Furious Pete

Peter Czerwinski (born Piotr Czerwinski[2]; November 30, 1985), better known by his stage name Furious Pete,[3] is a Canadian competitive eater, and YouTube personality. Czerwinski currently holds fourteen Guinness World Records in eating.

Furious Pete
Czerwinski in 2015
Born
Piotr Czerwinski

(1985-11-30) November 30, 1985[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
NationalityPolish Canadian
Other namesFurious Pete
Alma materMcMaster University
OccupationCompetitive eater
Bodybuilder
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Genre
Subscribers5.15 million
Total views975 million
100,000 subscribers before 2016
1,000,000 subscribers before 2016
Updated August 12, 2019

Early life and career

Peter Czerwinski was born November 30, 1985, in Toronto.[3] Both his parents had health issues.[4] As a teenager, he battled against anorexia[3] and was hospitalized at Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children. Bodybuilding was a major factor in his recovery.[3]

Czerwinski has a slower digestion rate than the average person's.[3] His daily diet comprises nine balanced meals and he exercises daily.[3] Czerwinski realized his talent in eating when he managed to beat an eating record. Thereafter, he decided to take on more eating-related challenges and post them on YouTube.[4] Having participated in more than 90 eating competitions,[3] Czerwinski holds fourteen Guinness World Records in competitive eating, including that for eating a whole raw onion in 43.53 seconds,[5] seventeen bananas in 2 minutes, fifteen hamburgers in 10 minutes,[3] 750 millilitres of olive oil in 60 seconds,[3] and 17 Jaffa Cakes in sixty seconds.[6] He also participated in season one of Canada's Got Talent. For his performance, he ate 5 hard boiled eggs, 3 pieces of Canadian bacon, 2 bananas, and a bag of milk in 51 seconds;[7] however, he did not make it past the Toronto Auditions.

A direct-to-DVD documentary film, The Story of Furious Pete, chronicling Czerwinski's life, screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[8] The Furious "Pete"[9] – which consists of 20 pieces of bacon and 20 pieces of cheese, alongside a five-pound platter of fries – is named after him, after Czerwinski became the first person in 1,500 attempts to finish it.[4]

Health

Czerwinski has successfully battled testicular cancer twice in the past, both times going into remission. On February 16, 2017 he uploaded a video onto YouTube where he stated he was yet again battling cancer and it was testicular cancer, making this his third time fighting.[10] In January, 2019 Czerwinski stated that the testicular cancer returned and had his second testicle surgically removed, requiring him to undergo testosterone replacement therapy for the rest of his life.[11]

See also

References
  1. Czerwinski, Pete. "Draw My Life | Furious Pete".
  2. Birth name appears in video at approximately 4min 45sec "MY FIRST DAY OF CHEMOTHERAPY".
  3. Kane, Laura (July 9, 2012). "Furious Pete: From anorexic to world-class competitive eater". The Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  4. Tim, Jordan (September 8, 2011). "The Performer: Furious Pete Czerwinski, competitive eater". Canadian Business.
  5. "PETERCZERWINSKI: World Record Certificates". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  6. Guinness World Records. "Furious Pete Sets New Jaffa Cake Eating Record -- Guinness World Records". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  7. Yeo, Debra (March 19, 2012). "Canada's Got Talent recap: Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver auditions". The Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. Ahearn, Victoria (May 3, 2010). "'Furious Pete' profiles Canadian anorexic-turned-competitive eater". CTV News.
  9. "Menu (Burgers and Hot Dogs)". eaglesdeli.com. Eagles Deli and Restaurant. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  10. Czerwinski, Peter (February 16, 2017). "My Final Battle". via YouTube. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  11. Czerwinski, Peter (January 25, 2019). "I have no more balls...what's next?". via YouTube. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
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