Berleezy
{{Short description|American YouTuber and streamer (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Berleezy
| image = Berleezy (3x4 cropped).jpg
| caption = Berleezy in 2023
| birth_name = Berlin Edmond Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|16}}
| birth_place = Bakersfield, California
| education = California State University, Fullerton (BA)
| occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|streamer}}
| channels = {{ubl
| [https://www.youtube.com/@berleezy/ berleezy]
| [https://www.youtube.com/@berlinedmond Berlin]
| [https://www.youtube.com/@eezyTV eezyTV]
}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| genre = {{hlist|Comedy|gaming}}
| subscribers = {{plainlist|
- 2.44 million (main channel)
- {{Rounddown|{{Sum
| 2.44
| 1.99
| 0.400 <-- eezyTV-->
|1}}}} million (combined){{efn|Subscribers, broken down by channel:
2.44 million (Berleezy)
1.99 million (Berlin)
400 thousand (eezyTV)
}}
}}
| views = {{plainlist|
- 700 million (main channel)
- {{Rounddown|{{Sum
| 700
| 157
| 37 <-- eezyTV-->
|37}}}} million (combined){{efn|Views, broken down by channel:
700 million (Berleezy)
157 million (Berlin)
37 million (eezyTV)
}}
}}
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| gold_year = 2017, 2020
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Berlin Edmond Jr. (born December 16, 1992), known online as Berleezy (stylized in all lowercase), is an American{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Amrita |title="I'm fighting everybody": Possible reason behind Berleezy's YouTube channel deletion explored as fans go berserk online |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/im-fighting-everybody-possible-reason-behind-berleezy-s-youtube-channel-deletion-explored-fans-go-berserk-online |website=Sportskeeda |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=February 8, 2023 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316061935/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/im-fighting-everybody-possible-reason-behind-berleezy-s-youtube-channel-deletion-explored-fans-go-berserk-online |url-status=live }} YouTuber and streamer.{{cite web |last1=Schroeder |first1=Audra |title=That One Sound: Berleezy's 'That's some bullsh*t' soundtracks Texas winter storm |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/berleezy-thats-some-bullshit-tiktok-audio-texas-storm/ |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=February 19, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316054425/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/berleezy-thats-some-bullshit-tiktok-audio-texas-storm/ |url-status=live }} His YouTube channel first became popular in 2015 as a result of his Exposed series and later became focused on gaming content.
Life and career
Berlin Edmond Jr. was born on December 16, 1992.{{Cite instagram |user=berleezy |postid=CI3Xp1qANS2 |title=Thank you Jesus for letting me see big 28, gift for myself who I'm pulling up on for a plate talk to me eugh |date=December 17, 2020}} He has an older sister, Britani, who is also a YouTuber.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6zqjWRmuUU |title=Random Horrors With My Brother @berleezy - Vol. 1 |date=January 24, 2023 |last=Britani |first= |type=Video |access-date=November 2, 2024 |via=YouTube}} He created his YouTube channel in 2013. While attending California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), where he majored in English and was the president of the school's Black Student Union, Edmond found success on YouTube with Exposed, a series of videos in which he jokingly critiqued intros to children's television series, after his tweet of a clip of him roasting the Hey Arnold! intro went viral in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Madison III |first1=Ira |title=This Roast of the Hey Arnold! Credits Is Savage |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/this-roast-of-the-hey-arnold-credits-is-savage.html |website=Vulture |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=November 30, 2015 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316061934/https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/this-roast-of-the-hey-arnold-credits-is-savage.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Engle |first1=Taylor |title=CSUF English major divides time between leadership role and YouTube |url=https://dailytitan.com/lifestyle/csuf-english-major-divides-time-between-leadership-role-and-youtube/article_22825bae-ce2f-59bc-878f-59f69816c3e9.html |website=The Daily Titan |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=March 6, 2017 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316054425/https://dailytitan.com/lifestyle/csuf-english-major-divides-time-between-leadership-role-and-youtube/article_22825bae-ce2f-59bc-878f-59f69816c3e9.html |url-status=live }} He soon graduated from CSUF and, in 2017, his channel reached one million subscribers.{{cite web |last1=Gutelle |first1=Sam |title=YouTube Millionaires: Berleezy Makes Videos That Are "Relatable, Informative, Funny, And Motivational" |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/05/31/youtube-millionaires-berleezy/ |website=Tubefilter |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316055927/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/05/31/youtube-millionaires-berleezy/ |url-status=live }}
Edmond created a gaming YouTube channel in 2016{{cite web |last1=Mustafa |first1=Filiz |title=Fans upset after Berleezy's popular gaming YouTube channel suddenly disappears |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/02/06/what-happened-to-berleezys-account-terminated-message-upsets-fans/ |website=HITC |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=February 6, 2023 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316061934/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/02/06/what-happened-to-berleezys-account-terminated-message-upsets-fans/ |url-status=live }} and later became a popular video game streamer on Twitch.{{cite web |last1=Canton |first1=Rafael |title=State Farm Turns to Gaming to Connect With Younger Gamers |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/state-farm-gaming-connect-with-younger-consumers/ |website=Adweek |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=June 6, 2022 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316061934/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/state-farm-gaming-connect-with-younger-consumers/ |url-status=live }} In 2020, Berleezy reacted to an episode of Hip Hop Harry on his Eezytoons series, which is the successor to Exposed, but instead features full episodes instead of intros. This led to an official collaboration with the show a few months later.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEDJoaSAzQW/ |website=Instagram |title=@Berleezy was talking GREEZY y'all!!! Turn ON notifications (LINK IN BIO) Dropping Tomorrow ONLY on YouTube 📺 #HipHopHarry x #Berleezy |access-date=January 10, 2024 |date=August 18, 2020 }}
Tennis player Naomi Osaka debuted her Fortnite outfit in a Twitch stream with Edmond in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Kane |first1=David |title=Naomi Osaka unveils Fortnite skins ahead of game debut |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/naomi-osaka-unveils-fortnite-skins-ahead-of-game-debut |website=Tennis |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316061934/https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/naomi-osaka-unveils-fortnite-skins-ahead-of-game-debut |url-status=live }} In the summer of 2022, Edmond participated in a gaming livestream series hosted by State Farm called the Gamerhood, which featured multiple gaming content creators, such as Ninja.{{cite web |last1=Polhamus |first1=Blaine |title=Ninja, Ludwig among streamers participating in State Farm Gamerhood Challenge charity event |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/ninja-ludwig-among-streamers-participating-in-state-farm-gamerhood-challenge-charity-event |website=Dot Esports | access-date= December 19, 2023 |date=May 16, 2023 }} He also participated in the second season a year later.
In early February 2023, Edmond's channel was briefly terminated, which fans believed to be in response to his gameplay video of the video game Poop Killer 4.{{cite web |last1=Shotwell |first1=Alyssa |title=Black History Month 2023: An Archive of Joy & Next-Level Triflin' |url=https://www.themarysue.com/black-history-month-2023-receipts-archive-of-joy-triflin/ |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=March 16, 2023 |date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316054426/https://www.themarysue.com/black-history-month-2023-receipts-archive-of-joy-triflin/ |url-status=live }}
Games
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2021
|Happy's Humble Burger Farm |Fighter Con Narrator, Burger Farm Salesman (voice) |
| 2023
|Fears to Fathom - Carson House |Jeffery (voice) |
| 2024
|Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway |Jeffery (voice) |
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Category:California State University, Fullerton alumni
Category:American comedy YouTubers
Category:American gaming YouTubers
Category:American Twitch (service) streamers
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