TheRadBrad

Bradley Lamar Colburn (February 10, 1987), better known by his online alias theRadBrad, is an American YouTuber and Let's Player most notable for his video game walkthroughs of various new games. He has been interviewed by various publications since becoming active in 2010. Footage and images from his gameplay videos have been used for illustrative purposes in articles by numerous publications.

FMV Magazine has referred to Colburn as "king of the YouTube walkthrough." Additionally During a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone, Colburn's YouTube channel was identified by Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, as one of the "top gaming creators" on the platform.

Career Bradley Lamar Colburn was born on February 10, 1987 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Colburn grew up in the Tuscaloosa area, until after high school and following graduation he attended Kennesaw State University from 2008-2011. While at University, Colburn studied computer science, but found himself spending his free time playing video games such as Call of Duty. This led to him starting his YouTube channel in 2010, and uploading his first video in April 2010. Colburn’s channel quickly gained traction and after his first two years uploading to the site he amassed 65 million views and nearly 180,000 subscribers, with his Dead Space 2 walkthrough being his most successful with Colburn stating his "channel doubled in size from Dead Space 2 alone". In 2013 Colburn founded tRB Productions Inc., a production company for managing his content creation he holds the position of both CEO and secretary. From here Colburn has gone on to become one of the top gaming channels on YouTube and as of 2026 he has amassed 13 million subscribers. In addition Colburn has been covered by various publications, including VG247 (when video game publisher Ubisoft sent him merchandise ahead of the launch of Watch Dogs 2), VentureBeat,

Reception and impact Colburn is one of the most prominent gaming YouTube channels with his walkthrough often getting credit for their reliability. In 2024 Twitch streamer Kai Cenat gave credit to Colburn stating "I don't know if anybody gives you flowers enough." Adding "I didn't have the money to get certain video games, he was always there for me."

Personal life Colburn is married, the couple have two children together a daughter named Clementine born in 2020, and a son Benjamin who was born in 2023.

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