Nikocado Avocado

Nicholas Perry (born May 19, 1992), better known as Nikocado Avocado, is a Ukrainian-born American internet celebrity and YouTuber known for his mukbang videos. , he has accumulated more than 9.9 million subscribers and approximately 2.67 billion total views across six YouTube channels. His online persona is known for his comedic and theatrical performances, gaining excess weight on camera, and generating over 10 billion views on TikTok.

In September 2024, he said in a video that he had lost over 250 pounds (114 kg) of body weight over the course of two years, and that he had concealed this from his audience by continuing to upload videos that had been recorded before the weight loss. The video, entitled "Two Steps Ahead", garnered over 26 million views within 48 hours.

Early life Perry was born in Kherson on May 19, 1992, and was adopted in infancy by an American family who raised him in Pennsylvania. attending the Catholic University of America's Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art and performing at Carnegie Hall. Between 2011 and 2012, he made a living as a freelance violinist and a Home Depot worker, and moved to New York City in 2013 to pursue his dream of playing in a Broadway orchestra. However, he found it difficult to make a living in a city surrounded by other talented musicians.

YouTube career Perry's husband, who already had a YouTube channel of his own, first encouraged Perry to start one in 2014. His channel, named Nikocado Avocado, then consisted of vegan and lifestyle vlogs, as well as musical performances.

Perry appeared on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 in 2018. He also has a presence on platforms other than YouTube, such as Cameo, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Patreon, and OnlyFans. He also showed their text conversations, stating that Soo had stood him up for a scheduled collaboration. Zach Choi, a fellow mukbanger who once joined Perry and Soo in a collaboration, later stated that he had hired an attorney to address Perry's statements, though no legal action ever took place.

Health concerns Due to Perry's sharp weight gain in the late 2010s and early 2020s, many fans and YouTubers became concerned about his health. In a 2019 interview, Perry said he only planned on creating mukbang videos "for a couple more years" and that "it is very unhealthy". In 2019, Perry told Men's Health that he suffered from erectile dysfunction and a loss of libido as a result of his binge eating.

Weight loss In a video uploaded on May 10, 2024, Perry announced that he was giving up his weight loss effort, telling his viewers that he failed to lose a significant amount of weight within the past two years. Perry opened the video wearing a giant panda mask, which he said symbolized the world of social media not being as black-and-white as it appears. He said, "While everybody pointed and laughed at me for over-consuming food, I was in total control the entire time. In reality, people are completely absorbed with internet personalities and obsessively watch their content. That is where a deeper level of over-consumption liesand it's the parallel I wanted to make." A month later, in February, Perry told NBC News that he underwent a series of invasive body lift procedures, in which he removed at least of excess skin from his body; for Perry, these operations felt like the conclusion of his weight loss process.

Personal life According to a 2016 video, Perry first met his husband Orlin Home through a vegan Facebook group. After months of online communication, Home traveled to the U.S. from his native country, Colombia, to meet Perry at the Woodstock Fruit Festival. They began a relationship after traveling together in Central America, and Perry abandoned his musical career in early 2014 to settle down with Home in Colombia. The two married on April 10, 2017. They reside in Las Vegas.