Biography
Who is TommyInnit?
Early life and real name
His real name is Thomas Michael Simons. He was born on April 9, 2004, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. He grew up in the Mapperley area of the city. His father, Iain, worked as an arcade owner and founded the GameCity festival. His mother, Sarah Simons, is a former actor who now works as a teacher for people with disabilities. During his childhood, he grew up with two dogs named Betty and Walter.
He attended The Carlton Academy in Carlton. During his time at school, he participated in mock examinations. He later mentioned that he cheated on some of these tests. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, these mock results were used as his official GCSE grades.
Rise to fame on YouTube and Twitch
Simons started his digital career by creating his first YouTube channel, Channelnutpig, on February 15, 2013. He launched his main TommyInnit channel on December 24, 2015, and uploaded his first video there in September 2018. He primarily focuses on creating videos of himself playing Minecraft. He began streaming on Twitch in late 2018, where he broadcasts Minecraft gameplay and Just Chatting sessions.
In July 2020, he joined the Dream SMP, a roleplay-focused Minecraft server. The finale of this series, which he streamed in January 2021, peaked at over 650,000 concurrent viewers. This performance made it the third-highest all-time concurrent viewer livestream on Twitch. His success on the platform earned him two Guinness World Records, including the title for the most followed Minecraft channel on Twitch.
Comedy, tours, and media projects
Beyond gaming, he has moved into live performance and comedy. He performed a special show called TommyInnit and Friends at the Brighton Dome in July 2022. This event included other personalities like DanTDM and Jacksepticeye. He later toured the United Kingdom and the United States as a stand-up comedian. His tours include TommyInnit: Annoying at First, TommyInnit: How to Be a Billionaire, and The Survival Tour.
He has also ventured into podcasting and literature. In September 2024, he began hosting the Shut Up I'm Talking podcast with Jack Manifold. He has authored two books: TommyInnit Says... The Quote Book, released in 2022, and a satirical self-help book titled TommyInnit's Guide to Survival, which came out in 2025. Proceeds from his first book were donated to Sarcoma UK.
Television appearances and personal life
He has appeared in various television programs. In June 2025, he was a guest panellist on the British debate show Question Time. In 2026, he competed in the twenty-first series of Celebrity MasterChef. He also participated in a special charity livestream of the show Taskmaster in September 2026.
Simons has lived in Brighton since January 2022. He has been open about his personal health, discussing his experiences with clinical depression, testicular torsion, and anxiety. As of July 2026, he has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also mentioned that his dog, Walter, has been diagnosed with cancer.
Birthday and age
TommyInnit was born on April 9, 2004, which makes TommyInnit 22 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. TommyInnit shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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