Furious Pete

Furious Pete
Born Peter Czerwinski
(1985-11-30) November 30, 1985[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Nationality Polish Canadian
Other names Furious Pete
Alma mater McMaster University
Occupation Competitive eater
Bodybuilder
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 251 lb (114 kg)

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

Early life and career

Peter Czerwinski was born November 30, 1985, in Toronto.[2] Both his parents had health issues.[3] As a teenager, he battled against anorexia[2] and was hospitalized at Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children. Bodybuilding was a major factor in his recovery.[2]

Czerwinski has a slower digestion rate than the average person's.[2] His daily diet comprises nine balanced meals and he exercises daily.[2] 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.[3] Having participated in more than 90 eating competitions,[2] Czerwinski holds fourteen Guinness World Records in competitive eating, including that for eating a whole raw onion in 43.53 seconds,[4] seventeen bananas in 2 minutes, fifteen hamburgers in 10 minutes,[2] 750 millilitres of olive oil in 60 seconds,[2] and 17 Jaffa Cakes in sixty seconds.[5] 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;[6] however, he did not make it past the Toronto Auditions.

Czerwinski's extreme challenges, and specifically his clothing line mocking the animal activist organization PeTA, have come under protests by the vegan community.[7][8] He has replied to these groups in his YouTube Q&A videos, denying claims of any sole benefit coming from a vegan diet as he takes the stance that humans are omnivorous.

A direct-to-DVD documentary film, The Story of Furious Pete, chronicling Czerwinski's life, screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[9] The Furious "Pete"[10] – 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.[3]

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Czerwinski, Pete. "Draw My Life | Furious Pete".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kane, Laura (July 9, 2012). "Furious Pete: From anorexic to world-class competitive eater". The Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Tim, Jordan (September 8, 2011). "The Performer: Furious Pete Czerwinski, competitive eater". Canadian Business.
  4. ↑ "PETERCZERWINSKI: World Record Certificates". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ Guinness World Records. "Furious Pete Sets New Jaffa Cake Eating Record -- Guinness World Records". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ Yeo, Debra (March 19, 2012). "Canada's Got Talent recap: Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver auditions". The Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Renfro, Kim (Mar 23, 2016). "Vegan Gains attacks Furious Pete over meat". Business Insider.
  8. ↑ Camm, J (August 24, 2015). "Vegan Guy Goes On Disgusting YouTube Rant Making Fun Of Furious Pete For Getting Cancer Again". BroBible.
  9. ↑ Ahearn, Victoria (May 3, 2010). "'Furious Pete' profiles Canadian anorexic-turned-competitive eater". CTV News.
  10. ↑ "Menu (Burgers and Hot Dogs)". eaglesdeli.com. Eagles Deli and Restaurant. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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