Omar Parker
Omar Parker (born November 3, 1997), also known as Tumbleweed, is an American film producer and internet personality. Best known for his viral internet brands, Parker began producing content in 2015 when he was just 17 years old.
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Early life
Omar Parker was born in San Diego, Califorina on November 3, 1997[3]. He is of Lebanese and Irish descent and is an only child. His father, George, was a web designer. His mother Ghida attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Parker attended Montana State University from 2015-2019, graduating with honors in film & photography.
Producing career
While in college Parker co-founded Egerton Crescent Productions with Charlie Burt his producing partner. The duo began producing short films like El Eden, Damiana, Salta, Ultraviolet, and Mud[4] which would garner international attention on the festival circiut. Eventually they moved onto feature films, creating high festival art films like Luz, and B-movie films like Arena Wars, Bermuda Island, and Devil Knight[5].
In early 2020, Parker announced Captain's Log. A YouTube series centered around the fandom of Star Trek. The brand garnered over 200,000 followers and gave Parker a Silver Play Button.
Parker has also frequently produced content for the Preston channel which passed 25 million subscribers in 2023, and consulted for the true crime channel Dr. Insanity which crossed 1 million subscribers in 2024.
In addition Parker started the Tumbleweed Tiktok[6] brand in 2023, based off his long time gamertag.
Through his various online brands Parker has amassed over 10 billion views, with over 27 million followers.
Personal life
Parker proposed to his college girlfriend, Bridgett Parker in 2021 at the Dallas Reunion Tower. He was aided by many celebrities including Jon Taffer, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, James Cosmo, and Heidi Wattney. They were married in San Antonio in May of 2022. The couple met in a television production class. Parker was the teaching assistant. Chart House in the Tower of the America's hosted the reception, where the party reportedly went through over 120 bottles of wine.
He has been diagnosted with ADHD. Parker is a fan of the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros. He is also a Count in the micronation of Sealand.
Filmography
Films[7]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Puppetmania (short film) | Producer, director, writer |
| 2016 | Eden (short film) | Executive producer |
| Raw Sauce (short film) | Producer, director, writer | |
| Jungle Jon (short film) | ||
| 2017 | Salta (short film) | Associate producer |
| Only Lonely (short film) | Executive producer | |
| The Last Cross (short film) | ||
| The Windigo (short film) | ||
| It's Not Me, It's You (short film) | ||
| Needle Pulling Thread (short film) | ||
| Spaces Babes From Outer Space | Associate producer | |
| Damiana (short film) | Executive producer | |
| Temp-to-Perm (short film) | ||
| Sleep (short film) | Producer | |
| Onset (short film) | Associate producer | |
| 2018 | Ultraviolet (short film) | Executive producer |
| Mud (short film) | ||
| Mrs. Claus | Co-producer | |
| The Burying Party | ||
| Okhti (short film) | Producer, director, writer | |
| The Meridian Contact (short film) | Associate producer | |
| 2019 | For Hemingway (short film) | |
| A Shaming (short film) | Executive producer | |
| Luz: The Flower of Evil | ||
| It's Own Reward (short film) | Producer, director, writer | |
| Philnominal (short film) | Executive producer | |
| 2020 | The Girl, The Hunter, & the Firefly | Executive producer |
| 2022 | The Sun's Tear | Executive producer |
| Death Count | Associate producer | |
| Bridge of the Doomed | ||
| Night of the Tommyknockers | ||
| 2023 | Bermuda Island | Executive producer |
| Dr. Gift | Associate producer | |
| 2024 | Camp Pleasant Lake | Executive producer |
| Devil Knight | ||
| Arena Wars |
Series[8]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | Viral Vignettes | Contributing producer |
References
IMDB [9] TIKTOK [10] Madison graph [11] culturebuzz.net [12] Hudson weekly [13] Mubi [14] unionofexcellence [15] Hudson weekly [16] Montana [17] Dailysiliconvalley [18] The Numbers [19] Bridge of the Doomed [20] Tommyknockers [21] The Burying Party [22] Devil's Knight [23] Arena Wars [24] Camp Pleasant Lake [25] Dr. Gift [26] Bermuda Island [27] Captain's Log [28] The Sun's Tear [29] Viral Vignettes [30] The Girl, the Hunter & the Firefly [31] Kiwi Cruisette & the Search for the American Dream [32] Philnomenal [33] Its Own Reward [34] Luz: The Flower of Evil [35] A Shaming [36] For Hemingway [37] The Meridian Contact [38] Okhti [39] Mrs. Claus [40] Mud [41] Ultraviolet [42] Onset [43] Sleep [44]
