Bretman Rock is a famous influencer and social media personality, who recently became Playboy’s first gay male cover star.
Let’s find out more about him!
- His full name is Bretman Rock Sacayanan Laforga.
- He was born on July 31st, 1998.
- His zodiac sign is Leo.
- He is Filipino.
- He also has Portuguese ancestry from his father’s side.
- Bretman Rock was born in the Philippines.
- His father, Edmund Laforga, was a fan of professional wrestling and gave him a name based on those of Bret Hart and The Rock.
- Bretman Rock moved to Hawaii at the age of seven and played sports while growing up including baseball, soccer, cross-country, and volleyball.
- At Campbell High School, Rock was on the track team.
- He is a beauty influencer and social media personality.
- He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- He rose to fame as a creator on YouTube and Vine.
- After one of his contouring videos went viral in 2015, his fame “exploded”.
- Rock is known for making makeup tutorials and his humorous views on life.
- He has starred in his own reality TV show, MTV Following: Bretman Rock.
- He has featured in several music videos,
- In October 2021 he was the first openly gay man to appear on the cover of Playboy.
- Overall he is the third man after Hugh Heffner, and Bad Bunny, to appear on Playboy’s cover.
- Rock has received multiple awards and honors for his work on social media including a People’s Choice award for “Beauty Influencer”.
- He also won an award for “Breakthrough Social Star” at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards.
- Rock started as a comedian and meme creator on YouTube and Vine before shifting to vlogs and beauty tutorials.
- In 2016, one of Rock’s contouring videos went viral. More specifically he was inspired by vlogger Talia Joy and makeup artist Patrick Starrr.
- Also in 2016, he signed a management contract under ABS-CBN’s Adober Studios, a creator network on social media owned by the Philippines’ largest media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation.
- His younger sister, Princess Mae, and her daughter, Cleo, and their cousin, Keiffer (“Miss K”), frequently appear in Rock’s videos, such as for mukbang.
- His friend, Larry, and his former editor, Agatha Danglapin, also made several brief appearances in his videos.
- Though he rarely features other influencers on his channel, Rock has collaborated with James Charles, Bella Poarch, Nikita Dragun, and Chelsea Handler.
- Actually, Bella Poarch is his cousin.
- In 2017, Time magazine recognized him among the 30 Most Influential Teens.
- He was also included in Forbes “30 Under 30 Asia – Media, Marketing, & Advertising” list in 2018.
- Bretman Rock is 5 feet and 8 inches tall (1.76m).
- Bretman Rock was in a 2-years commited relationship with a mystery man. In the past he shared a post of him in his then boyfriend’s arms, and in general his mysterious ex appeared in multiple social media posts. Bretman though never revealed his face or his name.
- On September 1, 2020, Bretman took to social media to confirm that they had split up. Ever since he’s single, as fas as we know.
- According to Nailbuzz, Bretman Rock is worth an estimated $1.2 million.
- Bretman Rock’s house is located in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and he purchased the property in 2018.
- He renovated his home the following year and documented the process on YouTube. The house has an office, a two-car garage, gym and a stripper pole.
- Bretman Rock has an older brother and younger sister, Princess Mae.
- Princess Mae (b. 27 May 2000) is also a YouTuber and influencer. The 19-year-old regularly features on Bretman’s YouTube channel and she currently has over 1 million subscribers on her own YouTube channel.
- Bretman Rock’s adorable niece Cleo is the daughter of Princess Mae. Cleo, three, regularly features on Bretman’s Instagram page and she even has one of her own with 1.2 million followers.
- In November 2019, Bretman Rock’s father Edmund Laforga sadly passed away after falling into a coma.
- In May 2019, he graced the cover of Gay Times for the Pride Month issue.
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