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VintageBeef
The Minecraft avatar of VintageBeef
Artistic representation of VintageBeef's Minecraft avatar

Beef at MineCon 2013
Personal name Dan
Born (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42)[1]
Country Canada
Nationality Canadian
Gender M
Other names
  • Beef
  • Vintage
  • Dan

VintageBeef, also known by his personal name Daniel "Dan" M.,[2][3] is a Canadian Let's Play commentator, a member of Mindcrack since May 2011, and a member of HermitCraft since September 2016.

Biography[edit]

VintageBeef was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario[4][5] and currently lives north of Toronto.[6] Beef's parents come from near Lisbon, Portugal,[7] and spoke Portuguese at home.[4][8] Beef attended "Portuguese school"[4] until he was 12,[9] in addition to his regular schooling.[9][10] Beef has a sister 5.5 years younger than himself.[11]

Beef attended the University of Windsor, but transferred to the University of Toronto after one year.[12] Beef graduated with a degree in sociology, which he says he has put to zero use.[13]

Prior to his YouTube career, Beef was a used-car photographer - he has mentioned previously working at AutoTrader[14] and wheels.ca.[3] In his spare time, he still does photography and, as of the late, mainly macro.[15] During his late-teens, Beef was working as a butcher at Loblaws, which was the inspiration for the handle "VintageBeef".[16][3]

Let's Play[edit]

Beef was previously known on YouTube as "thebigmandan2",[17] and was an early subscriber of Guude and AnderZEL using that account. Beef says Guude and Anderz was the reason he began playing Minecraft.[18] Beef uploaded his first ever YouTube video, an episode of his Minecraft SSP series, on 10 April 2011 to his current YouTube channel, which he had created a day prior.[19][3]

Beef's first public appearance was at Orlando, Florida in November 2013 for MineCon 2013.[20] Before attending MineCon, Beef joked that his "manly good looks" were comparable to "a combination of Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Antonio Banderas."[21] In June 2014, Beef mentioned he still receives requests to make his first public appearance from some viewers, citing his lack of vlogs as an explanation.[22] In August 2014, Beef was featured in an article by Tony Dreier, who noted "[Beef] doesn't crave the spotlight" and "... doesn't show himself at all."[23] Beef has since made his first vlog, to celebrate hitting 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers.[24]

Mindcrack[edit]

Following the announcement of the second contest for entry onto the Mindcrack Server on 21 April 2011, Beef submitted a video showing off a museum of various Mindcrack references and builds.[17] He joined Mindcrack in May 2011 after placing first in the contest,[25] though Guude later said he would've invited him to join regardless of the outcome.[26]

HermitCraft[edit]

Beef joined HermitCraft in September 2016, during the 4th season of the server. He said in his first episode, "I've been talking a lot about doing vanilla [Minecraft] again, and I didn't want to do it singleplayer so I wanted to join a server. The Mindcrack Server... not so active right now. I looked around, this was obviously the best option."[27] He had previously appeared as a guest in Hermit Wars in July 2016.

Personal life[edit]

Beef is a fan of the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.[28][29] He says he started supporting the Canadiens despite being from Toronto because Patrick Roy was his idol.[3] His favourite animal is a bear.[30] He is 6'2.[31][3] Beef is a big fan of Seinfeld.[3]

Pets[edit]

Beef is the owner of two dogs; an English Bulldog named Bubba since June 2013,[32][33] and a French Bulldog named Daisy since 17 August 2015.[34] Prior to owning Bubba, Beef's first dog was a female Pit bull named Angel, and his second was a male Rottweiler named Bailey.[35]

Relationships[edit]

Beef was previously in a relationship with Tawnee Blakely (known on Twitter as @tawnchayy). He had mentioned on 3 August 2014 that the two were dating,[36][37] having previously interacted on Twitter as early as 23 July.[38] She featured in his ALS ice bucket challenge video on 19 August.[39] Without specifically naming Tawnee, Beef said in a video on 4 November 2014, "I had been seeing this girl for a little while, and I wont go into detail, but she kinda broke the old ticker a few times. I kept coming back for more because I'm a glutton for punishment apparently", concluding "the good news is that it's all over now."[40]

Beef was in a relationship with model and makeup artist Sara Tyler Tyson, since 14 November 2014.[41] Known in Minecraft as Saratylerr, Sara has featured regularly in Beef's Pocket Pixels Pixelmon series - her first appearance being in episode 12 on 24 October 2015.[42] While Beef was ill, Sara recorded a special unnumbered episode of Pixelmon by herself, which was released on 14 January 2016.[43] A popular request from viewers was for Sara to began her own Let's Play. Her channel, Sarzillaxo, was created on 19 January.[44] Beef made mentioned of this on 28 January,[45] boosting the channel to approximately 2,000 subscribers overnight.[46] The pair broke up in May 2017.[47]

Beef got engaged to Kristin on 29 January 2019.[48]

Social and political views[edit]

Although he is a fan of The Apprentice, Beef says he would not support Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign. He says Bernie Sanders is the candidate he associates with most.[49]

Minecraft skin[edit]

VintageBeef's skin was made by Blae000 in Beef's skin contest.[50] Although he attended MineCon 2013 and MineCon 2015, Beef did not redeem his capes. He did, however, redeem his cape for attending MineCon 2016.[51]

VintageBeef's Minecraft skin

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (20 August 2012). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/yjax2/happy_birthday_to_beef/c5w3v8j>.
  2. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (13 October 2011). "Minecraft MindCrack : S3E216 - Donator Special". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkeVMIEFAfU&t=7m7s>.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 The Void Frogs (6 May 2020). "🥩 The Master of ALL Things Minecraft: VintageBeef! - The Void Frogs Minecraft Podcast Ep 14". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EejgfpiL9B8>.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 vintagebeef (18 May 2014). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/25v45a/a_question_about_the_foreign_mindcrackers/chl3kl9?context=1>.
  5. ↑ VintageBeef (31 December 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP172 - Q & A Caving". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu_UTJ4C0w&t=21m23s>.
  6. ↑ VintageBeef (12 March 2014). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S3 EP111 - Mystery Slab". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJVDiByaPC4&t=3m17s>.
  7. ↑ vintagebeef (18 May 2014). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/25v45a/a_question_about_the_foreign_mindcrackers/chl7f1n?context=1>.
  8. ↑ VintageBeef (7 August 2014). "Let's Play GTA V Online (GTA 5) - EP55 - Unexpected". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkzz7izG5g&t=38s>.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 VintageBeef (31 December 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP172 - Q & A Caving". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu_UTJ4C0w&t=25m3s>.
  10. ↑ vintagebeef (18 May 2014). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/25v45a/a_question_about_the_foreign_mindcrackers/chl7gc1?context=3>.
  11. ↑ VintageBeef (2 April 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP55 - Questions, Answers and Caves". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaaSXkHDGGA&t=4m12s>.
  12. ↑ VintageBeef (31 December 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP172 - Q & A Caving". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giu_UTJ4C0w&t=22m39s>.
  13. ↑ VintageBeef (2 March 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP44 - Q&A Session". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zfpcob9PA&t=26m23s>.
  14. ↑ VintageBeef (17 April 2016). "Minecraft Pixelmon (Public Server) - EP78 - Scam?". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCdqPBs7p7I&t=13m47s>.
  15. ↑ VintageBeef (11 April 2013). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2E208 - Sandras". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfJ6OEnFET4&t=27m39s>.
  16. ↑ VintageBeef (2 March 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP44 - Q&A Session". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zfpcob9PA&t=23m15s>.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 VintageBeef (22 April 2011). "Official Mindcrack Server Submission Video - LET ME IN!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSeQ0ssW1zc>.
  18. ↑ VintageBeef (2 March 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP44 - Q&A Session". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zfpcob9PA&t=20m>.
  19. ↑ VintageBeef (10 April 2011). "Let's Play Minecraft with VintageBeef - EP01 - Elusive Chicken". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooO4kVs3xp0>.
  20. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (31 October 2013). "Minecon: Vintagebeef, Pause, BTC and my Wife say hi!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuLrku6bQAY>.
  21. ↑ VintageBeef (2 March 2012). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP44 - Q&A Session". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1zfpcob9PA&t=6m27s>.
  22. ↑ VintageBeef (22 June 2014). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S3 EP138 - If It Aint Broke". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xANl8x-hjzk&t=6m46s>.
  23. ↑ Tony Dreier (July/August 2014). "YouTube Stardom 2.0: Tune Into YouTube’s Rising Stars". Streaming Media. <http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=97928>.
  24. ↑ VintageBeef (12 August 2014). "1 Million (1,000,000) Subscriber Special! Welcome To My Home!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn9voLox7-Y>.
  25. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (8 May 2011). "Contest Submission Winners Announcement". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umYRZfhNaqg>.
  26. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (4 June 2012). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/ujdff/something_ive_always_wondered/c4vvxyb>.
  27. ↑ VintageBeef (3 September 2016). "Hermitcraft (Minecraft) - EP01 - Let's Go! ". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wJLeUHFbIs>.
  28. ↑ VintageBeef (15 April 2011). "Let's Play Minecraft with VintageBeef - EP07 - GO HABS GO!!!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQSXzGUDSh4&t=13m35s>.
  29. ↑ VintageBeef (13 August 2013). "Mindcrack Prank Wars - EP29 - A Dark Shadow". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StYlqI3Ghsw>.
  30. ↑ VintageBeef (26 April 2012). "Let's Play Skyrim - EP 21 - Cracked Tusk Keep". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpvYOhYBBI>.
  31. ↑ VintageBeef (29 September 2014). "Let's Play Forza Horizon 2 - EP06 - First Barn Find!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWVV0WWv0LA&t=28s>.
  32. ↑ VintageBeefLP (22 June 2013). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/VintageBeefLP/status/348309284125290496>.
  33. ↑ VintageBeef (21 June 2013). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S2 EP237 - Exhausted". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyWfhGhZnTU&t=7m15s>.
  34. ↑ VintageBeef (17 August 2015). Facebook. <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1059225514089610>.
  35. ↑ VintageBeef (11 April 2014). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S3 EP121 - And Back". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t2AZljh9oY&t=9m6s>.
  36. ↑ VintageBeefLP (3 August 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/VintageBeefLP/status/495841200919023616>.
  37. ↑ VintageBeefLP (3 August 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/vintagebeeflp/status/495842090723860480>.
  38. ↑ VintageBeefLP (23 July 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/VintageBeefLP/status/492145176060493824>.
  39. ↑ VintageBeef (19 August 2014). "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qun_6ocv7CE>.
  40. ↑ VintageBeef (4 November 2014). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S5 EP25 - Answers". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKu1y0xC5-o>.
  41. ↑ SaraTylerTyson (14 November 2015). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/SaraTylerTyson/status/665573725962682368>.
  42. ↑ VintageBeef (24 October 2015). "Minecraft Pixelmon (Public Server) - EP12 - Loot Everywhere!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLbRUhoMqHg&t=17m44s>.
  43. ↑ VintageBeef (14 January 2016). "Minecraft Pixelmon (Public Server) - The Sara Special!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozbem_kh4-A>.
  44. ↑ SaraTylerTyson (19 January 2016). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/SaraTylerTyson/status/689605937695461376>.
  45. ↑ VintageBeef (28 January 2016). "Minecraft Pixelmon (Public Server) - EP53 - Shopping". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRpSWN4ALUk&t=4m59s>.
  46. ↑ SaraTylerTyson (29 January 2016). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/SaraTylerTyson/status/693114389872906240>.
  47. ↑ vintagebeef (19 January 2018). Reddit reply. Reddit. <https://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/7rei4r/so_its_been_almost_a_year_since_the_last_podcast/dsximg2/?context=6>.
  48. ↑ VintageBeef (29 January 2019). Instagram. <https://www.instagram.com/p/BtO2dQTBcjo/>.
  49. ↑ VintageBeef (10 March 2016). "Minecraft Pixelmon (Public Server) - EP68 - Politics... Please Don't Kill Me". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vCFrQhJE0Q&t=2m17s>.
  50. ↑ VintageBeef (22 August 2011). "Minecraft VintageBeef Skin Contest - The Finalists!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkM82g9TLYw>.
  51. ↑ VintageBeef (29 September 2016). "Hermitcraft (Minecraft) - EP16 - Space Suits!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F84GpcD_XY&t=19m51s>.
  52. ↑ adlingtont (25 May 2011). "Minecraft Let's Play 73". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlSnbzuwAAk&t=9m28s>.
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