| Real Name: | Herschel "Guy" Beahm IV, |
| Birthday: | March 10, 1982 |
| Net Worth: | $3.5 million |
| Height: | 203 cm |
| Occupation: | American Internet Celebrity, Current YouTube Streamer, Former Twitch Streamer |
Herschel Guy Beahm, or as we know him, Dr Disrespect, is one of the most famous streamers. His unique looks and style make him the WWVe character of eSports. Dr Disrespect wears a should-length black wig and cool sunglasses at all times. But the price jewel is his old school mustache. His fame and popularity make him a popular streamer.
In 2017, Guy posted a record for the fastest growing Twitch channel. His channel has more than 5 million followers now. Born in 1982, Beahm plays battle royale video games, including Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Black Ops 4: Blackout.
His character originates from playing Halo 2 on Xbox. Even at the time, he showed a dominant character, but he was so good, he could back up his talk. Trash talking is one of his signature features. In 2011, he left YouTube and worked as a manager for a gaming company. Five years later, the Doctor came back.
Quick Career Resume
Dr Disrespect posted his first video on January 11, 2010. At the time, he played Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. But he stopped posting after one year. Sledgehammer Games hired him to be a manager.
During the time, he developed his Twitch stream but did not post a lot.
When he came back in 2015, his channel rose to prominence instantly. Nowadays, he has more than 5 million followers on Twitch.
Since 2015, he posts regularly on Twitch. He only took a two-month absence in December 2017. At the time, he wanted to mend the relationship with his wife, after admitting to marital infidelity.
Net Worth, Earnings and Income
Dr Disrespect cash flow is around $3.5 million. How did he earn it?
Herschel’s Twitch channel has more than 5 million followers. He has accumulated more than 200 million views so far. On average, he gets 25,000 viewers per stream. His highest stream had 365,000 viewers.
Twitch streamers make money through subscribers, donations, and ad revenue. He has more than 30,000 subscribers. And they pay a minimum of $2.5, which could add up to $75,000 per month.
He also makes a lot of money through ad revenue and fan donations. Streamers also make money through the Cheering feature, which is when a fan cheers with bits in the chat.
Dr Disrespect also has a nice YouTube channel with more than 1.6 million subscribers. On average, he gets 130,000 views per day from different sources. That equals to $650 per day from ads in YouTube videos.
The doctor has his brand, Slick Daddy Club. He uses it to sell branded merchandise, including bags, computer accessories, and more. Because of his larger-than-life persona and charisma, he gets quite a lot of endorsements as well. For example, the Doc endorses Turtle Beach, G Fuel, Gillette, and other companies.
Why Fans Love Him?
Born in 1982, Herschel Beahm was always a fan of video games. He adopted the Dr Disrespect persona because of the crazy rants. Fans love him because he is real and does a lot of trash talking. Sometimes, he gets upset to the point he drools and saliva runs down his chain. This frenetic activity coupled with his F-bombs is the reason fans love him. It is pretty amusing to watch him.
And when you see his face, you just have to love him. Yes, he is more than a mustache and a mullet wig. But that character is just out of this world. And he puts a lot of commitment and effort into his character. Often, he brags he is six foot eight tall. He might be tall, but not that much.
Once, during filming a podcast, the host asked him if the bragging is more fact or fiction. Of course, the Doc said fact. So, they had to put him on a test. The Doctor put his head through a roof tile on camera. Take that for bragging rights.
Personal Life and Controversies
Dr Disrecpet fortune is close to $4 million. But what about his personal life? Let’s talk about some of the controversies that followed him.
In 2019, his channel got suspended during real-life streaming. The reason was the cameraman followed him into a public restroom. And that is in violation of Twitch’s privacy rules and privacy laws in the California Penal Code.
The Doc is famous for his controversy with China. There are two sides to the story. Dr Disrespect caricatured Chinese accents and language. Musician Jimmy Wong then accused him of acting racist based on the mock Chinese accent. Herschel called the entire episode laughable.
He got married, but he doesn’t reveal the identity of his wife. We know her as Ms. Assassin on IG. The couple has a daughter together. In 2017, he cheated on her. But after a two months absence of social media, they patched things up.
The Doc loves to flex his wealth around. In 2019, he uploaded a video driving a Lamborghini Aventador, a car with a net value between $400,000 and $500,000.
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