Kassem G

Kassem Gharaibeh (Arabic: قاسم الغرايبة; born October 10, 1983) is an American Internet personality and host of Attack of the Show![2] His YouTube channel Kassem G hosts several hundred videos, most notably the California On, Going Deep and Street Music webseries.[3] He won the 2013 Streamy Award for Best Host for his work on California On.

Kassem G
Gharaibeh on Season 3 of Dance Showdown
Born
Kassem Gharaibeh

(1983-10-10) October 10, 1983
Amman, Jordan
NationalityAmerican, Jordanian
Occupation(s)Internet personality, comedian
Years active2008–present
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers2.43 million[1]
Total views462.4 million[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2007
1,000,000 subscribers2010
Last updated: 17 December 2020
Websitewww.youtube.com/kassemg

Early life

Gharaibeh was born in Amman to an Egyptian mother and a Jordanian father. He lived in Saudi Arabia at a very young age then moved to Florida when he was four years old.[3][4] He grew up in Ventura County, California. Before his YouTube career, Gharaibeh was working at a Best Buy and doing stand-up comedy on the weekends, mostly performing in small venues like restaurants.

Career

Gharaibeh got the idea to start making YouTube videos when his friend Cory Williams had a video that went viral. After working in retail for 10 years, Gharaibeh finally quit his job and began making videos full-time.[4] In 2011, he co-starred in the YouTube film, Agents of Secret Stuff starring Ryan Higa as Mr. Anderson.

He won the 2013 Streamy Award for Best Host, beating out four other nominees including Larry King.[5] He has appeared on the cannabis culture-oriented podcast Getting Doug with High six times. He also appeared in a brief role in the 2014 film Transformers: Age of Extinction. In 2009, he co-founded Maker Studios along with Shay Butler, Danny Zappin and Lisa Donovan.[6]

On March 24, 2014, Maker Studios accepted a buyout offer from The Walt Disney Company for $500 million, rising to $950 million if financial milestones were met.[7][8] In March 2021, he made most of his YouTube videos private and not viewable by the public. In a podcast, he explained that as he got older he began to no longer identify with the videos he made earlier in his life, and found many of them offensive and unfunny.[9] In April 2021, he was revealed to be a new host of G4 as part of their relaunch later that year, and in November he was announced to be a host of their revival of Attack of the Show!.

References
  1. "About Kassem G". YouTube.
  2. "Partners Project". partnersproject.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. "KassemG Exclusive Interview: The Partners Project Ep.5". Partnersproject.com. 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  4. Woolsey, Brittany (2011-02-01). "A Comedian's Youtube Success". DIG Magazine. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  5. "3rd Annual Winners & Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. Miller, Claire Cain (April 10, 2011). "Actors in Smaller Studios, Making Pictures for the Smaller Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  7. Fritz, Ben (March 25, 2014). "Disney to Buy Online-Video Network Maker Studios". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  8. Barnes, Brooks (March 24, 2014). "Disney Buys Maker Studios, Video Supplier for YouTube". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  9. "Kassem's Private Video Library - Ep 79 - Pajama Pants". YouTube. Pajama Pants. March 23, 2021. Event occurs at 4m51s. Retrieved September 16, 2021. I had over 500 something videos. I went through and privated almost all of my YouTube library
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