Ian W. (born July 27, 1990), more commonly known as iDubbbz or Ian Carter, is an American

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personality. Creator of YouTube channels iDubbbzTV, iDubbbzTV2, and iDubbbzgames, he is best known for his comedy video series, including ''Content Cop'', ''Bad Unboxing'' and ''Kickstarter Crap''. His 2017

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" charted and peaked at number 24 on

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's US R&B/HH Digital Song Sales chart.

Career

Ian has been credited for making several videos and cameos that became Internet memes.

''Content Cop''

iDubbbz's ''Content Cop'' series highlights other YouTube channels, critiquing their content as well as their owner's behavior on social media. From December 2015 to October 2017, iDubbbz released ''Content Cop'' episodes on a wide variety of YouTube personalities, including

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, and

RiceGum Bryan Quang Le (born November 19, 1996), better known as RiceGum, is an American YouTuber and rapper, best known for his diss tracks and online feuds with other YouTube personalities. Since creating his YouTube channel, his channel has receiv ...

. In May 2016, iDubbbz released a ''Content Cop'' video on Daniel Keem, better known as

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, and his channel DramaAlert. According to ''

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'', iDubbbz accused Keemstar of using DramaAlert to "promote his friends and punish his enemies". In response, Keem called the ''Content Cop'' video "entertaining" and denied wanting to attack other YouTubers, saying he has "no problem booking guests or landing exclusive interviews". In October 2017, iDubbbz uploaded a video titled "Content Cop – Jake Paul", which has over 50 million views as of May 2021. However, the 31-minute video was not about the YouTube personality

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, instead it was about

. in the video, iDubbbz analyzes and critiques RiceGum in a format inspired by the

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. Released along with the ''Content Cop'' episode, iDubbbz released a music video for a

of RiceGum titled "

", which featured

Boyinaband David Paul Brown (born 24 August 1987), known professionally as Boyinaband, is an English musician, songwriter, rapper, and YouTuber. Brown is known for his song "Don't Stay in School" and collaborations with other YouTubers such as iDubbbz, R ...

. The song has over 85 million views as of August 2021. The song peaked at number 24 on the

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chart. RiceGum responded with several videos, including "Frick Da Police", a response diss track, and a 22-minute video response. iDubbbz responded with a follow-up video titled "Content Deputy – AJP" rebutting RiceGum's responses, featuring a comedic cameo by rapper

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, and stating that this would be his final response to the situation. In late 2019, three years after Ian's ''Content Cop'' episode on

, YouTube removed the video as a consequence of the website's updated policies on harassment and bullying.

OnlyFans controversy

In March 2020, many of iDubbbz's fans took to social media after his girlfriend, Anisa Jomha, announced her "lewd"

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. Responding to the remarks of fans accusing him of being a

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, he stated, "I love my girlfriend, and I'm totally fine with it. It doesn't affect me. If you are upset by me admitting this, then I suggest you go idolize someone else."

Creator Clash

In January 2022, iDubbbz announced

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, a

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charity event that took place on May 14, 2022. Notable participants included

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from

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, Arin "Egoraptor" Hanson from ''

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'', along with Matt Watson,

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, I did a thing, and

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. It was later announced that streamers

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and

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would join as interviewer and color commentator respectively. On May 14, the event was held at the

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, and was also livestreamed.

Personal life

He attended

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and graduated with a

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. Although his parents encouraged him to get a job, by the time he had graduated his YouTube channel had grown to the point where it became economically viable to pursue it as a full-time career. In April 2021, iDubbbz and his girlfriend Anisa Jomha announced their engagement. They married in June 2021.

Discography

Singles

Boxing record

Notes

References

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