Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Prepares for his next prank

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Vitaly Zdorovetskiy may not be a household name, but the Russian Internet celebrity, has become well known for his prank videos and his YouTube channel has had over 750 million views from over 7 million subscribers.

He began his career as a skateboarder, which is when he learned that turning a video camera on himself could be interesting. His first videos were of him and his friends doing skateboard tricks to attract sponsors.

That sense of showmanship served him well when injuries forced him out of the sport and into the world of online video pranks.

Zdorovetskiy has pulled off a number of well-known pranks, but his most famous might have been at the 2014 World Cup when he ran onto the field during the Germany vs Argentina final in Brazil with "Natural Born Prankster" written across his torso and attempted to kiss Benedikt Howedes of Germany He was, course, arrested, before being released a few hours after the final had ended.

Now, Zdorovetskiy is preparing for his next act, which is filming a movie.

Here is a look at some of his most famous pranks.