Markiplier

About

YouTube star named Mark Fischbach who gained fame for his Markiplier channel, uploading videos of him and his friends playing and commenting on video games. His channel has earned over 37 million subscribers. Most of his videos are focused on the game Five Nights at Freddy's, but he also covers other scary games and occasionally posts vlogs and commentary videos. 

Before Fame

He originally aspired to become a voice actor.

Trivia

In 2015, he had emergency surgery and posted a video from his hospital bed which received over 5 million views. In late 2019, he and CrankGameplays launched a YouTube channel called Unus Annus that was focused on experimental and unconventional videos that diverged from their typical gameplay content. The channel received a Streamy Award for Scripted Series in 2020, and has gone on to receive more Streamy Awards in multiple categories. 

Family Life

He grew up in Milford, Ohio. He frequently features his dog Chica on his Instagram. He has an older brother named Thomas. In 2015, he began dating graphic designer Amy Nelson.

Associated With

He and Rosanna Pansino published a Youtube video of an Urban Dictionary challenge in 2016.