Harley Morenstein Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a Streamy Award for Best Ensemble Cast as a member of the cast of "Video Game High School․"
• Gained 35 to 40 pounds after starting his "Epic Meal Time" series, and though he got back down to only 15 to 20 pounds heavier than when he started the series, he still named his stomach Balthazar
• Taught media and history at a high school in Montréal before finding internet fame
• When he posted his first "Epic Meal Time" video, he decided he would only make a second one if the first got 10,000 views, and it got 100,000 views
• Quote: "Don't look at what's popular, you can't engineer something you think will be successful, because you'll have to do it over and over again․"
• Quote: "You can't create a show as a means to an end․ When I made 'EMT,' I didn't think it would make me famous, that was never the intent․ I liked doing it․"
• Created a popular Youtube cooking show called "Epic Meal Time," which features the creation of questionable, high-calorie dishes
• Almost burned down the kitchen he was filming in while collaborating with BarelyPolitical because he didn't calculate a deep fryer's oil displacement
• Claims that if he and his "Epic Meal Time" costars go out to eat, their meals usually arrive with extra bacon
• Was once stopped by a fan who asked him and some of his co-stars to sign a number of autographs, which he found for sale on eBay five hours later