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'''Kevin Thomas Strahle''' (born January 6, 1984), better known as the '''L.A. Beast''', is an American professional [[competitive eater]][{{Cite web |title=Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle Major League Eating Eater Profile |url=http://majorleagueeating.com/rankings.php?action=detail&sn=210 |access-date=2015-03-06 |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232010/http://majorleagueeating.com/rankings.php?action=detail&sn=210 |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Olivas |first=Armando |date=November 29, 2013 |title=Racket Magazine's Thanksgiving Day Extravaganza Day 3: L.A. Beast – Racket Magazine |url=http://racketmag.com/interviews/racket-magazines-thanksgiving-extravaganza-day-3-l-a-beast/ |access-date=2016-03-13 |website=Racket Magazine |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314163158/http://racketmag.com/interviews/racket-magazines-thanksgiving-extravaganza-day-3-l-a-beast/ |url-status=live }}] who hosts a [[List of Internet phenomena#Challenges|challenge]]-based channel on [[YouTube]]. Strahle started making videos in his hometown of [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]], before moving to [[Los Angeles, California]].[{{Cite web |last=Abcarian |first=Robin |date=November 6, 2013 |title=Sriracha, Despite Its Legal Woes, Is a Cultural Icon That Bites |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sriracha-despite-legal-woes-is-cultural-icon-20131105-story.html |access-date=2015-03-02 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=November 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126150743/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sriracha-despite-legal-woes-is-cultural-icon-20131105-story.html |url-status=live }}] After several years at his home in California, he moved back to his hometown of Ridgewood. As of 2025, his channel has over three million subscribers & over 500 million total views.{{r|socialblade}} In addition to his online presence, he has made appearances on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'',[{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Pat |date=March 22, 2013 |title=Tonight Show Meal or No Meal: Drinking 18 Raw Eggs & Golf Ball Trick |url=http://www.recapo.com/tonight-show/tonight-show-jokes/tonight-show-meal-or-no-meal-drinking-18-raw-eggs-golf-ball-trick/ |access-date=2015-03-03 |website=Recapo.com |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003642/http://www.recapo.com/tonight-show/tonight-show-jokes/tonight-show-meal-or-no-meal-drinking-18-raw-eggs-golf-ball-trick/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |title=NBC TV Tonight Show Video: Jay Leno Skit – "Man Chugs 18 Raw Eggs" (March 21, 2013) |url=http://writingshares.com/nbc-tv-tonight-show-video-jay-leno-skit-man-chugs-18-raw-eggs-march-21-2013/ |access-date=2015-03-03 |website=WritingShares.com |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003658/http://writingshares.com/nbc-tv-tonight-show-video-jay-leno-skit-man-chugs-18-raw-eggs-march-21-2013/ |url-status=live }}] ''[[Today (1982 TV program)|The Today Show Australia]]''[{{Cite web |title=Today: America's Vegemite Man Joins Today |url=http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/america-s-vegemite-man-joins-today/xtgrt66? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427231406/http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/america-s-vegemite-man-joins-today/xtgrt66 |archive-date=2013-04-27 |access-date=2013-04-27 |website=MSN Video Australia}}] and ''[[Tosh.0]]''.[{{Cite web |title=Butter Challenge – Video Clip – Tosh.0 – Comedy Central |url=http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/9bgrjs/butter-challenge |access-date=2015-03-02 |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |archive-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301185455/http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/9bgrjs/butter-challenge |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite web |title=Video Breakdown – Buttered Floor – Tosh.0 – Comedy Central |url=http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/iaczn0/video-breakdown---buttered-floor---uncensored |access-date=2015-03-06 |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |archive-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307161244/http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/iaczn0/video-breakdown---buttered-floor---uncensored |url-status=dead }}] |
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'''Kevin Thomas Strahle''' (born January 6, 1984), better known as the '''L.A. Beast''', is an American professional [[competitive eater]][{{Cite web |title=Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle Major League Eating Eater Profile |url=http://majorleagueeating.com/rankings.php?action=detail&sn=210 |access-date=2015-03-06 |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232010/http://majorleagueeating.com/rankings.php?action=detail&sn=210 |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Olivas |first=Armando |date=November 29, 2013 |title=Racket Magazine's Thanksgiving Day Extravaganza Day 3: L.A. Beast – Racket Magazine |url=http://racketmag.com/interviews/racket-magazines-thanksgiving-extravaganza-day-3-l-a-beast/ |access-date=2016-03-13 |website=Racket Magazine |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314163158/http://racketmag.com/interviews/racket-magazines-thanksgiving-extravaganza-day-3-l-a-beast/ |url-status=live }}] who hosts a [[List of Internet phenomena#Challenges|challenge]]-based channel on [[YouTube]]. Strahle started making videos in his hometown of [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]], before moving to [[Los Angeles, California]].[{{Cite web |last=Abcarian |first=Robin |date=November 6, 2013 |title=Sriracha, Despite Its Legal Woes, Is a Cultural Icon That Bites |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sriracha-despite-legal-woes-is-cultural-icon-20131105-story.html |access-date=2015-03-02 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=November 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126150743/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sriracha-despite-legal-woes-is-cultural-icon-20131105-story.html |url-status=live }}] After several years at his home in California, he moved back to his hometown of Ridgewood. As of 2025, his channel has over three million subscribers & over 500 million total views.{{r|socialblade}} In addition to his online presence, he has made appearances on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'',[{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Pat |date=March 22, 2013 |title=Tonight Show Meal or No Meal: Drinking 18 Raw Eggs & Golf Ball Trick |url=http://www.recapo.com/tonight-show/tonight-show-jokes/tonight-show-meal-or-no-meal-drinking-18-raw-eggs-golf-ball-trick/ |access-date=2015-03-03 |website=Recapo.com |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003642/http://www.recapo.com/tonight-show/tonight-show-jokes/tonight-show-meal-or-no-meal-drinking-18-raw-eggs-golf-ball-trick/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |title=NBC TV Tonight Show Video: Jay Leno Skit – "Man Chugs 18 Raw Eggs" (March 21, 2013) |url=http://writingshares.com/nbc-tv-tonight-show-video-jay-leno-skit-man-chugs-18-raw-eggs-march-21-2013/ |access-date=2015-03-03 |website=WritingShares.com |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003658/http://writingshares.com/nbc-tv-tonight-show-video-jay-leno-skit-man-chugs-18-raw-eggs-march-21-2013/ |url-status=live }}] ''[[Today (1982 TV program)|The Today Show Australia]]''[{{Cite web |title=Today: America's Vegemite Man Joins Today |url=http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/america-s-vegemite-man-joins-today/xtgrt66? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427231406/http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/america-s-vegemite-man-joins-today/xtgrt66 |archive-date=2013-04-27 |access-date=2013-04-27 |website=MSN Video Australia}}] and ''[[Tosh.0]]''.[{{Cite web |title=Butter Challenge – Video Clip – Tosh.0 – Comedy Central |url=http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/9bgrjs/butter-challenge |access-date=2015-03-02 |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |archive-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301185455/http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/9bgrjs/butter-challenge |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite web |title=Video Breakdown – Buttered Floor – Tosh.0 – Comedy Central |url=http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/iaczn0/video-breakdown---buttered-floor---uncensored |access-date=2015-03-06 |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |archive-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307161244/http://tosh.cc.com/video-clips/iaczn0/video-breakdown---buttered-floor---uncensored |url-status=dead }}] |
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In 2015, Strahle led a successful campaign to bring back the soft drink [[Crystal Pepsi]].[{{Cite web |last=Ledbetter |first=Carly |date=June 11, 2015 |title=Crystal Pepsi Might Be Making a Comeback Thanks to One Man's Excitement |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crystal-pepsi-back-la-beast-kevin-strahle-comeback_n_7561194 |website=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303184121/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crystal-pepsi-back-la-beast-kevin-strahle-comeback_n_7561194 |url-status=live }}] His accomplishments also include earning 12 [[Guinness World Records]], eight of which he currently holds.{{as of?|date=January 2025}} |
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In 2015, Strahle led a successful campaign to bring back the soft drink [[Crystal Pepsi]].[{{Cite web |last=Ledbetter |first=Carly |date=June 11, 2015 |title=Crystal Pepsi Might Be Making a Comeback Thanks to One Man's Excitement |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crystal-pepsi-back-la-beast-kevin-strahle-comeback_n_7561194 |website=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303184121/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crystal-pepsi-back-la-beast-kevin-strahle-comeback_n_7561194 |url-status=live }}] His accomplishments also include earning 12 [[Guinness World Records]], seven of which he currently holds.{{as of?|date=April 2026}}[{{cite web |title=1 to 7 of 7 results found for "Kevin Strahle" |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search?term=Kevin%20Strahle&page=1&type=record&max=20&partial=_Results& |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=21 April 2026}}] |
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