Broadcaster Lynn Yamada Davis, who was also the star of the YouTube channel “Cooking with Lynja” and called “the grandmother of the Internet”, passed away at the age of 67.
Producing content for TikTok and YouTube Lynn Yamada DavisIt was announced that he passed away. Daughter Hannah Mariko ShofetIn his statement to the New York Times, he announced that the content producer passed away due to esophageal cancer on January 1, at the age of 67. Also son TimDavis He announced his mother’s death on social media with the video he shot.
He became a star during the pandemic
Tim Davis said in his video “I am so sorry to inform you that my mother, Linda, has sadly passed away. his last moments it was so peaceful and thankfully he was surrounded by the people he loved most: his friends and family.” Davis, who has four children and two grandchildren, is known for his cheerful attitude and unusually edited videos. 10 million on YouTube to the subscriber, 19.7 on TikTok It reached million followers.
Lynn Yamada DavisThe videos that made him a star first appeared during the pandemic period. The woman, who helped her son Tim improve his video editing skills by shooting and editing his mother’s videos, became famous after her son started uploading the videos to the internet.
He also won awards
Although she is the face of the channel, Lynn Yamada Davis is always committed to the success of the channel. He was highlighting his son.. Davis said that his son did all the work, that he prepared the texts, took care of the shooting and editing, and that he just stood in front of the camera. Until his son started sharing videos You don’t know what TikTok is The content producer first became famous with a sandwich video that received 313 thousand likes.
larynx in 2019, in 2021 Davis, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, said in one of his videos that he was in good condition and shared videos of himself baking cookies for the employees of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he was treated. Davis has recently been sharing content related to the fight against cancer on his channel.
Cooking with Lynja, in cooking and editing 2022‘also Streamy Award He also found a place in Forbes’ 50 over 50 creator list.
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