Dr DisRespect

About

Dr DisRespect is the Twitch handle of Guy Beahm,^[1] who is known for his streams of H1Z1 and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. He is known for his over-the-top arrogant and competitive character, as well as his high production quality of streaming. He has been honored with the "Streamer of the Year" award twice.

Online History

Guy Beahm first created his Dr DisRespect persona in early 2010. Beahm says the creation of the character started purely through 'changing his gamertag.'^[2] The Dr DisRespect YouTube channel was created on January 5th, 2010,^[3] with his first video, posted on January 11th the same year, showing gameplay of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.^[4] As of November 2017, this video, "Dr DisRespect Gaming: The Docs Very 1st Video", has just under 100,000 views (shown below, left).

He featured in multiple videos for the gaming channel Machinima, mostly playing Call of Duty. On November 4th, 2011, YouTube channel DavidSilverberg made a video about the character, gaining over 380,000 views (shown below, right). Beahm went inactive from YouTube in late 2011 and did not release any content for nearly five years.

Twitch Channel

The Twitch channel of Guy Beahm, Dr DisRespectLIVE, was created on March 21st, 2016. His popularity mostly through him playing the 'Battle Royale' games H1Z1 and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. He became widely known for his personality during gameplay – being deliberately arrogant and cocky, calling himself "an award-winning international champion in the online gaming community." He refers to his subscribers as members of 'The Slick Daddy Club.' As of November 2017, the channel has over 1.2 million followers.

Online Presence

He was voted as 'Streamer of the Year' at the 2017 Esports Industry Awards, beating out Paul "Ice_Poseidon" Denino, Christopher "Sacriel" Ball and Michael "Imaqtpie" Santana (shown below).^[7] He also won "Trending Gamer" at The Game Awards 2017.

On March 2nd, 2017, he posted a satirical retrowave song called "Gillette (The Best A Man Can Get)" that gained over 434,000 plays and 8,700 likes (shown below).

House Shooting

On September 11th, 2018, during a Dr DisRespect broadcast, Guy Beahm left the stream and walked off camera, returning moments later, Beahm appeared out of character, removing his wig and sunglasses, and telling viewers that he would be ending that day's stream because someone had "shot" at his house.^[15] A clip of the moment (shown below) has been viewed more than 2.3 million times.

This was the second shooting on Beahm's home, according to the streamer. Following the shooting, he said, "I gotta end the broadcast right now. Somebody shot at our house and broke the fucking upstairs window. This is the second shot. Someone shot yesterday. Someone shot yesterday at our fucking house, and someone shot again right now."

No further information has been released as of September 12th. However, a message was posted on the DrDisrespectLIVE page. It read, "Doc and Family Are Safe. Proper Measures are being taken while stream is down for the day. 09/11/2018."

Fandom

Online, Beahm has several large communities of fans. His subreddit, /r/DrDisrespectLive^[11] has over 7,700 subscribers and his Facebook page has over 13,000 likes.^[12] His Twitter account has over 300,000 followers as of November 16th, 2017.^[6]

Personal Life

Guy Beahm was a former multiplayer level designer for Call of Duty.^[8] Despite his brash online personality, Guy Beahm has a reputation for being an extremely friendly and approachable person face to face. On July 16th, 2017, a clip of him talking to a fan who said he was contemplating killing himself was posted to YouTube, gaining over 486,000 views. The clip was later posted to /r/videos on November 1st, 2017, where it gained over 42,000 upvotes.^[10]

He claims he "really has a 38-inch vertical, and can do 360-degree dunks," facts he also weaves into his online persona.^[9] On November 11th, 2017, he was profiled by ESPN.

Infidelity Confession

On the 15th December 2017, Beahm streamed a short two-minute segment in which he admitted to being 'unfaithful' to his wife, and declared that he was "going to take time off to focus on my family.” The clip was uploaded to r/LivestreamFails where it received over 31k upvotes and over 9000 comments in 24 hours.^[13]

Return to Twitch

On February 4th, 2018, Dr. Disrespect tweeted a video promoting his return to Twitch on February 5th at 11 a.m. PST (shown below). Within 24 hours, the video accumulated upwards of 15,000 likes and 3,000 retweets.

On February 5th, 2018, Dr. DisRespect posted a tweet announcing that his stream had gone live, followed by a message several minutes later that he "Broke @Twitch" (shown below).^[14]

Twitch Suspension

On June 12th, 2019, Beahm was suspended from Twitch for streaming from inside the men's bathroom at the Los Angeles Convention Center while attending the 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Shortly after, eSports journalist Rod Breslau tweeted about the Twitch suspension, along with a screencap of Beahm standing at a urinal on stream (shown below).

That evening, Kotaku^[16] published an article about the controversy, reporting that an ESA rep revealed that Beahm's E3 badge had been revoked.

Dr DisRespect's 2020 Twitch Ban

Dr DisRespect's 2020 Twitch Ban refers to the streaming site Twitch permanently banning American streamer Dr DisRespect, whose real name is Guy Beahm, from its platform on June 26th, 2020. The reason for the ban has not been made public, and it has become notable for the secrecy surrounding it. Beahm said he also does not know why he was banned.

Dr DisRespect's 2024 Grooming Allegations

On June 21st, 2024, the former Twitch employee Cody Conners, who retired from the company, posted a tweet^[17] in which he explicitly stated the reason for Dr Disrespect's removal from the platform. According to the post, Doc had been using a now-defunct Twitch feature named Twitch Whispers to arrange a meet-up between himself and an underage female at a next Twitch Con. Conners also alleged that Dr DisRespect exchanged explicit messages with the underage girl, and that Twitch employees saw the interactions in "plain text" (shown below).

On June 22nd, Dr DisRespect^[18] responded to the allegations in a series of tweets where he denied any wrongdoing or engaging in anything "illegal," adding that his contract was paid out in full.

Some fans noted Dr DisRespect's vague response, speculating that he may have been texting an underage girl in a state where the legal age of consent is 16. X^[19] user @Gappy_V posted a meme about Dr DisRespect being a groomer on June 22nd, 2024 (seen below).

leaked footage of dr disrespect pic.twitter.com/sRKXmWpfog

— GappyV (@Gappy_V) June 22, 2024

Search Interest

FAQ

* How Tall Is Dr. Disrespect?

According to a well-known copypasta of Doc that lists off several attributes about him, he is purportedly 6 feet 8 inches, which can be backed up by pictures of him with professional basketball players, measuring at their height.

* How Old Is Dr. Disrespect?

Being born on March 10th, 1982, Doc Disrespect turns 40 in 2022.

* Why Did Dr. Disrespect Get Banned?

This is still not officially known, although there are rumors that it involves the streamer Ninja, as Doc was banned shortly following Ninja being released from his Mixer contract, allowing him back on Twitch.

* Where Does Dr. Disrespect Live?

Since the shooting on his house, he has taken steps to limit people from knowing where he lives, though it is purportedly somewhere in or near Los Angeles.

* Who Did Dr. Disrespect Cheat With?

Though there is no official confirmation, there are rumors that it had to be someone high profile at a streaming convention, leading some to believe it was Ninja's wife Jessica Blevins, which is what led to Ninja's absence from Twitch and Doc's ban from Twitch shortly before Ninja's return to the platform, though this is conjecture.

* Dr. Disrespect Net Worth?

Though his net worth is reportedly around $6 million, this does not fully include all contract incentives and potential brand sponsorship deals.

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