with him a handful of times cuz my friend Thomas was a beast skater and knew him being 4 years older than us... i remember hed skate at skate froup this church in bethel ct would host skate seshs at their parkinglot with random skate rails kickers quarterpipes ect and we left with angroup of firnds with andrew and he was exactly who he is on camera lmfao and this was around 2008 or 2009 way before the fame... so i can 100 percent guarentee he is a g ood sude and is as real as it gets no bs youtube persoba ... we actually went to a differnt church a day i remmeber from the skate grouo church to a church called faith church that had a ledge and a 4 stair with a group of frienda and andrew... ended up getting the churchs janiotor to get mad for no reason immediatly and call the cops and we literally had to sit and wait about an hr for the xops to arrive and just tell us to leave... janitor wouldnt let us leave till cops arrived lol...we were like 13 ish and andrew was 17ish so idk y but that memory sticks out lmao idk y we didnt just leave but whatever we were good kids at first... but rant over idk what rwminded me of this but if you wondered ... dude is as real as it gets sad he ant making it big anynore... prolly 1 the few to genuinely deserve the success but not keep it... oh well rant over... this is my girls grandma acct btw using her phone

[@1stIParkMyCar]

Ahhh dude going from making 200k+ a year for making videos to having to work some normal job out of necessity, thats enough to destroy a man. Once youve had that taste of success and realize you blew through it without thinking, theres no going back. Hes gonna be working whatever job he gets forever thinking about what he couldve done differently

[@synapticreactions9056]

Yah he’s a loser if had of bought a few rental properties he’d be set

[@AffIuent]

I think he’s joking

[@alio6051]

I've never heard this guy and I've been on KZbin since 2011 earliest. I guess he's considered the OG prankster.

[@Ahmed-ry8lg]

always a good day when you upload hahaha and it's really sad seein so much potential wasted to partying and drugs but hey hope everything works out for him and the rest of us keep up the amazing work bro much love as always ♥

[@JayLaw]

Thanks as always for the support Ahmed 🤝

[@chetstevens2004]

This guy was before his time man

[@jasonmoore3980]

I dont think it ever went wrong, Andrew is still my favorite.

[@domjoseph2007]

Bruh put respect on andrews name I’ll this dude really is a legend he did it all real timing and everything

[@TeeDaDream]

Andrew is definitely one only prankster KZbinrs I actually liked

[@mantid83]

I use to watch his videos. Didn't know he was down bad. I hope things get better for him.

[@1ELEGZER]

the beginning of the video scared the shit out of me 🤣

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

holding people's hands is so funny also who is that at 16:35 top left sheesh

[@miakonstantinovaite3068]

Always liked LAHWF, sad to see this happen :(

[@ihatemyjob9502]

its not really a surprise youtube is not promising just like any other job things can change and their is competition so you need a back up plan

[@emmanuelrubio2535]

Andrew is such a comedy genius, I just kept laughing at the clips used for visual aid.

[@ianmatthew138]

Andrew's vlogs on his second channel were also very goated and real, especially when he was living with chad

[@rawandmahmood5760]

Do him and chad still make vids? Haven't seen those guys make one in a long time. I loved their chemistry together.

[@ianmatthew138]

@@rawandmahmood5760 no they don't but they're still friends

[@ModernBuilds]

🔥🔥

[@user-xz1wy4to4o]

i remember just fucking dying to his prank videos back in the day. this guy is a legend and the OG of this youtube pranks shit.

[@badjoj015]

2012 was really the year it was definitely my prime year and i was just 16/17 that time

[@ThemTwoGamerGuys]

I really do hate channels like this to just talk about other people that are more interesting than themselves and exist solely to s*** on people whose careers aren't doing that well

[@JayLaw]

Just to confirm you watched the video?....

[@naruto00nix]

why do creators ever think its a good idea to ask for a subscription at the beginning of a video? you said it yourself "if you enjoy my content, consider subscribing"... well i dont know if i enjoy your content if i just stumbled upon your channel and if i saw your videos before, chances are that im a subscriber already or i probably never will be. its nothing but an annoyance for new viewers and just putting that at the end of the video would be 100% more beneficial for your success!

[@tucosalamanca7037]

Respect to all the REAL OG pranksters

[@ausgamecollector]

Nowadays not holding hands with a random, in public, is considered HANDSphobic..

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

I think this is the one youtube prank channel that I haven't seen before now

[@JayLaw]

It was a classic many years ago. He adapted and is a very likeable guy just a shame it hasnt gone well for him recently

[@Raptor99114]

Wouldn’t he still make money from his old videos? They have millions of views

[@mitotv6376]

I like watching his pickup infield prank back then