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Andrew Rea
Creator and Host, Babish Culinary Universe, YouTube
Andrew Rea is the creator of Babish Culinary Universe, a YouTube cooking channel with millions of followers. A chef and filmmaker, he hosts the programs “Binging with Babish,” which recreates recipes featured in film and television; “Basics with Babish,” which focuses on traditional recipes; and “Botched by Babish,” which corrects recipe errors in episodes of “Binging with Babish.” Rea is also the author of Binging with Babish: 100 Recipes Recreated from Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows and Eat What You Watch: A Cookbook for Movie Lovers. He previously worked as a visual effects artist for SwitchFX.
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If you’ve ever taken a yoga class or learned a new recipe on YouTube, you have helped fuel the creator economy: the hundreds of thousands of creative people who make their liv...