Background
Crowder was born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Greenfield Park, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal.
Crowder was born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Greenfield Park, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal.
At age 12, Crowder began working as a voice actor for the character Alan "The Brain" Powers on the children"s television series Arthur. He began performing stand-up comedy at age 18, and performed at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He acted in a number of films, including the role of Doug Moore in the 2009 movie To Save A Life.
Later he became a frequent guest as an opinion panelist on television news programs.
Crowder posts satirical, opinion, and news videos to his YouTube channel. After an absence from the medium, Crowder returned to YouTube in May 2013, and produces videos in partnership with Liberty Alliance, Limited Liability Company.
Crowder currently hosts a weekly talk show, Louder with Crowder on WAAM in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
By 2009, Crowder regularly posted satirical videos on politically conservative media, including Pajamas Media and later at Andrew Breitbart"s Big Hollywood. In October 2012, Crowder"s YouTube video parodying Lena Dunham"s ad endorsing Barack Obama was mentioned in the conservative magazine American Spectator.
December 2012 union protest
The incident began with an attempt by union activists to tear down the Americans for Prosperity tent, which was eventually successful.
During the altercation, Crowder was punched several times by a union activist. A video of the incident released by Crowder was found to have been selectively edited, as Crowder apparently cut footage of the alleged assailant falling to the ground and getting back up, right before throwing the punches at Crowder. Crowder then released an unedited copy of the video.
An American Federation of Labor-Congress–Chief Information Officer spokesman, Eddie Vale, stated that the organization did not condone the tearing down of the Americans for Prosperity tent or the violence against Crowder and his group.
In March 2013, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III declined to press charges against anyone involved in the December 2012 altercation. According to Dunnings, his office was originally sent an edited version of the video of Crowder"s altercation.
Dunnings stated that "lieutenant"s pretty clear the person that they wanted to charge was acting in self-defense."
Departure from Fox News
In October 2013, Big Journalism reported that Fox News had dropped Crowder. This was announced shortly after Crowder made negative statements about Fox News host Sean Hannity.
Crowder served as the master of ceremonies at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference, and generated some controversy with a rap video he premiered at CPAC 2012. However, upon reviewing the unedited version, the prosecutor"s office decided not to pursue the case.
In December 2012, Crowder and members of Americans for Prosperity were involved in an altercation at a demonstration in Michigan concerning the state"s recently passed right-to-work law.