Freddie Wong
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Wong in 2012
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| Born | September 13, 1985 |
| Hometown | Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| League | World Series of Video Games |
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| Simplified Chinese | 黄谷子 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃穀子 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Gǔzi | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Gǔzi |
Freddie Wong (born September 13, 1985) is an American filmmaker, musician, VFX artist and competitive gamer. Wong participates in at least three YouTube channels, with RocketJump, his production company's main channel, supporting over 7 million subscribers,BrandonJLa, a secondary channel with behind the scenes videos and other content, which holds over 1.2 million subscribers, and Node, a gaming channel with over 1.8 million subscribers. He is also known for creating the web series Video Game High School.
Wong attended Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington. He then attended and graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Wong owns and manages Overcrank Media, a Los Angeles-based media production company specializing in feature film and online video content, having produced an independent film titled Bear. Wong met his future collaborator Brandon Laatsch in college.
Wong competed in the World Series of Video Games in Dallas in July 2007. He won first prize in the Guitar Hero 2 competition, playing the song "Less Talk More Rokk" by Freezepop. It was around this time that he began uploading videos to YouTube and finding popularity with his comedic or video game-related content.
During MTV's "Gamer's Week" celebration in November 2007, Freddie appeared as a guest on Total Request Live. Participating in the program with his newly formed band Hellanor Brozevelt, Wong was part of a country-wide search to find the best Rock Band ensemble. After receiving tutelage from well-known rockers Good Charlotte, Brozevelt performed at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York against Chicago-based Carrie Me Home.
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