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TheOdd1sOut

American YouTuber and animator (born 1996)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ29586868
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Robert James Rallison (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut, is an American YouTuber, cartoonist, animator, author, and voice actor. He is best known for producing story-time animations on his YouTube channel, which, as of August 2026, has 20.8 million subscribers and 5.86 billion views. He is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix animated series Oddballs (2022–2023), on which he voiced the main character James.

Early and personal life

Robert James Rallison was born in Chandler, Arizona, on May 14, 1996, to a Mormon family. His mother is author Janette Rallison. Rallison is no longer Mormon and never had a desire to go on a mission. He has a twin sister, Faith, and three other siblings: Luke, Kate, and Arianna.

He attended Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona. In 2018, Rallison moved to Glendale, California.

Career

Webcomics

Rallison's first published illustrated works were webcomics, under the title TheOdd1sOut.

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