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| Born | Brandon Rogers (1988-08-03)August 3, 1988 (age 37) Livermore, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Subscribers | 7.24 million |
| Views | 1.6 billion |
| Last updated: January 17, 2026 | |
Brandon Rogers (born August 3, 1988) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, andYouTuber. He plays many characters in his eponymous YouTube channel and is a writer on the adult animated web seriesHelluva Boss, in which he primarily voices the main character Blitzø.
Rogers began creating videos for his job inLos Angeles at apersonal injury law firm where he made documentaries that were shot by Gabriel Gonzales on the daily life ofplaintiffs that were used in court.[1] He had the idea to make humorous versions of these documentaries with Gonzales[2] and started his YouTube channel on January 7, 2006, as "HotBananaStud."[3] Rogers first gained recognition in 2015 when a Vine user uploaded six-second clips of his videos in uncredited roles. After a clip from one of his videos went viral onVine and was featured onFine Brothers Entertainment'sReact series, the original creator of the video became publicly known,[1] and Rogers gained online fame.
In 2016,Super Deluxe offered to produce a show for Rogers.[1] The show,Magic Funhouse! was available onFullscreen's short-lived subscription service[4] and was the service's most-watched original show.Magic Funhouse! was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the7th Annual Streamy Awards.[5][6] In 2017, Rogers was named a New Face: Creator at theJust for Laughs Comedy Festival.[7] In addition to co-hosting the event, he was nominated for four awards and won the awards for Scripted Series and Acting at the9th Annual Streamy Awards for his web seriesBlame the Hero.[8][9][10] In 2018, Rogers was a10th Annual Shorty Awards finalist for the Best YouTube Comedian award.[11][12] Rogers collaborated withComedy Central in 2019 for their "Under the Influencer" program which had him take over the company's social media platforms for a week.[13][14]
Rogers is fromLivermore, California, and is of Portuguese, Filipino, Scottish and Spanish descent.[2] Brandon describes his hometown asconservative, but his parents were veryliberal.[15] His mother is an accountant and his father works forCisco. He has two younger siblings. He isgay.[16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–present | Grandpa | Grandpa (main role) and various roles | Also writer, and director |
| 2009–2012 | Theater Class | Alex Rimmer | Also writer, and director |
| 2013 | Neighborhood Patrol | Louis Boyd | Also director, writer, and producer |
| 2016 | A Day at the Park (MILLION SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL!) | Mother (main role) and various roles | Also creator, director, writer and producer |
| 2016–2017 | Magic Funhouse! | Arlo Dittman | Also creator, director, writer and producer |
| 2017–2018 | Stuff & Sam! | Sam (main role) and various roles | Also co-writer, and director |
| 2019 | Blame the Hero | Blame (main role) and various roles | Also creator |
| 2019–present | Helluva Boss | Blitzo and other roles (voices) | Actor, co-writer[17][18][19] |
| 2020 | Blood & Makeup | Eddie Oswald and other roles | Also co-writer, director, and editor |
| 2021 | The Mismatched | Cupid | Actor[20] |
| 2021–2022 | Normal British Series | Adrian/Lord Mingeworthy (and various others) | Also creator |
| 2022 | The Gauntlet of Gaymers | Himself | Episode "Brandon Rogers" |
| 2023 | BRYCE | Bryce Tankthrust (main role) and various roles | Also co-writer, and director |
| 2024 | Sherri | Himself | Episode "Jennifer Nettles" |
| Bosco | Carlos | Actor | |
| Class Acts | Alex Rimmer | Also co-writer | |
| Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend | Alex[21] | Actor[22] | |
| 2024–present | Hazbin Hotel | Katie Killjoy (voice) | Actor[23] |
| Year | Organization | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Streamy Awards | Costume Design | Magic Funhouse! (along with Kimberly Rice and Jonathan Hinman) | Won[24] |
| 2018 | Best YouTube Comedian | Himself | Nominated[12] | |
| Comedy | Won[25] | |||
| Costume Design | Magic Funhouse! | Nominated[25] | ||
| 2019 | Scripted Series | Blame the Hero | Won[8] | |
| Acting | Won[8] | |||
| Costume Design | Nominated[8] | |||
| Directing | Nominated[8] | |||
| 2022 | Writing | Himself | Won[26] | |
| Editing | Nominated[27] | |||
| Scripted Series | Normal British Series | Nominated[27] | ||
| 2023 | Scripted Series | BRYCE | Won[28] | |
| Show of the Year | Nominated[28] |
