Bradley Lamar Colburn (born February 10, 1987),[3] better known by his online alias theRadBrad, is an American YouTuber and Let's Player most notable for his video game walkthroughs of various new games.[4][5][6] He has been interviewed by various publications since becoming active in 2010.[5][6] As of February 2023, Colburn's channel has over 13.30 million subscribers and his videos have brought in over 5.95 billion views.[7] Footage[8][9][10] and images[11] from his gameplay videos have been used for illustrative purposes in articles by numerous publications.[12][13][14]
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Born | Bradley Lamar Colburn February 10, 1987 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | YouTuber, gamer, internet personality | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||||
Genre(s) | Let's Play, video game walkthrough | ||||||||||||
Subscribers | 13.50 million[1] (February 2024) | ||||||||||||
Total views | 6.20 billion[1] (February 2024) | ||||||||||||
Network | None (formerly Machinima, and later Maker Studios) | ||||||||||||
Associated acts | Cartoonz, TetraNinja, Gaming Nacho | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 19 Feb 2024 |
Colburn has been covered by various publications, including VG247 (when video game publisher Ubisoft sent him merchandise ahead of the launch of Watch Dogs 2),[15] VentureBeat,[4] and Rolling Stone.[16] FMV Magazine has referred to Colburn as "king of the YouTube walkthrough."[17]
During a wave of copyright issues that were affecting creators, some of Colburn's videos were falsely claimed by an automated system owned by the multi-channel network Scale Lab. He was directly apologized to by Scale Lab's CEO, David Brenner, in a Kotaku interview once the problem was discovered.[18] During a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone, Colburn's YouTube channel was identified by Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, as one of the "top gaming creators" on the platform.[16]