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==Career==
In 2012, Zdorovetskiy received his first significant success, with the video "Miami Zombie Attack Prank!" Inspired by the [[Miami cannibal attack|cannibal attack of a homeless man in Miami]] in May 2012, he dressed up as a zombie and traveled to some of the poorest neighborhoods in Miami to scare random bystanders
On June 16, 2012, Zdorovetskiy and cameraman Jonathan Vanegas filmed the "Russian Hitman Prank". As part of the prank, Zdorovetskiy approached a [[Boca Raton Resort]] man and informed him they had 60 seconds to get away from a briefcase he placed on the ground. After Zdorovetskiy revealed the whole thing to be a prank and that there was a [[hidden camera]] nearby, the man started attacking him and his partner and called the police. Zdorovetskiy was arrested by Boca Raton police department, facing a maximum of 15 years in prison <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boca_raton/miami-zombie-attack-prankster-jonathan-vanegas-arrested-after-prank-goes-wrong-man-fights-back |title='Miami Zombie Attack' pranksters Jonathan Vanegas, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy arrested after prank fails |last1=Clarkson |first1=Brett |last2=Komenda |first2=Ed |last3=Sentinel |first3=Sun |date=July 17, 2012 |publisher=wptv.com |access-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719221917/http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boca_raton/miami-zombie-attack-prankster-jonathan-vanegas-arrested-after-prank-goes-wrong-man-fights-back |url-status=dead }}</ref> on charges of threatening to detonate a bomb. Shortly after taking the deposition of the alleged victim, the case was dismissed by the prosecutor. At the time of the prank, Zdorovetskiy's YouTube channel had only about 100,000 subscribers, but after the incident his channel grew to over four million subscribers within just over a year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/youtube-prank-vitaly-zdorovetskiy-bomb-threat/ |title=YouTube Rascal Vitaly Zdorovetskiy arrested for bomb hoax |work=[[Daily Dot]] |access-date=January 2, 2014 |author=Chase Hoffberger |date=June 17, 2012}}</ref>
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On May 25, 2016, he was arrested for trespassing after climbing the [[Hollywood Sign]], as part of a video stunt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/youtube-prankster-climbs-hollywood-sign-takes-selfies-for-movie-stunt-1201783386/|title=YouTube Star Arrested After Climbing Hollywood Sign|date=May 26, 2016|website=Variety|access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> On June 10, he was again arrested for streaking during Game 4 of the [[2016 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] between the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] and the [[Golden State Warriors]], with security quickly apprehending and arresting the YouTuber.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opencourt-basketball.com/youtuber-vitalyzdtv-streaks-2016-nba-finals/|title=Youtuber VitalyZDTV Streaks 2016 NBA Finals|date=June 11, 2016|website=Opencourt Basketball|access-date=June 12, 2016}}</ref> During the bottom of the 7th inning in Game 5 of the [[2017 World Series]], he was arrested for running onto the field at [[Minute Maid Park]] shortly after [[Carlos Correa]] of the [[Houston Astros]] hit a home run.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/shirtless-fan-runs-field-game-5-world-series-article-1.3599082|title=Shirtless fan runs onto the field in Game 5 of the World Series - NY Daily News|date=October 30, 2017|website=NY Daily News|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
In January 2020, Zdorovetskiy was arrested and spent five days in an Egyptian jail after climbing the [[Giza pyramid complex|Pyramids of Giza]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Rasha |title=Man jailed after climbing Egyptian pyramid for social media stunt |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/01/17/vitaly-zdorovetskiy-jailed-egypt-climbing-pyramid-giza/4498766002/ |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=USA TODAY}}</ref> In April of the same year, he was arrested and later charged for aggravated battery by [[Miami Beach Police Department|Miami Beach Police]]. Zdorovetskiy allegedly tackled a female jogger and struck her multiple times in the head and chest.<ref>{{cite web | title=A Huge YouTuber Has Been Arrested For Allegedly Attacking A Woman Out For A Jog|website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=April 15, 2020 |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/vitaly-zdorovetskiy-arrest-miami-beach|access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> He was released from custody after posting a $7,500 bond.<ref>{{cite web | title=YouTube prankster arrested after attack on Miami Beach jogger, TMZ reports|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/miami-dade/fl-ne-youtube-prankster-vitaly-miami-beach-20200414-lt7igfrteffnpjln5wsfo2smrm-story.html|access-date=April 16, 2020|work=SunSentinel|date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
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