Lucas Dobre and Marcus Dobre | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucas Dobre-Mofid Marcus Dobre-Mofid January 28, 1999 Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
| Other names | Dobre Twins |
| Occupation | YouTubers |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Subscribers | 37 million (Lucas and Marcus) 28 million (Dobre Brothers) 1 million (Dobre Cars) |
| Views | 5 billion (Lucas and Marcus) 3 billion (Dobre Brothers) |
Lucas and Marcus Dobre-Mofid (born January 28, 1999), collectively known as the Dobre Twins, are an American dancing duo and YouTube personalities who rose to prominence on the now-defunct video application Vine. [1] They are part of the Dobre Brothers, where they are joined by their older brothers, Cyrus and Darius.
The twins run their eponymous YouTube channel Lucas and Marcus while the brothers feature collectively on "Dobre Brothers" and "Dobre Cars". Their goals of subscribers on the channel Dobre Cars was 250M subscribers and 50M total views.
The twins were born in Maryland to retired Olympic gymnast Aurelia Dobre and Boz Mofid, the owners of Dobre Gymnastics Academy in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They have two older brothers, Cyrus Dobre (born 1993) and Darius Dobre (born 1995). [2]
Lucas and Marcus were known as "TwinBotz", they first gained fame on the six-second video application Vine, where they had more than 1.8 million followers before it shut down. The twins used the app to showcase their talent, including breakdancing and gymnastics stunts, such as backflips. [3] Their popularity helped them earn a spot at AT&T's Later Haters expo. [4]
In March 2018, it was announced that the Dobre Brothers collectively have signed a joint venture deal with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). [5]
| Year | Award Show | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shorty Awards | Muser of the Year | Lucas and Marcus | Nominated |
| Streamy Awards | Breakout Creator | Dobre Brothers | Nominated | |