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Mark Edward Fischbach · @markiplier
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About

Markiplier is Mark Edward Fischbach, an American video creator known for playthroughs of horror games, including Amnesia and Five Nights at Freddy's. He began making gaming videos in 2012 and later expanded into interactive films and podcasts.[1]

Interactive projects and collaborators

His YouTube projects include A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022), which let viewers choose how the story proceeds. With Ethan Nestor, he ran Unus Annus from November 2019 to November 2020, when they deleted the channel and its videos as planned.[1]

In 2021, he launched Distractible with Bob Muyskens and Wade Barnes.[1]

Iron Lung and fundraising

Fischbach directed, financed and starred in the horror film Iron Lung, released in 2026.[1] In a YouTube interview, he described adapting the game's confined submarine setting and distributing the film himself.[2] In 2020, the Cancer Research Institute gave him its Oliver R. Grace Award for his fundraising for the organization.[3]

Personal information

Real name
Mark Edward Fischbach [1][4]
Gender
Male [2]
Birthday
[1]
Age
37 years
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Height
~ 5 ft 10 in / 178 cm [5]
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States [1]
Based in
Los Angeles, California, United States [5]
Nationality
American [1]
Education
Milford High School; biomedical engineering studies at the University of Cincinnati, left before graduating [1]
Family
Married to Amy Nelson [6]
Siblings
Older brother Tom Fischbach [7]
Pets
Dogs Chica and Sandy [1]

General information

Language
EN
On Twitch since
10 May 2012
Twitch followers
2,588,244
Channel age
14y 5m
Last updated
Category
IRL

Sources

  1. "Markiplier". Wikipedia. Retrieved September 29, 2026. Archived on September 28, 2026.
  2. "‘No one has seen the secrets I’ve hidden’: Markiplier on his hit film Iron Lung". YouTube Official Blog. February 23, 2026. Retrieved September 29, 2026. Archived on August 9, 2026.
  3. "Mark E. Fischbach (Markiplier)". Cancer Research Institute. November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2026. Archived on September 8, 2026.
  4. "Markiplier Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions". WIRED. March 21, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2026. Archived on September 13, 2026.
  5. "Markiplier". Spanish Wikipedia. Retrieved September 29, 2026. Archived on May 7, 2026.
  6. "YouTuber Markiplier Marries Amy Nelson After 10 Years of Dating". E! News. October 8, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2026. Archived on July 18, 2026.
  7. "Markiplier". Russian Wikipedia. Retrieved October 12, 2026. Archived on April 28, 2026.