Yousef Erakat, also known as Fousey, is a YouTube personality, actor, and motivational speaker with over 15 million subscribers on his YouTube channels, over 21 million on social media, and over 1.7 billion views. In 2015, Fousey won Show of the Year for youtube.com/FouseyTube at the 5th Annual Streamy Awards. In 2016, he won Entertainer of the Year at the 6th Annual Streamy Awards for his daily vlog, youtube.com/doseoffousey. He has toured worldwide with Roman Atwood. Yousef has starred in Tyler Perry's BOO!: A Madea Halloween part one and two; YouTube Red's feature film, We Love You, Netflix's scripted comedy series Reality High, and YouTube Red's Fight of the Living Dead. Yousef has partnered with AdBlitz, Verizon, Nike, Google, and Microsoft for major brand campaigns. He was listed third on the list of 40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40 by MBMuslima Magazine. Raised in the Bay Area, Yousef is of Palestinian descent. He attended San Jose University, where he earned his BA in theater arts and writing. And now, he begins to share his life story with the world with the hope to inspire others who might be facing similar battles.
