Sneako (real name: Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy) is an American Rumble streamer and social media personality. He earned the spotlight on the internet by sharing vlogs, public interviews, and rants on YouTube.
Born in an American household on 8 September 1998 in New York City, New York, USA, his current age is 25. He shifted to the video platform Rumble after getting banned on YouTube.
Quick Info
Real Name | Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy |
Age | 25 [as of 2023] |
Birth Place | New York City, NY, USA |
Education | N/A |
Height | 6 feet 2 inches [189 cm] |
Weight | 77 kg [169 lbs] |
Ethnicity
Sneako is of Haitian-Filipina heritage. Though he comes from a Christian family, he converted to Islam in April 2023.
His parents are Stephane Kenn and Cheryl Dedios Kenn. His father is Haitian and his mother is from the Philippines. He has two siblings namely Vincent and Juliette Kenn De Balinthazy.
His elder sister Julie is an actor and creative producer by profession. She has two acting credits as per IMDb.
Additionally, Nicolas runs an apparel brand Quality Clothing with his brother.
Personal Life
Sneako is not married. He was previously in a public relationship with a model named Lily Fofana.
He graduated high school. Before launching his YouTube channel, he performed stand-up comedy briefly.
Career
Sneako started his internet career by making a YouTube debut in April 2013. Initially, he uploaded commentary videos of the video game Black Ops 2.
His rise to fame came after a video titled, “HOW PEOPLE VIEW YOU” attracted millions of views. At that time, he mostly shared public interviews, rants, vlogs, and motivational content.
He surpassed the one million subscriber milestone in 2022 and began live streaming on a second channel named Shneako. He streamed & shared clips from it. Nicolas featured many people on streams including political commentator Nick Fuentes.
His YouTube channel was terminated in October 2022, citing community guidelines violations. At that time, he had a combined following of over two million subscribers on the website.
Following the incident, he joined Rumble where he currently live streams and shares long-form video content. The channel mainly features IRL content to over 385k followers.
Throughout his career, he ran into numerous controversies for hot takes on topics such as politics, feminism, and gender.
Apart from content creation, he is a model signed with Next Management. He previously launched The Creativity Kit, a course that teaches people to make money on social media.
Unknown Facts
- He got banned on Instagram.
- He has few tattoos including Kanye West’s song Runaway.
- His YouTube channel was originally named TheSneako.
Photo credit: @sneako – X/Twitter.