Darren Watkins Bio

(YouTube Star)

Birthday: January 21, 2005 (Aquarius)

Born In: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Darren Watkins is an American social media personality and a celebrated YouTube star. On his YouTube channel, IShowSpeed, he posts video game content, mostly related to the popular basketball sports simulation video game series NBA 2K. He also posts vlogs, and short comedy videos and has over 40 million subscribers on his channel. He is also a popular streamer on Twitch (IshowSpeed). Darren Watkins is a famed Instagram icon as well, having over 35 million followers on his account, ishowspeed. He is also active on Twitter as Speed (@IShowSpeed) and has over to 3.7 million followers. He has collaborated with Instagram star Asia Banyaga on Youtube.

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Quick Facts

Age: 20 Years, 20 Year Old Males

Born Country: United States

U.S. State: Ohio

Rise to Fame

Darren Watkins created his Youtube channel, IShowSpeed, in March 2016. His first video was titled “{2k18} {First Video}.” He has amassed fame for his gameplay videos, especially around NBA 2K. He is known mostly for challenging other players in NBA 2K and setting different speed records in the game. 

Darren Watkins created his second YouTube channel, Live Speedy, in 2021. He mostly posts live streams, vlogs, and comedy videos on his new channel that entertains over 14 million subscribers.

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Personal Life

Darren Watkins was born on January 21, 2005, in Ohio, United States. He has a younger sister who has appeared in some of his YouTube videos. He is in a relationship with actress Vanessa Anne Williams.

In a Q&A video, Darren shared that he enjoys playing football. This came as a little surprise as most of his fans thought his favorite sport to be basketball. His favorite food is pancake and he likes it best with buttermilk. According to Darren, he never listens to songs or any kind of music.

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