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On September 29, 2024, Hard Rock Nick, whose real name was Nicholas Rock Johannsen, passed away in Fort Myers, Florida. He killed himself at Fowler's Gun Range. Nick was famous for his parodies, and other videos on Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube.
Nick was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 17, 1977. His family moved to Manhattan Beach, California, a few months after he was born. He was raised there and later graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.
He was a social influencer who gained popularity on Instagram for his pursed-lip photographs with unusual captions. He also had over 105,000 followers on the platform. Additionally, he shared content on TikTok, where he had over 3.2 million likes and more than 130,000 followers.
Now, once the news of his passing went viral, X users took to the platform to express their condolences to his family and pay their respects to Nick. One said that he was a “good guy”. Other users said that he “ was an absolute legend” and “a bitcoin legend.”
“Hard Rock Nick has died. Apparently due to suicide… I think everyone here remembers his videos from last cycle, they always made me laugh. He had a difficult personality, but overall was a good guy,” wrote one user.
“Looks like hard rock nick did pass away according to property records… May he rest in peace was an absolute legend,” said another one.
“RIP to this Bitcoin legend. Hard Rock Nick has passed,” commented another X user.
Other X users also felt the same way. One said that he was really “hilarious,” while another one said that they would never “forget these videos” of the YouTuber.
“RIP to Hard Rock Nick. Court docket confirms he died on September 29, 2024,” wrote another X user.
“RIP to one of the richest men in the world and most hilarious people in this space…. Thank you for all the laughs. You will be missed,” said another one.
“RIP to Hard Rock Nick, Absolute Legend and I’ll never forget these videos,” wrote another one, uploading some clips of the YouTuber.
“RIP Hard Rock Nick. We brought him to a conference to hang at our booth once and he was so professional. Did his best to make sure we were super happy... Good memories”, reminiscenced another one.
More about Hard Rock Nick, the famous YouTuber who took his own life
According to a November 23 post by Mid Mic Crisis, Hard Rock Nick established a fan base for himself on social media, where his personality and content generated interest and controversy from netizens. Furthermore, his Instagram posts frequently combined satire and sincerity, whether he talked about owning mansions, or drove fancy cars.
In October 2015, he took a mirror selfie at the gym, which became his first Instagram post. He was also very active on YouTube and TikTok, where his entertaining videos also gained popularity.
More than 1.8 million people have viewed his channel on YouTube. As per Famous Birthdays, he appeared in two interviews on Sirius XM in 2019. He had also appeared in the premiere episode of Tosh.0's eleventh season. He further worked with bitcoin investors and NFT.
On September 29, 2024, news started going viral that Hard Rock Nick had died. Many were unsure of the news because of his history of making controversial and fake videos, occasionally. However, a court docket that surfaced on November 11, 2024, seemed to support the reports of Nick's death.
It said that the matter concerned probate and identified Nicholas Johannsen as "Deceased." The document further stated September 29, 2024, as the date of his death. Additional case information was also included in the docket, which named Dominico R. Palma as the resident agent.
Nick is survived by Donna Maria Chapman of Grass Valley, California, who is his half-sister. He didn't have any other living family or siblings. On the other hand, the actual reason behind his taking his own life is still unknown.
