Wilbur Soot

About

William Patrick Gold (born 14 September 1996), known professionally as Wilbur Soot, is an English YouTuber and musician. He first became known in 2017 for his work with the group comedy YouTube channel SootHouse, where he made recurring appearances and was the lead editor and a co-founder. He later started his own channel, Wilbur Soot, in March 2019.
Gold released his first single, “The ‘Nice Guy’ Ballad”, in January 2018. His sixth single, “Your New Boyfriend”, peaked at No. 64 on the UK singles chart. Gold is co-founder of the British indie rock band Lovejoy, where he is one of the songwriters, the lead vocalist and the rhythm guitarist. In 2021, they released Pebble Brain, their second EP, which debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart, and their third EP Wake Up & It’s Over, released in 2023, debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart.

Gold first became known in 2017 for his work on the group YouTube channel, SootHouse, which was founded by Gold and some of his friends. This channel consisted mostly of reaction videos, with its members discussing memes and life hacks, among other topics. On 30 May 2019, the SootHouse channel reached 1 million subscribers…