Ryan Bergara

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Ryan Bergara
Born
Ryan Steven Bergara

(1990-11-26) November 26, 1990 (age 33)
Arcadia, California, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • actor
  • paranormal investigator
Years active2016–present
Notable work BuzzFeed Unsolved
Spouse
Marielle Scott
​
(m. 2022)​

Ryan Steven Bergara (born November 26, 1990) is an American Internet personality, actor, paranormal investigator, and co-founder of digital entertainment company, Watcher Entertainment. Bergara first rose to prominence after creating and co-starring in the YouTube true crime and supernatural series BuzzFeed Unsolved .

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Early life

Bergara was born in Arcadia, California on November 26, 1990, to Steve and Linda Bergara. [1] He attended Arcadia High School, where he took advanced film production classes.

Bergara attended Chapman University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Television and Broadcast journalism in 2013. [2]

Career

Buzzfeed (2014–2019)

Bergara began working at BuzzFeed in 2014. In 2016 he created the web series Buzzfeed Unsolved while working for the titled company. The show was split into two separate series, Unsolved: True Crime and Unsolved: Supernatural. The former featured Bergara presenting unsolved true crime cases to co-host Shane Madej and presenting possible theories, [3] while Supernatural consisted of the pair investigating reportedly haunted locations and attempting to elicit responses for paranormal proof. The show became one of Buzzfeed's most successful series, generating over a billion video views and 16.6 billion minutes of total watch time. [4] The show ran for eight seasons and included a companion Q&A show, with Bergara serving as an executive producer. [5]

Bergara left Buzzfeed as a full-time employee in 2019. [3] Both Bergara and Madej maintained a contract with the company to finish out the final seasons of Buzzfeed Unsolved, which ended in 2021. [3] [4]

Watcher (2019–present)

In 2019, Bergara co-founded a digital production company, Watcher Entertainment, with fellow ex-Buzzfeed employees, Madej and Steven Lim. [5] Bergara, Madej, and Lim served as co-CEOs until 2023, when both Bergara and Madej stepped down to focus on the creation of content. [6] [7]

Following the end of Unsolved, Bergara created two successors – Mystery Files and Ghost Files. [8] [9] The former presenting solved and unsolved cases and the latter consisting of Madej and Bergara doing paranormal investigations. [10] The series showed success upon release, leading to new season renewals. [11]

The channel hosts a variety of shows starring Bergara, Madej, Lim, and others, spanning cooking, gaming, horror, and mystery shows. [5]

In 2023, Bergara and Madej went on a national tour to premiere the second season of Ghost Files. [12]

Personal life

He began dating actress Marielle Scott in September 2018 and the two became engaged in April 2021. Bergara and Scott married in Santa Barbara on July 30, 2022. [13]

Bergara is a firm believer in the supernatural. [11] He is also a self-ascribed Kernelhead and Theme Park Enthusiast.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019The PyramidMartinShort film
Board Game NightCarson
2020Beautiful DayJulian
Were You Gay in High School?Jessica's Boyfriend
Holiday Hand GrenadeCarson
BlackwaterAlex Lee
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Toasting Man
The Good Half Andy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 S.W.A.T EricEpisode: "Gunpowder Treason"
2022 Pam & Tommy Shit-TalkerEpisode: "Destroyer of Worlds"

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