# President Chay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/President_Chay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/President_Chay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Chay > Source revision: 1354577847 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Chay Denne** (born December 19, 1998), known professionally as **President Chay**,[1] is an American [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber), [vlogger](/source/Vlogger), and [internet personality](/source/Internet_personality) from [Greenville, South Carolina](/source/Greenville,_South_Carolina), he is best known for his [DIY](/source/DIY) [construction](/source/Construction) videos.[2] ## Career Denne was born and raised in [Greenville, South Carolina](/source/Greenville,_South_Carolina). He launched his YouTube channel on May 22, 2020, and uploaded his first video on August 18, 2021. Denne's first form of content was creating extreme-challenge videos, which had him spend hours doing activities for fans.[3] After gaining a massive following on [YouTube](/source/YouTube), Denne's career surged in fame after he uploaded a video of himself converting a bus into a livable "home on wheels".[1] Denne spent over half a year, and 57,000$ on building the bus.[4][5] Since then, Denne's been making videos revolving around homemade [DIY](/source/DIY) projects, such as building [pools](/source/Pools), renovating other vehicles, such as [RVs](/source/RVs), [Kei trucks](/source/Kei_trucks),[6] and custom living spaces using pickups, cargo beds and other usable items,[7] as well as [vlogging](/source/Vlogging) not just his personal life, but his building experiences too.[8][9] Denne's also built vehicles inspired by [cartoons](/source/Cartoons) he enjoyed with his [brother](/source/Brother) growing up, such as a functioning [Krabby Patty](/source/Krabby_Patty) vehicle, which he built in 2022.[10][2] ## Personal life Denne often makes videos with his father, Charlie,[11] and his brother Colby. In some of his videos, Chay's mother, Shelli, sometimes makes guest appearances. In 2024, he engaged with his long-time girlfriend. Later that year, he married Kelsey Evans and is currently based in [Greer, South Carolina](/source/Greer,_South_Carolina), where he resides in a modified [bus](/source/Bus) that he built.[1] ## References 1. ["School Bus Converted Into Stylish Tiny Home Hits the Market"](https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/chay-denne-school-bus-tiny-home/). *[Realtor.com](/source/Realtor.com)*. [News Corp](/source/News_Corp). Retrieved April 20, 2026. 1. ["South Carolina man creates drivable car that looks like Krabby Patty car"](https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-driveable-hamburger-car/41853833). *[WYFF](/source/WYFF)*. [Hearst Television](/source/Hearst_Television). November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2026. 1. Ellis, Philip (April 11, 2021). ["This Guy Walked a Full 26.2-Mile Marathon Inside of a Wal-Mart"](https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a36086809/marathon-walking-walmart-26-miles/). *[Men's Health](/source/Men's_Health)*. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. ["YouTuber Turns School Bus Into Dream Two-Story Home On Wheels"](https://dallasexpress.com/realestate/youtuber-turns-school-bus-into-dream-two-story-home-on-wheels/). *[The Dallas Express](/source/The_Dallas_Express)*. December 19, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. ["'I'd Had It With Rent': Man Builds $57K Dream Home Out Of A 2-Story School Bus"](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/id-had-rent-man-builds-143015289.html). *[Yahoo Finance](/source/Yahoo_Finance)*. Retrieved 3 May 2026. 1. Reid, Claire (March 8, 2025). ["Guy from South Carolina built the world’s smallest camper after buying tiny 4×4 van from Japan"](https://supercarblondie.com/guy-south-carolina-built-worlds-smallest-camper-subaru-japan/). *[Supercar Blondie](/source/Supercar_Blondie)*. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. ["This Double-Decker Micro-Camper Can Sleep Two Adults, Even Hides a Kitchen"](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-double-decker-micro-camper-can-sleep-two-adults-even-hides-a-kitchen-236875.html). *[Autoevolution](/source/Autoevolution)*. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. Schmid, Shane (January 7, 2026). ["Kei Campers Show You Don't Need A Bus To Live Large"](https://www.jalopnik.com/2066125/kei-car-compact-camper/). *[Jalopnik](/source/Jalopnik)*. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. ["Video: Turning a Trailer Into a Stunning Luxury Tiny Home"](https://www.rvtravel.com/video-turning-trailer-stunning-luxury-tiny-home-2769/). *RV Travel*. RVtravel.com. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. McCreless, Patrick (November 4, 2022). ["This SC man made a Krabby Patty car from the SpongeBob movie. Watch what he did with it"](https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article268283467.html). *[The State](/source/The_State_(newspaper))*. Retrieved May 3, 2026. 1. ["Man spent a year turning a 40-foot full-sized school bus into his personal home"](https://supercarblondie.com/turning-40-foot-full-sized-school-bus-into-tiny-home/). *[Supercar Blondie](/source/Supercar_Blondie)*. Retrieved April 20, 2026. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [President Chay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Chay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Chay?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.