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Austin was raised in Central Oregon, and attended Portland State University.[3][4] He has stated that he is of Lebanese and Irish descent.[5][6]

Austin began streaming Runescape on Twitch in 2013. He streamed under the name Rajj Patel, which he says came from him playing with a lot of Indian friends during his childhood. He also spoke in a faux Indian accent online.[4][7] Austin would later begin hosting various talk and dating shows on his stream. He created The Rajjchelor, a dating show inspired by The Bachelor, and Rajj Royale, a debate show, both of which are presented in an elimination-type format.[7] Notable guests that have appeared on the shows include James Charles, Pokimane, Mia Malkova, and Lil Nas X.[8][4]

Due to the live, unscripted nature of Austin's broadcasts, a number of controversial incidents have occurred during the shows. In March 2018, the streamer Aqualadora admitted to intentionally killing a dog after Austin asked her to reveal the worst thing she had ever done.[9] In March 2020, Twitch banned streamer Kaceytron after she made insensitive comments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic during one of Austin's broadcasts.[10]

On June 12, 2020, Austin announced that he would be dropping the RajjPatel moniker entirely, after dropping the Patel last name from his persona in late 2019. The name had generated controversy in the past due to his portrayal of Indian people as a white man.[4][7] In a statement released on Twitter, he stated, "I don't want any part of my image, name, or persona to be inappropriately borrowed from a culture that I don't have the right to represent. So, moving forward, I will be going by my first name, Austin, and rebranding everything as a derivative of that."[11] His flagship shows The Rajjchelor and Rajj Royale were renamed to Love or Host and The Royale respectively.[7][12]

In July 2020, it was announced that Austin would be the host of a game show titled Dare Package on streaming media channel VENN.[13]

On July 11, 2020, Austin, along with rapper Wiz Khalifa hosted a charity stream for Rise Above the Disorder, a non-profit that focuses on providing mental health services to people of color.[14][15]

At GlitchCon 2020, a virtual version of TwitchCon, Austin hosted a talent show featuring celebrity judges Andy Milonakis and T-Pain.[16]

On March 11, 2021, Austin signed with gaming organization 100 Thieves as a content creator.[17][18]

On February 3, 2022, Austin signed with G4 to host Name Your Price, a 1970s-themed game show inspired by The Price Is Right, with Will Neff and JustaMinx.[19] On February 10, it premiered on Austin's Twitch channel.[20] The show ran for two seasons before ending due to G4's shutdown in October 2022.

Austin left 100 Thieves on March 6, 2023 and announced days later he had joined Misfits Gaming as a content creator and executive producer.[21][22] A few days later, he announced that his show Name Your Price would be revived through Misfits Gaming.[23]

In mid-2023, Austin joined the Fear& podcast as a co-host alongside Hasan Piker, QTCinderella, and Will Neff.[24][25][26]

On October 9, 2023, Name Your Price returned for a third season. This season is the first to utilize a touring format with episodes set to be filmed in front of live audiences in Miami, Las Vegas, (TwitchCon), Houston, and Long Beach. Each episode features Austin as a co-host alongside Will Neff as well as other large streamers as contestants, product presenters, and guests.

Austin is openly gay. He came out via Twitter in April 2020, saying, "My sexuality isn't a meme. I identify as what I would say 'mostly' gay, but maybe bisexual because sometimes I find some women attractive."[27]

Austin wanted to be a pilot when growing up,[4] playing flight simulator games and later even practicing on a real full flight simulator.[28][29] He is a fan of the Minnesota Vikings.[4]

Austin describes himself as "fairly liberal".[4] He supported Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.[30]