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American YouTuber and internet celebrity (born 1992)
| Nikocado Avocado | |
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| Born | Nicholas Perry (1992-05-19) May 19, 1992 (age 32) Kherson, Ukraine |
| 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: May 29, 2022 | |
Nicholas Perry (born May 19, 1992), known online as Nikocado Avocado, is an American Internet celebrity known for his mukbang (eating show) videos. He has garnered a significant following on YouTube following the viral success of several videos. As of March 2022, he has accumulated more than 6.4 million subscribers and approximately 1.39 billion lifetime views across six YouTube channels.
Early life and career
Perry was born in Ukraine and raised outside Philadelphia in the United States. He is a classically trained violinist. He majored in performance in college and says he received callbacks for The Glee Project. While pursuing his career as a violinist, he worked at The Home Depot.
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.
Mukbang videos
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. His earlier mukbang videos showed his pet parrot sitting on his shoulder while he ate.
Perry was appeared on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 in 2018. He also has a presence on platforms other than YouTube, such as Cameo, Patreon, and OnlyFans.
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.
In a 2019 interview, Perry said he only plans on creating mukbang videos "for a couple more years" and that "it is very unhealthy". Numerous emotionally turbulent videos uploaded by Perry have also led people to question the state of his mental health.
On September 18, 2021, Perry stated that he had fractured his ribs after months of "excessive, forceful coughing."
On March 5, 2022, a mukbang video produced by Perry entitled "Our Final Video Together" inadvertently captured audio of a woman being stabbed, with the sounds of the victim screaming being heard in the background while Perry and Home consumed chicken nuggets and fries. In the aftermath of the incident, users online began speculating as to whether the video would be admissible as evidence in an investigation into the crime.
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. He also showed their text conversations, arguing Soo had stood him up for a scheduled collaboration. 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. Perry later claimed that the feud was entirely orchestrated to benefit both his career and Soo's.
Due to Perry's sharp weight gain in recent years, many fans and YouTubers have been concerned about his health. 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. In 2021, he told his viewers that he is disabled, and rides a mobility scooter. He is sometimes seen wearing a CPAP mask, a device designed for individuals with sleep apnea, in his videos.
Personal life
Perry moved to New York City around 2013. While there, he joined a Facebook group for vegan men and met Orlin Home, who was living in Colombia and whom he married in 2017.
Perry has struggled with mental health issues from an early age. He is of Russian descent/ethnic background. By the age of five, he was placed in therapy for behavioural issues and excessive attention seeking, and by the age of seven, he was prescribed an antidepressant. He had also been diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder, as well as ADHD. He stopped taking medication at an undisclosed period in his life, but as of 2020, he went back on his medication.
Notes
- Subscribers, broken down by channel:
- 3.12 million (Nikocado Avocado)
- 773 thousand (Nikocado Avocado 2)
- 887 thousand (Nikocado Avocado 3)
- 431 thousand (Noodle King)
- 1.18 million (More Nikocado)
- 239 thousand (Nikocado Shorts)
- Views, broken down by channel:
- 659 million (Nikocado Avocado)
- 124 million (Nikocado Avocado 2)
- 203 million (Nikocado Avocado 3)
- 47 million (Noodle King)
- 335 million (More Nikocado)
- 77 million (Nikocado Shorts)
References
- ^ 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.
- Amo, Sergio del (May 2, 2022). "The YouTuber who gained 100 kilos in front of the camera". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- Italie, Leanne (October 3, 2019). "Binge eating videos find big audience, even for weight loss". AP News.
- ^ "Binge eating videos find big audience, even for weight loss". Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. October 4, 2019.
- ^ Stone, Lillian (September 1, 2021). "Who Is The Real Nik Avocado?". MEL Magazine.
- ^ Matthews, Melissa (January 18, 2019). "These Viral 'Mukbang' Stars Get Paid to Gorge on Food—at the Expense of Their Bodies". Men's Health.
- 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.
- Kiley, Rachel (March 10, 2022). "Nikocado Avocado allegedly captured woman's scream during stabbing while recording video". The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Nikocado Avocado Purportedly Captures The Screams Of A Person Getting Stabbed In A Recent Mukbang Video That's Going Viral". Know Your Meme. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Nikocado Avocado (December 30, 2019). "re: Stephanie Soo". YouTube.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Drayton, Tiffanie (December 23, 2019). "YouTuber Stephanie Soo exposes Nikocado Avocado's alleged abuse in video". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- "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.
- Schwartz, Ralph (May 14, 2021). "The Untold Truth Of Nikocado Avocado". Mashed.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.