Keemstar

Daniel M. Keem (born March 8, 1982), known online as Keemstar, is an American YouTuber, podcaster, and streamer who is mainly known for being the host of the Internet popular culture news show DramaAlert.

Early life Keem was born in 1982 in Buffalo, New York. He has one brother and one sister. Keem worked in a legal collections office before beginning his internet career in 2009.

Internet career

Keem's first appearance on YouTube was in a Halo 3 YouTube video from January 2009, where he was recorded trash talking through the online multiplayer voice chat. In September 2012, Keem began using the hashtag #DramaAlert on Twitter. Keem often offers his own opinions on subjects he reports on.

In July 2010, Keem became the most subscribed person on blogTV.

In November 2010, Keem was swatted; the caller claimed to be a deaf person being held hostage at his address.

In 2010, during an argument with a moderator named Alex on the website BattleCam.com, Keem encouraged his viewers to type "Alex is a stupid nigger" in the stream's chat; he later apologized for saying the word.

In July 2011, Keem held a tournament alongside Alki David called the 'Billionaire's Challenge' in which contestants competed for prizes. During production of a second Billionaire's Challenge, David stated an assisted suicide would be shown, which caused controversy and led to some YouTubers canceling their participation. David later clarified it was a joke, while the second show went ahead.

In June 2012, Keem and Call of Duty YouTuber ONLYUSEmeBLADE created the Bad Kid Show podcast.

In May 2016, iDubbbz released a video critique on YouTube about Keem. In the video, he accused Keem of threatening big YouTubers with negative coverage and promoting small channels or accusing them of hiding something. iDubbbz called Keem a "very rash decision maker" and showed clips of Keem saying what iDubbbz deemed to be regrettable. In response, Keem called the video "entertaining" and denied wanting to attack other YouTubers, saying he has "no problem booking guests or landing exclusive interviews". He also apologized for the comments and incidents he caused, but claimed he was justified in saying "nigger" since a genealogical DNA test said he was nine percent black. In 2018, Keem founded "Fortnite Friday", an online Fortnite tournament that featured various content creators, streamers, and professional players competing against each other every Friday. In 2019, Keem created a spinoff to "Fortnite Friday" called "Minecraft Monday".

In April 2019, Keem uploaded a DramaAlert interview featuring YouTuber Etika, who had exhibited unstable behavior in the weeks leading up to the interview. During the interview, Etika made several statements predominantly centered around death and his perspectives on the world. At one point, he referred to himself as the "antichrist" and expressed a desire to "purge all life". Keem later posted a screenshot of several texts allegedly sent by Etika's mother, which stated that he was not to blame for her son's suicide and that he loved Keem and his show.

In April 2021, in response to Jake Paul facing sexual assault allegations from TikTok user Justine Paradise, Keem posted on Twitter that there is no way to sexually assault someone orally, stating the victim had to choose to "open her mouth" as well as quoting "Is there really no way to get away? I just really don't believe this story at all."

On October 25, 2021, Keem announced on Twitter his plan to retire from YouTube on March 8, 2022, the day of his 40th birthday and after 14 years of content creation. In his announcement video released one day later titled "Retired," he expressed his dissatisfaction with making videos on the platform, citing the effects of cancel culture, changes to YouTube's algorithm, and the website's community as factors for his decision. On November 12, 2021, Keem hired a new host, Willy Mac, and also rehired a former host, TyBlue. However, on February 12, 2022, Keem announced that he had changed his mind and would not retire from DramaAlert, citing a lack of confidence in any permanent replacement and a new 3-year sponsorship deal struck with sports betting company MyBookie.

Since 2023, Keem has been hosting a podcast titled "Lolcow Live", alongside Boogie2988 and WingsOfRedemption. As of 2026, The DramaAlert YouTube channel no longer posts daily news content, instead posting infrequent Shorts. DramaAlert remains active on X and Snapchat and posts short form content.

Personal life Keemstar has a daughter. Keemstar identifies as agnostic. Keemstar got engaged to influencer Miss Brantley in July 2024.

Discography Singles

Podcasts Year Title Role 2012–2014 BadKidCast Himself (co-host) 2015–2016 #Triggered Himself (co-host) 2016–2019, 2024 Baited! Himself (co-host) 2020–2022 Mom's Basement Himself (host)2023–presentLolcowLiveHimself (co-host)