Coby Persin, formerly of Model Pranksters fame, is a YouTube filmmaker who used to work as a male model for Abercrombie and Fitch, according to our original profile. Many of his early pranks and videos revolved around models, famous people and looking good. His later work leans toward social experiments.
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Making Homeless Guys Arm Wrestle for Money is one of his street experiments, filmed with strangers and cash on the line.
More Coby Persin pages on this site
- Fame Gold Digger Prank tests whether a girl's answer changes when the same guy comes back famous.
- Shampoo Shower Prank takes a classic public gag to a Miami beach, with a bucket of ice cold water at the end.
- The archive below also has his New York look-alike pranks and Date While You Wait.
Why people watch
Coby's videos run on a simple question asked in public: what will this person do? The camera records the answer. If you want more of the same, the social experiments collection groups them. Scan the related videos below for his fame, beach and New York street pranks, and open any of the pages above for the full story behind a single video.
