{{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 [[Jordan|Jordanian]] father and an [[Egyptians|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 [[Liberalism and progressivism within Islam|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|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 Carl|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 ''[[The Sopranos|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 (American TV network)|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 [[Rooster Teeth|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 [[Game Grumps|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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