![]() However, Fischbach also had a lifelong interest in video games and decided to do gaming videos while the trend was growing. Fischbach later said it was a "really dumb name". He named the channel "Markiplier", a portmanteau of Mark and multiplier, as he would be portraying all the characters in the sketches. He originally intended to upload comedy sketches and action videos. After being hospitalized because of an adrenal tumor, he "decided that he wanted to do something else." YouTube career History Early years and growth (2012–2014)įischbach registered his first YouTube channel on March 6, 2012. In 2012, Fischbach was beset by many different issues: he went through a breakup, was laid off his job, moved to an apartment after his mother kicked him out of her house, had an emergency appendectomy and went into debt. Fischbach met Wade Barnes in sixth grade and roomed with Bob Muyskens in his freshman year-they would both become his long-term friends and collaborators. : 3:14 Fischbach graduated from Milford High School in 2007 and enrolled at the University of Cincinnati, where he took a biomedical engineering program. Īfter Fischbach was born, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, but his parents divorced when he was young. Fischbach's maternal family history is explored in the 2022 documentary Markiplier From North Korea. ![]() : 0:15 His father Cliffton, was a German American military officer who met his Korean mother Sunok Frank while stationed in South Korea. Mark Edward Fischbach was born on Jin Honolulu, Hawaii. He was listed by Forbes as the third highest-paid content creator on the platform in 2022, and has won four Streamy Awards and a Golden Joystick Award for "Best Streamer/Broadcaster". In April 2023, Fischbach announced he was leading production of the horror film Iron Lung, which will be his theatrical film debut.įischbach is one of the most popular gaming YouTubers. In 2023, Fischbach moved to United Talent Agency. In the following years, he started a live tour, a clothing line named Cloak, wrote and directed the YouTube Original series A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022), and several podcasts-two of which reached No. Īfter expressing an interest in more traditional entertainment, Fischbach signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor in 2016. As of June 2023, his channel has over 35 million subscribers. Joining YouTube in 2012, Fischbach quickly established himself on the platform with Let's Plays of survival horror games such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) and the Five Nights at Freddy's series. Mark Edward Fischbach ( / ˈ f ɪ ʃ ˌ b ɑː k/ FISH-bahk born June 28, 1989), known online as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber and film director.
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