Nikocado Avocado
Nikocado Avocado | |
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| Born | Nicholas Perry May 19, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, Internet celebrity |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Mukbang |
| Spouse |
Orlin Home (m. 2017) |
YouTube information | |
| Channels | |
| Genre(s) | Mukbang, vlog |
| Subscribers |
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| Total views |
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Last updated: November 19, 2021 | |
Nicholas Perry (born on May 19, 1992), better known by his online alias Nikocado Avocado, is an American Internet celebrity known for his mukbang videos. He has garnered a significant following on YouTube following the viral success of several videos. As of March 2022[update], he has accumulated more than 6.4 million subscribers and approximately 1.39 billion lifetime views across six YouTube channels.
Early life
Perry majored in acting in college and received callbacks for The Glee Project.[1] He is a classically trained violinist[2] and he worked at The Home Depot while pursuing his career as a freelance violinist.[3]
Career
Perry's early content consisted of vegan lifestyle vlogs and violin covers of popular songs. In 2016, he explained why he was no longer a vegan in a video on his channel, citing health concerns.[4]
From 2016 onwards, Perry began filming mukbang videos, becoming one of the first American men to partake in the trend, with his first mukbang video reaching 50,000 views in a couple of weeks.[2] His earlier mukbang videos featured his pet parrot sitting on his shoulder while he ate.
Perry was featured on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 in 2018.[5] He also has a presence on platforms other than YouTube, such as Cameo and Patreon.[6]
Perry says he has had manic episodes due to his poor diet, and that he takes advantage of his low moments by using clickbait to encourage views to his videos.[4]
In a 2019 interview, Perry said he only plans on creating mukbang videos "for a couple more years" and that "it is very unhealthy".[2] Numerous emotionally turbulent videos uploaded by Perry have also led people to question the state of his mental health.[7]
Personal life
Perry moved to New York City around 2013. While there, he joined a Facebook group for vegan men and met his now-husband Orlin Home, who was living in Colombia. They married in 2017.[4]
Due to Perry's sharp weight gain in recent years, many fans and YouTubers have been concerned about his health.[4][8] In 2019, Perry told Men's Health that he suffers from a loss of libido and erectile dysfunction as a result of his binge eating.[3] In 2021, he has told his viewers that he is disabled.[9]
On September 18, 2021, Perry announced that he had fractured his ribs, stating he sustained the injury while sneezing. In the days preceding the announcement video, a doctor's diagnosis showed that he had broken three of his left ribs.[10]
Controversy
In December 2019, Perry was accused by mukbanger Stephanie Soo of harassing her, through sending her text messages and taking photos from inside her home. Perry published a response video disputing her claims, in which he displayed the photos and argued Soo was fully aware of them being taken.[11] He also showed their text conversations, arguing Soo had stood him up for a scheduled collaboration.[10][11][12][13] Zach Choi, who joined Perry and Soo in their collaboration, later stated that he had hired an attorney to address Perry's claims made on social media, though no legal action ever took place.[12][13]
In September 2021, Perry revealed that the feud was entirely orchestrated to benefit both his career and Soo's. He cited his past education in performance arts and his desire to play the role of the villain.[1] In an interview with MEL Magazine, he stated, "We both knew that this would be the best thing for our careers. [We] got our names further out there than we ever thought possible."[1]
Notes
- ^ Subscribers, broken down by channel:
- 2.9 million (Nikocado Avocado)
- 760 thousand (Nikocado Avocado 2)
- 850 thousand (Nikocado Avocado 3)
- 422 thousand (Noodle King)
- 1 million (More Nikocado)
- 175 thousand (Nikocado Shorts)
- ^ Views, broken down by channel:
- 620 million (Nikocado Avocado)
- 122 million (Nikocado Avocado 2)
- 194 million (Nikocado Avocado 3)
- 47 million (Noodle King)
- 280 million (More Nikocado)
- 45 million (Nikocado Shorts)
References
- ^ a b c Stone, Lillian (September 1, 2021). "Who Is The Real Nik Avocado?". MEL Magazine.
- ^ a b c "Binge eating videos find big audience, even for weight loss". Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. October 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Matthews, Melissa (January 18, 2019). "These Viral 'Mukbang' Stars Get Paid to Gorge on Food—at the Expense of Their Bodies". Men's Health.
- ^ a b c d Harris, Margot; Mendez II, Moises (January 14, 2021). "Inside the rise of Nikocado Avocado, the extreme-eating YouTuber whose meltdowns have disrupted an online community". Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Comedy Central (November 4, 2018). "CeWEBrity Profile – Nikocado Avocado – Tosh.0". YouTube
- ^ Lucas, Jessica. "The ED community is using Nikocado Avocado as 'thinspiration'". Input.
- ^ Harris, Margot (April 17, 2020). "Extreme-eating YouTuber Nikocado Avocado calls himself 'Jesus' and cries in a new video, leading many viewers to express concern". Insider.
- ^ "Is This YouTuber Eating Himself to Death?". IYCMI. Slate. November 28, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, John (October 9, 2021). "Exclusive: Nikocado Avocado fires back after YouTuber claims he's 'slowly killing himself for views'". Extra.ie. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Harris, Margot; Mendez II, Moises (January 14, 2021). "Inside the rise of Nikocado Avocado, the extreme-eating YouTuber whose meltdowns have disrupted an online community". Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Nikocado Avocado (December 30, 2019). "re: Stephanie Soo". YouTube.
- ^ a b Harris, Margot (January 28, 2020). "A controversial extreme-eating YouTuber had a meltdown after his former collaborators accused him of abusive behavior". Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Drayton, Tiffanie (December 23, 2019). "YouTuber Stephanie Soo exposes Nikocado Avocado's alleged abuse in video". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 20, 2021.