Born and raised in Columbus Nebraska, Lucas Cruikshank is an American comedic actor who is best associated with the character of Fred Figglehorn in the series Fred on YouTube. The video series feature Fred Figglehorn, a six-year old child who suffers from anger management issues and dysfunctional home life.

The success of Fred series started when Lucas Cruikshank created Fred's character in a Halloween video. In April 2008, he established the Fred Channel and by April 2009, the channel has earned over a million subscribers. During that time, Fred was the most subscribed. Inspired by the series' success, Cruikshank began filming the Fred: The Movie and it was aired on Nickelodeon by September 2010. In October 2011, its sequel Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred was released.