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| Born | Yousef Saleh Erakat (1990-01-22)January 22, 1990 (age 35) Fremont, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Education | San Jose State University | ||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Noura Erakat (sister) Saeb Erakat (uncle) Ahmad Erekat (cousin) | ||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Fousey | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 10.4 million[1] | ||||||||||||
| Views | 2.06 billion[1] | ||||||||||||
| Network | Collective Digital Studio | ||||||||||||
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Yousef Saleh Erakat (/ˈjuːsəfˈsæləˈɛrəkæt/;Arabic:يوسف صالح عريقات; born January 22, 1990), also known asFouseyTube orFousey, is an AmericanYouTuber,online streamer, actor, and musician. His YouTube channels includeFouseyTUBE (later renamedCrashout YSE), and the reality vlog-channelDOSEofFOUSEY.[2] As a YouTuber, he produces prank videos, parodies, vlogs, comedy sketches and interviews. He is the recipient of twoStreamy Awards.[3] As an actor, he starred inTyler Perry's comedy horror filmBoo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and its2017 sequel. In January 2025, he released his debut album,G7: The Death of Fousey, which earned mixed reviews.[4]
Yousef Saleh Erakat was born inFremont, California,[5][full citation needed] toPalestinian parents. He has three older siblings, includingNoura Erakat, who is a legal scholar and professor atRutgers University. Erakat attendedSan Jose State University and majored in theatre arts. He moved toLos Angeles after graduating in 2013 to pursue his acting career.[6][7][8]
Erakat was brought up in a religiousMuslim family, and has on several occasions criticized negative stereotyping of Muslims.[9]
Erakat has spoken on his ongoing struggles withdepression,porn addiction,[10]anxiety andbipolar disorder, mentioning them frequently in his dailyvlogs and once onVH1.[11]
Erakat has had multiple YouTube channels in the past, namely ones relating to fitness. His past channels included him following a workout routine,P90X, and giving a review and before and after of his journey.[citation needed] In 2012, Erakat was listed 3rd on the list of "40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40" byMBMuslima Magazine.[12] It was not until he began making comedic skits about his Middle Eastern upbringing that his popularity grew.
He later began creating prank videos and further grew his audience. These videos have been criticized both for being dangerous and others staged.[13] Nonetheless, he is often considered one of the original YouTube pranksters.[13]
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In 2021, Erakat returned to YouTube with a new YouTube Boxing related channel named Fousey (stylized inall lowercase). 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.
In January 2021, it was announced that he was going to release a book, titledWarning: This Is Not a Motivational Story.
On August 6, 2023, whileTwitch streaming at an airport, he encountered an intoxicated woman who had been a victim ofsex trafficking. After flirting and kissing, he and the woman disappeared for around 20 minutes. After bragging that they had sex, however, Erakat received criticism. He then claimed the event was a prank, before starting to cry because he felt "guilty". He abruptly terminated the stream soon after. After a wave of backlash, he proceeded to take a hiatus from Twitch, citing mental health issues.[14][better source needed] The day after the incident he was banned for hateful conduct towards theLGBT community.[15][independent source needed] Shortly after his Twitch ban, Erakat announced that he would be streaming onKick.[citation needed]
On August 23, 2023, Erakat was arrested on livestream by police inMiami, Florida after calling 911 on himself following a dispute with another streamer.[16]
Erakat made his boxing debut against Slim Albaher on September 29, 2019, losing by atechnical knockout.[17][independent source needed] Erakat suffered a broken nose and needed two surgeries to fix it. Following that experience, he vowed never to fight again.[18][better source needed] On August 27, 2022, he faced Deji Olatunji and lost via TKO, vowing to never fight again for the second time.
In January 2025, Erakat released his debut album,G7: The Death of Fousey, which earned mixed reviews.[19]
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| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Deji Olatunji | TKO | 3 (4)1:28 | 27 Aug 2022 | The O2 Arena,London, England | MF–Professional bout |
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| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Slim Albaher | TKO | 4 (6),1:30 | Sep 29, 2019 | York Hall,London, England |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Twin Blocke | Trevor | Short film | |
| 2016 | We Love You | Ford | ||
| Boo! A Madea Halloween | Jonathan | |||
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | |||
| #Reality High | Himself |
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| 2016 | Experiment 88 | Himself | Episode: "HELP ME!! FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD" | [20] |
| Year | Work | Category | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | fouseyTUBE | Pranks | 4th Streamy Awards | Nominated | [21] |
| 2015 | YouTube Comedian | Shorty Awards | Nominated | [22] | |
| YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E | Nominated | ||||
| Snapchatter | Nominated | ||||
| Pranks | 5th Streamy Awards | Nominated | [23] | ||
| Show of the Year | Won | [24] | |||
| 2016 | DOSEofFOUSEY | First Person | 6th Streamy Awards | Nominated | [25] |
| Yousef Erakat | Entertainer of the Year | Won |
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