From Spokane, Washington, Bento rose to fame in 2009 when his owner, Charlie Schmidt, filmed the talented kitty showing off his best keyboard skills. After going viral, the video made Keyboard Cat a ...

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – One of YouTube’s favorite animal stars, lovingly known as “Keyboard Cat”, has unfortunately passed away. The Keyboard Cat craze erupted online back in 2007 when feline owner Charles ...

Fans of Keyboard Cat are mourning the feline YouTube sensation in the wake of his March 8 death. After 9-year-old Bento’s owner, Charlie Schmidt, confirmed his passing in a tribute video on Friday, ...

Owner Charlie Schmidt, a painter and performance artist, announced the news of his cat's death on Friday via a tribute video on YouTube, as well as on Keyboard Cat's Facebook and Twitter pages. In a ...

In terms of popular Internet culture, it’s a war of the titans, waged over a deceased house pet with apparent piano skills. It also raises basic questions about the lines between homage and ...

Keyboard cat, the posthumously famous feline formerly known as “Fatso,” is a perfect example of what passes as a mass-market phenomenon these days. With over four thousand videos to his name on ...

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It's nearly impossible to go online these days and not come across videos of cats swinging from ceiling fans or being scared by cucumbers. Cats litter Facebook and Snapchat and appear on social media ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. On its own, the Keyboard Cat video might elicit a smile and a chuckle.

In Tales of the Early Internet, Mashable explores online life through 2007 — back before social media and the smartphone changed everything. Charlie Schmidt is lucky, and he knows it. What else could ...