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Freddie Wong launched his YouTube channel, "Freddie W," on February 22, 2006, while attending the University of Southern California. His initial foray into filmmaking featured a guitar hero segment, tying into his background as a competitive Guitar Hero player. In 2007, Wong cemented his status in the YouTube community by winning a national Guitar Hero competition and subsequently featured on MTV’s Total Request Live, where he gained further recognition.
After a series of VFX-heavy videos, Wong expanded his content by creating narrative-driven shorts. On March 7, 2010, he declared the channel would start to focus more seriously on filmmaking, leading to his hit video "Real-Life Portal Gun" which garnered him significant attention and a growing subscriber base.