Bretman Rock


Bretman Rock Sacayanan is a Filipino-American social media personality based in Hawaii. He started as a comedian and meme creator on YouTube and Vine before shifting to vlogs and beauty tutorials.

Career

Rock is a Filipino social media personality. He started as a comedian and meme creator on YouTube and Vine before shifting to vlogs and beauty tutorials. In 2016, one of Rock's contouring videos went viral. He was inspired by vlogger Talia Joy and makeup artist Patrick Starrr.
His younger sister, Princess Mae is also a social media personality. Princess Mae and her daughter, Cleo frequently appear in Rock's videos, such as for mukbang.
In June 2019, Rock was featured on the Pride Month cover of Gay Times.
In September 2019, Rock attended his first New York Fashion Week where he collaborated with stylist Andrew Gelwicks.
Rock played the role of "The Playboy" in the ten-episode fourth season of the YouTube Premium web series Escape the Night, released in July 2019. On December 18, 2019, MTV stated that Rock would be the star of the next season of the YouTube show, No Filter.

Personal life

Rock, an Ilocano, was born in the Philippines. His father, Edmund Laforga was a fan of professional wrestling and gave him a name based on those of Bret Hart and The Rock. Rock moved to Hawaii at the age of 7 and played sports while growing up including baseball, soccer, cross-country, and volleyball. At Campbell High School, Rock was on the track team. In November 2019, Rock's father died after being in a coma. His mother, Mercedita also appears in his videos occasionally.
Rock is gay. In September 2019, Rock stated in an interview with Elle that he was in his first relationship. In April 2020, he asked that his fans not visit his home uninvited, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards and honors

Rock was a finalist for the Shorty Award for Breakout YouTuber in 2017. Time recognized him as one of the "30 Most Influential Teens" in 2017, and he was included in the Forbes "30 Under 30 Asia – Media, Marketing, & Advertising" list in 2018. In 2019, Rock won the Beauty Influencer award at the 45th People's Choice Awards. In 2020, he was a finalist in comedy video at the Shorty Awards.