Disguised Toast
Jeremy Wang (born 25 November 1991),[2][3] better known as Disguised Toast, is a Taiwanese-Canadian streamer, YouTuber, and Internet personality. He got his start on YouTube, creating videos about the digital card game Hearthstone. Wang later began streaming on Twitch, before signing an exclusive streaming contract with Facebook Gaming in November 2019.[4] In November 2021, Wang announced his return to streaming on Twitch.[5]
| Disguised Toast | |
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Wang in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Jeremy Wang 25 November 1991 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Canadian • Taiwanese |
| Education | University of Waterloo |
| Occupation | |
| Home town | Kingston, Ontario, Canada • Penang, Malaysia |
| Twitch information | |
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| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 2015–2019, 2021–present (Twitch) 2019–2021 (Facebook Gaming) |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Games | |
| Followers | 2.7 million |
| Total views | 90.2 million |
| Associated acts | |
| Follower and view counts updated as of 6 Nov 2022. | |
Wang is a member of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.[6]
Personal life
Wang was born in Taiwan, but his family moved to Penang, Malaysia before he turned one.[7] Wang's older brother later moved to Canada to attend university, with the rest of his family moving over later, settling in Kingston, Ontario.[8][7] In 2013, he received his 3-year degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo after initially majoring in computer science.[9][7]
Before starting his streaming career, he worked as an app developer for Mercedes Benz, the NFL, the Royal Bank of Canada, and Zynga.[7]
Streaming career
In 2015, Wang began making infographics and YouTube videos in which he showcased unusual card interactions in Hearthstone, shared on the community aggregation site Reddit.[10] Wang covered his face with a toast-shaped cardboard mask until he revealed his face by mistake in October 2016.[11] Wang's username and toast-mask are a reference to a Hearthstone card, SI:7 Agent. When played in-game, the voice line for the card reads “This guy's toast”.[12] Comedian Conan O'Brien called it “the greatest name in gaming history.”[13]
In March 2017, Wang competed in the ONOG Major Circuit at PAX East.[14] Despite making it into the top 32, he overslept the following morning and was disqualified.[15]
In June 2017, Wang was temporarily banned from Hearthstone for 72 hours in response to an instance in which he showcased an exploit on stream.[16][17]
It was announced in October 2017 that Wang had joined OfflineTV, a collective of content creators living together in Los Angeles, California.[18][19]
Wang became known for his Hearthstone streams. In the summer of 2019, he gained a huge following while streaming Riot Games' new game Teamfight Tactics, and another spike during the test phase of Riot's upcoming card game, Legends of Runeterra. During that time, he was the second most-watched streamer on Twitch. By that time, he had 1.3 million followers on Twitch and 950,000 subscribers on his main YouTube channel. In November 2019, Wang signed an exclusive deal with Facebook to move from Twitch to Facebook Gaming for his gaming streams.[20]
In May 2019, Wang was nominated as Twitch Streamer of the Year in the 11th annual Shorty Awards.[21]
In late 2019, Wang turned down an offer from Blizzard in which he was asked to reveal a new card from the Saviors of Uldum expansion, citing his personal feelings on Hearthstone as well as negative community reaction.[22]
In April 2020, Wang returned to Twitch to host a new non-gaming series called “Blind eDating”. The series focuses on dating a new girl each week and playing games with them.[23]
Between September 2020 and January 2021, Wang received an influx of more than two million subscribers and 400 million video views on YouTube[24] as a result of a number of his videos based on the game Among Us trending. He has played with a number of notable Twitch streamers, YouTubers, and celebrities in these videos, including PewDiePie, JackSepticEye, Pokimane, Jae Park, Logic, James Charles, Bretman Rock, and Mark Tuan.[25] In late October, Wang participated in an Among Us session on Twitch featuring Democratic politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar to advocate for voting in the 2020 United States presidential election.[26]
On August 12, 2021, Wang starred in the music video for Sub Urban and Bella Poarch's song, “Inferno”.[27]
On November 17, 2021, Wang announced his departure from Facebook Gaming after two years on the platform.[28] A week later on November 24, Wang announced that he would be returning to Twitch.[5]
On January 10, 2022, Wang's Twitch account was suspended for 48 hours for watching the anime Death Note on stream.[29][30]
Filmography
Music videos
Achievements
Notable tournament placements
| Date | Game | Location | Event | Placement | Winnings (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-04 | Teamfight Tactics | Online | TFT Thursday #1 | 2nd | $2,450 |
| 2019-04-02 | Apex Legends | Online | Twitch Rivals ALC Rematch Challenge | 11th | $1,500 |
| 2019-02-19 | Apex Legends | Online | Twitch Rivals ALC | 6th | $700 |
| 2019-01-23 | League of Legends | Online | Twitch Rivals: League of Legends Showdown | 1st | $2,800 |
| 2018-08-25 | Fortnite | Online | Fortnite Summer Skirmish | — | $16,200 |
| 2018-04-08 | Hearthstone | Boston, United States | PAX East GEICO Hearthstone Showdown | 3rd | $1,000 |
| 2017-04-15 | Hearthstone | United States | Red Bull Team Brawl: Spring 2017 | 1st | $1,500 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11th Shorty Awards | Twitch Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [21] |
| 2021 | Canadian Game Awards | Best Streamer | Nominated | [34][35] |
| Forbes 30 Under 30 | Games | Included | [36] | |
| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best Strategy Game Streamer | Won | [37] |
| Best Variety Streamer | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ a b "About YouTube channel". YouTube.
- ^ OfflineTV (25 November 2018). "Happy birthday @DisguisedToast. We love and appreciate you very much despite choosing this picture to post of all pics". Twitter. from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ OfflineTV (25 November 2019). "Birthday stream". Twitter. from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Beresford, Trilby (27 December 2019). "Streamer Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang Explains Why He Left Twitch: "I Felt Plateaued"". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b Biazzi, Leonardo (24 November 2021). "Disguised Toast returns to Twitch". Dot Esports. from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Miceli, Max (29 June 2020). "Disguised Toast upset he didn't speak out more amid Offline TV sexual harassment situation". Dot Esports. from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Draw My Life - Disguised Toast Origin Story". YouTube. 22 May 2019. from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Toast Speaks Singlish". YouTube. 10 November 2021. from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Williams, Blue (20 July 2020). "Here's how far these streamers got in school". Looper. from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Matthiesen, Tom (14 November 2016). "Talking to the man behind the mask - An interview with Disguised Toast". Gosu Gamers. from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Asarch, Steven (26 March 2017). "'Hearthstone' Disguised Toast Interview: Player, Streamer, Memelord". player.one. from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Nicol, Will (25 October 2018). "Twitch Streamer Disguised Toast Talks Streaming, Interacting with Fans - Digital Trends". Digital Trends. from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Moller, James (24 October 2017). "VIDEO: Conan Loves Disguised Toast". DBLTap. from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "The 2018 Hearthstone Showdown Finals: Fissures In a Community - Break The Game". Break The Game. 14 April 2018. from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Mejia, Ozzie (13 March 2017). "Freshly Baked: How DisguisedToast brought fun to the ONOG PAX East Hearthstone Major". Yahoo Sports. from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Booker, Logan (10 June 2017). "'Zero To Legend' Hearthstone Player Banned For Using Free Win Priest Exploit". Kotaku. from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Clark, Tim (8 July 2017). "Disguised Toast on Hearthstone's new expansion, PUBG marathons with Reynad, and being banned by Blizzard". PC Gamer. from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Joining Offline TV". YouTube. OfflineTV. 27 October 2017. from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Asarch, Steven (22 November 2019). "Disguised Toast is making the move over to streaming on Facebook". Newsweek. from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Murray, Trent (22 November 2019). "Streamer Disguised Toast Signs Exclusive Deal With Facebook Gaming". The Esports Observer. from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b "DISGUISEDTOAST Nominated in TWITCH STREAMER OF THE YEAR". Shorty Awards. from the original on 31 January 2019.
- ^ Cusick, Taylor (18 July 2019). "Disguised Toast returns the Hearthstone Saviors of Uldum card that he was scheduled to reveal". Dot Esports. from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Michael, Cale (22 April 2020). "DisguisedToast returns to Twitch with non-gaming content". Dot Esports. from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Socialblade YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Moghe, Divyesh (25 September 2020). "Best Among Us Streamers to Watch on Twitch". TalkEsport. from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Ziady, Hanna (21 October 2020). "AOC just played a video game on Twitch to encourage voting". CNN. from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (14 July 2022). "Sykkuno made unexpected appearance in Bella Poarch's 'Doll's' music video". Dot Esports. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Galloway, Ryan (17 November 2021). "Disguised Toast leaves Facebook Gaming". Dot Esports. from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Galloway, Ryan (11 January 2022). "Disguised Toast banned on Twitch while watching anime". Dot Esports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (10 January 2022). "Disguised Toast banned from Twitch after streaming Death Note anime". Polygon. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "if there was a zombie apocalypse i'd let my dog eat me ♫". YouTube. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Poarch, Bella (13 August 2021). "Sub Urban & Bella Poarch - INFERNO (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "OFFLINETV "BREAK OUT" Official Anime Music Video". YouTube. OfflineTV. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Lamont, Jonathan (10 April 2021). "Here are the winners from the 2021 Canadian Game Awards". Mobile Syrup. from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 NOMINEES STREAMERS". Canadian Game Awards. from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Games". Forbes. from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved 22 February 2022.