Alex Wassabi

Alexander Burriss (born March 28, 1990), better known as Alex Wassabi, is an American YouTuber and professional boxer best known for being a part of the duo Wassabi Productions with Roi Fabito (known online as Guava Juice).

Early life Alexander Burriss was born on March 28, 1990, in Great Falls, Montana. His mother is Filipino and his father is British. He has two brothers, Aaron and Andrew, and a sister, Mariah. Aaron, his older brother, has a YouTube channel previously called Lazyron Studios. When he was one, Burriss's family moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and lived there for several years before moving to Durham, North Carolina when he was in fifth grade. He met friend and future collaborator Roi Fabito, also known as Guava Juice, there. They and their friends started making videos together in 2005. The name "Wassabi" came from a misspelling when Burriss was creating a Starcraft account. Burriss played in a basketball league when he was growing up.

Career Burriss and Fabito continued making videos throughout high school, even after their friends lost interest. Many of their videos were skits with recurring characters. They broke into the mainstream with their parody of "Call Me Maybe" in 2012, which went viral. Following the success, they moved to Los Angeles to pursue YouTube full-time, posting videos every Wednesday.

Burriss boxed influencer Deji Olatunji in March 2022 and won the fight. He was set to go against KSI in August of that year as well, but an injury caused him to be replaced by rapper Swarmz. In 2023, he defeated iDubbbz at Creator Clash 2, as the main event.

Personal life Burriss was diagnosed with ADHD in middle school. He subsequently started dating Alexxis Lemire in 2022, they got engaged in 2025.

Boxing record Professional

Exhibition

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