Nikocado Avocado

American internet personality (born 1992)

Orlin Home
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(m. 2017)​
Websitenikocadoavocado.comYouTube informationChannels
  • NikocadoAvocado
Years active2013–presentGenreMukbangSubscribers3.81 million[2]Total views801 million[2]
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: February 6, 2024

Nicholas Perry (born May 19, 1992), known online as Nikocado Avocado, is a Ukrainian-born American internet celebrity and YouTuber known for his mukbang videos on YouTube. As of January 2024[update], he has accumulated more than 8.6 million subscribers and approximately 2.5 billion total views across six YouTube channels. His fictional character is known for his comedic and theatrical performances, gaining excess weight on camera and generating over 10 billion views on TikTok.

Personal life and musical career

Nicholas Perry was adopted in infancy by an American family and was raised in Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

Perry majored in performance in college.[3] Between 2011 and 2012, Perry made a living as a freelance violinist and a Home Depot worker, and moved to New York City in 2013 to pursue his dream of playing in a Broadway orchestra.[4][5] However, he found it difficult to make a living in a city surrounded by other talented musicians.[1]

According to a 2016 video, Perry first met Orlin Home through a vegan Facebook group. After months of online communication, Home traveled from Colombia to meet Perry at the Woodstock Fruit Festival. They began a relationship after traveling together in Central America, and, in early 2014, Perry left his musical career to settle down with Home in Colombia.[1][4] The two married on April 10, 2017.[1]

Internet career

Home, who already had a YouTube channel, first encouraged Perry to start his own in 2014. His channel, named Nikocado Avocado, then consisted of vegan and lifestyle vlogs, as well as musical performances.[4][5] On September 1, 2016, Perry released a video explaining why he no longer wanted to be a vegan YouTuber and his frustrations with the vegan community, which he described as "unbalanced, hostile and mentally unstable".[1][4]

From 2016 onwards, Perry began filming mukbang videos, becoming one of the first American men to partake in the trend, with his first mukbang video reaching 50,000 views in a couple of weeks.[6] His earlier mukbang videos showed his pet parrot sitting on his shoulder while he ate.[7]

Perry appeared on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 in 2018.[8] He also has a presence on platforms other than YouTube, such as Cameo, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Patreon,[9] and OnlyFans.[3] He says he has had manic episodes due to his poor diet, and that he takes advantage of his low moments by using clickbait to encourage views to his videos.[1]

According to Perry's interview with MEL Magazine in 2021, many of his online conflicts are self-orchestrated for the benefit of his career, citing his past education in performance arts and his desire to play the role of the villain.

Health

Due to Perry's sharp weight gain in recent years, many fans and YouTubers have been concerned about his health.[1][10] In a 2019 interview, Perry said he only planned on creating mukbang videos "for a couple more years" and that "it is very unhealthy".[6] Numerous emotionally turbulent videos uploaded by Perry have also led people to question the state of his mental health.[11]

In 2019, Perry told Men's Health that he suffers from erectile dysfunction and a loss of libido as a result of his binge eating.[5] On September 18, 2021, he claimed that he had fractured his ribs after months of "excessive, forceful coughing".[1] In 2021, he told his viewers that he is classed as disabled and rides a mobility scooter.[12]

Controversies

In December 2019, Perry was accused by mukbanger Stephanie Soo of harassing her by sending her text messages and taking photos from inside her home. Perry published a response video disputing her statements, in which he displayed the photos he took and argued that Soo was fully aware of them being taken.[13] He also showed their text conversations, stating that Soo had stood him up for a scheduled collaboration.[11][13][14][15] Zach Choi, a fellow mukbanger who once joined Perry and Soo in a collaboration, later stated that he had hired an attorney to address Perry's statements, though no legal action ever took place.[14][15] Perry later said that he and Soo had faked the feud to benefit their careers.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Asarch, Steven; Mendez II, Moises; Cheong, Charissa; Lloyd, Andrew (November 26, 2022). "Inside the rise of Nikocado Avocado, the extreme-eating YouTuber whose dramatic meltdowns have led to years of controversy and feuds". Insider. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About NikocadoAvocado". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c Stone, Lillian (September 1, 2021). "Who is the Real Nik Avocado?". MEL Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Amo, Sergio del (May 3, 2022). "The YouTuber who gained 100 kilos in front of the camera". El País. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Matthews, Melissa (January 19, 2019). "These Viral 'Mukbang' Stars Get Paid to Gorge on Food—at the Expense of Their Bodies". Men's Health. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Binge eating videos find big audience, even for weight loss". Tampa Bay Times. October 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Italie, Leanne (October 3, 2019). "Binge eating videos find big audience, even for weight loss". AP News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Comedy Central (November 4, 2018). "CeWEBrity Profile – Nikocado Avocado – Tosh.0" Archived October 27, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. YouTube
  9. ^ Lucas, Jessica (October 18, 2021). "The ED community is using Nikocado Avocado as 'thinspiration'". Input. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Is This YouTuber Eating Himself to Death?". IYCMI. Slate. November 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Harris, Margot (April 17, 2020). "Extreme-eating YouTuber Nikocado Avocado calls himself 'Jesus' and cries in a new video, leading many viewers to express concern". Insider. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Murphy, John (October 9, 2021). "Exclusive: Nikocado Avocado fires back after YouTuber claims he's 'slowly killing himself for views'". Extra.ie. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Nikocado Avocado (December 30, 2019). "re: Stephanie Soo" Archived October 12, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. YouTube.
  14. ^ a b Harris, Margot (January 28, 2020). "A controversial extreme-eating YouTuber had a meltdown after his former collaborators accused him of abusive behavior". Insider. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Drayton, Tiffanie (December 23, 2019). "YouTuber Stephanie Soo exposes Nikocado Avocado's alleged abuse in video". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

External links

  • Nikocado Avocado's channel on YouTube