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David Dobrik Tapped As Co-Host Of This Year’s ‘Teen Choice Awards’

David Dobrik can add another accolade to his warchest: awards show host.

The Vlog Squad ring leader has been tapped to co-host The Teen Choice Awards, alongside actress Lucy Hale of Pretty Little Liars fame, Deadline reports. The show will air live on Fox on Aug. 11, featuring performances by OneRepublic, Bazzi, Blanco Brown, Mabel, and Jordan McGraw, as well as appearances by rapper Lil Nas X, Sarah Hyland, Gabrielle Union, Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Alba, Maia Mitchell, and Gregg Sulkin.

In addition to serving as host, Dobrik — who counts 13.3 million subscribers and 5.3 billion lifetime views —  is also nominated for two Teen Choice Awards this year: ‘Web Star: Male’ and ‘YouTuber’. In the latter category, Dobrik will compete against Erika Costell

, Kian and Jc, the Merrell Twins, Niki and Gabi, and Sam and Colby. The Teen Choice Awards are fan-determined, and voting is live now.

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This isn’t Dobrik’s only hosting gig on the books. The 23-year-old will join Ciara and Debbie Gibson as judges on a brand new Nickelodeon competition series titled America’s Most Musical Family. Dobrik and his colleagues will try to find the best family bands in the country over the course of 12 episodes.

The deal was done by Dobrik’s representation – Jack Reed at Millennial Entertainment and Ben Davis at WME.

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