Michael Huang (animator)

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Michael Huang
Huang in 2025 at Harris Theater (Chicago)
Born
Michael Yiming Huang

(1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 28)
Moraga, California
Other namesYoyle Cake
CitizenshipUnited States
China
EducationUniversity of California Berkeley
Occupation(s)Voice actor, animator, YouTuber
Known forCo-creator of Battle for Dream Island
RelativesCary Huang (twin brother)
Huang's voice
At the 2025 BFDI x II tour
Recorded 2025
Websitehttps://www.htwins.net/
Signature

Michael Yiming Huang[a] (Chinese Simplified: 迈克尔·易明·洪, born March 18, 1997), also known by his pseudonym Yoyle Cake[1], is an American YouTuber, voice actor, and animator, who alongside his twin brother, Cary Huang, co-created the indie-animated web series Battle for Dream Island.[2] He is known for also co-creating The Scale of the Universe with his brother, an interactive visualization tool about various objects within such size ranges.[3][4]

Early life and education

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Michael Huang was born on March 18, 1997 in Moraga, California. He attended Camino Pablo Elementary School.[3][5] He studied film at the University of California Berkeley.[6]

Online career

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HTwins.net

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In 2005, Michael and Cary decided to make a website known as htwins.net. It was used to host homemade minigames the twins had made for fun.[7]

On February 4, 2008, Michael would begin uploading on the YouTube channel jacknjellify.[b][8]

Scale of the Universe

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Main article: The Scale of the Universe

Sometime in 2010, Michael and Cary made an online visualization tool called The Scale of the Universe. It compares the smallest object to the largest object ever recorded, made into an online tool. The website was featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day in 2018.[9][4] They made a sequel for the website called The Scale of the Universe 2.[10][11]

Battle for Dream Island

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Main article: Battle for Dream Island

Somewhere in 2009, Michael and Cary began to work on the show after Cary made a fake catalog with characters in it. Michael was learning digital animation at the time, and said that he wanted to take Cary's characters and animate it.[12][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pronounced /ˈmaɪkəɫ/ Yiming /ˈhwæŋ/, /ˈhwɑŋ/
  2. ^ Pronounced Jack 'n' Jellifee

References

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  1. ^ Huang, Michael Y. (April 25, 2025). "And if I say call my music Yoyle Cake and not my legal name pls!".
  2. ^ Burlingame, Russ (2025-10-21). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  3. ^ a b "All You Wanted to Know About Michael Huang". www.influencerrs.com. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  4. ^ a b "APOD: 2018 October 7 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive". apod.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  5. ^ "Camino Pablo Elementary". USNews. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Kaiser, Hein (2025-06-19). "'BFDI': Online series continues to soar". The Citizen. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  7. ^ Harris, Joan. "Twins Host Web Games". The Claw. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  8. ^ Ruette, Peter (February 28, 2025). "The Creative Lead Animator Behind Jacknjellify's "The Power of Two"". Fox40. p. 1. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Scale of the Universe, by Cary and Michael Huang". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  10. ^ "The Grand Canyon Is Bigger Than Rhode Island". HuffPost. 2012-02-15. Archived from the original on 2025-05-11. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  11. ^ "Scale of the Universe". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  12. ^ Unthank, Kennedy (August 22, 2025). "jacknjellify". Plugged In. Archived from the original on October 8, 2025.