Twomad
{{Short description|Canadian YouTuber and Twitch streamer (2000–2024)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}{{Lowercase title}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = twomad
| image = Twomad.png
| caption = Sedik in 2019 on the Cold Ones Podcast
| birth_name = Muudea Sedik
| birth_date = December 17, 2000
| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| death_date = {{circa}} February 13, 2024 (aged 23)
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|live streamer}}
| channel_handle = twomad
| channel_handle2 = Threemad
| channel_handle3 = twomadgang9324
| years_active = 2016–2022
| subscribers = 2.15 million (main channel)
2.08 million (second channel)
266 thousand (third channel)
| views = 301.7 million (main channel)
221.6 million (second channel)
15.7 million (third channel)
| silver_year = 2017
| gold_year = 2020
| stats_update = May 3, 2025
}}
Muudea Sedik (December 17, 2000 – {{Circa}} February 13, 2024), known online as twomad, was a Canadian YouTuber and live streamer based in Los Angeles. Sedik created his main YouTube channel in 2017. He made gaming videos before becoming known as an Internet troll. Several clips of him became Internet memes, which allowed him to gain a following online. On February 13, 2024, Sedik was found deceased in his residence due to a morphine overdose.
Life and internet career
Muudea Sedik was born on December 17, 2000,{{Cite news |last=Eulalia |first=Poch |date=2024-02-20 |title=The tragic downfall of Twomad |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/20/the-tragic-downfall-of-twomad |access-date=March 18, 2024 |work=Manila Bulletin}} in Canada to an Oromo Ethiopian family.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_lBfhO-qE |title=Twomad Goes To Bed |date=2019-11-25 |type=Podcast |publisher=Cold Ones |access-date=February 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219205720/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_lBfhO-qE |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{rp|at=7:12|q=timestamp}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltj5PkhIV3A |title=Soo I googled myself… |date=2022-01-07 |last=Sedik |first=Muudea |type=Video |publisher=twomad |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217031429/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltj5PkhIV3A |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{rp|at=1:22|q=timestamp}} As a teenager, Sedik started gaining followers online after posting comedic videos of gameplay footage on YouTube and Reddit. When he was 16, Sedik dropped out of school and became a full-time YouTuber.{{rp|at=15:42–17:30|q=timestamp}} While he created his first YouTube channel in April 2016,{{Cite web |title=twomad 360 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@twomad/about |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=YouTube |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319013207/https://www.youtube.com/@twomad/about |url-status=live }} his main channel was created in August 2017.{{Cite web |title=twomad - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@threemad/about |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=YouTube |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318100559/https://www.youtube.com/@threemad/about |url-status=live }}
In 2019, a short clip of Sedik abruptly falling over became an Internet meme, eventually spreading to social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. He began live streaming on Twitch early that same year, where he played video games. After being banned from the platform, Sedik would eventually start livestreaming on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=2023-07-25 |title=New Court Documents Detail Abuse Allegations Against YouTube Prankster Twomad |url=https://passionfru.it/twomad-abuse-allegations-7054/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219205721/https://passionfru.it/twomad-abuse-allegations-7054/ |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Passionfru.it}}{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2024 |title=Who is YouTuber Twomad, found dead in his Los Angeles home? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-youtuber-twomad-muudea-sedik-9164753/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315202943/https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-youtuber-twomad-muudea-sedik-9164753/ |url-status=live }}
In the following years, Sedik became known as an Internet troll, gaining a reputation for being outlandish and having awkward online encounters. The website Passionfru.it stated he was known for his cringe comedy, calling his content "a fever dream made for teenagers".{{Cite journal |last=Friedberg |first=Brian |date=2020 |title=SPACE INVADERS: THE NETWORKED TERRAIN OF ZOOM BOMBING |url=https://mediamanipulation.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/TSC002_Zoombombing.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Technology and Social Change |pages=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220121016/https://mediamanipulation.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/TSC002_Zoombombing.pdf |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2024}}
Sedik garnered further attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, Sedik partook in the act of zoombombing, which he would livestream, helping him further gain popularity. One of the resulting videos became his most popular video on his YouTube channel, resulting in BBC News showing clips from it in a report on zoombombing. Passionfru.it credited him with popularizing the trend. In 2020, Sedik's YouTube channel rose from 960,000 to 2.2 million subscribers, and he had over 844,000 followers on Twitter.{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2020-04-16 |title=A Lot Of YouTube Creators Just Disclosed Their Declining AdSense Rates Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic. Most Are Down At Least 20%, With A Few Bright Spots. |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/04/16/creators-disclose-declining-adsense-rates-coronavirus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529153812/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/04/16/creators-disclose-declining-adsense-rates-coronavirus/ |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Tubefilter}}{{Cite web |last=Oh |first=Won-Seok |date=2021-12-06 |title=BTS와 마오쩌둥 합성한 사진 들고 콘서트 인증한 유튜버 |trans-title=Certification of BTS concert with ‘Mao Zedong BTS composite’ photo… Racism is loud |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25029843 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Joongang Ilbo |language=ko |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223213936/https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25029843 |url-status=live }} In 2022, he did a suggestive cosplay photoshoot with Internet personality Belle Delphine.{{Cite web |last=Chung |first=Gabrielle |date=February 15, 2024 |title=YouTuber Twomad Dead at 23 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1395245/youtuber-twomad-dead-at-23 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=E! Online |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318101836/https://www.eonline.com/news/1395245/youtuber-twomad-dead-at-23 |url-status=live }}
In 2019, Sedik was criticized by K-pop fans and accused of racism after portraying BTS member Jimin in a video by wearing whiteface and a blonde wig. In 2021, Sedik attended a BTS concert wearing an Asian conical hat while holding an edited photograph blending the faces of BTS member V and communist leader Mao Zedong, joking that it depicted his father.{{Cite web |last=Jeon |first=Hyeong-ju |date=2021-12-13 |title=美 유명 유튜버, BTS 정국+中마오쩌둥 합성사진 들고 '내 아빠' |trans-title=Famous American YouTuber holds a composite photo of BTS's Jungkook and China's Mao Zedong and says, 'My dad' |url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021121314034674494 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Maeil Business Newspaper |language=ko |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223214848/https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021121314034674494 |url-status=live }} In 2023, Sedik received more criticism after posting a photo of Brianna Ghey, a recently murdered transgender teenager at the time, stating she was his girlfriend.
Death
On February 13, 2024, the Los Angeles Police Department performed a welfare check on Sedik after he had been uncommunicative for several days.{{Cite web |title=YouTuber Muudea Sedik Dies At 23 After Being Found "Unresponsive" At Home |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/youtuber-muudea-sedik-dies-at-23-after-being-found-unresponsive-at-home-5066991 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}} He was found dead in his residence at the age of 23. Authorities discovered drug paraphernalia at the scene.{{Cite news |last=Ganz |first=Jami |date=February 14, 2024 |title=YouTuber Twomad found dead at 23 of suspected overdose |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/14/youtuber-twomad-death-suspected-overdose-assault-allegations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215001158/https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/14/youtuber-twomad-death-suspected-overdose-assault-allegations/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |newspaper=New York Daily News}}{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2024 |title=YouTuber Twomad Dead at Age 23 |url=https://www.insideedition.com/media/videos/youtuber-and-gamer-twomad-dead-at-age-23-86029 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310222659/https://www.insideedition.com/media/videos/youtuber-and-gamer-twomad-dead-at-age-23-86029 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |work=Inside Edition}} In August, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner found the cause of death to be morphine toxicity, with mitragynine use being another significant factor.{{Cite web |last=Ganz |first=Jami |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Cause of death revealed for 23-year-old YouTuber Twomad |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/08/23/twomad-cause-of-death-morphine-overdose/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823235203/https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/08/23/twomad-cause-of-death-morphine-overdose/ |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}} Fans of Sedik spotted his Discord profile which showed him playing Overwatch 2 since February 9, which was kept as his activity days following the discovery of his body.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=YouTuber Twomad Dead at 23, Investigated as Possible Overdose |url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/14/youtuber-twomad-dead-dies-investigated-possible-overdose-drugs/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=TMZ |language=en}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
= Primary sources =
External links
- [https://youtube.com/@threemad @threemad] on YouTube (main channel)
- [https://youtube.com/@twomad @twomad] on YouTube (secondary channel)
- [https://youtube.com/@twomadgang9324 @twomad gang] on YouTube (tertiary channel)
- {{Know Your Meme|id=twomad/children|title=Twomad}}
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