DeStorm Power is an American actor, comedian, rapper, and Internet personality, who has become popular for his series on Instagram and Youtube.
DeStorm comes from Baltimore, Maryland, where he lived with his mother and seven siblings. In 2001 Power moved from Maryland to New York to pursue his music endeavors. After interning and ghostwriting at Atlantic Records, Universal, and various other record labels,
Power set out to establish himself as a performer, using YouTube as a platform to share his singing, songwriting, and production skills with the online community.
Power’s videos are typically comedic, and also often incorporate rapping and beatboxing.
He was an accomplished triple jumper and Master personal trainer and was notably invited to the Olympic Trials.
Power appeared as Mr. T in the first season of Epic Rap Battles of History from which he achieved a gold record.
He is a founder and President of The Zeus Network which launched July 13, 2018
He’s a 2011 American Music Awards honoree and was nominated for five Streamy Awards, winning three.
He was Emmy Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2018 for his original creation Caught The Series.
Full Name: DeStorm Power
Date of Birth: January 30, 1977 (age 45)
Place of Birth: Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Age: 45
Height: 6′ 0″
Relationship: Single
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actor, rapper, comedian, basketball player
Net-worth: $2.5 Million
Career:
DeStorm started a minute long series on Instagram called Caught. The series later would be aired on YouTube and Facebook in 2017.
This involves DeStorm facing problems with his girlfriend, his side-chick, his friends, enemies and others.
Every Sunday, this series ends with a cliffhanger. The Caught series has garnered over 300 Million combined views making it the most-watched short form series on the internet.
Caught the Series was nominated for an Emmy Award and 4 Streamy Awards, winning two. Season 2 launched on July 13, 2018, on The Zeus Network, an SVOD streaming platform founded by DeStorm Power, King Bach, Amanda Cerny and Lemuel Plummer.
The series includes celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, King Bach, Lamorne Morris, Alphonso McAuley, Lele Pons, Reedo Brown, Bradley Martin, Leli Hernandez, Janina, Taylor Stevens, Klarity and many more.
Power’s YouTube channel, registered under the username DeStorm, has more than 3.02 million subscribers, and is used primarily for his musical endeavors.
The videos on the channel have been viewed over 508 million times. “Wuz Up World? (What’s up World?)”—DeStorm’s catch phrase—can be heard at the start or end of every video.
DeStorm often composes and performs covers or Beatbox covers of well known songs or creates content for major brands such as Pepsi, GE, Yahoo and Nintendo.
DeStorm also creates original content based upon subscribers’ challenges and suggestions, such as rapping in alphabetical order or name dropping various movie titles in a rap.
Power occasionally collaborates with other popular YouTube personalities and recording artists, such as Mystery Guitar Man, Freddie Wong, Ray William Johnson, Nice Peter and Kina Grannis.
DeStorm Power was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #85.
Mixtapes:
“Champion”
“My Grind”
“3-Minute Workout!”
“Instagram”
“Anything You Want (feat. Christian Caldeira)”
“Baddest Mutha”
“Selfish”
“Love Signs”
“See Me Standing (feat. Alexandra Govere)”
“The Background”
“Hold That Pose”
“Finally Free (feat. Talib Kweli)”
“Protest”
“Watch Me 2012 (feat. Razi)”
“Love All The Way”
Awards:
American Music Awards New Media Honoree (Male)
YouTube Music Awards Innovation of the Year
Streamy Awards Vine Comedian
Streamy Awards Acting in a Drama
Social Media:
Facebook: DeStorm Power
Instagram: DeStorm Power
Twitter: DeStorm Power