Natalie Tran

Natalie Tyler Tran (born 24 July 1986) is an Australian vlogger, actress, comedian and writer from Sydney who uses the handle communitychannel. Her videos have been described as " charming, quirky and hilarious. "

Early life and education

Tran's mother and father, both refugees who left Vietnam for Australia in 1981, previously practiced law and literary lecturing, respectively. After they resettled in Sydney, however, Tran's mother found employment in the postal service, while her father became a public school teacher. Tran credits her parents for making the success she has enjoyed possible, once writing that they both "endured so much to give my sister and I great lives."

Tran was raised in Western Sydney, where she studied at the Meriden School in Strathfield. After high school, she pursued teaching for two years before switching to, and later completing a degree in, Digital Media at the University of New South Wales.

Popularity

As of May 2015, Tran has 389 videos available on her YouTube channel. Tran created her first video on 12 September 2006, it now has over 700 thousand views.