Who is Yousef Saleh Erakat?
Yousef Saleh Erakat is an American YouTube personality, comedian, prankster, rapper, vlogger, actor and he is popularly known online as FouseyTUBE and also known for his various parodies, vlog, comedy sketches, pranks and rap songs on YouTube.
Yousef Saleh Erakat Biography and Education
Yousef Saleh Erakat was born on the 22nd of January, 1990 in Fremont, California, United States and he was also raised there by his Palestinian parents, Yousef Erakat is of Palestinian origin and he grew up with three older siblings who are a sister named Noura Erakat and two older brothers named Mohammad Erakat and Ahmad Erakat, Yousef Erakat attended a High School which is located in Fremont, California, before he then enrolled at the San Jose State University and he majored in theatre arts while at the University, after graduating from the University, Erakat relocated to Los Angeles, California in a bid to pursue his acting and YouTube career full time.
Yousef Saleh Erakat was raised in a very religious Muslim family and according to him, while growing up he struggled a lot with religious identity and on many occasions he has spoken against certain Muslim laws, Yousef Erakat discovered his acting talent while he was in High School and this made him become actively involved in his High School’s drama and theatre activities and as time went on he gained a lot of popularity in his School, Erakat also revealed that he once suffered from depression, addiction and bipolar disorder and he revealed this information about himself on his YouTube channel.
Movies and Career
Yousef Saleh Erakat has appeared in a good number of movies and they include Twin Blocked in 2014 where he played the role of Trevor, We Love You in 2016 where he played the role of Ford, Experiment 88 in 2016 where he played the role of his real life self, Boo! A Madea Halloween in 2016 where he played the role of Jonathan, Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween in 2017 where he played the role of Jonathan, RealityHigh in 2017 where he starred as himself and he has also appeared in many more movies.
Erakat began his career as a YouTube personality in 2011, but he became famous after he began to create and upload videos about the Middle East, on the 1st of January, 2015, Yousef Erakat released his first single titled Prideland under the stage name of Fousey, he was then invited by Quest Nutrition to unveil their new flavor and he did this by pranking other popular YouTubers, on the 3rd of October, 2015, Erakat revealed his BMW435i, on the 6th of October, 2015, Yousef Erakat signed a deal with Creative Artists Agency which is an Agency located in Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States.
In February, 2016, Erakat and fellow YouTuber named Roman Atwood embarked on a five days tour called Roman vs. Fousey, he announced that his YouTube channel had accumulated 10 million channel subscribers on the 3rd of June, 2017.
Origin and Nationality
Yousef Saleh Erakat is of Palestinian origin and American nationality.
Phone Number and House Address
Yousef Erakat maintains a privacy-oriented life and that is why over the years he hasn’t revealed his phone number and house address to the public but he and his family currently reside in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Height, Weight and Personal Looks
Yousef Saleh Erakat stands at a height of 5 ft 11 inches, he weighs 69kg, he is fair in complexion, has black hair color and brown eye color.
Girlfriend and Relationship
Yousef Erakat is currently dating a woman named Jennifer Aragon but he prefers to keep details about his girlfriend away from the public and from his social media followers.
Sister, Brothers and Family
Yousef Saleh Erakat grew up with three older siblings and they are a sister named Noura Erakat who is a legal scholar and two older brothers named Mohammed Erakat and Ahmad Erakat and he was born to Muslim Palestinian parents.
YouTube and Social Media Presence
The FouseyTUBE YouTube channel has been a success since it was created in 2011 as it has accumulated over 12 million active channel subscribers and over 2 billion lifetime video views and the channel is on the genre of comedy, pranks, fitness, skits and vlog and Yousef Erakat is also active on social media as he has over 5 million Instagram followers, over 4 million Twitter followers and he is also active on Facebook, Snapchat and a host of other social media networks.
Awards and Nominations
In 2014, Erakat was nominated for Prank YouTube personality of the year at the 4th Streamy Awards, in 2015 he was nominated for YouTube comedian of the year at the Shorty Awards, in 2015 he was nominated for the YouTube star of the year award at the Shorty Awards, in 2015 he was nominated for Snapchatter of the year at the Shorty Awards, in 2015 he was nominated for the Prankster of the year at the 5th Streamy Awards, in 2015 he won the show of the year at the 5th Streamy Awards.
In 2016, he was nominated for first person award at the 6th Streamy Award, in 2016 he won the entertainer of the year award at the 6th Streamy Award and over the years he has won many more awards and nominated for many more.
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Controversies, rumors and legal issues
Ever since coming to fame in 2011, Yousef Saleh Erakat hasn’t been linked to any known controversy, rumors and legal issues.
Yousef Saleh Erakat Net Worth and Salary
Yousef Saleh Erakat net worth is estimated to be $5 million and he earns over $1 million as salary annually and his net worth accumulated due to the success in his career as a YouTube personality, vlogger, comedian, actor, rapper and prankster.
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