Christopher Thomas Schewe (also known as ShoeNice 22) is an American comedian, competitive eater, and YouTuber.[2]

ShoeNice 22
Christopher Schewe in 2023
Personal information
Born (1969-05-30) May 30, 1969 (age 55)
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
  • Competitive eating
  • pranks
Subscribers188 thousand[1]
Total views3.87 million[1]

Last updated: August 20, 2024

Biography

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He was born in Albany, New York on May 30, 1969. He is an army veteran.[3]

His YouTube channel was started by his son on April 11, 2008[4] and he recorded himself eating a piece of paper as a prank before eventually becoming viral for filming himself eating other things.[5] He would eat raw eggs, burgers with the wrapping paper,[6] vegemite, and toilet paper[7] for the purpose of "stopping world hunger", and he managed to rack up over 200,000 subscribers on his original channel while gaining a huge following.[8]

He also started chugging large amounts of alcohol, especially vodka.[9] This has led to skeptics thinking he may have staged his videos.[4] He protested with students at University at Albany following the suspension of Fountain Day at the school in 2011.[10]

In 2013, he set the Guinness World Record for eating the most lit birthday cake candles in 1 minute and 12 seconds.[11]

He temporarily quit drinking in 2018 due to being beaten by Ed Lord in a lungy contest and went back to eating regular food and objects on his newer channel.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About ShoeNice 22". YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Gut-Wrenching Story of Shoenice, the YouTube Star Who Will Eat Anything". Vice (magazine). February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "All men are liars". The Sydney Morning Herald. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Otieno, Peter (May 26, 2021). "Is Shoenice Real?". The Little Facts. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Chris Schewe | Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities". www.odditycentral.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "WATCH: Extreme Eater Consumes Cheeseburger With Wrapper In Thirty Seconds". HuffPost. May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "WATCH: Man gobbles up toilet paper | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Cimarusti, Luca (January 17, 2013). "Shoenice put my phone number on YouTube". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Real or Fake? Watch This Dude Down an Entire Bottle of Ciroc Vodka in 15 Seconds". foodbeast.com. October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "UAlbany student starts weekend protest of Fountain Day's suspension". Times Union. March 25, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  11. ^ ""Guinness World Records: Gone Wild!" Episode 5 Recap". Guinness World Records. March 8, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Apparently The YouTube Famous ShoeNice Quit Drinking And Has Been Sober For Three Weeks....Wait What?". amp.barstoolsports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.