LazarBeam

Lannan Neville Eacott[1] (born 14 December 1994), better known as LazarBeam, is an Australian YouTuber, professional gamer and Internet personality, known primarily for his video game commentary videos, "comedic riffs" and memes.[2]

Not to be confused with Lazer Beam or laser beam.

LazarBeam
Personal information
Born
Lannan Neville Eacott[1]

(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia[2]
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Genres
Subscribers25.1 million (combined)[3][4]
Total views9.07 billion (combined)[3][4]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2015
1,000,000 subscribers2017
10,000,000 subscribers2019[5]
Last updated: 3 July 2023

Eacott began making slow motion demolition videos in 2014 while working in his family's construction business. After having his equipment stolen, he registered his current YouTube channel in 2015, Eacott primarily posted Let's Play and challenge videos of various video games. As his channel grew, his style of video content diversified to include more vlog and comedy style videos. His channel experienced substantial growth in popularity when he began posting videos of Fortnite Battle Royale in 2018 and of Minecraft in 2019. In December 2019, Eacott was acknowledged as YouTube's eighth-most-viewed content creator of the year, with 2 billion views in 2019.

As of October 2022, his three YouTube channels have collectively reached over 24 million subscribers and 8 billion video views,[3] with his main channel ranking as the third-most-subscribed and third-most-viewed channel on the platform from Australia.[6][7]

Career

Eacott dropped out of high school at the age of 15 and started working in his family's construction business.[8][9] He originally began posting videos of demolition in slow motion on YouTube,[8][10] under the name "CrushSlash".[11] After getting his recording equipment stolen,[8] he registered the "LazarBeam" YouTube gaming channel on 4 January 2015, taking the name of one of his former RuneScape characters.[12][13] Eacott focused on video game commentaries and challenge videos, primarily of the Madden NFL video game series.[14] His channel experienced a substantial growth in popularity when he began playing Fortnite Battle Royale in 2018.[15][16][17] On 18 September 2018, Eacott was announced as a member of the launch roster of the entertainment collective Click (also known as the Click Crew), alongside other Australian gaming personalities.[18][19]

In April 2019, his channel reached 10 million subscribers, becoming the second Australian gaming content creator to hit that milestone.[5] By July 2019, Eacott was the third-most-subscribed YouTube Fortnite streamer, with more than 10.8 million subscribers and over 7 billion video views.[20] Eacott, along with some other streamers, was critical of the tenth season of Fortnite Battle Royale, which was released in August 2019 and introduced the "B.R.U.T.E"—a mechanical suit with missile launchers and a giant shotgun. The addition was described as "overpowered and unbalanced". Following this, Eacott's production of Minecraft-related videos began to increase, although he welcomed a Fortnite update that restricted the abilities of the mechanical suit.[21][22] After the release of the game's second chapter in October 2019, the focus of Eacott's videos further shifted away from Fortnite; he stated that he was disappointed with the update's lack of content.[15][23]

In October 2019, it was announced that Eacott would appear as himself in the 2021 film Free Guy, alongside streamers Ninja and Jacksepticeye.[24][25] In December, Eacott was acknowledged in YouTube's 2019 end-of-year summary, YouTube Rewind 2019: For the Record, as the eighth-most-viewed content creator of the year, with 2 billion views in 2019.[26][27] Reporting on this, Business Insider described him as being known for his "comedic riffs" and use of memes.[28] They also noted Eacott's video-editing style, which "uses zoom in and spliced graphics to highlight his reactions, with a camera focused directly on his face as he sits in front of a computer screen."[29]

On 13 January 2020, it was announced that Eacott, along with fellow Australian YouTuber Elliott "Muselk" Watkins, had signed a deal with YouTube to stream exclusively on that platform; he had previously streamed on Twitch.[16][30] Eacott and Watkins celebrated the announcement by undertaking in a 12-hour live stream to raise money for the ongoing Australian bushfire relief effort,[30][31] and raised A$100,000.[32] Similarly, early that month, Eacott, Watkins, and the other members of Click, did a 36-hour charity stream for the bushfire relief efforts and raised over A$300,000.[19][33] Eacott has partnered with Rooster Teeth,[14][34] and is represented by Click Management and WME.[35][36]

In June 2020, during Fortnite's season-ending live event "The Device", Eacott's stream peaked at over 900,000 concurrent viewers.[37][38][39] The following month, Click announced they would "stop filming [group] videos for the foreseeable future" with the members wanting to "spend time working on [their] own content".[40] In December, Eacott was listed as the ninth top content creator of 2020 by YouTube,[41] as well as the sixth-most-viewed gaming creator of the year and one of the top live streamers by views of 2020.[42]

In March 2021, Eacott received his own Fortnite outfit in-game as part of the Fortnite Icon Series.[43]

In 2022, Eacott and fellow YouTuber Fresh created World Boss, an arena shooter game, in collaboration with Australian developers PlaySide Studios.[44][45] The game is currently available in Early Access on Steam.[46]

Personal life

Eacott has two brothers and a sister. His sister, Tannar, has a YouTube channel with over 1 million subscribers.[8][47] In early 2019, Eacott had "code lazar", his unique identifier for Fortnite in-game purchases, tattooed on his forearm.[15][23]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Lazer Team — Executive producer [48]
2021 Free Guy Himself Cameo [25]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Shorty Awards 2020 Best in Gaming Nominated [49][50]

References
  1. "My Pop Neville Eacott the man who gave me my middle name (Lannan Neville Eacott) looking like an absolute legend!". Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021 – via Instagram.
  2. Eacott, Lannan (29 August 2016). "My Entire Life Story! Q/A". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. See:
  4. "About LazarBeam". YouTube.
  5. "YouTube Rewind 2019 – Australia". YouTube Rewind. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Top 250 YouTubers in Australia Sorted by Subscribers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "Top 250 YouTubers in Australia Sorted by Video Views". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. Bovey, LJ (13 July 2019). "Gamer Focus: Who Is Lazar Beam?". The Versed. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. Meddows, David (28 September 2019). "Australia's Top Ten Most Famous YouTubers". New Idea. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. Meddows, David (16 January 2015). "Lannan Eacott smashes beer bottles with a massive earthmover". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. Farner, Shawn (20 November 2018). "The Untold Truth of LazarBeam". SVG. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  12. McKay, Rhys. "Subscribe For More: 15 Best Australian YouTubers To Watch". Who. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. Eacott, Lannan (16 July 2015). "Q&A Time! I answer All (most) of Your Questions!". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. Gutelle, Sam (9 November 2017). "YouTube Millionaires: LazarBeam Adds "Absurdness" To His Gaming Experience". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  15. McIntyre, Isaac (12 January 2020). "Lazarbeam reveals why he's been struggling to play Fortnite in Chapter 2". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  16. Thomas, Zoe (14 January 2020). "YouTube signs three top gamers away from Twitch". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  17. "Youtube Signs Gaming Creators Lazarbeam, Muselk And Valkyrae To Exclusive Live Streaming Deals" (Press release). Los Angeles, California: YouTube. Gamasutra. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  18. "Click Management and NRG Esports announce the launch of "Click"" (Press release). Sydney, Australia: NRG Esports. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  19. Martinello, Eva (6 January 2020). "Australian streamer crew raises over $220,000 to aid wildfire victims". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  20. Cunliffe, Mark (8 July 2019). "The Top Six Fortnite YouTube Streamers Right Now". LADbible. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  21. Craven, Joe (23 August 2019). "CouRage, Cloak, Chap, and more react to Fortnite finally nerfing BRUTE mechs". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  22. Hernandez, Patricia (1 August 2019). "Minecraft is having a big comeback in 2019". Polygon. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  23. Cross, E. (14 January 2020). "'Fortnite:' Lazarbeam on the current status of the game, 'we're attending its funeral'". Blasting News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  24. Collura, Scott (3 October 2019). "Free Guy: Ninja Joins Ryan Reynolds Comedy". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  25. Walker, Ben (4 October 2019). "Ninja, Jacksepticeye, Pokimane and more will co-star in Ryan Reynolds' Free Guy". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  26. Spangler, Todd (5 December 2019). "PewDiePie Is the Most-Watched YouTube Creator of 2019 With 4 Billion Views". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  27. Cohen, David (5 December 2019). "YouTube Rewind Tries to Rebound With Its 2019 Edition". Adweek. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  28. Leskin, Paige (6 December 2019). "The most-viewed creators on YouTube in 2019 include PewDiePie, David Dobrik, and some of your favorite gamers". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  29. Gilbert, Ben; Webb, Kevin (14 January 2020). "Amazon's wildly popular video game streaming service, Twitch, is no longer the biggest game in town: These are all the stars who have signed exclusivity deals with the competition". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  30. Park, Gene (14 January 2020). "YouTube signs on exclusive streaming deals with 3 big gaming creators: LazarBeam, Muselk and Valkyrae". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  31. Lawyer, Bryan (13 January 2020). "YouTube Gaming Signs Valkyrae, LazarBeam and Muselk to Exclusive Deals". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  32. Smith, Andrew (16 January 2020). "Australian Bushfires: Celebrities, Game Developers, and Streamers Who Have Donated and How You Can Too". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  33. Gallaway, Lauren (12 January 2020). "Twitch Streamers Raise Over $200K for Australian Fire Relief". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  34. Chmielewski, Dawn C. (15 November 2017). "James Buckley Joins Rooster Teeth's Roster Of Gaming Channels". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  35. "Lazarbeam". Click Management. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  36. Shanley, Patrick (4 March 2020). "WME Bolsters Digital Department With Two New Agents Focused on Gaming (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  37. Renouard, Guillaume (16 June 2020). "Fortnite boit la tasse" [Fortnite drinks the cup]. Clubic (in French). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  38. Eacott, Lannan [@Lazarbeam] (15 June 2020). "peaked at 904k viewers... LMAO" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  39. Williams, Hayley (12 January 2021). "Here Are The Biggest Twitch And YouTube Livestreams Ever". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  40. Norton, Brad (2 July 2020). "Click Crew comes to an end as Aussie YouTube group "stops filming"". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  41. Del Rosario, Alexandra (1 December 2020). "Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais & John Krasinski Make YouTube Top Trending Videos 2020 List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  42. Wyatt, Ryan (8 December 2020). "2020 is YouTube Gaming's biggest year, ever: 100B watch time hours". YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  43. Gramenz, Jack (2 March 2021). "Aussie Fortnite streamer Lazarbeam honoured with tradie skin featuring meat pie". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  44. Tsiaoussidis, Alex (6 September 2022). "LazarBeam, Fresh make arena shooter game with PlaySide Studios". Dot Esports. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  45. "I made a game with @Fresh [...] World Boss [...] I think ittl be the greatest game ever made". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  46. "World Boss on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Steam. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  47. "Tannar's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  48. Sen, Djuro (27 January 2016). "Aussie fans help Rooster Teeth YouTube stars create movie history". Seven News. Yahoo! News Australia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  49. Perelli, Amanda (10 March 2020). "Exclusive: All the finalists for this year's Shorty Awards, which won't be a physical event for the first time in 12 years because of the coronavirus". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  50. "LazarBeam – Gaming (12th Shorty Awards)". Shorty Awards. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.