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Steven Williams (born 24 July 1974), better known as boogie2988, is a YouTube vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie". His most noticeable feature from first glance is his weight (526 lb / 238 kg as of 2012), which has been Played for Laughs on a number of occasions (especially earlier in his career), but is also a very serious topic for him. The health issues induced by his weight have made Boogie diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and he is open about how he hates his body but at the same time is unashamed of it.

He's known for "Rambling" videos and videos where he gives his 2 cents on certain relevant topics in gaming/YouTube news, but is by far most famous due to his character Francis, an easily agitated hardcore gamer with a comical lisp who is often recorded by his sister (played by Boogie's wife Dez), who makes him rage for one reason or another. One of Francis' rage videos was featured on =3, which was Boogie's first claim to fame and set him on the road to success. When Stephen he started streaming, the loss of the filter of edited content saw Boogie tank his own nice guy image by joking about inappropriate topics and saying genuinely mean-spirited things.

In November of 2023, Mike Clum posted an in-depth documentary on Boogie's current life on YouTube. Clum was given complete access to Boogie's life for a nine month period to make the documentary. The documentary revealed even more shocking facts about Boogie, including how he's now nearly bankrupt due to spending obscene amounts of money on sugar babies and prostitutes, and his romantic relationship with a 20-year-old girl at the age of 49. The documentary was responsible for a bit of a surge in popularity for Boogie, as he was able to make several videos about it that got far more views than his typical videos, even if a good deal of the new attention is negative.

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