Joshua Bradley (born 4 September 1992), better known as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English
YouTuber,
streamer
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and
Internet personality. He is also a co-founder and member of the British
YouTube group known as the
Sidemen. In 2019, Bradley was listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by ''
The Sunday Times''.
As of December 2022, his main YouTube channel has over 4.66 million subscribers and over 700 million video views.
Early life and education
Joshua Bradley was born on 4 September 1992 in
Bermondsey, London. Bradley attended
Bexley Grammar School
Bexley Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley, UK. It takes boys and girls aged 11–18 who have passed the eleven plus exam.
History
Founded in 1955, Bexley Grammar ...
, where he met future fellow Sidemen member
Tobi Brown. He later achieved an upper second honours degree in digital film production at
Ravensbourne University.
Career
In 2009, Bradley created his first
YouTube channel, Zerkaa, to which he primarily uploaded video game content of ''
Call of Duty
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'' and ''
FIFA
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''.
In October 2013, Bradley co-founded and became a member of the British YouTuber group known as the
Sidemen. He lived with three other members of the group from 2014 until 2018, after which he moved into an apartment with his girlfriend.
Bradley also launched his own clothing line named ZRK.
In 2018, Bradley co-starred alongside the rest of the Sidemen in the
YouTube Premium series ''
The Sidemen Show''.
In a 2021 article discussing gambling issues surrounding the ''FIFA'' game series, Bradley was cited by ''The Sunday Times'' as an example of a YouTuber sponsored by
EA to make pack opening videos.
Personal life
Bradley is a supporter of
Millwall F.C. and has had a
season ticket
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History
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since he was six years old.
He has been in a relationship with Freya Nightingale since 2010.
Filmography
References
External links
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1992 births
Alumni of Ravensbourne University London
British video bloggers
Comedy YouTubers
English male web series actors
English YouTubers
Gaming YouTubers
Let's Players
Living people
People educated at Bexley Grammar School
Twitch (service) streamers
Video game commentators
YouTube channels launched in 2009
YouTube vloggers
YouTubers from London