Caleb Lawrence McGillvary - Age, Family, Bio
Michael Green
Published Mar 25, 2026
Canadian criminal more notoriously known as "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker." A video of him being interviewed by a local news station in Fresno, California went viral in February 2013. In it, he described how he attacked Jett McBride in alleged self-defense, and uttered the now-viral quote: "Smash, smash suh-mash!"
Before Fame
He lived as a nomad backpacking around the US and Canada before becoming an internet sensation in 2013.
Trivia
Due to the internet's reaction to his interview, he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in February 2013. In January 2023, Netflix released a documentary about his life story titled, "The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker."
Family Life
He was born in Edmonton, Canada.
Associated With
He and Antoine Dodson are both personalities who went viral on the internet for their interviews with local news stations.
