Early Life
Markiplier was born at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents met when his father was stationed in Korea for the US Army. After he was born, his family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was raised. He has an older brother, Jason Thomas "Tom" Fischbach, an artist and author.Fischbach first joined YouTube on March 6, 2012, creating a channel under the username "Markiplier", and uploaded his first video on April 4, 2012. Fischbach studied biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati, but dropped out to pursue his YouTube career. His YouTube channel grew rapidly to reach where he is today.
