Vlog Squad
The cast of friends, most of them former Vine stars, who appear in David Dobrik’s YouTube vlogs, a group that peaked in the late 2010s, lost sponsors in 2021 and is still partly together on camera in 2026.
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The Vlog Squad is the group of friends who appear in David Dobrik’s YouTube vlogs, known for short, fast-cut videos of pranks, stunts and celebrity cameos starring a rotating cast of former Vine stars. Dobrik began vlogging in 2015 with friends from Vine, which led to the Vlog Squad, per Insider, and regulars included Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire, Alex Ernst, Jason Nash and later Jeff Wittek, who was badly injured on a Vlog Squad shoot in June 2020. In March 2021, after Insider reported allegations of misconduct on a 2018 Vlog Squad shoot, sponsors including HelloFresh, DoorDash and EA Sports cut ties with Dobrik and he stepped down from his app Dispo, per Tubefilter and NBC News. The group never announced a breakup: as of November 2026, Dobrik is posting vlogs again on his YouTube channel, which has about 17.2 million subscribers, with Natalie Noel, Jason Nash and Corinna Kopf still around him, while Zane and Heath host their own weekly podcast, Heath still appears in Dobrik’s vlogs, and Wittek and others have gone their own way. Insider wrote in March 2021 that Alex Ernst had left the group, though Dobrik’s video descriptions credited him again in five vlogs from September 2025 to January 1, 2026.
Vlog Squad members, past and present
The Vlog Squad has no official roster, so this list follows Insider’s March 2021 guide to current and former members, updated with Tubefilter, TMZ and the members’ own channels. Status is as of November 2026. Ages are from Famous Birthdays, read November 2026.
| Name | Role | Years | Status (November 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Dobrik, 30 | Creator and host; the vlogs run on his channel | 2015 to present | Current. Back to regular vlogs since January 2025, per Tubefilter; posted He’s in love with my best friend in early November 2026 |
| Zane Hijazi, 33 | Former Viner and original regular; co-host of Zane and Heath: Unfiltered | Early years to present | No departure announced. Insider called him an integral member in March 2021; hosts Unfiltered weekly with Heath Hussar, episode 358 in November 2026 |
| Heath Hussar, 33 | Former Viner, with the group since its formation, per Insider; co-host of Unfiltered | Since its formation to present | No departure announced. Insider said in March 2021 he appeared less often but was still considered a member; co-hosts Unfiltered in November 2026 and is credited in Dobrik’s October 16, 2026 vlog |
| Scotty Sire, 34 | Original member who joined after Vine shut down, per Insider; musician signed to Fearless Records in December 2020, per Tubefilter | 2017 to present | No departure announced. Insider said in March 2021 he still took part in Vlog Squad content; posts on his own channel, about 2.51 million subscribers |
| Alex Ernst, 30 | Original member and fan favorite, per Insider | Early years to 2019; credited again September 2025 to January 2026 | Unclear. Insider wrote in March 2021 that he appeared less often from 2019 and had left the group; he has never announced leaving, and Dobrik’s video descriptions credit him in five vlogs from September 2025 to January 1, 2026, none since |
| Natalie Noel (Natalie Mariduena), 29 | Dobrik’s assistant, then Dispo co-founder; president of David Dobrik LLC from October 2022, per her entry | Late 2010s to present | Current. Traveled with Dobrik in his January 2025 return vlog, per Tubefilter |
| Jeff Wittek, 36 | First appeared in Dobrik’s vlogs in November 2018, per Insider (2021) | 2018 to at least 2021 | Former member, per Tubefilter (January 2025). Injured on a Vlog Squad shoot in June 2020; sued Dobrik in 2022; TMZ reported in May 2026 that the suit was dropped after a settlement. Hosts JEFF FM |
| Jason Nash, 53 | Comedian and actor, a main fixture since 2016, per Insider; co-host of the VIEWS podcast with Dobrik | 2016 to present | Current. Posted David’s Halloween Party in November 2026 |
| Ilya Fedorovich | Regular who helped get Wittek to shore in June 2020, per Insider | Late 2010s to present | Current. Traveled with Dobrik in his January 2025 return vlog, per Tubefilter |
| Corinna Kopf | In the early vlogs; now known on her own, per Insider | Early years to present | Still appears: Dobrik posted Corinnas New $20,000,000 Dream Home in mid 2026 |
| Toddy Smith | Former Viner who started vlogging with Dobrik in 2015, per Insider; often filmed with Scotty Sire | 2015 to at least 2021 | No departure announced in a source we found; we have no 2026 record of him in the vlogs |
| Nick Antonyan (Jonah) | Often the punchline of group videos, per Insider; started his own channel in 2017 | 2017 to at least 2021 | Appeared in Dobrik’s June 2021 return vlog, per Business Insider; no newer record we could source |
| Matt King | Former Viner whose profile rose in the vlogs, per Insider; co-host of Unfiltered, per Tubefilter (November 2021) | Late 2010s to at least 2021 | No newer record we could source |
| Carly Incontro and Erin Gilfoy | Joined after building their own Carly and Erin channel, per Insider | Late 2010s; end not announced | Not announced. Their shared channel, about 1.08 million subscribers, last uploaded about two years ago |
| Josh Peck | Appeared often in 2017 and 2018, less after, per Insider | 2017 to 2018 | Occasional guest; no departure announced |
| Liza Koshy | Main member who dated Dobrik for three years, per Insider | Early years to 2018 | Left after their 2018 breakup for her own projects, with a few later appearances |
| Gabbie Hanna | Original member, per Insider | Early years to 2017 | Left in 2017 to build her own channel and music career |
| Seth Francois | Former member, per Insider | Late 2010s to 2019 | Left in 2019 |
| Dom Zeglaitis (Durte Dom) | Childhood friend of Dobrik who appeared in dozens of vlogs, per Insider | Early years to 2019 | Left. Began distancing himself in 2019, per Insider; Dobrik said in March 2021 he had stopped filming with him in 2019, per NBC News |
Years are approximate where neither the member nor a source gives dates; “to present” means a 2025 or 2026 appearance or an ongoing show. Ages: David Dobrik, Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire, Alex Ernst, Jeff Wittek, Jason Nash and Natalie Noel per Famous Birthdays. Our index also has Elton Castee, who per Famous Birthdays collaborated with Dobrik on the TFIL web series; he is not counted as a Vlog Squad member.
Vlog Squad spin-offs and ventures
Shows, companies and projects that came out of the group, from trade press and the members’ own channels.
| Project | What it is | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zane and Heath: Unfiltered | Weekly podcast by Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar | September 2019 | About 1.14 million subscribers on YouTube; a Patreon launched in November 2021, per Tubefilter |
| Dispo | Photo app co-founded by Dobrik and Natalie Noel | 2020 | Raised a $4 million seed round led by Seven Seven Six, with Vlog Squad members taking part, per Tubefilter (October 2020); Dobrik stepped down in March 2021 |
| Don’t Try This At Home | Jeff Wittek’s YouTube docuseries about his 2020 injury | 2021 | Won Best Documentary at the 2021 Streamy Awards, per Famous Birthdays; his Patreon passed 37,000 supporters in 10 days, per Tubefilter |
| VIEWS | Podcast hosted by Dobrik and Jason Nash | Video version by February 2021, per Tubefilter | Dobrik discussed Wittek’s accident on it in 2022, per ET |
| JEFF FM | Jeff Wittek’s podcast | Ongoing | About 400,000 subscribers on YouTube, episode 225 in November 2026 |
| Doughbrik’s | Dobrik’s pizza restaurant | Before 2025 | Drew four-hour lines at its grand opening, per Tubefilter (January 2025) |
Timeline
- 2015David Dobrik begins vlogging on YouTube with friends from Vine, which leads to the Vlog Squad, per Insider.
- 2017Gabbie Hanna, an original member, leaves to build her own channel and a music career, per Insider.
- Sep 2019Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar launch their podcast Unfiltered, per Tubefilter.
- 2019Alex Ernst starts appearing less often, and former members Seth Francois and Dom Zeglaitis step away, per Insider.
- Jun 2020Jeff Wittek is injured swinging from a rope on an excavator Dobrik was operating on Utah Lake in Provo, Utah, per TMZ and Tubefilter.
- Oct 7, 2020Dispo, the photo app Dobrik co-founded with Natalie Noel, raises a $4 million seed round with Vlog Squad members taking part, per Tubefilter.
- Mar 16, 2021Insider publishes reporting on allegations of misconduct during a 2018 Vlog Squad shoot, made against a former member of the group, per Tubefilter.
- Mar 22, 2021Sponsors including HelloFresh, DoorDash, EA Sports, General Mills and SeatGeek end ties with Dobrik, and he steps down from Dispo, per NBC News and Tubefilter.
- Mar 22, 2021Dobrik posts a seven-minute apology on his main channel, his first upload there in ten months, and says he is taking a break from social media, per Tubefilter.
- Apr 2021Jeff Wittek releases Don’t Try This At Home about his injury, and his new Patreon reaches 37,274 patrons in 10 days, per Tubefilter.
- Jun 2021Dobrik returns with a vlog featuring Jason Nash, Jeff Wittek and Nick Antonyan, per Business Insider.
- Apr 6, 2022Tubefilter reports that Wittek and Dobrik have fallen out over the injury and that Wittek is preparing legal action, per Tubefilter.
- Jun 2022Wittek sues Dobrik for $10 million over the stunt, per ET and TMZ.
- Jan 8, 2025Dobrik returns to vlogging after a hiatus of nearly three years, traveling with Ilya Fedorovich and Natalie Noel, per Tubefilter.
- May 17, 2026TMZ reports, citing sources, that Wittek dropped his lawsuit against Dobrik after a settlement, per TMZ.
- Nov 2026Dobrik posts He’s in love with my best friend, and Jason Nash posts David’s Halloween Party.
Questions people ask
Who is the Vlog Squad? Who are the Vlog Squad members?
The Vlog Squad is the cast of friends in David Dobrik’s YouTube vlogs, most of them former Vine stars, and it has never published an official member list. Insider’s March 2021 guide named Dobrik, Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire, Alex Ernst, Jeff Wittek, Natalie Noel, Jason Nash, Toddy Smith, Corinna Kopf, Matt King, Carly Incontro and Erin Gilfoy, Nick Antonyan (Jonah), Liza Koshy, Josh Peck, Gabbie Hanna, Seth Francois and Dom Zeglaitis as current or former members. The full list with each person’s status as of November 2026 is in the table above.
Who is still in the Vlog Squad in 2026? Where are the Vlog Squad members now?
As of November 2026, the people still around David Dobrik on camera are Natalie Noel, Ilya Fedorovich, Jason Nash and Corinna Kopf. When Dobrik returned to vlogging in January 2025, Tubefilter named Fedorovich and Noel as his travel companions; Dobrik posted Corinnas New $20,000,000 Dream Home in mid 2026, and Jason Nash posted David’s Halloween Party in November 2026. Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar never announced leaving and host Zane and Heath: Unfiltered every week. Scotty Sire posts on his own channel, Jeff Wittek hosts JEFF FM, and Heath is credited in Dobrik’s October 16, 2026 vlog. Alex Ernst, whom Insider described in March 2021 as having left, never announced leaving and is credited in five Dobrik vlogs from September 2025 to January 1, 2026, though in none since.
Who left the Vlog Squad, and why? What happened to Dom from the Vlog Squad?
Several Vlog Squad members drifted or stepped away between 2017 and 2021, and few of them gave a public reason. Per Insider: Gabbie Hanna left in 2017 to build her own channel and music career; Liza Koshy moved to her own projects after her 2018 breakup with Dobrik; Alex Ernst appeared less often from 2019 and had left by March 2021 (he never announced it, and Dobrik credited him in vlogs again from September 2025 to January 2026); Seth Francois left in 2019; and Dom Zeglaitis, known as Durte Dom, began distancing himself in 2019. Dobrik said in March 2021 that he had stopped filming with Zeglaitis in 2019, per NBC News. Jeff Wittek is the departure with the clearest story: he was injured on a 2020 shoot, fell out with Dobrik and sued him, and Tubefilter called him a former Vlog Squad member in January 2025.
Did the Vlog Squad break up? Is the Vlog Squad still a thing, and are they still friends?
The Vlog Squad never announced a breakup, and as of November 2026 it is still partly together around David Dobrik, though smaller and less central than in its late 2010s peak. Dobrik stopped regular vlogging for nearly three years before returning in January 2025, per Tubefilter, and in 2026 his channel posts regularly again, including I’m finally 30 in summer 2026 and He’s in love with my best friend in early November. Several members now run their own shows instead: Zane and Heath’s weekly podcast, Jeff Wittek’s JEFF FM and Scotty Sire’s channel. The sharpest rift, between Dobrik and Wittek, ended in a settlement in May 2026, and Wittek said they now have clear communication, per TMZ.
What happened to the Vlog Squad in 2021? What happened to David Dobrik and the Vlog Squad?
In March 2021, the Vlog Squad lost most of its sponsors after Insider reported allegations of misconduct during a 2018 Vlog Squad video shoot, made against a former member of the group. Insider published its report on March 16, 2021, per Tubefilter; NBC News said it could not independently corroborate the claims and that no charges had been filed. HelloFresh, General Mills, DoorDash, SeatGeek and EA Sports confirmed to NBC News that they were no longer working with Dobrik, Insider reported that Dollar Shave Club, Audible, Facebook and HBO Max ended their relationships too, and Chipotle, Honey, Bumble and Frank’s RedHot followed, per Tubefilter. Angel City FC removed him as an owner, investors Spark Capital and Seven Seven Six pulled out of Dispo, and Dobrik stepped down from the app. On March 22, 2021, he posted a seven-minute apology and said he would take a break to build “checks and balances,” per Tubefilter.
What happened to Jeff from the Vlog Squad? When did Jeff Wittek join, and what happened to his eye?
Jeff Wittek was badly injured in June 2020 on a Vlog Squad shoot, when David Dobrik was operating an excavator that swung him on a rope and he hit the machine. He had first appeared in Dobrik’s vlogs in November 2018, per Insider. Tubefilter reported a fractured skull, a fractured eye socket, a broken hip, a broken foot and a leg injury, and that he nearly lost his left eye; the shoot was on Utah Lake in Provo, Utah, per TMZ. Zane Hijazi, Toddy Smith, Scotty Sire and Ilya Fedorovich helped get him to shore, and Wittek said they saved his life, per Insider. He told the story himself in his 2021 docuseries Don’t Try This At Home, which won Best Documentary at the 2021 Streamy Awards, per Famous Birthdays. He sued Dobrik for $10 million in June 2022, per ET, and TMZ reported on May 17, 2026 that the suit was dropped after a settlement. As of November 2026 he posts on his own YouTube channel, about 2.93 million subscribers, and hosts JEFF FM; full story on our Jeff Wittek entry.
Why did Jeff Wittek sue David Dobrik, and how did it end?
Jeff Wittek sued David Dobrik in June 2022 for $10 million over the 2020 excavator stunt, alleging general negligence and intentional tort, per ET. In April 2022 he had said on a podcast that he was talking to lawyers, and Dobrik had said on his own podcast that he would “do anything to take that day back,” per Tubefilter. On May 17, 2026, TMZ reported, citing sources, that the case was settled and Wittek had dropped it, terms not disclosed. Wittek wrote on Instagram, per TMZ, that he had not known when he filed that Dobrik’s company had covered about $110,000 of his first medical bills through insurance and that Dobrik paid another $41,000 himself, and that the two now have clear communication.
Why did Alex Ernst leave the Vlog Squad? What happened to Alex from the Vlog Squad?
Alex Ernst has never announced leaving the Vlog Squad, and as of November 2026 neither he nor David Dobrik has given a reason, in an outlet we accept, for why he appears less often. Insider called him an original member and fan favorite in March 2021, said he began appearing less often in 2019, and wrote that he had left the group. He came back on camera later: Dobrik’s video descriptions credit him in five vlogs from September 2025 to January 1, 2026, the last built around his fitness transformation, and none of Dobrik’s uploads since then list him. We found no report of a falling out. Famous Birthdays describes him as a writer, actor and director best known for a fictional narrative vlog series. More on our Alex Ernst entry.
What happened to Todd from the Vlog Squad? Did Toddy Smith leave the Vlog Squad?
Toddy Smith has not announced leaving the Vlog Squad in any source we found as of November 2026, and we have no 2026 record of him in David Dobrik’s vlogs. Insider described him in March 2021 as a former Vine star who started vlogging with Dobrik in 2015 and often filmed with Scotty Sire, with no departure noted. In June 2020 he was one of the friends who helped get Jeff Wittek to shore after the excavator accident, per Insider. We could not source anything newer about his place in the group.
What happened to Carly and Erin from the Vlog Squad? Why did Carly and Erin leave?
Carly Incontro and Erin Gilfoy have not given a public reason for stepping back from the Vlog Squad in any source we accept, as of November 2026. Insider said in March 2021 that they joined after building their own channel and still talked about their Vlog Squad experience there. Their shared Carly and Erin YouTube channel has about 1.08 million subscribers, and its latest upload is about two years old. We found no report of a falling out with Dobrik.
When did the Vlog Squad start, and how did they meet?
The Vlog Squad started in 2015, when David Dobrik began vlogging on YouTube with friends he knew from Vine, per Insider; his channel was created on December 19, 2014, per its About page. Most early members met making six-second Vines: Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar were a Vine duo, Toddy Smith started vlogging with Dobrik in 2015, and Scotty Sire joined after Vine shut down. Jason Nash, a comedian and actor, has been a fixture since 2016. Dobrik was previously part of a collaborative YouTube channel called Second Class and won Breakout Creator at the 2017 Streamy Awards, per Famous Birthdays.
Did David Dobrik pay the Vlog Squad? How does the Vlog Squad make money?
David Dobrik has not published what, if anything, he paid Vlog Squad members, and as of November 2026 we found no figures in an outlet we accept. What is public is how members earn on their own: Jeff Wittek’s Patreon passed 37,274 patrons within 10 days in April 2021, which Tubefilter estimated at about $2.2 million a year, per Tubefilter; Zane and Heath run a Patreon and a coffee company, Kramoda, per Tubefilter; and Scotty Sire signed with Fearless Records in December 2020, per Tubefilter. Dobrik covers his own income in a 2026 vlog, How I make money.
How old are the Vlog Squad members?
Most Vlog Squad members are in their thirties as of November 2026, per Famous Birthdays. David Dobrik is 30 (born July 23, 1996); Alex Ernst is 30 (born July 17, 1996); Natalie Noel is 29 (born December 1, 1996); Heath Hussar is 33 (born April 5, 1993); Zane Hijazi is 33 (born November 18, 1992); Scotty Sire is 34 (born April 1, 1992); Jeff Wittek is 36 (born December 15, 1989); and Jason Nash, the oldest, is 53 (born May 23, 1973). We print no age for members without a Famous Birthdays or self-published birthdate.
What is the Vlog Squad’s net worth? What are the members worth?
The Vlog Squad does not publish a number and neither do we.
Who are the Vlog Squad girls dating now? Which members are sober, and what are their ethnicities?
Not something we cover.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Vlog Squad. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. The Vlog Squad format was the short vlog: a cold open, a prank or stunt, often a celebrity cameo, cut fast with the cast reacting to each other. The cast was the product, a dozen recurring characters audiences knew by first name, most of them trained on six-second Vines.
Why it travels. The group still travels through search more than through new videos: departures, the 2021 sponsor exodus and Jeff Wittek’s injury keep people looking up where the cast went. Dobrik’s 2026 vlogs still draw about 4 million views each, and the members who built their own shows, Zane and Heath, Wittek and Sire, now carry their own audiences.
Brand fit. Brands left the group as a whole in 2021, so the honest read is member by member rather than for the Vlog Squad as one package. Dobrik’s channel and the members’ podcasts are back in the market for deals; a brand should read the 2021 history and each creator’s own record first.
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Sources: David Dobrik on YouTube and its About page; Dobrik vlogs He’s in love with my best friend, I’m finally 30, Corinnas New $20,000,000 Dream Home and How I make money; Jason Nash, David’s Halloween Party; Zane and Heath: Unfiltered, Jeff Wittek, JEFF FM, Scotty Sire and Carly and Erin on YouTube; Insider on current and former Vlog Squad members, March 2021, Jeff Wittek’s life story and Wittek’s rescue; Business Insider on Dobrik’s June 2021 return; NBC News, March 2021; Tubefilter on Dispo, October 2020, Scotty Sire, December 2020, sponsors, March 22, 2021, Dobrik’s apology, March 23, 2021, Wittek’s Patreon, April 2021, Zane and Heath, November 2021, Wittek’s legal action, April 2022 and Dobrik’s return, January 2025; ET, June 2022; TMZ, May 17, 2026; Famous Birthdays on David Dobrik, Jeff Wittek, Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire, Alex Ernst, Natalie Noel and Jason Nash. Subscriber and view counts read from YouTube, November 11, 2026.
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