Chris Tyson was born on 1st July 1996, making him 27 years old as of April 2023.
American YouTuber Christopher Stephen "Chris" Tyson, also known as Chris, is best known for serving as the co-host of the MrBeast channel. In the majority of the videos posted on his channel, they have appeared alongside Jimmy Donaldson, more popularly known as MrBeast. As one of the few individuals who make regular appearances on MrBeast's channel, they take part in many of the challenges and prank videos he creates. They serve as the primary host of the "Beast Reacts" (previously "BeastHacks") YouTube channel.
Who is Chris Tyson?
Chris Tyson was born and raised in North Carolina, where he currently resides, and has known MrBeast since their days as high school classmates. In 2012, Tyson and Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) launched their YouTube channel, which has since attracted more than 100 million subscribers. Tyson now serves as both the lead host of the "Beast Reacts" channel and a co-host on MrBeast's channels.
Additionally, Tyson is regarded as a variety streamer on Twitch and they each have two YouTube channels of their own. Chris is also active on Instagram, where as of April 2023, they had accumulated over 3 million followers. They were also married in the past to Katie Tyson, but in March 2023, Tyson revealed that he and Katie had been separated for over a year.
Furthermore, viewers noted and commented on Chris' altered appearance from earlier videos in the video "$1 vs $500,000 Plane Ticket!" It led to Chris confirming, via a quote tweet about their appearance, that they have been taking hormone replacement therapy for roughly two months before the video's upload. They later clarified that they go by any pronouns and expressed support for informed consensual HRT for gender non-conforming individuals.
How did Chris Tyson become famous?
The MrBeast channel was founded in 2012 by Chris Tyson and Jimmy Donaldson and it has since grown to become one of the most well-known YouTube channels. There are currently over 150 million subscribers and over 25 billion video views on the channel. The channel first became well-known for its challenge videos, many of which lasted up to 10 hours.
The most popular of these was "Watching Dance Till You're Dead For 10 Hours," which as of April 2023 had 52 million views. Tyson was a co-founder of MrBeast and quickly rose to prominence for his frequent participation in his videos. Over time, they transitioned from co-host to host, with Tyson serving as the main host for the "Beast Reacts" channel (previously "BeastHacks").
Tyson does have two YouTube channels and their own Twitch channel, but the former is dormant, and Tyson's stream schedule on the latter is erratic. On social media, Tyson has amassed over 10 million followers, and they frequently make an appearance in MrBeast's viral videos. Tyson has become so popular thanks to the MrBeast channel that it has helped them build an individual following on Instagram and Twitter.
What are the rumors surrounding Chris Tyson and MrBeast?
Following his announcement that he was using hormone replacement therapy (HRT), Mr. Beast's Chris Tyson has experienced a lot of backlash recently. With the recent drama surrounding his transition still fresh in people's minds, a new rumor has recently surfaced that claims Tyson has been fired from the popular YouTube team.
Some of the criticism devolved into personal attacks, accusing Tyson of ruining the most popular YouTube channel. However, MrBeast, a long-time friend of Tyson, publicly criticized the opinions and referred to them as transphobic in a tweet that read:
"Yeah, this is getting absurd. Chris isn’t my “nightmare” he’s my f*cken friend and things are fine. All this transphobia is starting to piss me off."
Since then, Tyson has clarified that they were not kicked off the team and stated that instead, they had requested more time with their two-year-old son Tucker. When asked if the rumors were true, Tyson said: “Nope, I pretty much told Jimmy [MrBeast], just because I want to spend time with Tucker, and he’s traveling a lot, I’m just going to come and go as I please. I came to Japan and I left when I pleased, and I went. I don’t know if I can say I went to Mexico. I went to Mexico, and then I came back.”
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