Biography
Who is Syndicate?
Early life and education
Thomas George Cassell was born on June 23, 1993, in Manchester, United Kingdom. His father worked as a project manager in construction, and his mother worked at a children's day care center. He grew up alongside his sister, Alice Cassell.
He attended The Blue Coat CofE School in Oldham. During his school years, he sold drinks to buy a plasma television. He later studied software development and video game design at Clarendon Sixth Form College before working briefly at McDonald's to purchase equipment for recording videos.
YouTube and Twitch career
Syndicate started uploading gaming commentaries and eventually registered his main channel in September 2010. He gained widespread attention with his Let's Play videos focused on Call of Duty and Minecraft. He signed with the multi-channel network Machinima to monetize his content.
His channel passed one million subscribers in June 2012 and later reached one billion views. He also expanded into livestreaming on Twitch, where his channel became the first to reach one million followers in August 2014. He later shifted part of his content to daily vlogging about his life between Los Angeles and the United Kingdom.
Business ventures and controversies
In 2013, Syndicate co-founded the entertainment company 3BlackDot alongside other creators and executives. He also launched a vlogging channel called Life of Tom and collaborated with various gaming publishers.
In 2016, he faced media attention regarding the promotion of the CSGO Lotto website alongside Trevor Martin without disclosing his role as vice-president of the company. The Federal Trade Commission later reached a settlement agreement with them in September 2017 regarding sponsorship disclosures, with no financial charges held against him.
Awards and recognition
Syndicate received multiple industry nominations throughout his career, including being nominated for YouTube Gamer at the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards. He was also nominated in the gaming category at the 9th Shorty Awards and as Best British Vlogger at the 2014 BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards.
In 2017, Forbes recognized him as one of the top gaming influencers. His gaming channel continued to grow, accumulating over nine million subscribers and billions of views over the years.
Birthday and age
Syndicate was born on June 23, 1993, which makes Syndicate 33 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Syndicate shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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