Celebrated Name: | La Beast |
Real Name/Full Name: | Kevin Thomas Strahle |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 40 years old |
Birth Date: | January 6, 1984 |
Birth Place: | Ridgewood, New Jersey, USa |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.86m |
Weight: | 87kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | No |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | No |
Is La Beast Gay?: | No |
Profession: | Professional Eater |
Salary: | $100,000 |
Net Worth in 2024: | $2 million |
Last Updated: | December 2024 |
LA Beast is an American professional competitive eater. He hosts a challenge-based channel on YouTube.
He started making videos at his hometown of Ridgewood from where he moved to California. His channel name is skippy62able and has a subscriber count of about 2.5 million.
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Early Life & Biography
Being born on January 6, 1984, Beast grew up in Ridgewood, located in New Jersey. From his childhood, he used to love eating.
He used to play football at his high school and never missed a chance to appear in several food challenges in his school. He played as an offensive midfielder.
He used to run a campaign called “Bring Back Crystal Pepsi” when he was fired from PepsiCo after his boss told him he wasn’t persistent enough. He always used to feel nostalgic about talking about his childhood.
Personal Life
The tall and well-built man has two times been ranked among the world’s top professional eaters. He rose to fame after receiving positive responses for performing the ‘Milk Chugging Challenge’ in a YouTube video. This motivated him to create his own YouTube channel in 2010. Since then, he has gained over 303 million total views and 2.8 million subscribers on the channel. He also has several Guinness World Records. He gives regards to his grandmother for developing his appetite, who used cook meals for him.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 6 January 1984, La Beast is 40 years old as of today’s date 19th December 2024. His height is 1.86 m tall, and his weight is 87 kg.
Career
The first challenge that he ever competed with was the “Milk Chugging Challenge.” He used to make Youtube videos as a weekend hobby. He drank fifty raw eggs in one go, completed the ‘Cinnamon Challenge’ without spitting it out, and was kicked by a friend dressed in an Eeyore costume while his mouth burned after eating a ghost pepper.
He was seen on MTV and truTV as well and soon began making huge popularity. It was in 2011 when he began to refer to himself as L.A. Beast, a nickname that his fans embraced and loved. He competed at the ‘Wild Turkey 81 Eating World Championship’ in New York City. Although he came up last, it brought a sense of purpose to his life.
In order to make the 70-year-old ‘Chicago Cubs Curse,’ Strahle, alongside fellow competitive eaters Tim Brown, Bob Shoudt, Patrick Bertoletti, and Takeru Kobayashi, ate an entire goat in November 2015. The Cubs famously won the World Series the very next year.
Awards & Achievements
- Most chicken nuggets ate in 3 mins
- Fastest time to drink a bottle of Maple Syrup
- Most Gummy Bears ate with a stick in 1 min
- Most marshmallows were eaten in 1 min
Net Worth & Salary of La Beast in 2024
As of December 2024, Beast has garnered a total of $2 million net worth, mainly due to joining different competitions and making videos on YouTube. His salary is about $100,000 per year. He earns from the videos that go viral whenever he releases the same. He also earns from the advertisements he gathers on his videos. He is also being sponsored by various brands and endorsements.
Being a YouTube sensation, he has set up a great example of how simple jobs such as eating can make someone rich and famous. It just needs some dedication and will power. Beast has made many earnings through various competitions and has always helped other teenagers with the same.