Celebrated Name: | Yousef Erakat |
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Real Name/Full Name: | Yousef Saleh Erakat |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 34 years old |
Birth Date: | 22 January 1990 |
Birth Place: | Fremont, California, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Weight: | 79 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Single |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
Children: | No |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
Profession: | American YouTube personality and actor, of Palestinian descent |
Net Worth in 2024: | $5 million |
Last Updated: | November 2024 |
Yousef Erakat is a well-known YouTube personality from America who is better known by his stage name of ‘FouseyTube.’ He is also a rapper, actor, prankster, comedian, and vlogger. Erakat has produced many videos on YouTube based on pranks, comedy sketches, vlogs, and parodies.
His videos have been viewed more than 1.4 billion times on YouTube and have got over 10 million subscribers.
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Early Life
Yousef Saleh Erakat, better known as “fouseyTUBE,” was born in Fremont, California, on January 22, 1980. He is of Palestinian origin, and he was raised in a Muslim family.
He has majored in theater arts from San Jose State University. Following that, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in acting.
Personal Life
Yousef Erakat is currently dating Lilly Singh. Previously, he was dating Alycia Tyre. He is known to have depression and bipolar disorder. He has also suffered from addiction. Prior to becoming a YouTube star, Yousef Erakat was involved in fitness. This further helped him to establish his career as a YouTuber. He is an avid traveler.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 22 January 1990, Yousef Erakat is 34 years old as of today’s date 27th November 2024. His height is 1.78 m tall, and his weight is 79 kg.
Career
Yousef Erakat has got many YouTube channels before. He created his first channel in March 2011. They were basically related to fitness. He became popular after he started to make videos on Middle Eastern. His previous channels included workout routines and used to give a review post on his journey.
In January 2015, he released his debut single entitled “Prideland” as ‘fousey.’ He released the video of the song on his vlog channel called ‘DOSEofFOUSEY.’ Later, Quest Nutrition invited him for unveiling a protein bar flavor and perform a prank on other YouTubers. The video fetched more than one million views.
In 2015, he fully transformed his BMW 435i and showcased it. He transformed it into his favorite color, which was in his Nike shoe. He uploaded the video both on his YouTube channel and on his vlog channel. In October of the same year, Erakat signed with Century City, Los Angeles’s Creative Artists Agency.
He embarked on a tour called “Roman vs. Fousey Tour” along with YouTuber Roman Atwood in February 2016. In June 2017, he earned a YouTube Diamond Play Button by reaching 10 million subscribers on YouTube.
Erakat today deals with a variety of topics. He has also appeared in the YouTube series called ‘a YouTube Diamond Play Button.’ His role as an actor includes ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ and its sequel ‘Boo! 2…’.
Awards & Achievements
At the 4th Streamy Awards in 2014, Yousef Erakat was nominated in the category of Pranks. He has been nominated three times in the Shorty Awards for fouseyTUBE in various categories. In 2015, he won the 5th Streamy Award in the category of ‘Show of the Year.’ He has also won the 6th Streamy Awards in 2016 for ‘Entertainer of the Year.’ In 2012, MBMuslima Magazine named him at No. 3 in the “40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40” list.
Net Worth & Salary of Yousef Erakat in 2024
As of November 2024, Yousef Erakat has an estimated net worth of more than $5 million. He made this fortune by uploading a number of videos on YouTube. His videos have been watched over 1.4 billion times. Erakat has amassed over 10 million YouTube subscribers. He is the owner of the two most successful channels on YouTube. Part of his wealth also comes as an actor. His secondary channel ‘The Kats’ also has got over 500,000 subscribers in its first year. In 2016, he earned over $1.8 million from YouTube.
Yousef Erakat is considered one of the most popular YouTube personalities in the world. He is known to impersonate Drake in his videos. He also gives motivational talks and has become an Asian youth icon. He also found success by venturing into the Project Butterfly and began traveling the world.