![]() ![]() He then attended Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College in Ashton-under-Lyne and studied software development and video game design in 2010. Cassell was educated at the Blue Coat school in nearby Oldham, and sold drinks at school to purchase a 42-inch plasma TV at the age of 15, as his father wanted him to work and pay for the items he wanted to get during the time. His father worked in construction as a project manager and his mother, Karen Cassell, worked as a children's day care worker. Thomas George Cassell was born on 23 June 1993 in Manchester, England, and is the brother of Alice Cassell. His two YouTube channels have a combined total of 12.2 million subscribers and 2.7 billion views.Ĭassell attended the Blue Coat school at Oldham. As of 28 August 2022, his gaming YouTube channel has over nine million subscribers and 2.1 billion views, and his Twitch channel has over three million followers. He was also nominated as "Best British Vlogger" in 2014 at the BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, and in 2017, was recognized by Forbes as one of the top gaming influencers. He co-founded the entertainment company 3BlackDot along with Evan Fong and Adam Montoya, and became featured and specialized in other media, spanning from a mobile game to a 12-track compilation album.Ĭassell was nominated for "YouTube Gamer" in 2012 at the Golden Joystick Awards and was nominated as best in "Gaming" at the 9th Shorty Awards. ![]() He has made partnerships and collaborations with other Internet personalities. Cassell has co-founded a range of businesses, one of which failed to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advertising guidelines. Switching the focus of his YouTube content, Cassell later began to pursue vlogging, where his prominence in the genre took place from his life between Los Angeles and the UK.īack in England, Cassell and his father designed his own home, purchasing a nearby property and renovating it into an extensive gaming area. His Twitch channel was the first to reach one million followers in August 2014. Cassell reached one billion views in late 2013, and began to livestream on Twitch, hosting the same commentary over his gameplays. His online personality and growth in viewership was recognized by Call of Duty publisher Activision and multi-channel network (MCN) Machinima, where he signed to the network to monetize his content.Ĭassell's channel saw substantial growth, passing the one million subscriber milestone in June 2012, and was described by Eurogamer as "part of a phenomenon that the gaming industry has been slow to react to". On 3 September 2010, Cassell registered his gaming channel "TheSyndicateProject", where he eventually found success and a large online community. Born in Manchester, Cassell developed a passion for a career in the gaming industry, which he started by purchasing gaming equipment using his money from McDonald's. ![]() Regarded as one of the earlier known gaming personalities, his videography consists of Let's Play videos on Call of Duty and Minecraft. Thomas George Cassell (born 23 June 1993), known online as Syndicate, is an English YouTuber and Twitch streamer. "I have so much more respect for him, and I'm so proud of him, because I get to say my husband works all day, he works so hard, and he really does so much for our family," she told Business Insider.Follower and view counts updated as of 5 August 2022. ![]() She views his gaming as not gaming, but working. She has her own channel with over 320,000 followers, and she not only wants to see her husband succeed, but be known throughout Hollywood. She said that he takes a four-hour break each day to make time for them.īut it helps that she, too, understands Twitch and the business of gaming/streaming. In an interview with Business Insider, Jessica opened up about what it's like to be her video-game playing husband's manager and how it affects their marriage. He recently released a statement on Twitter regarding backlash, in which he said that he wanted to bring attention to the issue of online harassment, and minimize it in his family's life.īlevins' wife, Jessica, is his manager. "The only way to avoid that is to not play with at all," he has said. However, he's been the subject of controversy over his refusal to stream with women, saying that he's afraid of it being taken the wrong way and making headlines if he were to flirt with someone. He is known for playing "Fortnite." He plays video games for roughly 12 hours a day. Richard Tyler Blevins is a popular internet personality and the most popular streamer on Twitch by more than 6 million followers. ![]()
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