Typical Gamer
Typical Gamer | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Andre Rebelo March 23, 1992 Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||
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| Website | https://typical.store/ | ||||||||||||
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| Channels | Typical Gamer TG Plays | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Gaming | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 4.13 billion | ||||||||||||
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| Updated April 7, 2021 | |||||||||||||
Andre Rebelo (better known by his online presence Typical Gamer; born March 23, 1992) is a Canadian gamer, YouTuber, and streamer best known for playing Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto V. Rebelo has been described as "one of the most prolific streamers in the world" by head of YouTube Gaming Ryan Watt.[3] Rebelo has collaborated with multiple celebrities such as Logic,[4] Kyrie Irving,[5] John Cho,[6] Megan Fox[6], and Steve Aoki.[6][7] He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.
YouTube career[edit]
Rebelo registered a YouTube account under the name "Typical Gamer" on August 24, 2008, while YouTube was in an early stage and he was still a teenager.[8] His first videos included tips, tricks, and easter eggs from the game Red Dead Redemption.[9][10] He continued to play games throughout the years but found little viewership. In 2013, when YouTube Livestreaming was created[11], he started playing Grand Theft Auto V and became one of the pioneers of the streaming service. He continued on this path until he reached his next major break with the game Fortnite. He started playing Fortnite in 2017 but the major viewership came later. When Fortnite reached an large player count of 350 million players in the middle of 2020[12] and it combined with 2020 being the biggest and most successful year for YouTube Gaming, his viewership skyrocketed to an all-time high.[13] This prominenance and long-time relationship with YouTube allowed him to be one of the original tester's of YouTube's "Super Chat" feature, in which viewers can pay $1 to $500 to have their live message highlighted.[14] In a 90-minute stream testing this feature, Rebelo rounded up over $4,000.[15] This success contributed to Twitch creating their own similar feature known as "tipping".[16] On March 3, 2020, he registered a second YouTube account under the name "TG Plays" which focuses on Fortnite content.[17]
YouTube contract[edit]
On March 26, 2020, Rebelo announced that he signed an exclusive contract with YouTube Gaming to "secure his talent" from rival companies such as Twitch and Mixer, joining other creators such as PewDiePie, CouRage, LazarBeam, and Valkyrae.[8][18] During this announcement of the contract, Rebelo announced that he donated $10,000 of his own money to the charity Extra Life. This went towards helping the kids at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and any fundraising he does in the future will go to the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.[19]
Nominations[edit]
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Refs |
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| 2018 | 8th Streamy Awards | Best Gaming Channel | Nominated | [20] |
| 2020 | 10th Streamy Awards | Top Livestreamer | Nominated | [21] |
Personal life and facts[edit]
Rebelo is sponsored by many brands such as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, OnePlus, and eBay.[22][not in citation given]
Rebelo teamed up with a Berlin-based mobile game developing company, Stratosphere Games, to create "Warzone: Clash of Generals". The ultimate goal of this was to create a stronger player base with Stream and eSport support which would allow content producers to set up tournaments and collaborate with their audiences to immerse them within the streaming experience.[23]
On March 18, 2018, Rebelo won one of KEEMSTAR's exclusive "Friday Fortnite" tournaments for $10,000.[24] Later that year in October, he won a "Fortnite Fall Skirmish" tournament in which he won $65,000 dollars. Then in March 2019, Rebelo was invited to a real-life YouTuber paintball event known as "MrBeast's Apex Legends Tournament" in which his team of 3 won $100,000.[25] In May 2020, Rebelo was invited to the Call of Duty: Warzone tournament for the Call of Duty Endowment Charity.[26][27]
He has a brother named Billy Rebelo who created the name "Typical Gamer".[7]
Rebelo is managed by the brand Night Media, along with other YouTube personalities such as MrBeast and PrestonPlayz.[28]
Rebelo owns a Lamborghini Huracan and a Tesla Model X.[29]
References[edit]
- ↑ Guetelle, Sam (February 9, 2015). "YouTube Millionaires: TypicalGamer Lives His "Absolute Dream Job" Online". TubeFilter. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ↑ Unnikrishnan, Hrithik (August 28, 2020). "Typical Gamer Completes His 5 Year Long YouTube Dream". Essentially Sports. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ↑ "YouTube Signs Typical Gamer For Exclusive Contract". TheGamer. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ ""How Are You Doing This?"- Rapper Logic Amazed By His Fortnite Partner". EssentiallySports. November 14, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Q+A: Kyrie Irving". SLAM. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "John Cho, Megan Fox, Steve Aoki and More talk #StarTrek". Scopely. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Andre 'Typical Gamer' Rebelo Signs Exclusive Streaming Deal With YouTube". TUBEFILTER. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Goslin, Austen (2020-03-26). "YouTube signs exclusive contract with streamer and content creator Typical Gamer". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ Unnikrishnan, Hrithik (August 28, 2020). "Typical Gamer Completes His 5 Year Long YouTube Dream". Essentially Sports.
- ↑ Sinha, Aishwarya (2021-02-07). "Positivity in gaming: The streaming YouTubers you need to subscribe to". Film Daily. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ Blagdon, Jeff (2013-08-03). "YouTube opens up live streaming to anyone with 100 or more subscribers". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ Statt, Nick (2020-05-06). "Fortnite is now one of the biggest games ever with 350 million players". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ "2020 is YouTube Gaming's biggest year, ever: 100B watch time hours". blog.youtube. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ Parker, Laura (2017-04-12). "A Chat With a Live Streamer Is Yours, for a Price (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ Parker, Laura (2017-04-12). "A Chat With a Live Streamer Is Yours, for a Price". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ Tam, Pui-Wing (2017-04-13). "Tech Roundup: Paying Up to $500 to Chat With a Live Streamer (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "Typical Gamer Completes His 5 Year Long YouTube Dream". EssentiallySports. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Typical Gamer Signs A New Exclusive Streaming Deal With YouTube". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Typical Gamer Makes Huge Donation to Extra Life & Visits CHLA Fan". Extra Life. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "8th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ↑ "10th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ↑ PaperCrowns LLC-. "Night Media". nightmedia.co. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ "Stratosphere Games joins forces with Youtube-Star 'Typical Gamer' For Launch of Warzone: Clash of Generals". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ "Friday Fortnite $10,000 Winners Typical Gamer and SoaR Thief Discuss Their Win, Fortnite Esports and Beating Pro's". Dexerto. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ↑ "MrBeast Hosts Real-life Battle Royale Tournament". www.businesswire.com. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ "YouTube Squads Up Dozens Of Creators—Including Typical Gamer, Daithi De Nogla, CouRage—For Charity 'Warzone' Tournament". www.tubefilter.com. May 29, 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Miceli, Max (2020-05-28). "YouTube set for Call of Duty: Warzone tournament tomorrow featuring Dillon Francis and Marshmello". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ Partis, Danielle. "Night Media's Reed Duchscher on how boutique management and in-house marketing is the way to influencer success in 2019". influencerupdate.biz. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "Typical Gamer reveals new car after girlfriend roasts his Lamborghini". Dexerto. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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