Vinny

Vincent "Vinny" (born: May 12, 1985 [age 38]) is an American YouTuber, gamer, Twitch streamer, and musician who is the founder of the Twitch gaming group Vinesauce, which formed in 2010. He is the first streamers in the group where other members would later join Vinesauce. He's known for his gaming streams and his made-up characters such as Sponge, Meat, and Ralph Bluetawn.

The Vinesauce YouTube channel, launched on February 20, 2010, was first used by Vinny to publish small gameplay recordings and amateur videos. During this, he became a fan of live streams involving video games, which was only just developing at the time. When these streams began to collapse, Vinny decided to start streaming himself. This happened before the streaming website which all Vinesauce streamers use now, Twitch, was created, so streaming was a new concept.

In a Q&A, Vinny explained the origin of the name and of Vinesauce:

"It all started in a basement a number of years ago. A group of friends were gathered around a television playing one of the GameCube Mario Party games. The mini game in which vines grow out of the ground and into the sky appeared on screen. A random member of the committee was said to have uttered "Doesn't it look like those vines are growing out of an *******?" Many jokes and laughs later, "Vinny" became "Vine." At least, that's how the rumor goes. Oh, and for the record, sauce is just a fun word.”

On May 11, 2011, Vinny launched the Vinesauce website and started his own stream. In this year, he began to recruit more streamers, and sometimes invited guests to stream with him. This was when Vinesauce began to become more of a group, as more streamers began to join Vinny.