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FaZe Rug
Personal information
BornBrian Rafat Awadis
(1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 25)[1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
EducationSan Diego Miramar College
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asFaZe Rug, Rug
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre
Subscribers20 million[2]
Total views5 billion[2]
Associated actsFaZe Clan, Omar Gosh, Brandon Awadis, Sam and Colby
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2013
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2015
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg 10,000,000 subscribers 2018
Updated: July 2, 2021

Brian Rafat Awadis (born November 19, 1996), better known as FaZe Rug,[3] is an American YouTuber who produces vlogs, challenges, gaming videos, and pranks on YouTube.[4] He is a co-owner of FaZe Clan.[5] He also is the most subscribed gamer in FaZe Clan on YouTube, with over 20 million subscribers.

Early life

Brian Rafat Awadis was born on November 19, 1996, in San Diego, California[1][6] to immigrant Chaldean Catholic parents from Iraq. His father owns two stores.[7] Awadis attended San Diego Miramar College before dropping out during his freshman year to pursue his YouTube career full-time.[8] He can understand and speak Chaldean[9] although he isn't fluent at it.[10]

YouTube career

Awadis and his older brother Brandon started a shared YouTube channel called "fathersonchaldean" on October 11, 2008, uploading their first video the same day.[11] They uploaded at least three more videos by the end of 2009, at which point the channel became inactive.[11]

Awadis created his own YouTube channel on July 11, 2012, on which he started posting short clips of Call of Duty gameplay.[12] He was invited to join the esports team FaZe Clan, which he now co-owns, in January 2013. He uploaded his first prank video on December 7, 2014.[13] His channel surpassed 1 million subscribers on October 9, 2015, and 10 million on September 8, 2018, thus earning him the Diamond Play Button award. It surpassed one billion cumulative video views on July 21, 2017.

In November 2019, Awadis released a song called "Goin' Live", which was accompanied by a music video released in January 2020.[14]

He was the featured guest in season 17, episode 7 of MTV's Ridiculousness on June 24, 2020.[15]

Awadis also has a second channel known as "FaZe Rug Games" where he is semi-active and uploads only gaming videos. The channel currently has over 800k subscribers.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Crimson Himself [16][17]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Ridiculousness Himself Season 17; Episode 7 [15]

References

  1. ^ a b @FaZeRug (November 19, 2020). "I'M 24!!! Kobe year" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "About oRugrat". YouTube.
  3. ^ Webster, Andrew (October 16, 2020). "FaZe Rug on how starring in a horror movie made him a better YouTuber". The Verge. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "FaZe Rug Age, Net Worth, Height, & Real Name". G Fuel. September 29, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "FaZe Clan History, Logo, Owners, Members, Rosters, House And More! As of May 16th, 2021 he broke up with his Long time girlfriend Kaelyn, who were in a relationship for a very long time". G Fuel. May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "FaZe Rug Age, Net Worth, Height, & Real Name". G FUEL. January 9, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Draw My Life : FaZe Rug, retrieved May 23, 2021
  8. ^ Perez, Esmeralda (November 16, 2016). "Students find a career on YouTube". www.palomar.edu. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "SPEAKING MY SECOND LANGUAGE (CHALDEAN) | FaZe Rug". YouTube.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "SPEAKING ONLY ARABIC TO MY EX-GIRLFRIEND FOR 24 HOURS!! (SHE WAS CONFUSED)". YouTube.
  11. ^ a b "fathersonchaldean". YouTube. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "FaZe Rug". YouTube. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "TELLING MY MOM I SMOKE PRANK!! FaZe Rug". YouTube. December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "FaZe Rug - Goin' Live (Official Music Video)". YouTube. January 27, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  15. ^ a b FaZe Rug (Comedy, Reality-TV), Rob Dyrdek, Brian Awadis, Sterling Brim, Chanel West Coast, April 30, 2020, retrieved December 2, 2020CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (October 29, 2020). "YouTube Superstar FaZe Rug on His New Horror Film 'Crimson'". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  17. ^ Forbes (October 16, 2020) FaZe Rug Horror Film ‘Crimson’ Debuts Trailer, Music, Merchandise Ahead Of Halloween Week Launch Retrieved on March 25, 2021,

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