11 Facts About Joe Penna

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Jonatas "Joe" de Moura Penna was born on May 29,1987 and is a Brazilian musician and filmmaker best known from both his YouTube channel MysteryGuitarMan and his feature films.

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On September 11,2005, Penna launched a second YouTube channel, where he uploads his making-of videos and vlogs.

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In 2007, Joe Penna was one of the first YouTube channels to receive mainstream media coverage, including attention from DC Fox News, after his video The Puzzle was featured on the front page of YouTube.

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In 2009, Joe Penna was again seen on the front page of YouTube with his video Guitar: Impossible, which has been covered by De Wereld Draait Door, the highest-rated primetime show in the Netherlands.

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On December 6,2009, Joe Penna was featured on FM4, an Austrian national radio station.

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Joe Penna was a finalist in the "Oreo Global Moments" video competition.

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In 2009, Joe Penna directed an ad in collaboration with Rhett and Link titled T-Shirt War.

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In June 2010, Joe Penna was highlighted by CNN Money on their Best Jobs series.

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In 2012, Joe Penna co-wrote and directed an original interactive thriller series titled Meridian starring Orlando Jones and Rick Overton in conjunction with Fourth Wall Studios.

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In February 2017, Joe Penna began production of his directorial debut feature film, Arctic.

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In June 2019, Joe Penna began shooting on the sci-fi movie Stowaway starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette.