{{short description|American Internet personality (born 1983)}} {{Infobox social media personality | image = Kassem G Dance Showdown.jpg | caption = Gharaibeh in 2014 | birth_name = Kassem Gharaibeh | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|10}} | birth_place = Amman, Jordan | education = | occupation = {{Hlist|Internet personality|comedian}} | years_active = 2006–Present | website = {{URL|https://www.youtube.com/user/kassemg}} | youtube_handle = KassemG | youtube_display_name = Kassem G | youtube_years_active = 2006–2023 | youtube_genre = {{Hlist|Comedy|interviewing}} | youtube_subscribers = 2.29 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 22 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = 14 January 2026 }} '''Kassem Gharaibeh''' ({{langx|ar|قاسم الغرايبة}}; born October 10, 1983) is an American internet personality and host of ''Attack of the Show!''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://partnersproject.com/2011/01/kassemg-exclusive-interview-the-partners-project-ep-4/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704201022/http://partnersproject.com/2011/01/kassemg-exclusive-interview-the-partners-project-ep-4/ | archive-date=2011-07-04 | title=Partners Project }}</ref> His YouTube channel '''Kassem G''' hosts several hundred videos, most notably the ''California On'', ''Going Deep'' and ''Street Music'' webseries.<ref name="PP">{{cite web|url=http://partnersproject.com/2011/01/kassemg-exclusive-interview-the-partners-project-ep-4/|title=Partners Project|work=partnersproject.com|access-date=14 August 2015|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703100054/http://partnersproject.com/2011/01/kassemg-exclusive-interview-the-partners-project-ep-4/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won the 2013 Streamy Award for Best Host for his work on ''California On''.
==Early life== Gharaibeh was born in 1983 in Amman, Jordan to a Jordanian father and an Egyptian mother.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLsIsFSixoo | title=Kassem G: How I Got Here (Apr 2015) | website=YouTube | date=7 January 2019 }}</ref> He described his family as liberal Muslims. He lived in Saudi Arabia at a very young age then moved to Kissimmee, Florida when he was four years old after his father, who worked at a hotel, got a promotion.<ref name="PP"/><ref name="digmagonline.com">{{Cite web |last=Woolsey |first=Brittany |date=2011-02-01 |title=A Comedian's Youtube Success |url=http://www.digmagonline.com/features/a-comedian-s-youtube-success-1.2151473#.UjV6wsasjlU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222003325/http://www.digmagonline.com/features/a-comedian-s-youtube-success-1.2151473 |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |website=DIG Magazine}}</ref> His family moved to Ventura County, California when he was 10. Before his YouTube career, Gharaibeh was working at a Best Buy and doing stand-up comedy on the weekends, mostly performing in small venues like restaurants.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}
== Career == Gharaibeh got the idea to start making YouTube videos when his friend Cory Williams had a video that went viral. After working in retail for nearly a decade, Gharaibeh finally quit his job and began making videos full-time.<ref name="digmagonline.com" /> In 2011, he co-starred in the YouTube film ''Agents of Secret Stuff'' starring Ryan Higa as Mr. Anderson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/agents-of-secret-stuff/cast/2000293107/|title=Agents of Secret Stuff - Full Cast & Crew|work=TV Guide|access-date=25 January 2026}}</ref>
He won the 2013 Streamy Award for Best Host, beating out four other nominees including Larry King.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/3rd-annual-nominees/ |title=3rd Annual Winners & Nominees|work=The Streamy Awards|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref> He has appeared on the cannabis culture-oriented podcast ''Getting Doug with High'' six times. He also appeared in a brief role in the 2014 film ''Transformers: Age of Extinction''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kassem-gharaibeh/credits/3030120796/|title=Kassem Gharaibeh Credits|work=TV Guide|access-date=25 January 2026}}</ref> In 2009, he co-founded Maker Studios along with Shay Butler, Danny Zappin and Lisa Donovan.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Claire Cain|title=Actors in Smaller Studios, Making Pictures for the Smaller Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/business/media/11youtube.html?src=busln&_r=0 |work=The New York Times|access-date=January 6, 2013|date=April 10, 2011}}</ref>
On March 24, 2014, Maker Studios accepted a buyout offer from The Walt Disney Company for $500 million, rising to $950 million if financial milestones were met.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fritz |first=Ben |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052702303949704579459811194114736 |title=Disney to Buy Online-Video Network Maker Studios |work =Wall Street Journal |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2014|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=Disney Buys Maker Studios, Video Supplier for YouTube| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/business/media/disney-buys-maker-studios-video-supplier-for-youtube.html |work= New York Times|access-date=March 27, 2014|date=March 24, 2014}}</ref> In March 2021, he made most of his YouTube videos private and not viewable by the public. Gharaibeh formerly hosted the ''Pajama Pants'' podcast alongside ''Sopranos'' actors Robert Iler and Jamie-Lynn Sigler; on it, he explained that as he got older he began to no longer identify with the videos he made earlier in his life, and found many of them offensive and unfunny.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBTDg9XcGuQ|title= Kassem's Private Video Library - Ep 79 - Pajama Pants|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= March 23, 2021|website= YouTube|publisher= Pajama Pants|access-date= September 16, 2021|quote= I had over 500 something videos. I went through and privated almost all of my YouTube library|time=4m51s}}</ref> In April 2021, he was revealed to be a new host of G4 as part of their relaunch later that year, and in November he was announced to be a host of their revival of ''Attack of the Show!''. Both ended a year later when the network was shut down.
Today, Gharaibeh appears on the YouTube gaming channel "BroughtYouThisThing" with Bruce Greene and Lawrence Sonntag, formerly of Funhaus. He also streams himself doing a variety of things and has made appearances in projects with other content creators from early YouTube, such as The Grumps.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwwhmDt4GOs|title= Worst reviewed Pop Tarts of all time w/ Kassem G |date= March 3, 2025|website= YouTube|publisher= The Grumps|access-date= January 24, 2026|time=18m14s}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|3105689|Kassem Gharaibeh}}
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