What is Dr DisRespect?

Dr DisRespect is a streaming persona played by Guy Beahm, a mustachioed, sunglasses-wearing gaming character who hosts over-the-top battle royale broadcasts and calls his audience the Slick Daddy Club.

Where did Dr DisRespect come from?

Beahm invented the character in early 2010 by changing his Call of Duty gamertag, then uploaded the first Dr DisRespect video to YouTube on January 11, 2010.

What does Dr DisRespect mean?

The name is the in-character title of Beahm's fictional two-time 1993-1994 Blockbuster Video Game World Champion, played as an arrogant gaming athlete with catchphrases about violence, speed and momentum.

How do you use Dr DisRespect?

Fans quote his catchphrases, edit his clips over battle royale footage and share images of the mustache, aviators and retrowave aesthetic, as seen when his out-of-character 2018 moment passed 2.3 million views.

Is Dr DisRespect still popular?

After a 2020 Twitch ban and a 2024 admission about inappropriate messages to a minor, Beahm signed an exclusive deal with Rumble on November 25, 2024, and streams there as of his December 2, 2024 debut.

Why was Dr DisRespect banned from Twitch?

Twitch permanently banned the channel in June 2020 without a public explanation; in 2024 Beahm admitted the ban followed Twitch Whispers he had exchanged with a minor.

Guy Beahm is the American streamer behind the Dr DisRespect character and a former Call of Duty level designer at Sledgehammer Games.

What happened during the 2018 shooting stream?

On September 11, 2018, Beahm broke character on air to say a round had shattered an upstairs window at his home; police later told the San Diego Union-Tribune the shots likely came from a BB gun.

What was the E3 bathroom incident?

On June 11, 2019, Twitch suspended Dr DisRespect and the ESA revoked his E3 badge after he streamed from a men's bathroom at the Los Angeles Convention Center, filming attendees near the urinals.

What is the Slick Daddy Club?

The Slick Daddy Club is the in-character name Dr DisRespect gives to his fanbase; on Rumble, subscribers to his Rumble Premium tier are instead called the Champions Club.

What awards did Dr DisRespect win?

He won Streamer of the Year at the 2017 Esports Industry Awards on November 13, 2017, beating Ice_Poseidon, Sacriel and Imaqtpie, and took Trending Gamer at The Game Awards that year.

Dr DisRespect

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Published November 12, 2026

Dr DisRespect is the streaming persona of Guy Beahm, a mustachioed, sunglasses-wearing gaming character known for arrogant catchphrases, retrowave aesthetics and high-production Twitch broadcasts of H1Z1 and PUBG. After winning Streamer of the Year in 2017 and surviving two shootings at his home in 2018, Beahm was banned by Twitch in 2020 and later admitted in 2024 to inappropriate messages with a minor, after which he signed an exclusive deal with Rumble in November 2024.

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Overview

Dr DisRespect, often shortened to The Doc, is a fictional two-time (back-to-back) 1993-1994 Blockbuster Video Game World Champion played by Guy Beahm, a former Sledgehammer Games level designer who revived the character on Twitch in 20162. The bit relies on a tall wig, mirrored aviator sunglasses, a tactical vest and a thick mustache, performed over battle royale gameplay with constant self-promotion, trademark phrases about "violence, speed and momentum" and references to his fanbase as the Slick Daddy Club3. Audience members address him as Doc; he addresses audience members as Champions.

Typical broadcasts open on a neon-lit set modeled on an 80s action movie, cut with staged bits where The Doc insults opponents, licks his fingers after a kill and compares himself to prime-era athletes2. He has stayed in character through red-carpet appearances, awards speeches and press interviews, breaking only during a September 2018 broadcast when he removed the wig and glasses on air to tell viewers a bullet had hit his house1. The persona itself, more than any single clip, is the meme, parody accounts and fan edits lean on the mustache, the catchphrases and the retrowave branding rather than one fixed template.

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Origin & Background

Platform

YouTube (character creation) / Twitch (viral spread)

Creator

Guy Beahm

Date

2010

Guy Beahm created the Dr DisRespect character in early 2010 by changing his Call of Duty gamertag and filming match footage under the new name6. The DrDisRespect YouTube channel went live on January 5, 2010, and the first upload, titled "Dr DisRespect Gaming: The Docs Very 1st Video," showed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gameplay posted on January 11, 20106. Beahm appeared in sponsored videos on the Machinima network before going quiet on YouTube in late 2011.

After a stretch working as a community manager and level designer at Sledgehammer Games on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Beahm returned to streaming and launched the Dr DisRespectLIVE Twitch channel on March 21, 20167. The persona found a wider audience there through H1Z1 and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds runs, where the costume, catchphrases and in-character trash talk turned him into one of the most recognizable figures on the platform3.

How It Spread

Beahm's Twitch following swelled in 2017 as PUBG became the dominant battle royale on the service, and his in-character rants were clipped across YouTube, Reddit and Twitter3. On November 13, 2017, he beat Ice_Poseidon, Sacriel and Imaqtpie to take Streamer of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in London, arriving on stage in costume with Nurse Disrespect and ending a speech about helping viewers through hardship with the line "violence, speed and momentum"2. He also took Trending Gamer at The Game Awards 2017.

On September 11, 2018, during a live broadcast, Beahm walked off camera and returned without the wig and sunglasses to tell viewers a projectile had broken an upstairs window at his home, calling it the second such shot in two days before cutting the stream1. Police later told the San Diego Union-Tribune the rounds likely came from a BB gun1. A clip of the out-of-character moment passed 2.3 million views on Twitter3. On June 11, 2019, Twitch suspended the channel and the ESA revoked his E3 badge after he streamed live from inside a men's bathroom at the Los Angeles Convention Center, filming attendees, including what appeared to be a child, near the urinals4.

After Twitch permanently banned Dr DisRespect in June 2020 without a public reason, speculation about the cause ran for four years. In June 2024, Beahm acknowledged that the ban stemmed from Twitch Whispers he had exchanged with a minor, saying conversations "went down a certain path" while denying any explicit intent. Rumble announced an exclusive deal on November 25, 2024, with Beahm leading Rumble Gaming and offering a Champions Club tier through Rumble Premium, with his first Rumble broadcast on December 2, 20245.

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