Growing up Yousef was actually the shyest of his four siblings, a bit of an introvert but a boy who would light up whenever there was a camera on him. He found his calling at an early age make home videos in which he was always the star. His interest in the performing arts led Yousef so San Jose Stat University where he enrolled in a Theatre program, and upon graduation he moved to LA and tried to get his big break as an actor, but instead found more opportunity and momentum through posting videos to YouTbue. Initially his videos were fitness based where he would document his P90X transformation, but later switched gears moving into comedy and eventually pranks and social experiments a dance video caught the attention of Ellen early on, which can be chalked up as one of his early breaks. But it hasn’t been all positive with Yousef being one of the few YouTuber to reveal his battle with addiction and depression to his millions of viewers.