Biography
Who is GrandPooBear?
Early life and real name
David Hunt, known online as GrandPooBear, grew up in Michigan and attended the University of Colorado Boulder. He was an avid snowboarder before experiencing a serious accident in April 2013 that left him severely injured. During his months of recovery, he focused on video games and decided to become very good at Super Mario Bros. 3.
GrandPooBear started his streaming career playing DayZ before transitioning to speedrunning Super Mario Bros. 3. After the release of Super Mario Maker, he spent thousands of hours learning Kaizo techniques and created a series of video tutorials featuring walkthroughs of his own levels. He eventually became a prominent streamer of Super Mario Maker 2 and helped found Warp World, a company that creates software for streamers.
Career highlights and achievements
GrandPooBear is well known for completing difficult and unique challenges in video games. He spent over a year clearing one thousand expert levels in a row in Super Mario Maker 2 and became the first person to beat Super Mario Bros. 3 using the Nintendo Power Glove. Prominent Kaizo creator BarbarousKing even named the Grand Poo World series after him.
He has performed at various Games Done Quick events and TwitchCon, and he has hosted his own speedrunning events called GrandPOOBear's Speedrun Sessions. These events were co-operated with Red Bull, where he became an official Red Bull Esports Athlete. He is also featured in the documentary film Running with Speed, which was narrated by Summoning Salt.
Personal life
GrandPooBear lives with his wife, Gina Hunt, who helps operate their streaming business. They welcomed their first child in January 2019. He continues to work as a full-time game streamer and participates in various online tournaments and community events.
Birthday and age
GrandPooBear was born on April 11, 1985, which makes GrandPooBear 41 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. GrandPooBear shares the date with 47 other famous people.
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