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FouseyTube
Yousef Erakat by Adam Hendershott.jpg
Erakat in 2016
Personal information
BornYousef Saleh Erakat
(1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 31)
Fremont, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asFousey
Channel
Years active2011–present
Genre
  • Inteviews
  • Comedy
Subscribers10.4 million[1]
Total views1.7 billion[1]
NetworkCollective Digital Studio
Associated actsSlim Albaher
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2012
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2014
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg 10,000,000 subscribers 2017
Updated: July 8, 2021
Statistics shown are representative of the main "fouseyTUBE" channel only.

Yousef Saleh Erakat (Arabic: يوسف صالح عريقات‎ /ˈjuːsəf ˈsælə ˈɛrəkæt/; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey, is an American YouTuber who produces parodies, vlogs, comedy sketches and interviews.[2] Other than FouseyTUBE, Erakat has two other channels Fousey and DoseOfFousey. In January 2021, it was announced that he was going to release a book, titled Warning: This is Not a Motivational Story.

Fousey at an event in 2014

Early life

Yousef Erakat was born on January 22, 1990,[3] in Fremont, California,[4][5] to Palestinian parents. He has three older siblings, Mohammad, Ahmad, and Noura Erakat, who is a legal scholar. Erakat attended San Jose State University and majored in theatre arts. He moved to Los Angeles after graduating in 2013 to pursue his acting career.[6][7][8]

YouTube career

2011–2014: Beginnings, fitness and controversy

Erakat has had multiple YouTube channels in the past, namely ones relating to fitness. It wasn't until he started making Middle Eastern videos that his popularity grew. His past channels included him following a workout routine, P90X, and giving a review and before and after of his journey.[9] In 2012, Erakat was listed 3rd on the list of "40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40" by MBMuslima Magazine.[10] On January 1, 2015, Erakat released his first single "Prideland" under the stage name "fousey". A music video for the song was released the same day on his daily vlog channel DOSEofFOUSEY. Erakat was invited by Quest Nutrition to unveil their newest protein bar flavor by allowing him to prank other popular YouTube personalities, namely by pieing them in the face. The video has reached over a million views.[11]

2015–2019: Rose to fame, July 15th event and leaving YouTube

On October 3, 2015, Erakat showcased his BMW 435 with a full transformation. Erak took his car to West Coast Customs in hopes of drastically changing his car to represent not only his favorite colors, but his YouTube audience as well, which he used to call the "bruh bruhs". Erakat enjoyed the turnout and showcased it on both his daily vlog channel as well as his main channel fouseyTUBE.[12][13] On October 6, 2015, it was announced that Erakat had signed with Creative Artists Agency, a popular agency located in Century City, Los Angeles.[14][15] Erakat embarked on a five-day tour with friend and YouTube star Roman Atwood called the "Roman vs Fousey Tour" on February 24, 2016. They performed in five states along the west coast as a preview/test for their upcoming 30-day tour of the same name. On June 3, 2017, Erakat officially reached the YouTube milestone of 10 million subscribers, thus earning him a YouTube Diamond Play Button.

In July 2018, Erakat announced an event named "Hate Dies, Love Arrives". He claimed that the world will know about this event.[16] On July 15, Erakat hosted the event, which turned out to be a major failure. Only about 1,500 people arrived at the place.[17] During the event, Fousey suffered mental problems.[18] When Fousey was on the stage, there was an alleged bomb at the event causing the event to be cancelled.[18] Afterwards, Fousey announced the event changed his life, and further told that he lost his cars, his respect, his money, his worth and almost his parents.[18]

On August 31, 2018, Erakat retracted all of his material from his social media accounts.[19] On February 26, 2019, Erakat posted a video on the reluctance to resume vlogging on the channel. In 2020, Erakat started to upload less and less on his channel and then later on eventually left uploading on the channel.

2021–present: Return to YouTube and expanding content

In 2021, Erakat returned to YouTube with a new YouTube Boxing related channel named Fousey (stylized fousey). On this channel he has uploaded boxing related videos with Slim Albaher, AnEsonGib and other YouTubers. He started to call himself DanaTube. In the same year, he also returned to his DOSEofFousey channel. He told that he will use his DOSEofFousey channel for clips.

Boxing career

Fousey vs. Slim

On 29 September 2019, Fousey made his boxing debut against Slim Albaher.[20] When the first round started, Slim had the upper hand and in the third round, blood started coming out from Fousey's nose. In the fourth round, the towel was thrown and Slim won by Technical knockout. Erakat suffered a humiliating defeat and his nose was broken and said that he won't fight again.[21] He also went to hospital to get his nose surgery.[22]

YouTube Boxing promoter (2021-present)

In 2021, Erakat became a boxing promoter. He captured backstage footage of the YouTubers vs. TikTokers and gained attention of Social Gloves. Fousey then continued to promote the event and eventually Social Gloves signed Fousey for the press confeence of the YouTubers vs. TikTokers. After the press conference, Social Gloves furthur signed Fousey to ring-commentator at the event. At the boxing event, Fousey interviewed many people at the ringside including Tanner Fox and FaZe Rug. Fousey also told that he wanted redemption and that he might return to boxing.

Boxing record

Professional record summary
1 fight 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location
1 Loss 0–1 United States Slim Albaher TKO 4/6 29 Sep 2019 England York Hall, London, England

Personal life

Erakat was brought up in a religious Muslim family from Palestine. He has on several occasions criticized negative stereotyping of Muslims.[23] Erakat is currently not married.

Erakat struggles with ongoing depression, addiction, anxiety and bipolar disorder. He mentions it frequently in his daily vlogs, and also announced it on VH1.[24]

He was nominated for Pranks and Show of The Year at the 5th Streamy Awards, and on September 18, 2015, won the Show of The Year award.[25]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Category Award Result Ref.
2014 fouseyTUBE Pranks 4th Streamy Awards Nominated [26]
2015 YouTube Comedian Shorty Awards Nominated [27]
YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E Nominated
Snapchatter Nominated
Pranks 5th Streamy Awards Nominated [28]
Show of the Year Won [29]
2016 DOSEofFOUSEY First Person 6th Streamy Awards Nominated [30]
Yousef Erakat Entertainer of the Year Won

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Twin Blocked (Short) Trevor
2016 We Love You Ford
2016 Experiment 88[31] Himself YouTube Red series
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween Jonathan
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween Jonathan
2017 #Reality High Himself

References

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  2. ^ Tomchak, Anne-Marie (April 25, 2014). "#BBCtrending: How FouseyTUBE became a YouTube star". BBC. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Yousef Saleh Erakat, Born 01/22/1990 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. ^ DOSEofFOUSEY, "YouTube", September 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Yousef Erakat". Networth / YouTube. January 1, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "#BBCtrending: How FouseyTUBE became a YouTube star - BBC News". BBC News. April 25, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Comedian FouseyTUBE to perform in Dearborn Jan. 17". www.arabamericannews.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "The Argus: Theater Student Becomes YouTube Sensation With Funny Videos | SJSU Newsroom". blogs.sjsu.edu. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Team Beachbody - Member Profile". Team Beachbody. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "The Stories of 40 Inspirational Muslims under 40". Issuu. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "Quest Prank Video Hits a Million Views in under a Week | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "YouTuber FouseyTube Gets His BMW 435i Officially Pimped - Video". October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  13. ^ "Yousef Erakat AKA FouseyTube Just Pimped Out His BMW 435i". Art of Gears. October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  14. ^ "FouseyTube Signs with CAA as Agency Continues its Digital Talent Drive - VideoInk". October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  15. ^ "YouTube Star FouseyTube Signs With Talent Agency". Time. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  16. ^ WARNING! This is NOT a Motivational Story. *July 15th.. Chapter 2*, retrieved July 7, 2021
  17. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (July 18, 2018). "Another hastily planned YouTuber event ends in failure". The Verge. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Timeline: FouseyTube's rise and fall as YouTube's troubled prankster". UK. May 14, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Asarch, Steven (August 31, 2018). "YouTuber Fousey Deletes Twitter, YouTube Videos". Newsweek. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  20. ^ FOUSEY VS SLIM (full fight), retrieved May 1, 2021
  21. ^ "Fouseytube explains why he has "no purpose" after boxing loss". Dexerto. October 17, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  22. ^ "Fouseytube reveals nose job results after boxing match with Slim". Dexerto. January 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  23. ^ "Yousef Saleh Erakat aka FouseyTUBE speaks out against American Sniper: "this movie is propaganda"". The Muslim Vibe. January 25, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  24. ^ "Best Speeches of the 5th Annual Streamy Awards". Entertainmentmonthly. September 18, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  25. ^ "FouseyTUBE, Cameron Dallas Win Big At 2015 Streamy Awards". Tubefilter. September 18, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  26. ^ "4th Annual Winners & Nominees". Streamys. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  27. ^ "Yousef Saleh Erakat - Shorty Awards". ShortyAwards. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  28. ^ "5th Annual Winners & Nominees". Streamys. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  29. ^ "FouseyTube, Cameron Dallas win Streamys". USAToday. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  30. ^ "6th Annual Winners & Nominees". Streamys. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  31. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "HELP ME!! FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: EXPERIMENT 88! (Ep 1)". YouTube.

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