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Fuslie
Fuslie in 2022
Personal information
Born
Leslie Ann Fu

(1992-11-23) November 23, 1992 (age 31)
San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (BS)
Occupations
RelativesNathaniel Fu (Brother) [1][2]
Organization100 Thieves
Websitefuslie.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Genres
Subscribers905 thousand[3]
Total views310.6 million[3]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2019
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2015–2022
2024–present
GenreGaming
Last updated: October 29, 2024

Leslie Ann Fu[4][5] (born November 23, 1992), better known as fuslie, is an American live streamer, YouTuber and musician. She is a content creator for the gaming organization and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves.

Early life

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Fu was born on November 23, 1992, to Chinese parents in the San Francisco Bay Area.[6] Fu has a sibling, brother named Nathaniel Fu.[1][2] She attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California.[4] Fu graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2014, earning a bachelor's degree in biological sciences. Fu briefly attended graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles for teaching before dropping out to pursue streaming full-time.[7]

Career

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Fu began streaming on Twitch in February 2015 after being introduced to the activity by her roommates. Before branching out towards a wider variety of games, she primarily streamed League of Legends.[8][9] She briefly was a streamer for professional League of Legends teams Immortals and Phoenix1.[10]

In December 2018, Fu, along with fellow Twitch streamer BoxBox, hosted a 4-day streaming boot camp titled Streamer Camp, an event aimed at improving the skills of up-and-coming Twitch streamers and content creators. A second season of the event was held in June 2019.[11] A third season was scheduled to be held in 2020 but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In April 2019, Fu was featured in an advertisement for karaoke video game Twitch Sings.[12]

Fu was one of many streamers affected by the large wave of DMCA takedown notices issued against Twitch in June 2020.[13][14] After receiving two strikes, Fu criticized the platform's response to the situation saying, "On top of it being near impossible for me to delete 100,000 clips, the creator dashboard isn't loading any of my old clips. How am I supposed to protect myself here? This is an issue way bigger than me. Content creators aren't being informed by Twitch on the proper steps to protect themselves from this happening, and there has to be a better way to handle this than suddenly striking our accounts and banning us out of nowhere."[15][16]

In June 2020, Fu participated in a Chess.com tournament for Twitch streamers titled PogChamps.[17] She made it to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket, where she lost to fellow streamer xQc.[18] Fu would later be one of over 40 streamers featured on the cover of the August 2020 edition of Chess Life.[19]

On September 2, 2020, Fu announced that she signed an exclusive contract with Twitch.[20]

On March 26, 2021, Fu created the character “April Fooze” for the online modded Grand Theft Auto V roleplay server, NoPixel.[21] As part of her character, Fu has released a number of collaborative songs under the name April Fooze, including “If You’re Broke I’m Busy (ft. Ryan King)”[22] and “April’s Fool (ft. SocialTea and Ryan King)”[23] between March - April, 2022. Fooze has also been featured on a number of tracks by other NoPixel music artists, such as “SUGRBABY” by Liz Anya[24] and “SL*T4U” by the Bimbos.[25]

On May 12, 2021, Fu joined the gaming organization and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves as a content creator.[26]

On August 12, 2021, Fu starred in the music video for Sub Urban and Bella Poarch's song, "Inferno".[27] She also participated in a stream promoting the video. That same day, she hit 1 million followers on Twitch.[28]

On September 6, 2022, Fu announced that she would be leaving Twitch for an exclusive streaming contract on YouTube.[29]

In July and August 2023, Fu participated in the PogChamps 5 chess tournament.[30]

From July 27 to 30, 2023, Fu co-hosted the fourth season of Streamer Camp alongside fellow streamers BoxBox, QTCinderella, and Kkatamina.[31]

On August 8, 2024, Fu announced on stream that she would be taking a hiatus from streaming after confirming that she had an "emotional affair" with fellow content creator NoahJ456, while he was still married. [32] Fu returned to streaming on September 19, 2024. In October 2024, Fu announced that her YouTube streaming contract had expired and she will be simulcasting her live streams on both YouTube and Twitch.

Philanthropy

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In March 2019, Fu partnered with the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) and the Anaheim Ducks hockey team in holding an NHL 19 tournament.[33] The tournament gave away over $25,000 in scholarships and grants to high school students.[34] Fu has also spoken to NASEF voicing her support for women in gaming.[35]

On December 2, 2019, Fu held a charity fundraiser stream benefitting Stand Up to Cancer. Fu and her viewers raised over $30,000 for cancer research.[36]

On October 19, 2021, Fu in collaboration with 100 Thieves hosted a charity fundraiser streamer for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, raising $55,000.[37]

Personal life

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Fu dated former OfflineTV manager Edison Park, and the couple became engaged on April 7, 2019,[38][39] before announcing their split in September 2021.[6]

Discography

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Fu performing at TwitchCon 2018
List of singles as lead and featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album Ref.
"Sabotage"
(with Drew.0) 		2021 Non-album single [40]
"What If"
(with StreamBeats Originals) 		Demon [41]
"With you in the clouds"
(with KevJumba) 		Non-album singles
"The Dawn"
(with StreamBeats Originals) 		2023
"Already Missing You"
(with StreamBeats Originals)
"Echoes"
(with Valkyrae and Ylona Garcia) 		2024 [42]

Filmography

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Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2021 "Inferno" Bella Poarch and Sub Urban [27]
2024 "Echoes" Valkyrae, Fuslie and Ylona Garcia [42]

Awards and nominations

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Ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
The Game Awards 2021 Content Creator of the Year Nominated [43]
The Streamer Awards 2022 Best GTA Role-play Streamer Nominated [44]
2023 Best Role-Play Streamer Nominated [45]
Best Philanthropic Stream Event
(shared with the "Roomies") 		Nominated
2024 Best Variety Streamer Nominated [46]

References

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  1. ^ a b BIRTHDAY COUNTDOWN FROM HOME!! AND VIDEO TO MY FUTURE SELF :), retrieved 2023-11-23
  2. ^ a b "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ a b "About fuslie". YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "Homestead High 2010 Graduates". Mercury News. June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn (August 2, 2019). "Fast Twitch: Female Gamers Are All the Rage, And This Young Hollywood Talent Agent Is Cashing In". Forbes. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Yang, Melissah (April 26, 2022). "Fuslie Proves Being Yourself Is Never Out Of Character". Refinery29. Vice Media. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Coomes, Kailla (December 11, 2018). "Twitch streamer Fuslie gives a glimpse of her life and future plans". Digital Trends. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  8. ^ May, Ethan (July 27, 2019). "Get to Know Fuslie — A Streamlabs Streamer Spotlight". Streamlabs. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Fuslie - Bio". VENN. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Sentinels on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  11. ^ May, Ethan (June 6, 2019). "Streamlabs is proud to sponsor Streamer Camp". Streamlabs. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  12. ^ Shanley, Patrick (April 13, 2019). "Twitch Launches Its First Game". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Suciu, Peter (July 14, 2020). "Social Media's Latest Copyright Crackdown". Forbes. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  14. ^ Beckhelling, Imogen (November 12, 2020). "Twitch apologises for mishandling thousands of copyright claims". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  15. ^ Stassen, Murray (June 8, 2020). "Twitch users face potential channel bans following platform's 'sudden influx of DMCA music takedown requests'". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  16. ^ Farner, Shawn (June 8, 2020). "The real reason Twitch streamers are scrambling". SVG. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  17. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (May 26, 2020). "Twitch Streamers To Compete In Chess Tournament". TenEighty. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Stapczynski, Colin (June 18, 2020). "xQc Through To Semis After Knocking Out Fuslie". Chess.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "A Streamers Convention On The August Chess Life Front Cover". US Chess Federation. August 1, 2020.
  20. ^ @Twitch (September 2, 2020). "@fuslie 5 years of fusUwU just wasn't enough. We're thrilled to continue being home to you and the fusfam for a long time to come" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ [03/26/2021] First time GTA Roleplay as April Fooze on NoPixel 3.0!, retrieved 2024-03-20
  22. ^ If You're Broke I'm Busy (feat. Ryan King), retrieved 2024-03-20
  23. ^ April's Fool (feat. SocialTea & Ryan King), retrieved 2024-03-20
  24. ^ SUGRBABY (feat. April Fooze & niko rain), retrieved 2024-03-20
  25. ^ SL*T4U (Official Music Video) feat. April Fooze, retrieved 2024-03-20
  26. ^ Galloway, Ryan (May 13, 2021). "100 Thieves signs Twitch streamer Fuslie to creator team". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  27. ^ a b Haylock, Zoe (August 13, 2021). "Bella Poarch Welcomes You to Her Tower of Terror in the 'Inferno' Video". Vulture. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  28. ^ @fuslie (August 12, 2021). "a milestone I truly thought I'd never hit but we somehow did it 🥺 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ONE MILLION FOLLOWERS…" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (September 6, 2022). "Fuslie confirms move to YouTube Gaming after months of speculation". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  30. ^ "PogChamps 5: Where Chess Meets Celebrities". Chess.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  31. ^ "THE SCHEDULE FOR STREAMER CAMP! All streams are color-coded since we will be hopping between the hosts' streams :D (don't forget fuslie is on YouTube) We're so excited for the next few days and we hope you are too!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  32. ^ Thimayya, K M (9 August 2024). "Noahj456 Cheating Controversy: Fuslie Breaks Silence, Says Had An 'Emotional Affair'". Times Now.
  33. ^ "Ducks v. Oilers Watch Party ft. NHL19 Esports Tournament Finals". North America Scholastic Esports Federation. Retrieved March 30, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  34. ^ "Ducks NHL 19 Tournament Finals and Watch Party". Anaheim Ducks. March 30, 2019.
  35. ^ "Esports are for everyone". North America Scholastic Esports Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  36. ^ "A look back at 2019". Tiltify. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  37. ^ Irwin, Kate (October 20, 2021). "Streamer stirs controversy for keeping half of charity earnings". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 20, 2021. Recently, a number of Twitch streamers like 100 Thieves' Fuslie have hosted successful charity streams to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
  38. ^ Goodling, Luke (April 7, 2019). "Streamer sets the record for most hours streamed in a single month on Twitch". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  39. ^ Katzowitz, Josh (April 8, 2019). "Twitch star uses record-breaking live stream to pop the question". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  40. ^ "Sabotage (feat. Fuslie) - original Among Us song and animation". YouTube. February 18, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  41. ^ "Demon by StreamBeats Originals". Apple Music. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  42. ^ a b Carbonilla, Hans (February 23, 2024). "Ylona Garcia teams up with Valkyrae, Fuslie for new song release". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  43. ^ Beresford, Trilby (November 16, 2021). "The Game Awards: 'It Takes Two,' 'Deathloop' Among 2021 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  44. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  45. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (February 20, 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  46. ^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (18 February 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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