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Fuslie
Fuslie in 2022
Personal information
Born
Leslie Ann Fu

(1992-11-23) November 23, 1992 (age 31)
San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (BS)
Occupations
Organization100 Thieves
Websitefuslie.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Genres
Subscribers817,000[1]
Total views196.4 million[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2019
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2015–2022
GenreGaming
Last updated: May 29, 2023

Leslie Ann Fu[2][3] (born November 23, 1992), better known as fuslie, is an American live streamer, YouTuber and musician. She is a content creator for the gaming organization and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves.

Early life

Fu was born on November 23, 1992 to Chinese parents in the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] She attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California.[2] Fu graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2014, earning a bachelor's degree in biological sciences. Fu briefly attended graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles for teaching before dropping out to pursue streaming full-time.[5]

Career

Fu began streaming on Twitch in February 2015 after being introduced to the activity by her roommates. Before branching out towards a wider variety of games, she primarily streamed League of Legends.[6][7] She briefly was a streamer for professional League of Legends teams Immortals and Phoenix1.[8]

In December 2018, Fu, along with fellow Twitch streamer BoxBox, hosted a 4-day streaming boot camp titled "Streamer Camp", an event aimed at improving the skills of up-and-coming Twitch streamers and content creators. A second edition of the event was held in June 2019.[9]

In April 2019, Fu was featured in an advertisement for karaoke video game Twitch Sings.[10]

Fu was one of many streamers affected by the large wave of DMCA takedown notices issued against Twitch in June 2020.[11][12] After receiving two strikes, Fu criticized the platform's response to the situation saying, "On top of it being near impossible for me to delete 100,000 clips, the creator dashboard isn't loading any of my old clips. How am I supposed to protect myself here? This is an issue way bigger than me. Content creators aren't being informed by Twitch on the proper steps to protect themselves from this happening, and there has to be a better way to handle this than suddenly striking our accounts and banning us out of nowhere."[13][14]

In June 2020, Fu participated in a Chess.com tournament for Twitch streamers titled PogChamps.[15] She made it to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket, where she lost to fellow streamer xQc.[16] Fu would later be one of over 40 streamers featured on the cover of the August 2020 edition of Chess Life.[17]

On September 2, 2020, Fu announced that she signed an exclusive contract with Twitch.[18]

On May 12, 2021, Fu joined the gaming organization and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves as a content creator.[19]

On August 12, 2021, Fu starred in the music video for Sub Urban and Bella Poarch's song, "Inferno".[20] She also participated in a stream promoting the video. That same day, she hit 1 million followers on Twitch.[21]

On September 6, 2022, Fu announced that she would be leaving Twitch for an exclusive streaming contract on YouTube.[22]

Philanthropy

In March 2019, Fu partnered with the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) and the Anaheim Ducks hockey team in holding an NHL 19 tournament.[23] The tournament gave away over $25,000 in scholarships and grants to high school students.[24] Fu has also spoken to NASEF voicing her support for women in gaming.[25]

On December 2, 2019, Fu held a charity fundraiser stream benefitting Stand Up to Cancer. Fu and her viewers raised over $30,000 for cancer research.[26]

On October 19, 2021, Fu in collaboration with 100 Thieves hosted a charity fundraiser streamer for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, raising $55,000.[27]

Personal life

Fu dated former OfflineTV manager Edison Park, and the couple became engaged on April 7, 2019[28][29] before announcing their split in September 2021.[4]

Discography

Fu performing at TwitchCon 2018

Singles

Year Title Album Details Ref.
2021 "Sabotage" (with Drew.0) —
  • YouTube release date: February 19, 2021
  • Producer: Drew.0 and Steven Tran
 [30]
"What If" (with StreamBeats Originals) Demon
  • YouTube release date: February 21, 2021
 [31]
"With you in the clouds" (with KevJumba) —
  • YouTube release date: December 10, 2021
2023 "The Dawn" (with StreamBeats Originals)
  • YouTube release date: March 10, 2023
"Already Missing You" (with StreamBeats Originals)
  • YouTube release date: June 1, 2023

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes Ref.
2023 The Story of Fuslie Documentary [32]

Game show

Year Title Notes Ref.
2020 Dare Package Episode: "A Chance at Redemption" [33]

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Role Notes Ref.
2021 "Inferno" Bella Poarch and Sub Urban Herself Cameo [20]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2021 The Game Awards Content Creator of the Year Nominated [34]
2022 The Streamer Awards Best GTA Role-play Streamer Nominated [35]
2023 Best Role-Play Streamer Nominated [36]
Best Philanthropic Stream Event
(shared with the "Roomies") 		Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "About fuslie". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "Homestead High 2010 Graduates". Mercury News. June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn (August 2, 2019). "Fast Twitch: Female Gamers Are All the Rage, And This Young Hollywood Talent Agent Is Cashing In". Forbes. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Yang, Melissah (April 26, 2022). "Fuslie Proves Being Yourself Is Never Out Of Character". Refinery29. Vice Media. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Coomes, Kailla (December 11, 2018). "Twitch streamer Fuslie gives a glimpse of her life and future plans". Digital Trends. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. ^ May, Ethan (July 27, 2019). "Get to Know Fuslie — A Streamlabs Streamer Spotlight". Streamlabs. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Fuslie - Bio". VENN. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Sentinels on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  9. ^ May, Ethan (June 6, 2019). "Streamlabs is proud to sponsor Streamer Camp". Streamlabs. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Shanley, Patrick (April 13, 2019). "Twitch Launches Its First Game". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Suciu, Peter (July 14, 2020). "Social Media's Latest Copyright Crackdown". Forbes. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Beckhelling, Imogen (November 12, 2020). "Twitch apologises for mishandling thousands of copyright claims". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Stassen, Murray (June 8, 2020). "Twitch users face potential channel bans following platform's 'sudden influx of DMCA music takedown requests'". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  14. ^ Farner, Shawn (June 8, 2020). "The real reason Twitch streamers are scrambling". SVG. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  15. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (May 26, 2020). "Twitch Streamers To Compete In Chess Tournament". TenEighty. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  16. ^ Stapczynski, Colin (June 18, 2020). "xQc Through To Semis After Knocking Out Fuslie". Chess.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "A Streamers Convention On The August Chess Life Front Cover". US Chess Federation. August 1, 2020.
  18. ^ @Twitch (September 2, 2020). "@fuslie 5 years of fusUwU just wasn't enough. We're thrilled to continue being home to you and the fusfam for a long time to come" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Galloway, Ryan (May 13, 2021). "100 Thieves signs Twitch streamer Fuslie to creator team". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  20. ^ a b Haylock, Zoe (August 13, 2021). "Bella Poarch Welcomes You to Her Tower of Terror in the 'Inferno' Video". Vulture. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  21. ^ @fuslie (August 12, 2021). "a milestone I truly thought I'd never hit but we somehow did it 🥺 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ONE MILLION FOLLOWERS…" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (September 6, 2022). "Fuslie confirms move to YouTube Gaming after months of speculation". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  23. ^ "Ducks v. Oilers Watch Party ft. NHL19 Esports Tournament Finals". North America Scholastic Esports Federation. Retrieved March 30, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Ducks NHL 19 Tournament Finals and Watch Party". Anaheim Ducks. March 30, 2019.
  25. ^ "Esports are for everyone". North America Scholastic Esports Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  26. ^ "A look back at 2019". Tiltify. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  27. ^ Irwin, Kate (October 20, 2021). "Streamer stirs controversy for keeping half of charity earnings". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 20, 2021. Recently, a number of Twitch streamers like 100 Thieves' Fuslie have hosted successful charity streams to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
  28. ^ Goodling, Luke (April 7, 2019). "Streamer sets the record for most hours streamed in a single month on Twitch". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  29. ^ Katzowitz, Josh (April 8, 2019). "Twitch star uses record-breaking live stream to pop the question". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  30. ^ "Sabotage (feat. Fuslie) - original Among Us song and animation". YouTube. February 18, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  31. ^ "Demon by StreamBeats Originals". Apple Music. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  32. ^ Fu, Leslie (January 4, 2023). "leslie on Twitter: "TOMORROW 10 AM PST ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL produced by @brxknsys"". Twitter. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  33. ^ Fu, Leslie (September 12, 2021). "leslie on Twitter: "what have I agreed to..... WELP SEE YALL AT 2PM FOR DARE PACKAGE 🥴"". Twitter. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  34. ^ Beresford, Trilby (November 16, 2021). "The Game Awards: 'It Takes Two,' 'Deathloop' Among 2021 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  35. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  36. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (February 20, 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
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