Disguised Toast

Jeremy Wang (born 25 November 1991),[1][2] better known by the alias Disguised Toast, is a Taiwanese-Canadian streamer, YouTuber, and Internet personality. He got his start on YouTube, creating videos about the digital card game Hearthstone. Wang later began streaming on Twitch, before signing an exclusive streaming contract with Facebook Gaming in November 2019.[3]

Disguised Toast
Personal information
BornJeremy Wang
(1991-11-25) 25 November 1991
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityCanadian • Taiwanese
EducationUniversity of Waterloo
OccupationStreamer
YouTuber
Home townKingston, Ontario, Canada • Penang, Malaysia
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2015–2019
2019–present
(Facebook Gaming)
GenreGaming
Games
Hearthstone
Teamfight Tactics
League of Legends
Among Us
Followers1.7 million
(4 February 2021)
Total views73 million
(4 February 2021)
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
GenreGaming
Subscribers3.37 million
(4 February 2021)
Total views796.6 million
(4 February 2021)
100,000 subscribers 2016
1,000,000 subscribers 2020
Updated: 4 February 2021
Follower and view counts updated as of 4 February 2021.

As of June 2020, Wang is a member of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.[4]

Early life

Wang received his 3-year degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo.[5]

Career

In 2015, Wang began making infographics and YouTube videos in which he showcased unusual card interactions in Hearthstone, shared on the community aggregation site Reddit.[6] Wang covered his face with a toast-shaped cardboard mask until he revealed his face by mistake in October 2016.[7]

In March 2017, Wang competed in the ONOG Major Circuit at PAX East.[8] Despite making it into the top 32, he overslept the following morning and was disqualified.[9]

In June 2017, Wang was temporarily banned from Hearthstone for 72 hours in response to an instance in which he showcased an exploit on stream.[10][11][12]

It was announced in October 2017 that Wang had joined OfflineTV, a collective of content creators living together in Los Angeles, California.[13][14]

Wang became known for his Hearthstone streams. In the summer of 2019, he gained a huge following while streaming Riot Games' new game Teamfight Tactics, and another spike during the test phase of Riot's upcoming card game, Legends of Runeterra. During that time, he was the second most-watched streamer on Twitch. By that time he had 1.3 million followers on Twitch and 950k subscribers on his main YouTube channel. In November 2019, Wang signed an exclusive deal with Facebook to move from Twitch to Facebook Gaming for his gaming streams.[15]

In May 2019, Wang was nominated as Twitch Streamer of the Year in the 11th annual Shorty Awards.[16]

In late 2019, Wang turned down an offer from Blizzard in which he was asked to reveal a new card from the Saviors of Uldum expansion, citing his personal feelings on Hearthstone as well as negative community reaction.[17]

In April 2020, Wang returned to Twitch to host a new non-gaming series called “Blind eDating”. The series focuses on dating a new girl each week and playing games with them.[18]

Between September 2020 and January 2021, Wang received an influx of more than two million subscribers and 400 million video views on YouTube[19] as a result of a number of his videos based on the game Among Us trending. He has played with a number of notable Twitch streamers, YouTubers, and celebrities in these videos, including PewDiePie, JackSepticEye, Pokimane, Jae Park, Logic, James Charles, Bretman Rock, and Mark Tuan.[20] In late October, Wang participated in an Among Us session on Twitch featuring Democratic politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar to advocate for voting in the 2020 United States Presidential Election.[21]

Wang was named an honoree in the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30, under the "Games" category.[22]

Name

Wang's username is a reference to a Hearthstone card, SI:7 Agent. When played in-game, the voice line for the card reads "This guy's toast".[23] Comedian Conan O'Brien called it "the greatest name in gaming history."[24]

Achievements

Notable tournament placements
Date Game Location Event Placement Winnings (US$)
2019-07-04 Teamfight Tactics Online TFT Thursday #1 2nd $2,450
2019-04-02 Apex Legends Online Twitch Rivals ALC Rematch Challenge 11th $1,500
2019-02-19 Apex Legends Online Twitch Rivals ALC 6th $700
2019-01-23 League of Legends Online Twitch Rivals: League of Legends Showdown 1st $2,800
2018-08-25 Fortnite Online Fortnite Summer Skirmish N/A $16,200
2018-04-08 Hearthstone Boston, United States PAX East GEICO Hearthstone Showdown 3rd $1,000
2017-04-15 Hearthstone United States Red Bull Team Brawl: Spring 2017 1st $1,500

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
201911th Shorty AwardsTwitch Streamer of the YearNominated[16]

See also

References
  1. Offline TV (November 25, 2018). "Happy birthday @DisguisedToast. We love and appreciate you very much despite choosing this picture to post of all pics". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. Offline TV (November 25, 2019). "Birthday stream". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  3. Beresford, Trilby (December 27, 2019). "Streamer Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang Explains Why He Left Twitch: "I Felt Plateaued" | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. Miceli, Max (2020-06-29). "Disguised Toast upset he didn't speak out more amid Offline TV sexual harassment situation". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. Williams, Blue (2020-07-20). "Here's how far these streamers got in school". Looper.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  6. Matthiesen, Tom (14 November 2016). "Talking to the man behind the mask - An interview with Disguised Toast". gosugamers.net. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. Asarch, Steven (26 March 2017). "'Hearthstone' Disguised Toast Interview: Player, Streamer, Memelord". player.one. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. "The 2018 Hearthstone Showdown Finals: Fissures In a Community - Break The Game". breakthegame.net. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. Mejia, Ozzie (13 March 2017). "Freshly Baked: How DisguisedToast brought fun to the ONOG PAX East Hearthstone Major". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  10. Booker, Logan (10 June 2017). "'Zero To Legend' Hearthstone Player Banned For Using Free Win Priest Exploit". kotaku.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  11. Tassi, Paul (9 June 2017). "'Hearthstone' Streamer Suspended After Discovering And Showcasing Auto-Win Exploit". forbes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  12. Clark, Tim (8 July 2017). "Disguised Toast on Hearthstone's new expansion, PUBG marathons with Reynad, and being banned by Blizzard". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. "Joining Offline TV". Offline TV. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  14. Asarch, Steven (2019-11-22). "Disguised Toast is making the move over to streaming on Facebook". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  15. Murray, Trent (2019-11-22). "Streamer Disguised Toast Signs Exclusive Deal With Facebook Gaming". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  16. "DISGUISEDTOAST Nominated in TWITCH STREAMER OF THE YEAR".
  17. Cusick, Taylor (18 July 2019). "Disguised Toast returns the Hearthstone Saviors of Uldum card that he was scheduled to reveal". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  18. Michael, Cale. "DisguisedToast returns to Twitch with non-gaming content". Dotesports. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  19. "Socialblade YouTube Statistics". Socialblade. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  20. Moghe, Divyesh (September 25, 2020). "Best Among Us Streamers to Watch on Twitch". TalkEsport. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  21. Ziady, Hanna (October 21, 2020). "AOC just played a video game on Twitch to encourage voting". CNN. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  22. "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Games". Forbes. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  23. Nicol, Will (25 October 2018). "Twitch Streamer Disguised Toast Talks Streaming, Interacting with Fans - Digital Trends". digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  24. Moller, James (24 October 2017). "VIDEO: Conan Loves Disguised Toast". dbltap.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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