DrLupo | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Benjamin Lupo March 20, 1987 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
YouTube information | |
Channel | |
Years active | 2013–present |
Subscribers | 1.87 million [1] (March 2023) |
Total views | 129 million [1] |
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Twitch information | |
Channel | |
Years active | 2015–2021 |
Genre | Gaming |
Last updated: April 25, 2021 |
Benjamin Lupo (born March 20, 1987), better known as DrLupo, is an American streamer and YouTuber particularly known for his charity streams in association with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Lupo began his career streaming with Destiny before transitioning to battle royale games, such as H1Z1 . His channel grew after he began playing Fortnite. He often streamed with Ninja, Myth, and TimTheTatman. [2] [3]
On October 20, 2018, Lupo broke the Fortnite world record for vehicle trick points with a score of 65,004,100 after operating the Quadcrasher. [4]
In 2018, he raised $600,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In 2019, he set a goal to raise at least $2 million for the hospital. [5] He ended up beating his goal raising $2.3 million. [6]
In December 2019, Lupo officially signed an exclusive deal with Twitch. [7]
Lupo began playing Escape from Tarkov in 2020. He described the game as "unlike any other game I think right now" and noted that it could be played in multiple ways. [8] He said the game was "an absolute blast".[ citation needed ].
Lupo also plays Fall Guys and has been considered by some to be the best player in the world. [9] [10]
Lupo also participated in an Among Us stream with table people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and other streaming stars like Pokimane, Disguised Toast, and Myth, as a get out the vote (GOTV) event. [11]
In August 2021, Lupo signed an exclusivity deal with YouTube as a content producer, which ended his around 1+1⁄2-year deal with Twitch. [12] [13] [14]
From 2018 through 2022, Lupo raised over $13 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through a combination of group and personal charity streams and drives. Each December, he hosts a 24-hour live stream, most recently from on-site at St. Jude Hospital. [15]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best Philanthropic Streamer | Nominated | [16] |
2023 | Best Philanthropic Stream Event (Build Against Cancer) | Nominated | [17] | |
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