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64-591: Since Jafari's departure, the channel has expanded to include many other hosts, besides the main two, who have floated in and out of the channel over time as a part of spin-off shows. Those include Ross O'Donovan , Barry Kramer, Suzy Berhow, and Brian Wecht , as well as various guest hosts. As of 27 December 2022, Game Grumps has over 5.37 million subscribers and over 6.4 billion total video views. Game Grumps have also developed and published three of their own video games, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator , Soviet Jump Game , and Homebody , as well as writing

128-504: A cosplayer , propmaker, and special effects artist who was featured in Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and Heroes of Cosplay . On 19 September 2018, Conrad and O'Donovan announced on their respective Twitter pages that they would be splitting up amicably, citing Conrad's decision to move to Seattle . On 9 April 2021, O’Donovan announced on Twitter that his mother had died due to lung cancer . During production of

192-617: A 48-hour sale of his "Tasteful Nudes" Charity Calendar to the Cancer Research Institute ; he raised over $ 490,000 for the charity and won the 2020 Oliver R. Grace Award. Fischbach joined the board of comic book publisher Red Giant Entertainment in November 2014. In June of that year at San Diego Comic-Con , he co-hosted a panel with figures from the company including CEO Benny R. Powell , and writers David Campiti , Mort Castle , David Lawrence , and Brian Augustyn . In 2016, it

256-581: A YouTube channel and begin uploading content there. His best known work was the series Gamer Tonight , which was produced for the ABC2 video game-based program Good Game . The series featured a fictitious talk show whose host, voiced by frequent-collaborator Arin Hanson , would interview various types of gamers. He also created the show Gameoverse , which featured Hanson in every speaking role. Gameoverse has since been put on hiatus, though O'Donovan has confirmed

320-468: A channel dedicated to recreational and live-action video projects, was created. In November 2015, Avidan's Ninja Sex Party bandmate Brian Wecht officially joined the team, leaving behind his career as a theoretical physicist . In February 2016, it was announced that Avidan and Hanson would appear at Hollywood Improv for a special performance of Game Grumps Live on March 30 and 31. Later, in April 2016, it

384-403: A channel which planned to upload a video every day for one year, after which the channel would be deleted along with its videos. The channel rose to early success, gaining 1 million subscribers in its first 5 days and 4.56 million in its last few minutes, and over 11.5 million video views in its first week. Following a final 12-hour live stream that peaked at over 1.5 million concurrent viewers,

448-563: A day: two standard Game Grumps episodes and a single Steam Train episode. Steam Train later expanded to include Hanson as a co-host at times, as well as featuring one of the group's editors, Barry Kramer, and Hanson's wife Suzy Berhow. In December 2013, Kramer and Berhow began hosting Table Flip , where they dress in Victorian / 19th century American period clothing and play tabletop games , such as card games , board games , and tile-based games with other YouTube personalities. The series

512-648: A film adaptation of the 2022 indie horror game Iron Lung by David Szymanski. Fischbach is directing, producing, writing, and financing Iron Lung himself. The film stars him and Caroline Rose Kaplan. Fischbach has participated in multiple charity live streams and fundraisers. The majority of his fundraising has been for cancer charities in honor of his father, who died of lung cancer in 2008. In 2017, Forbes reported that Fischbach and his fans raised around $ 3 million for charity through these events. In March 2018, in celebration of reaching 20 million subscribers, Fischbach announced he would donate all proceeds from

576-484: A guest and made a brief cameo in a video commemorating the series' 10th anniversary. His new YouTube channel, RubberRoss , reached over 1 million subscribers in 2022. In August 2020, O'Donovan was the target of a controversial advertising campaign by Burger King and the ad agency Ogilvy . The companies used a feature on Twitch that allows viewers to donate small amounts of money in order to broadcast unsolicited advertisements. Clips from these streams were later used in

640-450: A number of fellow YouTubers , including Ethan Nestor, Jacksepticeye , LordMinion777, Muyskerm, PewDiePie , Matthias, Game Grumps , Cyndago, Yamimash, jacksfilms , CaptainSparklez , Egoraptor and LixianTV, the last of whom currently works as his editor. He has also collaborated with celebrities such as Jack Black and Jimmy Kimmel . Fischbach says that he is " not religious " and does not attend church. Mark's older brother, Tom,

704-486: A video advertisement. O'Donovan made a series of tweets criticizing the campaign, calling the practice "scummy as hell". The tweets, as well as additional statements from O'Donovan, were used in articles by BBC , Kotaku , and PC Gamer while reporting on the issue. Since September 2021, O'Donovan's YouTube videos have primarily consisted of him and other artists collaborating within the online GarticPhone game. On 29 September 2012, O'Donovan married Holly Conrad,

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768-552: Is a journalist in Australia, and is married to Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh . O'Donovan attended Corpus Christi College . After graduating from college, he studied and instructed animation at the Film and Television Institute of Western Australia in Fremantle . O'Donovan began his career by posting animated shorts to Newgrounds under the name "RubberNinja". He would later establish

832-483: Is an American YouTuber , actor and filmmaker. One of the most popular YouTubers on the platform, he is known for his " Let's Play " videos of indie horror games . He was listed by Forbes as the third highest-paid content creator on the platform in 2022, and has won four Streamy Awards and a Golden Joystick Award . He has spun-off his YouTube fame into a media career, venturing into acting and filmmaking. After joining YouTube in 2012, Fischbach became popular on

896-458: Is an Australian animator, voice actor, and Internet personality. He is known for his solo work as a Twitch streamer , as well as his YouTube and Newgrounds cartoons and animations. He co-hosted the internet show Steam Train , a spin-off of YouTube Let's Play series Game Grumps . O'Donovan was born on 17 June 1987 in Perth , Western Australia to Irish Catholic parents. His sister Rebecca

960-609: Is either only tangentially or not at all related to video games. These include live-action comedy shows 10 Minute Power Hour and Good Content , Good Game , a YouTube Premium exclusive show, and two Game Grumps -published books, Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau and Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Express Train to Nowhere , supposedly written by Hanson's estranged uncle Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills; Mills

1024-592: Is explored in the 2022 documentary Markiplier from North Korea . After Fischbach was born, the family moved to Cincinnati , Ohio, but his parents divorced when he was young. Fischbach graduated from Milford High School in 2007 and enrolled at the University of Cincinnati , where he took a biomedical engineering program. His father died in 2008. Fischbach met Wade Barnes in sixth grade and roomed with Bob Muyskens in his freshman year—they would both become his long-term friends and collaborators. In 2012, Fischbach

1088-418: Is in order from their first appearance on the show. On June 13, 2017, Game Grumps announced on their official Twitter account that they were developing a video game of their own. A teaser trailer for the game was released on June 18, 2017, titled Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator . After some delays, Dream Daddy was released on Steam on July 20, 2017 on both Windows and MacOS. The game was later ported to

1152-400: Is physically portrayed by Hanson under "old man" makeup. The first book was released on March 10, 2020, and published by Permuted Press. The audiobook version of Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau was released on Audible on August 19, 2020, narrated by Hanson in character as Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills. The second book in the series, Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and

1216-532: The Cincinnati Children's Hospital and the World Food Programme . He announced a set of conditions that had to be met first before launching the page: The first condition was that his Distractible podcast had to become the most popular podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify , and the second condition was that a sports podcast he created with a friend had to become the most popular sports podcast in

1280-611: The Crisis Text Line . Later in the same year, Game Grumps did another 6-hour livestream to raise money for Camp Kesem , raising over $ 37,000. On June 4, 2020, in wake of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter movement, Game Grumps announced that they had donated a total of $ 20,000 to charities that support Black-owned Businesses, Black LGBTQ+ support groups and various bail funds to assist arrested protesters. In recent years, Game Grumps have expanded to content that

1344-579: The Game Grumps channel and other content creators. In June 2015, O'Donovan launched a 5-episode miniseries on the Game Grumps channel called Guild Grumps . O'Donovan mentored 4 members of the Game Grumps crew in a 5-day race to advance from Level 90 to Level 100 in the Warlords of Draenor expansion of World of Warcraft . In 2020, O'Donovan left Game Grumps on good terms, to prioritize making his own content. He has returned on multiple occasions as

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1408-508: The Game Grumps in various videos. These members have hosted various shows of their own, or have made appearances in Grumpcade, Steam Train and other series. Aside from Jon Jafari and Barry Kramer, Game Grumps has had a few editors who, aside from various appearances, were not necessarily dubbed as official members. In late 2013, the Game Grumps had put various games, which they had received multiple copies of, on eBay for auction, with all

1472-561: The PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch . On the day of its release, Hanson stated that Game Grumps was now a video game development studio. In November 2019, the channel posted two videos covering games for the Dendy video game console. It was followed by a video on December 3, 2019, where Arin Hanson "discovered" a multiplayer battle royale game for the console. The following day it was revealed to be an elaborate promotion for Soviet Jump Game ,

1536-480: The young adult novels Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau and Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Express Train to Nowhere . Episodes usually consist of two hosts or more playing a video game, featuring their commentary (often humorous), experience with (and opinions of) the chosen game, as well as related and unrelated discussions, along with stories from their lives. These commentaries often feature voice characterizations performed by

1600-639: The 2015 South by Southwest Gaming Awards, and he was featured in YouTube Rewind . He was ranked sixth in a list of the twenty most influential celebrities among teenagers in the United States. Fischbach and fellow YouTuber Jenna Mae appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September 2015 following backlash Kimmel received regarding jokes he made about YouTube and Let's Play videos. Fischbach began living with fellow YouTubers Daniel Kyre and Ryan Magee, who ran

1664-474: The Express Train to Nowhere , was published on June 7, 2022, accompanied by its own theme song. In 2013, before Jafari's departure to work on his own JonTron series, Jafari and Hanson appeared in a promotional video for the Warner Bros. Pictures movie Pacific Rim produced by Polaris . The video also featured other internet personalities Jesse Cox, Brooke "Dodger" Lawson, Mike Lamond and John Bain . In

1728-399: The United States and the rest of the world. The third and final condition was that fans had to pay an admission of $ 12 for his documentary Markiplier From North Korea , a documentary based on his mother's life story about him getting back in touch with the rest of his family. The conditions were met faster than he was prepared for. On November 2, 2022, he announced in a YouTube video that he

1792-465: The YouTube Let's Play series Game Grumps , co-host Arin Hanson launched a second show on the Game Grumps platform. Originally conceptualized by O'Donovan, the show Steam Train had O'Donovan joined by Ninja Sex Party vocalist Dan Avidan , where both would play PC games (the title referencing online retailer Steam ). Later episodes of the series would see O'Donovan paired with other members of

1856-514: The YouTube channel Cyndago. In September 2015, Kyre was found in critical condition after attempting suicide in his room. He was hospitalized, but was taken off life support two days later. Cyndago was disbanded and Fischbach went on hiatus from YouTube for a month before returning on October 5. He reached 10 million subscribers on the 14th. In November 2016, Fischbach signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME). His first project with WME

1920-440: The channel "Markiplier", a portmanteau of Mark and multiplier , as he would be portraying all the characters in the sketches. Fischbach later said it was a "really dumb name". However, Fischbach also had a lifelong interest in video games and decided to do gaming videos while the trend was growing. His first series was a Let's Play of Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010), and the channel reached over 94,000 subscribers within

1984-563: The channel was deleted by Fischbach and Nestor on November 14, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. PST. Since 2017, Fischbach has voiced the character 5.0.5 in the Cartoon Network series Villainous . Fischbach starred and co-produced a podcast drama called The Edge of Sleep , which follows a night watchman who discovers that everyone who fell asleep the previous night died and must try to stay awake. The first project from QCode 's Wood Elf label, The Edge of Sleep debuted September 2019, and

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2048-404: The decision's last-minute announcement, as well as the channel's decision to announce the beginning of Steam Train on the same day. After Jafari's departure, Ninja Sex Party vocalist Dan Avidan succeeded him as co-host of the main show. Avidan also joined animator Ross O'Donovan as co-host of the show Steam Train where both play PC games. This expanded the channel's output to three videos

2112-440: The development team had expanded to include writer Chad Quandt, concept artist Ashley Swaby, and story artist Krooked_Glasses. Over time, Game Grumps has accumulated a variety of hosts, editors and other personnel since Jafari's departure in 2013, some of which are not mentioned below. All members have appeared in various roles outside of their main position. Hosts of the main Game Grumps series. Official members according to

2176-459: The empty slot on certain days. These include Doodle Doods , an artistic show hosted by fellow animators and YouTubers O'Donovan and Chris O'Neill (OneyNG), The G Club , a media-centric podcast show, and Dragons in Places , an audio-only podcast detailing a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. In December 2017, Kramer announced that he would be departing from the show to focus on his own pursuits; he

2240-521: The goal. If they did not, their donation would be split between those who won. In the end, O'Donovan was the sole winner, and, combined with the participants' distributed funds, donated $ 5,000 to cancer research . As of 2015, Game Grumps has raised over $ 70,000 by hosting charity livestreams on Twitch . On February 17, 2018, Game Grumps held a 6-hour livestream on Twitch in which they played several games, including Mad Max , Half-Life 2 , Fallout , and Overwatch , raising around $ 77,000 for

2304-505: The hosts, especially in the case of Hanson and Avidan. Many of the displayed games are sent in to the Grumps' PO box in Glendale, California, by fans. Game Grumps was created by Jon "JonTron" Jafari and Arin "Egoraptor" Hanson , and began with a video of the two playing Kirby Super Star uploaded on July 18, 2012 to video streaming site YouTube . According to Jafari and Hanson, the idea for

2368-652: The platform with Let's Plays of Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) and the Five Nights at Freddy's series; as of 2024, his channel had over 37 million subscribers. He signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor in 2016. While with the agency, he released a clothing line, wrote and directed the YouTube Original series A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022), and hosted or co-hosted two podcasts which reached No. 1 on Spotify . In 2023, Fischbach signed with United Talent Agency and

2432-464: The proceeds going to the children's charity Child's Play . After the auctions ended, they had raised a total of over $ 7,000. In June 2015, a 5-episode miniseries was released called Guild Grumps . O'Donovan mentored Hanson, Avidan, Kramer and Berhow in a 5-day race to advance from Level 90 to Level 100 in World of Warcraft . Each participant had $ 1,000 to donate to a charity of their choice, if they reached

2496-505: The resulting franchise is now known for. For over a decade, Fischbach has consistently made Let's Plays of every entry in the FNaF series. They are some of his most viewed and rewatched videos. He is highly engaged with the franchise's fandom , which has an overlap with his own. He made a guest appearance in the launch trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery (2019). In 2023, /Film 's B. J. Colangelo wrote that Fischbach

2560-421: The second video game to be published by Game Grumps , with a trailer released that same day. The game was released for free on Steam on July 17, 2020. On June 1, 2023, Game Grumps released their third video game on Steam titled Homebody , a psychological horror game published by Rogue Games. Ross O%27Donovan Ross Kenry O'Donovan (born 17 June 1987), also known as RubberNinja and RubberRoss ,

2624-592: The series Guild Grumps, each participant had $ 1,000 to donate to a charity of their choice if they reached the goal. If they did not, their donation would be split between those who won. In the end, O'Donovan was the sole winner and, combined with the participants' distributed funds, donated $ 5,000 to cancer research . As of 2015, O'Donovan and Game Grumps have raised over $ 70,000 by hosting charity livestreams on Twitch . Markiplier Mark Edward Fischbach ( / ˈ f ɪ ʃ ˌ b ɑː k / FISH -bahk ; born June 28, 1989), known online as Markiplier ,

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2688-506: The series will return. In August 2014, O'Donovan uploaded a video expressing his concerns with animation videos on YouTube. Discussing the changes made to YouTube's algorithms, he stated that the website was now accommodating live-action videos over animated videos due to the algorithm's emphasis on retention time and upload frequencies which would impede animation channels. In spite of this, O'Donovan has continued releasing animations periodically. In 2013, after Jon Jafari 's departure from

2752-570: The series, Kramer continued to edit Steam Train . Since Abernathy's departure from the show in mid-2016, Kramer, Ryan Magee, and Matt Watson had taken the editing duties. In January 2015, to celebrate reaching two million subscribers, a new show called Grumpcade was launched, featuring any combination of co-hosts playing console games. The show also features guest YouTube personalities, including game critics ProJared, The Completionist, and YouTuber Markiplier . Shortly after, in February 2015, GrumpOut,

2816-402: The show came about when the two were arguing over whether or not the character Wolf from the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl was too similar to the character Fox in terms of their fighting styles. After animator Ross O'Donovan told the duo about their tendency to be "grumpy" with each other over video games, Hanson came up with the idea of a podcast revolving around this concept, though

2880-410: The show ultimately became a video series on YouTube rather than a podcast. In September 2012, Barry Kramer was brought onto the show as an editor. Hanson and Jafari worked on the show together until June 25, 2013, when Jafari announced he would be leaving the show due to desires to focus on his own show . Many fans were upset by Jafari's departure from Game Grumps , with many expressing disappointment in

2944-442: The third issue of the 2016 Doctor Who Ninth Doctor comic series , an alien girl is seen wearing a "Hey I'm Grump! I'm Not So Grump!" shirt. A specially modified version of the demo for The Stanley Parable was played on the channel's side show Steam Train which addressed two of the show's hosts, Dan Avidan and Ross O'Donovan. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Olympic swimmer Tom Shields said that Game Grumps

3008-551: The tour. In January 2018, Fischbach began producing exclusive content for Twitch as part of a deal with Disney Digital Network . His YouTube channel reached 20 million subscribers in March, before going on another hiatus in June to mourn his step-niece Miranda Cracraft, who had been killed in a car accident aged nineteen, raising over $ 79,000 for her funeral through GoFundMe . In October 2019, interactive special A Heist with Markiplier

3072-414: The video has over 114 million views, making it his most-viewed Let's Play. It was only released five days prior to Fischbach's video, and quickly saw viral success after Fischbach and other YouTubers made videos playing it. Viewers were drawn by the hilarity of their "over-the-top" reactions. Fischbach's videos included his struggles to beat the game's hardest mode and decipher the complicated hidden story

3136-590: The video they played new recruits under training by "The Lieutenant Commander" played by Robert Kazinsky . In 2015, the Game Grumps were featured in the official reveal trailer for the Shovel Knight Amiibo figure. The show and its hosts have since been referenced in a number of video games such as DLC Quest and The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures . Virtual avatars of Hanson and Avidan are also featured, and voiced by themselves, in House Party . In

3200-592: The year. YouTubers with over one thousand subscribers were then eligible to earn money under YouTube's AdSense program. However, Fischbach had problems with his AdSense account which prevented him from monetizing his videos, and he was forced to move to his current channel in April, originally named "markiplierGAME". He dropped out of university the same year to support his growing online career, only two semesters away from graduating. In early 2014, Fischbach moved to Los Angeles to be closer to potential business opportunities. Fischbach and Janet Varney co-hosted

3264-526: Was announced that Avidan and Hanson would appear at Levity Live in Nyack , New York for more performances of Game Grumps Live on April 29 and 30. On January 6, 2017, it was announced that the show's middle slot would no longer upload on a consistent schedule. While Steam Train and Grumpcade were not canceled, the format was changed so that they would be released only upon the creators' discretion on an occasional basis. A few substitute shows were created to fill

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3328-484: Was announced that he would appear in his own line of comics. In October 2018, Fischbach and fellow YouTuber Seán McLoughlin launched the clothing line Cloak, aimed at the gaming community. Streamer Imane Anys joined Cloak as a partner and creative director in 2020. The success of the Tasteful Nudes Calendar inspired Fischbach to start an account on OnlyFans , whose proceeds will be split evenly between

3392-464: Was beset by many different issues: he went through a breakup, was laid off of his job, moved to an apartment after his mother kicked him out of her house, had an emergency appendectomy and went into debt. After being hospitalized because of an adrenal tumor , he "decided that he wanted to do something else." Fischbach registered his first YouTube channel on March 6, 2012. He originally intended to upload comedy sketches and action videos. He named

3456-491: Was going to create the page at the end of the month, after making an initial batch of "tasteful nudes" and obtaining the "Markiplier" handle from an impersonator. The page was launched on December 9, 2022, and the influx of traffic caused the site to crash. Fischbach is best known for his Let's Plays of indie horror games. He uploaded his first Let's Play of the 2014 survival horror game Five Nights at Freddy's ( FNaF ) on August 13, 2014. As of November 2023 ,

3520-459: Was his "You're Welcome Tour" in Spring 2017, in which Fischbach and four other YouTubers—Muyskerm, Barnes, Tyler Schied, and Ethan Nestor—performed thirty-one shows across the United States and Europe. Fischbach had said to Variety that he was interested in more traditional entertainment. Taking five months to plan, he incorporated musical, comedy and improv elements and audience participation in

3584-516: Was launched in May 2021. Fischbach and Scheid also launched Go! My Favorite Sports Team in February 2022, a comedy podcast where the enthusiast Scheid and the unknowledgeable Fischbach discuss sports. The two-part In Space with Markiplier (2022) was again produced by Fischbach and Rooster Teeth as his second interactive YouTube Original. The viewer takes on the role of the captain of a collapsing spaceship with Fischbach playing its head engineer. In Space

3648-505: Was nominated for Outstanding Interactive Media at the first Children's and Family Emmys Awards . Deadline announced at the start of March 2023 that Fischbach had signed with United Talent Agency (UTA). A week later, it was announced at Spotify Stream On that Spotify would exclusively host new video episodes of Distractible and Go! My Favorite Sports Team . Fischbach also said he was working on an upcoming film. On April 21, Deadline announced that Fischbach had begun production on

3712-573: Was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award . He starred in the series The Edge of Sleep (2024), and he will direct, produce, write, and star in the horror film Iron Lung , which is his theatrical debut. Mark Edward Fischbach was born on June 28, 1989, in Honolulu , Hawaii. His father Cliffton was a German American military officer who met his Korean mother, Sunok Frank, while stationed in South Korea. Fischbach's maternal family history

3776-411: Was one of his favorite shows and that he watched it "almost daily." He mentioned that the show's hosts "helped him normalize a lot of things. It's kind of a new phenomenon in his life." In 2021, Game Grumps was cited as an example of a "comfort creator" in an article from The New York Times . Guest Grumps is a spin-off series in which each episode features a special guest star. The following list

3840-542: Was professionally produced by Polaris, with seven cameras and extensive editing in post-production to fit the content to the show's 45 to 60 minute format on Polaris's website rather than the Game Grumps YouTube channel. The final episode of Table Flip aired on October 14, 2016. In November 2014, Kevin Abernathy was hired to assist Kramer with video editing and production. Although Abernathy took on editing for most of

3904-439: Was released as his first YouTube Original . Produced by Fischbach and Rooster Teeth , the special follows two burglars—the viewer and Fischbach—and contains 31 possible endings. Fischbach had released a similar project titled A Date with Markiplier in 2017. On November 15, 2019, Fischbach launched a new channel with fellow YouTuber Ethan Nestor (formerly known online as CrankGameplays) called Unus Annus (Latin for “one year”),

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3968-487: Was renewed for a second season set for 2023. Fischbach reprises his role in a television remake produced by New Regency , in which Lio Tipton and Eve Harlow also star. It was released in 2024 and debuted in Amazon Prime Video 's Top 10 charts. Fischbach, alongside Barnes and Muyskens, host the podcast Distractible . Also produced by Wood Elf, it rose to No. 1 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts ' charts when it

4032-568: Was replaced by Ryan Magee and Matt Watson. In May 2019, all episodes guest starring the YouTuber Jared "ProJared" Knabenbauer were first made private then deleted entirely, presumably in an effort by the Game Grumps to distance themselves from Knabenbauer following allegations that he cheated on his then-wife and abused his fame to solicit nude photos from underage fans. Since 2015, Game Grumps has also been developing an animated series titled Gameoverse , created by O'Donovan. By June 21, 2017,

4096-485: Was the main contributor to FNaF 's rise to popularity. Fischbach confirmed he was asked to appear in the 2023 film adaptation of the video game, but was unable to due to scheduling conflicts with his Iron Lung adaptation. In one of MatPat 's Film Theory videos, it was confirmed that Fischbach was supposed to play the night security guard that was killed by the animatronics in the film's opening scene. Fischbach has collaborated on sketch comedy and gaming videos with

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