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Yousef Saleh Erakat (/ˈjuːsəf ˈsælə ˈɛrəkæt/; Arabic: يوسف صالح عريقات; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey, is an American YouTuber, online streamer, actor, and musician. His YouTube channels include FouseyTUBE (later renamed Crashout YSE), and the reality vlog-channel DOSEofFOUSEY.^[2] As a YouTuber, he produces prank videos, parodies, vlogs, comedy sketches and interviews. He is the recipient of two Streamy Awards.^[3] As an actor, he starred in Tyler Perry's comedy horror film Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and its 2017 sequel. In January 2025, he released his debut album, G7: The Death of Fousey, which earned mixed reviews.^[4]

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Erakat in 2016
Personal information
Born	Yousef Saleh Erakat (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 35) Fremont, California, U.S.
Education	San Jose State University
Occupations	YouTuber online streamer actor musician
Relatives	Noura Erakat (sister) Saeb Erakat (uncle) Ahmad Erekat (cousin)
YouTube information
Channel	fouseyTUBE
Also known as	Fousey
Years active	2011–present
Genres	Interviews Comedy
Subscribers	10.4 million[1]
Views	2.06 billion[1]
Network	Collective Digital Studio
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2011 1,000,000 subscribers 2014 10,000,000 subscribers 2017
Last updated: September 3, 2023 Statistics shown are representative of the main "fouseyTUBE" channel only.

Personal life

Yousef Saleh Erakat was born in Fremont, California,^{[5][full citation needed]} to Palestinian parents. He has three older siblings, including Noura Erakat, who is a legal scholar and professor at Rutgers University. Erakat attended San Jose State University and majored in theatre arts. He moved to Los Angeles after graduating in 2013 to pursue his acting career.^[6][7][8]

Erakat was brought up in a religious Muslim family, and has on several occasions criticized negative stereotyping of Muslims.^[9]

Erakat has spoken on his ongoing struggles with depression, porn addiction,^[10] anxiety and bipolar disorder, mentioning them frequently in his daily vlogs and once on VH1.^[11]

YouTube career

2011–2014: Beginnings, fitness and controversy

Erakat has had multiple YouTube channels in the past, namely ones relating to fitness. His past channels included him following a workout routine, P90X, and giving a review and before and after of his journey.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, Erakat was listed 3rd on the list of "40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40" by MBMuslima Magazine.^[12] It was not until he began making comedic skits about his Middle Eastern upbringing that his popularity grew.

He later began creating prank videos and further grew his audience. These videos have been criticized both for being dangerous and others staged.^[13] Nonetheless, he is often considered one of the original YouTube pranksters.^[13]

Erakat at an event in 2014

2021–present: Return to YouTube and book

In 2021, Erakat returned to YouTube with a new YouTube Boxing related channel named Fousey (stylized in all lowercase). On this channel he has uploaded boxing related videos with Slim Albaher, AnEsonGib and other YouTubers. He started to call himself DanaTube. In the same year, he also returned to his DOSEofFousey channel. He told that he will use his DOSEofFousey channel for clips.

In January 2021, it was announced that he was going to release a book, titled Warning: This Is Not a Motivational Story.

Streaming career

On August 6, 2023, while Twitch streaming at an airport, he encountered an intoxicated woman who had been a victim of sex trafficking. After flirting and kissing, he and the woman disappeared for around 20 minutes. After bragging that they had sex, however, Erakat received criticism. He then claimed the event was a prank, before starting to cry because he felt "guilty". He abruptly terminated the stream soon after. After a wave of backlash, he proceeded to take a hiatus from Twitch, citing mental health issues.^{[14][better source needed]} The day after the incident he was banned for hateful conduct towards the LGBT community.^{[15][independent source needed]} Shortly after his Twitch ban, Erakat announced that he would be streaming on Kick.^{[citation needed]}

On August 23, 2023, Erakat was arrested on livestream by police in Miami, Florida after calling 911 on himself following a dispute with another streamer.^[16]

Boxing career

Erakat made his boxing debut against Slim Albaher on September 29, 2019, losing by a technical knockout.^{[17][independent source needed]} Erakat suffered a broken nose and needed two surgeries to fix it. Following that experience, he vowed never to fight again.^{[18][better source needed]} On August 27, 2022, he faced Deji Olatunji and lost via TKO, vowing to never fight again for the second time.

Music career

In January 2025, Erakat released his debut album, G7: The Death of Fousey, which earned mixed reviews.^[19]

Boxing record

Professional

1 fight	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Loss	0–1	Deji Olatunji	TKO	3 (4) 1:28	27 Aug 2022	The O2 Arena, London, England	MF–Professional bout

Amateur

1 fight	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Loss	0–1	Slim Albaher	TKO	4 (6), 1:30	Sep 29, 2019	York Hall, London, England

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Twin Blocke	Trevor	Short film
2016	We Love You	Ford
	Boo! A Madea Halloween	Jonathan
2017	Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
	#Reality High	Himself

Web

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Experiment 88	Himself	Episode: "HELP ME!! FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD"	[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Category	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	fouseyTUBE	Pranks	4th Streamy Awards	Nominated	[21]
2015		YouTube Comedian	Shorty Awards	Nominated	[22]
		YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E		Nominated
	Snapchatter	Nominated
Pranks	5th Streamy Awards	Nominated	[23]
Show of the Year	Won	[24]
2016	DOSEofFOUSEY	First Person	6th Streamy Awards	Nominated	[25]
Yousef Erakat	Entertainer of the Year	Won

Further reading

• Erakat, Y. S., with Martin Svensson and Leif Eriksson (Sept 28, 2021). Warning: This is Not a Motivational Story. Brentwood, Tennessee: Permuted Press. ISBN 978-1682619858
• The Guardian
• San Jose Mercury News
• BBC News
• The National
• The Rise, Fall, and Re-Birth of Fousey: The Untold Truth (May 17, 2021). No Focks Given podcast (28).