Yousef Saleh Erakat ( ; , ; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey ( ), is a Palestinian-American YouTuber. His YouTube channels include FouseyTUBE (later renamed Crashout YSE), and the reality vlog-channel DOSEofFOUSEY. He is the recipient of two Streamy Awards, which he won in 2015 and 2016.
Outside his YouTube career, Erakat has expanded into acting, online streaming, boxing, music, and bodybuilding. As an actor, he starred in Tyler Perry's comedy horror film Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and its 2017 sequel. In January 2025, he released his debut album, G7: The Death of Fousey, which earned negative reviews. In October 2025, he won his first bodybuilding title in Sacramento.
Personal life Yousef Saleh Erakat was born in Fremont, California,DOSEofFOUSEY, "YouTube", September 6, 2014. to Palestinian parents originally from Abu Dis. He has three older siblings, including Noura Erakat, who is a legal scholar and professor at Rutgers University. Erakat attended San Jose State University and majored in theatre arts. He moved to Los Angeles after graduating in 2013 to pursue his acting career.
Erakat was brought up in a religious Muslim family, and has on several occasions criticized negative stereotyping of Muslims.
Erakat has spoken on his ongoing struggles with depression, porn addiction, anxiety and bipolar disorder, mentioning them frequently in his daily vlogs and once on VH1.
YouTube career
2011–2014: Beginnings, fitness and controversy Erakat has had multiple YouTube channels in the past, namely ones relating to fitness. His past channels included him following a workout routine, P90X, and giving a review and before and after of his journey. In 2012, Erakat was listed 3rd on the list of "40 Inspiring Muslims Under 40" by MBMuslima Magazine. It was not until he began making comedic skits about his Middle Eastern upbringing that his popularity grew.
He later began creating prank videos and further grew his audience. These videos have been criticized both for being dangerous and others staged. Nonetheless, he is often considered one of the original YouTube pranksters.
2021–present: Return to YouTube and new book In 2021, Erakat returned to YouTube with a new YouTube Boxing related channel named "fousey". On this channel he has uploaded boxing related videos with Slim Albaher, AnEsonGib and other YouTubers. He started to call himself DanaTube. In the same year, he also returned to his DOSEofFousey channel. He told that he will use his DOSEofFousey channel for clips.
In January 2021, it was announced that he was going to release a book titled Warning: This Is Not a Motivational Story.
Streaming career On August 6, 2023, while Twitch streaming at an airport, he encountered an intoxicated woman who had been a victim of sex trafficking. After flirting and kissing, he and the woman disappeared for around 20 minutes. After bragging that they had sex, however, Erakat received criticism. He then claimed the event was a prank, before starting to cry because he felt "guilty". He abruptly terminated the stream soon after. After a wave of backlash, he proceeded to take a hiatus from Twitch, citing mental health issues. The day after the incident he was banned for hateful conduct towards the LGBT community. Shortly after his Twitch ban, Erakat announced that he would be streaming on Kick.
On August 23, 2023, Erakat was arrested on livestream by police in Miami, Florida after calling 911 on himself following a dispute with another streamer.
Boxing career Erakat made his boxing debut against Slim Albaher on September 29, 2019, losing by a technical knockout. Erakat suffered a broken nose and needed two surgeries to fix it. Following that experience, he vowed never to fight again. On August 27, 2022, he faced Deji Olatunji and lost via TKO, vowing to never fight again for the second time.
Music career In January 2025, Erakat released his debut album, G7: The Death of Fousey, which earned negative reviews.
Boxing record Semi Professional
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Loss0–1Deji Olatunji3 (4) 27 Aug 2022
Amateur
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Loss0–1Slim Albaher4 (6), Sep 29, 2019
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2014 Twin Blocke Trevor Short film 2016 We Love You Ford Boo! A Madea Halloween Jonathan2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween #Reality High Himself
Web Year Series Role Notes 2016 Fight of the Living Dead: Experiment 88Himself Episode: "HELP ME!! FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD" Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2020–2021 Reality House Seasons 2–3
Awards and nominations Year Work Category Award Result Ref. 2014fouseyTUBE Pranks 4th Streamy Awards 2015 YouTube ComedianShorty Awards YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E Snapchatter Pranks5th Streamy Awards Show of the Year 2016 DOSEofFOUSEY First Person6th Streamy Awards Yousef Erakat Entertainer of the Year
Further reading Erakat, Y. S., with Martin Svensson and Leif Eriksson (Sept 28, 2021). Warning: This is Not a Motivational Story. Brentwood, Tennessee: Permuted Press. The Guardian San Jose Mercury News BBC News The National The Rise, Fall, and Re-Birth of Fousey: The Untold Truth (May 17, 2021). No Focks Given podcast (28).
References
External links
Re-Up Crew gofousey website (Archive incomplete)