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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Brian David Gilbert
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| education = [[Johns Hopkins University]] (2012–2016)
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| partner = Karen Han (engaged 2022)
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'''Brian David Gilbert''' (born January 29, 1994), also known by his initials '''BDG''',<ref name="Rowe" /> is an American [[YouTuber]], comedian, actor, host, and musician. He worked at ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' as a video producer from 2017 to 2020, where he hosted the web series ''Unraveled''. Since leaving the publication, Gilbert has written, produced, and starred in horror, comedy, and music videos for his self-titled [[YouTube channel]]. He has also appeared in several [[Dropout (media company)|Dropout]] productions, most prominently as the fact checker for the game show [[Dropout (media company)#Original shows|''Um, Actually'']] starting from its ninth season.
== Life and career ==
Gilbert is from [[Baltimore]].<ref name="Jackson" /> He was born on January 29, 1994, and has two older siblings, Patrick and Laura.<ref group="BDG">{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5B_HRBDwvg |title=My Autobiography |date=September 30, 2016 |last=Gilbert |first=Brian David |type=Video}}</ref><ref group="BDG">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AauAyjBxaIQ |title=Siblings |date=August 31, 2016 |last=Gilbert |first=Brian David |type=Video |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref><ref group="BDG">{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Brian David |title=I am 29 now |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CoBlbd3Lb-r/?img_index=4 |website=Instagram |access-date=October 25, 2024 |date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref group="BDG">{{cite web |last1=Han |first1=Karen |title=‼️ important announcement ‼️ : it is brian's birthday ♥️ happy birthday brian!!! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2sSERyxnlB/ |website=Instagram |access-date=October 25, 2024 |date=January 29, 2024}}</ref> Gilbert graduated from [[Johns Hopkins University]]'s [[Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences|School of Arts and Sciences]] in 2016.<ref name="Goudreau">{{Cite web |last=Goudreau |first=Claire |date=Winter 2023 |title=Brian David Gilbert wants to make big, weird things |url=https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2023/winter/brian-david-gilbert-interview/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |website=[[Johns Hopkins University]]}}</ref> The following year, Brian and Laura Gilbert and Jonah Scott released the comedy musical [[YouTube]] video {{nowrap|''Stranger Sings''}}, a [[backing track]] that syncs up with ''[[Stranger Things]]'' in place of the show's audio. It depicts the characters as a [[boy band]] and replaces the [[List_of_Stranger_Things_characters#Demogorgons,_Demodogs_and_Demobats|Demogorgon]] with the "Jazzman".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farokhmanesh |first=Megan |date=October 23, 2017 |title=This Stranger Things backtrack reimagines the series as a comedy musical |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16525152/stranger-things-backtrack-reimagines-comedy-musical |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=October 23, 2017 |title=Stranger Things' first season is made way better with a musical MST3K treatment |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/23/16522812/stranger-things-season-1-stranger-sings-musical-commentary |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913204526/https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/23/16522812/stranger-things-season-1-stranger-sings-musical-commentary |url-status=live }}</ref>
Brian David Gilbert became a ''[[Polygon.com]]'' video producer in late 2017. He gained popularity for ''Unraveled'', a series of comedic video game deep dives,<ref name="Rowe" /> such as reviewing the 337 books that appear in ''[[Skyrim]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stubby the Rocket |date=November 9, 2018 |title=What Are the Best Books in Skyrim? (There Are Only 5, Maybe?) |url=https://reactormag.com/what-are-the-best-books-in-skyrim/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |work=[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]]}}</ref> At [[Pax East]] 2019, he performed a version of the PokéRap from [[Pokémon (TV series)|the ''Pokémon'' series]] that he rewrote to include [[List of Pokémon|all 812 Pokémon]] at the time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fossett |first=Wyatt |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Polygon's Brian David Gilbert Creates the Perfect Pokemon Rap |url=https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/4932/polygons-brian-david-gilbert-creates-the-perfect-pokemon-rap |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Twin Galaxies]] |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002105059/https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/4932/polygons-brian-david-gilbert-creates-the-perfect-pokemon-rap |url-status=live }}</ref> After developing a fanbase on ''Polygon'', Gilbert began to create his own content full-time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silberling |first=Amanda |date=December 31, 2022 |title=How we covered the creator economy in 2022 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/31/how-we-covered-the-creator-economy-in-2022/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |work=[[TechCrunch]] |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913204526/https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/31/how-we-covered-the-creator-economy-in-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He left the publication in late 2020 to pursue writing and voice acting, and started a [[Patreon]] for his own YouTube channel.<ref name="Rowe" />
Gilbert began working with Karen Han when she was a film writer for ''Polygon''. After leaving the publication, Han appeared in, filmed, and co-wrote many sketches on Gilbert's YouTube channel. The two, along with Laura and Scott, hosted the podcast ''Let's Make a Music''.<ref name="Coulston" /> Gilbert was also a member of the band The Altogether with Scott and his sister Sierra, releasing their first studio album, ''Silo'', in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Kate |date=2021-06-05 |title="When you shout out your side of the story, what echoes back?" (An Interview with Jonah Scott of The Altogether) |url=https://www.halfmystic.com/blog/the-altogether |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Half Mystic |language=en-US}}</ref> He later left the band in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katel |first=Alisha |title=The Altogether’s new EP is based on a Shakespeare play |url=https://purbalite.net/22800/entertainment/the-altogethers-new-ep-is-based-on-a-shakespeare-play/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=The Purbalite}}</ref> In October 2020, Gilbert and Han released a YouTube video titled ''Earn $20K EVERY MONTH by being your own boss'', described by ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' as "one of the year's most unnerving horror movies".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=Alison |date=October 26, 2020 |title=Make $20K per month and find yourself in one of the year's most unnerving horror movies |url=https://www.avclub.com/make-20k-per-month-and-find-yourself-in-one-of-the-yea-1845485808 |access-date=September 2, 2024 |website=AV Club |language=en-US |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916071151/https://www.avclub.com/make-20k-per-month-and-find-yourself-in-one-of-the-yea-1845485808 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Brian David Gilbert dropped pizza.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Gilbert poses after his pizzas fall on the floor, 2020s.]]
For Halloween 2021, Gilbert released a series (co-written by Jonah Scott) of monster-themed [[ABBA]] covers under the name {{nobr|AAAH!BBA}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCarter |first=Reid |date=October 26, 2021 |title=ABBA gets monster mash-ed up with Halloween in covers performed by vampires, mummies, and more |url=https://www.avclub.com/abba-gets-monster-mash-ed-up-with-halloween-in-covers-p-1847936259 |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> The series included a cover of "[[Lay All Your Love on Me]]" from the perspective of a vampire,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Vampire Performing an ABBA Song Is Perfect Halloween Silliness |url=https://nerdist.com/article/vampire-abba-cover-lay-all-your-love-on-me/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Nerdist]]}}</ref> "[[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]]" sung as [[Victor Frankenstein]], "[[Money, Money, Money]]" as a [[mummy (undead)|mummy]], "[[Under Attack]]" as an evil [[robot]], and "[[SOS (ABBA song)|S.O.S.]]" as [[Captain Hook]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lapierre |first=Megan |date=October 25, 2021 |title=It Turns Out ABBA's Music Is Actually Perfect for Halloween |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/it_turns_out_abbas_music_is_actually_perfect_for_halloween |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> After a 2021 video in which he invented ice cream flavors, he collaborated with a Baltimore ice cream shop, The Charmery, on a limited-edition flavor.<ref name="Jackson">{{Cite news |last=Jackson |first=Christine |date=September 25, 2021 |title=The Charmery Launches New Flavor Collab with Video Producer Brian David Gilbert |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/fooddrink/the-charmery-launches-new-flavor-collab-with-video-producer-brian-david-gilbert/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Baltimore Magazine]] |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906183534/https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/fooddrink/the-charmery-launches-new-flavor-collab-with-video-producer-brian-david-gilbert/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2022, Gilbert
Gilbert and Han announced their engagement in December 2022. At the time, they were writing a [[Netflix]] animated series and an [[Annapurna Interactive]] game.<ref name="Coulston">{{Cite news |last=Coulston |first=John Connor |date=December 10, 2022 |title=YouTube Star and Author Reveal Engagement |url=https://popculture.com/celebrity-couples/news/brian-david-gilbert-karen-han-youtube-star-author-reveal-engagement/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Popculture.com]]}}</ref>
Gilbert appeared in the 2023 animated series ''[[Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake]]'' as the Winter King, an alternate version of the [[Ice King]].<ref name="Searle">{{Cite news |last=Searle |first=Tyler B. |date=October 7, 2023 |title=The 10 Best 'Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake' Characters, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-adventure-time-fionna-and-cake-characters-ranked/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207090242/https://collider.com/best-adventure-time-fionna-and-cake-characters-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Style ==
Gilbert's YouTube videos include [[music video]]s, [[comedy sketch]]es, and tutorials.<ref name="Hein" /> His work combines comedy, horror, and music. He told ''Johns Hopkins Magazine'' in 2023
==Filmography==
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{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2026
|''Dog Years''
|Neil
|Post-production
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2025-05-07 |title='Blue Beetle's Xolo Maridueña & 'Matlock's Leah Lewis To Topline Indie Romance 'Dog Years' From Filmmaker Mary Bronaugh |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/xolo-mariduena-leah-lewis-to-star-dog-years-movie-1236388509/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/share/BAJRV_kqG9/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
|}
===Television===
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!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}<ref name="filmography" group="BDG" />
|-
| 2023
|''[[Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake]]''
|The Winter King (voice)
|Episode: "The Winter King"
|<ref name="Searle" />
|}
===Web series===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}<ref name="filmography" group="BDG" />
|-
|2017
|''Dances Moving!''
|Instructor
|Also creator, writer, composer
|
|-
|2018–2020
|''Unraveled''
|Himself
|Also creator, editor
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|-
|2019
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|Miscellaneous voice
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Make Some Noise (TV series)|Make Some Noise]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "A Villain and Their Real Estate Agent Tour Volcano Lairs"
|-
|''[[Puppet History]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "The Defenestrations of Prague"
|-
|
|''Dynamo Dream''
|General Caput
|
|-
|''[[Very Important People (2023 TV series)|Very Important People]]''
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Game Changer (game show)|Game Changer]]''
|Podium inspector, himself
|2 episodes
|
|-
|''Dropout Presents''
|Himself
|Episode: "Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson"
|-
|2024–present
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|-
|2024–2025
|''Nobody Asked''
|Himself / Host
|5 episodes
|<ref name="NobodyAsked"/>
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|2025
|''The Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show''
|Himself / Host
|
|<ref name="PokemonShow"/>
|}
===Short films===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}<ref name="filmography" group="BDG" />
|-
|2021
|''The Fall''
|Leafie, Dad (voice)
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|
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}<ref name="filmography" group="BDG" />
|-
|2018
|''[[Fallout 76]]''
| Initiate Pappas, Petersen
| <ref name="Rowe" />
|-
|2020
|''[[Maneater (video game) |Maneater]]''
|Conspiracy Theorist
|
|-
| 2021
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| 2024
| ''[[Duck Detective: The Secret Salami]]''
| Freddy Frederson
| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Matthew |date=May 23, 2024 |title=All Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Voice Actors |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/all-duck-detective-the-secret-salami-voice-actors/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[Valnet|Hardcore Gamer]]}}</ref>
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