Background
Yousef Erakat was born on January 22, 1990 in Fremont, California.
Yousef Erakat was born on January 22, 1990 in Fremont, California.
He graduated from San Jose State University as a theatre arts major. Erakat moved to Los Angeles once he graduated from SJSU to pursue his acting career.
He has three older siblings, Mohammad, Ahmad and Noura Erakat. Erakat has had multiple channels in the past, namely ones relating to fitness. lieutenant wasn"t until he started making Middle Eastern videos that grew his popularity.
His past channels included him following a workout routine, P90X, and giving a review and before and after of his journey.
On January 1, 2015, Erakat released his first single "Prideland" under the stage name "fousey". A music video for the song was released the same day on his daily vlog channel DOSEofFOUSEY. Erakat was invited by Quest Nutrition to unveil their newest protein bar flavor by allowing him to prank other popular personalities, namely by pieing them in the face.
The video has reached over a million views. On October 3rd, 2015, Erakat showcased his Bayerische Motoren Werke M4 with a full transformation.
Inspired by his Nike shoe composed of his favorite colors, he took his car to West Coast Customs in hopes of drastically changing his car to represent not only his favorite colors, but his audience as well, of which he calls the "bruh bruhs".
Erakat enjoyed the turnout and showcased it on both his daily vlog channel as well as his main channel fouseyTUBE. On October 6 2015, it was announced that Erakat had signed with Creative Artists Agency, a popular agency located in Century City, Los Los Angeles They performed in five states along the west coast as a preview/test for their upcoming 30 day tour of the same name. On July 1st, 2014, Erakat uploaded a video to his vlog channel titled "WHY I WANTED TO END MY LIFE".
In this video, Erakat discussed how he passed by a tattoo parlor and got a tattoo on a whim, followed by another.
Erakat struggles with ongoing depression, addiction and bipolar disorder. He mentions it many times in his daily vlogging, and also announced it on Video Hits One.