Behzinga

Ethan Payne (born 20 June 1995), better known as Behzinga, is an English YouTuber, streamer, and Internet personality. He produces videos on gaming, football, comedy, and fitness, and is a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group Sidemen. In 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[5] As of September 2021, his main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and 500 million video views.[3]

Not to be confused with Bazinga.

Behzinga
Payne in 2020
Personal information
Born
Ethan Payne

(1995-06-20) 20 June 1995[1][2]
London, England
EducationSouth Essex College
Occupations
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers7 million (combined)[3][4]
Total views890 million (combined)[3][4]
Associated actsSidemen
100,000 subscribers2014
1,000,000 subscribers2015
Last updated: 3 July 2023

Early life and education

Payne was born on 20 June 1995 in London and was raised almost entirely by his mother Ruth, who battled with cancer during his childhood. His biological father left before he was born and his stepfather, whom he had met when he was six months old and believed was his actual father, left when he was thirteen, due to drug addiction and debt.[1][6] Payne attended Marshalls Park School,[7] and then studied video games development at South Essex College.[5]

Career

Payne registered the "Behzinga" YouTube channel on 24 February 2012 while he was still in school.[3][8] He explained that the name comes from one of his favourite television series The Big Bang Theory in which Sheldon Cooper often uses the catchphrase "Bazinga!"; Payne altered the spelling.[1] His early content primarily featured video game commentaries of the Call of Duty and FIFA video game series.[8] Over time, his style of content diversified to include football, comedy, and fitness videos.[5][9][10]

On 19 October 2013, Payne and four other British YouTubers formed the entertainment collective Ultimate Sidemen, later shortened to simply Sidemen. Since 2014, the group has consisted of seven British YouTubers: Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobi Brown (TBJZL), Harry Lewis (W2S), Simon Minter (Miniminter), JJ Olatunji (KSI), and Payne.[11] The group produces online videos, most often consisting of challenges, sketches and video-game commentary, as well as selling exclusive Sidemen merchandise.[12][13]

In September 2019, Payne was listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[5] That November, he provided commentary for KSI vs. Logan Paul II for Sky Sports Box Office.[14]

In October 2020, he starred in the three-episode YouTube Originals documentary series How to Be Behzinga about his struggle with depression and his path towards running the London Marathon to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.[15][16] He revealed that he had previously been suffering from alcoholism and wanted to take his own life, but with support from his fellow Sidemen members, he was able to overcome his challenges. Also during a stretch of time between 2018 and 2019, he had lost 36 kilograms (79 lb).[16][17][18]

He has become an advocate for mental health and has talked about the importance of sharing feelings and breaking down the stigma surrounding mental illness in men.[19][20]

Personal life

Payne is a supporter of West Ham United F.C.[8] He and his girlfriend, Faith Louisa Kelly, have a child together, born in September 2022.[21]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 KSI: Can't Lose Himself Documentary [22]
Web roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Main role; 5 episodes [23]
2018 The Sidemen Show YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [24]
2020 MOTDx BBC Three Episode: "05/11/2020" [25]
How to Be Behzinga YouTube Lead role; 3 episodes [26]
Hello 2021: UK YouTube Guest [27]
2021 What Should I Watch? YouTube Guest presenter [28]
Television roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Fighting Fit Himself Sky Sports Episode: "Behzinga" [29][30]

References
  1. The Sidemen (18 October 2016). Sidemen: The Book. Coronet Books. pp. 15–19. ISBN 978-1473648166. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. @Behzinga (7 April 2015). "People that think my birthday is June 19th... Don't listen to a silly famous birthdays website. My Birthday is June 20th & I will be 20" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. See:
  4. "About Behzinga". YouTube.
  5. "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Sunday Times. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. "Behzinga Takes On The London Marathon". How To Be Behzinga. Season 1. Episode 1. 19 October 2020. YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
  7. Sessions, George (25 November 2016). "West Ham star Michail Antonio delights Marshalls Park pupils during visit". Romford Recorder. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. "YouTuber to millions". West Ham United F.C. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. Ellis, Philip (19 February 2020). "Watch an Average Guy Get Wrecked by the Navy SEALs Physical Fitness Test". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. Hicks, Jesse (27 February 2020). "Watch What Happened When This Guy Trained Like the One-Punch Man for a Week". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. Fogarty, Paul (17 September 2019). "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members". HITC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. Andrews, Farah. "Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention". The National. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  13. "YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival". Gulf News. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. Gilbert, Peter (10 November 2019). "KSI v Logan Paul 2: British YouTube star KSI rules out third fight". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  15. "Anne-Marie, GRM Daily and Sidemen's Behzinga to Be Focus of YouTube Originals' Autumn Documentaries" (Press release). YouTube. The Futon Critic. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. Jouavel, Levi (22 October 2020). "Behzinga: How I overcame drinking and depression". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  17. Roberts, Alex (27 October 2020). "YouTube star Behzinga says 36 kilogram weight loss transformation saved his life". Joe. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  18. Griffin, Louise (19 October 2020). "YouTuber Behzinga's Sidemen 'family' helped him through mental health struggles and epic fitness transformation". Metro. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  19. Nalwimba, Pilar; Chimonides, Joanna (18 August 2020). "Ethan Payne: The Reality of YouTube". The Reality Tea (Podcast). BBC Sounds. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  20. Dingley, Tom (22 February 2021). "Poet is joined by The Sidemen's own Behzinga on a brand new episode of 'The One Po Show'". Link Up TV. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  21. Payne, Ethan [@Behzinga] (25 September 2022). "What a weekend, Welcome to the world Olive Ottilie Payne 💚 My heart couldn't be more full, I am beyond proud of @Faithlouisak for everything. Women are super heroes. Forever loving my little family 🫒💚 instagram.com/p/Ci8JtabrI55/…" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via Twitter.
  22. Hale, James (10 August 2018). "KSI Releases Documentary 'Can't Lose' Ahead Of Logan Paul Boxing Match Up". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  23. "Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience". ComedyCentral.co.uk. October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  24. White, Peter (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  25. "MOTDx – 05/11/2020". BBC Online. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  26. Kanter, Jake (19 August 2020). "YouTube Lines Up Originals On GRM Daily, Ethan Payne & Anne-Marie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  27. Duffield, Charlie (31 December 2020). "YouTube Hello 2021 line-up: What time UK New Year's Eve event starts tonight, how to watch and cast in full". i. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  28. Sky UK (7 April 2021). "Behzinga Doesn't Know His Own Strength, Breaks The Set... ft. Katherine Ryan". YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  29. "Fighting Fit: Launch of new health and fitness series produced by Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 4 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  30. "Fighting Fit 2: Behzinga". Sky Sports. April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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