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You might be thinking of the famous Joe Estevez from the 1996 Popcorn Classic, "Rollergator". More recently seen as President Davidson in the Decker series.

If I had to guess they were talking about Charlie aka moistcritcal or whatever his handle is, who did a voice in Dispatch and (I believe) was credited using his handle and not his real name.

People choose screen names and stage names for many different reasons. Some like Michael B Jordan because Michael Jordan was already the more famous Michael Jordan. However more often than not, they do it for the practice of anonymity or branding. Which are intentionally separate. So it's kind of self defeating to merge the two.

I've watched Markiplier since roughly the mid 2010s. I never cared and he never really broadcast any part of his private life until recently. The reason I know his last name, is only because several outlets felt the need to dig it up and publish it regarding the movie. In years past when he had his mom on for a few streams, she was momiplier. He's always referred to his girlfriend now wife as just Amy. And as far as I'm concerned she can just be Amiplier. We torture celebrity enough.

It is for a lot of people. Who ironically would not have ever heard of him if he hadn't used his screen name. And that's no crime. He was marketing first and foremost to his audience which you aren't in. And that's okay. But it was also smart on his part.

I may be getting old enough to be in old man yells at cloud territory. But honestly hating on someone for a screen name etc is kind of. It's like, cmon man. Get with the sexagenarian kids on this. There was a guy named after a loaf of meat for gods sake. Anyone remember Simply Red? Is Pink still relevant? Iggy Pop, Jonny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Ziggy Stardust? Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, Salt and Peppa, Kid and Play, Hammer? Were Lux Interior or Poison-ivy Rorschach weird stage names? If that makes their music bad, I think I'd rather stay sick. It's all about branding. If it works it isn't stupid.

I'd heard of him, but never seen a video, didn't even know what he looked like until about 5 minutes ago when I looked him up on Wikipedia.

But he has 38.6 million subscribers on YouTube so there are millions of people who do know him by that name. I think it would be stupid not to capitalize on that fame.

People know who Charlie sheen is. But people aren't all that familiar with the esteves family. Sheen, basically shiny is a silly name. But it's his brand and what the world knows him as.