Colin Kroll Age, Death, Wife, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession | Entrepreneur |
Famous For | Being the co-founder of HQ Trivia and Vine app |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Brown |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | Year, 1984 |
Birthplace | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Date of Death | December 16, 2018 |
Place of Death | At his apartment in Manhattan, New York |
Age (at the time of death) | 34 Years |
Death Cause | Drug Overdose [1]CNN |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Religion | Not Known |
Ethnicity/Race | White American |
Hobbies | Walking With His Bulldog, Listening to Music, Travelling |
Controversy | In 2014, he was fired by Twitter on the pretext of his misbehavior with his female colleagues. |
Relationships & More | |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Name Not Known |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father- Alan Kroll Mother- Name Not Known |
Siblings | Brother(s)- 3 (Names Not Known) Sister- None |
Favorite Things | |
Favorite Online Video Platform | Twitch |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Colin Kroll
- Did Colin Kroll smoke ?: Yes
- Did Colin Kroll drink alcohol?: Yes
- He was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit along with his three brothers.
- Throughout his academics, Kroll was a brilliant student.
- After completing his education, he worked as an Engineering Manager for Yahoo from 2007 to 2009.
- Thereafter, Colin Kroll worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Jetsetter from 2009 to 2013.
- Being a fan of e-sports and live-streaming gaming platforms like Twitch, Mr. Kroll was inspired to do something in the same field, which led to the development of HQ Trivia; an app that twice a day goes live and allows users to play along in a live game show.
- Kroll co-founded HQ with Rus Yusupov, and with the game’s debut in August 2017, it was immediately a smash hit.
- Before HQ Trivia, Kroll also founded now-defunct app Vine, which he had launched in 2013, and Kroll was the company’s General Manager between 2013 and 2014.
- According to his father, Alan Kroll, Colin was a hard worker who routinely worked 100 hours a week.
- On December 16, 2018, he was found dead apparently of a drug overdose in his Lower Manhattan apartment in New York.
- Police found his body on his bed after a concerned woman (reported to be his girlfriend) called 911. The Police also found what appeared to be cocaine and heroin in the apartment.
- According to sources, before Colin died, he was scheduled to visit his father in Michigan next week for a 10-day Christmas vacation.
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