Nicholas Perry, known online as Nikocado Avocado, has become famous for mukbang, where people consume vast quantities of food while speaking about different topics. (PHOTO: YouTube-Beem-MagazineFeatures)
He was once a skinny vegan violinist with aspirations of playing in the orchestra of major musicals – but it was a competitive world and making a living was tough.
Home for Nicholas Perry was a tiny apartment with leaks in the ceiling and rats in the kitchen.
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