Grant Thompson, YouTube star dead at 38

He created the channel in 2010 to showcase his interest in how things work.

Thompson told Mediakix in 2017 that he was bullied as a child, became an airline pilot for 11 years and semi-retired after he began successfully investing in real estate.

“Then I just started tinkering and learning about how the world works, which was inspired kind of by the idea of the Great Recession from the housing collapse. I was learning about things,” Thompson said. “I started making videos on YouTube showing people what I was tinkering with and what I was coming up with. It turned into a big enough movement that I shut down my real estate business, I quit the airlines, and now it’s all YouTube.”

Videos like “How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy!” went viral and made him a star.

“We’re deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of Grant Thompson, a gifted, passionate and endlessly curious creator,” their tweet read. “We send our deepest condolences to his loving family, The King of Random team and fans.”