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'''Brian Rafat Awadis''' (born November 19, 1996), better known as '''FaZe Rug''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=October 16, 2020 |title=FaZe Rug on how starring in a horror movie made him a better YouTuber |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21517601/faze-rug-interview-crimson-horror-movie-trailer |access-date=October 25, 2020 |publisher=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> is an [[United States|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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
'''Brian Rafat Awadis''' (born November 19, 1996), better known as '''FaZe Rug''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=October 16, 2020 |title=FaZe Rug on how starring in a horror movie made him a better YouTuber |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21517601/faze-rug-interview-crimson-horror-movie-trailer |access-date=October 25, 2020 |publisher=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> is an [[United States|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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}


==Early life==
Hello, Faze Rug was born in California and started his journey in his "early" days.
Brian Rafat Awadis<ref>{{Cite web |last=Czarnowski |first=Michael |date=2022-02-08 |title=FaZe Clan Omega Ex on top |url=https://cms.upcomer.com/faze-clan-announces-flag-football-game-before-super-bowl-with-the-nfl/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Upcomer |language=en}}</ref> was born on November 19, 1996,<ref name="birthday tweet" group="P">{{Cite tweet|number=1329429771638358016|user=FaZeRug|title=I'M 24!!! Kobe year|first=Brian|last=Awadis|date=19 November 2020|access-date=28 December 2020|website=Twitter}}</ref> in [[San Diego]], [[California]], to immigrant [[Chaldean Catholics|Chaldean Assyrian]] parents from [[Tel Keppe]], [[Iraq]]. His father owns two stores.<ref group="P">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ospvvr0JXqc |title=Draw My Life: FaZe Rug |date=2017-09-19 |publisher=Draw Their Life |access-date=2023-08-18 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Perez|first=Esmeralda|title=Students find a career on YouTube |url=https://www.palomar.edu/telescope/2016/11/15/students-find-a-career-on-youtube/ |website=www.palomar.edu |date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> He can speak the [[Suret]] language, although he is not fluent.<ref group="P">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj8EyryannU |title=SPEAKING MY SECOND LANGUAGE (CHALDEAN) {{!}} FaZe Rug |date=2016-03-30 |publisher=FaZe Rug |access-date=2023-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401102145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj8EyryannU&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzpul5Jpmo0 |title=SPEAKING ONLY ARABIC TO MY EX-GIRLFRIEND FOR 24 HOURS!! (SHE WAS CONFUSED) |date=2019-02-26 |publisher=FaZe Rug |access-date=2023-08-18 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


==YouTube career==
==YouTube career==

Revision as of 19:47, 20 May 2024

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

(1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 28)
San Diego, California, U.S.
EducationSan Diego Miramar College
Occupations
YouTube information
Also known asFaZe Rug
Channel
Created byBrian Awadis
Presented byBrian Awadis
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers25 million[1][2]
Total views8.5 billion[2]
Network
Associated actsFaZe Clan
100,000 subscribers2013
1,000,000 subscribers2015
10,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: April 29, 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.[citation needed]

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 which was 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
Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Crimson Himself [8][9]
Television
Year Title Role Ref. Notes
2020 Ridiculousness Himself [7] Season 17; Episode 7
2021 #1 Chicken Himself (Host) YouTube original

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 Games Included [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "fathersonchaldean". YouTube. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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