FaZe Rug

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FaZe Rug
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FaZe Rug in 2019
Personal information
Born
Brian Rafat Awadis

(1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 27)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Education San Diego Miramar College
Occupations
YouTube information
Also known asFaZe Rug
Channel
Created byBrian Awadis
Presented byBrian Awadis
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers25.9 million [1] [2]
Total views8.7 billion [2]
Network
Associated acts FaZe Clan
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2013
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2015
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: June 19, 2024

Brian Rafat Awadis (born November 19, 1996), better known as FaZe Rug, [3] is an American YouTuber who produces vlogs, challenges, gaming videos, and pranks on YouTube. He is a co-owner of FaZe Clan. He also is the most subscribed gamer in FaZe Clan on YouTube, with over 25 million subscribers.

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Early life

Brian Rafat Awadis [4] was born on November 19, 1996, [P 1] in San Diego, California, to immigrant Chaldean Assyrian parents from Tel Keppe, Iraq. His father owns two stores. [P 2] Awadis graduated from Mira Mesa Senior High School and attended San Diego Miramar College before dropping out during his freshman year to pursue his YouTube career full-time. [5] He can speak the Suret language, although he is not fluent. [P 3] [P 4]

YouTube career

Awadis and his older brother Brandon started a shared YouTube channel called "fathersonchaldean" on October 11, 2008, uploading their first video the same day. They uploaded at least three more videos by the end of 2009, at which point the channel became inactive. [1]

Brian created his own YouTube channel on July 11, 2012, on which he started posting short clips of Call of Duty gameplay. [6] He was invited to join the esports team FaZe Clan, which he now co-owns, in January 2013. He uploaded his first prank video on December 7, 2014. [P 5] His channel surpassed 1 million subscribers on October 9, 2015, and 10 million on September 8, 2018, thus earning him the Diamond Play Button award. It surpassed one billion cumulative video views on July 21, 2017. [ citation needed ]

In November 2019, Awadis released a song called "Goin' Live" and made a song with Omega ex, accompanied by a music video released in January 2020. [P 6]

He was the featured guest in season 17, episode 7 of MTV's Ridiculousness on June 24, 2020. [7] [ better source needed ] Awadis also created a video on April 30, 2021. The video contained him with the More about Faze Rugprofessional wrestler and son of Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, titled "Becoming a WWE Superstar for 24 Hours! (ft. Dominik Mysterio)". Mysterio trained him to become a WWE wrestler.

Awadis was invited to announce the Los Angeles Chargers 3rd round pick at the 2022 NFL draft (79th overall). The pick was used on Baylor safety JT Woods.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleRef.
2020CrimsonHimself [8] [9]
Television
YearTitleRoleRef.Notes
2020 Ridiculousness Himself [7] Season 17; Episode 7
2021#1 ChickenHimself (Host)YouTube original

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 GamesIncluded [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "fathersonchaldean". YouTube . Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "About FaZe Rug". YouTube.
  3. ↑ Webster, Andrew (October 16, 2020). "FaZe Rug on how starring in a horror movie made him a better YouTuber". The Verge . Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Czarnowski, Michael (February 8, 2022). "FaZe Clan Omega Ex on top". Upcomer. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Perez, Esmeralda (November 16, 2016). "Students find a career on YouTube". www.palomar.edu. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "FaZe Rug". YouTube . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. 1 2 FaZe Rug (Comedy, Reality-TV), Rob Dyrdek, Brian Awadis, Sterling Brim, Chanel West Coast, April 30, 2020, retrieved December 2, 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (October 29, 2020). "YouTuber FaZe Rug on His New Horror Film 'Crimson'". Variety . Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ Bloom, David. "FaZe Rug Horror Film 'Crimson' Debuts Trailer, Music, Merchandise Ahead Of Halloween Week Launch". Forbes. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Games". Forbes. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

Primary sources

  1. ↑ Awadis, Brian [@FaZeRug] (November 19, 2020). "I'M 24!!! Kobe year" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2020– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Draw My Life: FaZe Rug. Draw Their Life. September 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ SPEAKING MY SECOND LANGUAGE (CHALDEAN) | FaZe Rug. FaZe Rug. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ SPEAKING ONLY ARABIC TO MY EX-GIRLFRIEND FOR 24 HOURS!! (SHE WAS CONFUSED). FaZe Rug. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "TELLING MY MOM I SMOKE PRANK!! FaZe Rug". YouTube . December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "FaZe Rug - Goin' Live (Official Music Video)". YouTube . January 27, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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