
Biography
Richard Tyler Blevins (born June 5, 1991), better known by his online alias Ninja, is an American streamer, YouTuber, professional gamer, Internet personality, author, and actor. Blevins began in streaming through participating in several esports teams in competitive play for Halo 3, and began picking up fame in a gradual speeding up fashion when he first started playing Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017. Blevins's rise to the mainstream media began in March 2018 when he played Fortnite together with Drake, Travis Scott and Juju Smith-Schuster on stream, breaking a peak viewer count on Twitch. Prior to retiring his Twitch profile of streaming in favor of Mixer on August 1, 2019, Blevins had over 16 million followers and is the most-followed active Twitch channel as of October 2020
Awards & recognition
- Diamond Play Button · 2018
- The Game Awards − Content Creator of the Year · 2018
- Gold Play Button · 2017
- Silver Play Button · 2017
- The Game Awards − Content Creator of the Year · 2018 · nominated
Filmography11 titles

Kids' Choice Awards

Celebrity Family Feud

Solar Opposites

Free Guy

The Masked Singer

Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania

Good Mythical Morning

Home Economics

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

A Gamer's Life