Alex Burriss, better known by his alias Alex Wassabi, is an American internet personality and actor. A nominee of two Streamy Awards, he is best known for his work on YouTube. He has also appeared in the film Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, and had roles in the web series Escape the Night and Light as a Feather.
| Born: | Alex Burriss, March 28, 1990 (age 30) |
| Occupation: | Internet personality, actor |
| Years active: | 2006–present |
| Television: | Escape the Night, Light as a Feather |
About Alex Wassabi
YouTuber who runs the extremely popular channel Wassabi, which has earned over 11 million subscribers. He also has a self-titled vlogging channel which has amassed another 2 million subscribers.
Before Fame
He launched his channel as Wassabi Productions originally with his former comedy partner Roi Fabito.
Achievement
He developed a substantial following on the 6-second video app Vine, uploading his first video to the platform on May 1, 2013.
Family Life
His real name is Alex Burriss. He grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. His brothers Andrew and Aaron also became popular web video stars. He also has a sister named Mariah. He dated fellow YouTuber Lauren Riihimaki for about three years before breaking up in September 2018. He briefly dated CaELiKe in 2019.
Associations
With Roi, he frequently created parody videos of top artists' songs, including the incredibly popular video "Carly Rae Jepson CALL ME MAYBE - Rolanda & Richard (Parody)" which accumulated more than 80 million views in two years.
