Peter Czerwinski (born Piotr Czerwinski;[3] November 30, 1985), better known by his stage name Furious Pete,[4] is a Canadian competitive eater and YouTuber. Czerwinski currently holds fourteen Guinness World Records in eating.
Furious Pete | ||||||||||
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 Czerwinski in 2015 | ||||||||||
| Born | Piotr Czerwinski November 30, 1985[1] | |||||||||
| Nationality | Polish Canadian | |||||||||
| Other names | Furious Pete | |||||||||
| Alma mater | McMaster University | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Competitive eater Bodybuilder | |||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 5.08 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.05 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 25, 2022 | ||||||||||
Early life and career
editPeter Czerwinski was born November 30, 1985, in Toronto.[4] Both his parents had health issues.[5] As a teenager, he battled against anorexia nervosa,[4] and was hospitalized because of it at Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children. Bodybuilding was a major factor in his recovery.[4]
Czerwinski has a slower digestion rate than the average person's.[4] His daily diet comprises nine balanced meals and he exercises daily.[4] Czerwinski became aware of his talent in eating after managing to beat an eating record. Thereafter, he decided to take on more eating-related challenges and post them on YouTube.[5] Having participated in more than 90 eating competitions,[4] Czerwinski holds fourteen Guinness World Records in competitive eating, including that for eating a whole raw onion in 43.53 seconds,[6] seventeen bananas in 2 minutes, fifteen hamburgers in 10 minutes,[4] 750 millilitres of olive oil in 60 seconds,[4] and 17 Jaffa Cakes in sixty seconds.[7] He also participated in season one of Canada's Got Talent. For his performance, he ate 5 hard boiled eggs, 3 pieces of Canadian bacon, 2 bananas, and a bag of milk in 51 seconds.[8] However, he did not make it past the Toronto Auditions.
A direct-to-DVD documentary film, The Story of Furious Pete, chronicling Czerwinski's life, screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[9]
The Furious "Pete"[10] – which consists of 20 pieces of bacon and 20 pieces of cheese, alongside a five-pound platter of fries – is named after him, after Czerwinski became the first person in 1,500 attempts to finish it.[5]
Health
editCzerwinski has successfully battled testicular cancer twice in the past, both times going into remission. On February 16 in 2017, he uploaded a video onto YouTube where he stated he was yet again battling cancer and it was testicular cancer, making this his third time fighting.[11] In January 2019, Czerwinski stated that the testicular cancer returned and had his second testicle surgically removed, requiring him to undergo testosterone replacement therapy for the rest of his life.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Czerwinski, Pete. "Draw My Life | Furious Pete". YouTube.
- ^ a b "About Furious Pete". YouTube.
- ^ Birth name appears in video at approximately 4min 45sec "MY FIRST DAY OF CHEMOTHERAPY". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kane, Laura (July 9, 2012). "Furious Pete: From anorexic to world-class competitive eater". The Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c Tim, Jordan (September 8, 2011). "The Performer: Furious Pete Czerwinski, competitive eater". Canadian Business. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "PETERCZERWINSKI: World Record Certificates". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Guinness World Records. "Furious Pete Sets New Jaffa Cake Eating Record -- Guinness World Records". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Yeo, Debra (March 19, 2012). "Canada's Got Talent recap: Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver auditions". The Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (May 3, 2010). "'Furious Pete' profiles Canadian anorexic-turned-competitive eater". CTV News.
- ^ "Menu (Burgers and Hot Dogs)". eaglesdeli.com. Eagles Deli and Restaurant. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Czerwinski, Peter (February 16, 2017). "My Final Battle". via YouTube. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ Czerwinski, Peter (January 25, 2019). "I have no more balls...what's next?". via YouTube. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
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