Caleb Hunter Phelps (born: August 29, 1996), better known online as oompaville (or Papa Oompsie), is an American YouTuber who makes videos of him reacting to memes and Twitch clips, going to Omegle, and commentating on YouTube drama and trending news events.
History
Originally known for making gaming videos, he has since removed any of his gaming videos prior to May 31, 2019 and mainly uploads him reacting to memes but will upload him playing some games from time to time. His first video was made on May 31, 2019. He has uploaded even older videos but has made them private. He also watches messed-up animations from channels like Actually Happened, Share My Story, etc.
When he surfs Omegle, he sometimes enjoys trapping people by dressing up as a female police officer or Japanese schoolgirl. In January of 2021, he made a video titled, "the end." stating that he was going to stop sexualizing his thumbnails, saying that he initially did that as an ironic way to get his channel famous, calling it "demonetizable content that didn't get demonetized".
Collaborations
He also acts as one of the hosts of the podcast, SomeOrdinaryPodcast, with Nux Taku and SomeOrdinaryGamers. He is good friends with Pancho as well.
Along with YouTuber Riftyish, he launched his own candy company called Sour Boys.[1]
His grandma makes an appearance in some of his videos. He typically makes vlogs with his cousin Clint.
Personal Life
He is mostly of Italian descent,[2] but partially Mexican and his great grandmother was from Syria.[3] He has a sister.[4]
Caleb is currently dating a girl named Shyane. In early 2021, he moved to Frisco, Texas, with her and Clint. As of 8/1/21, he was temporarily homeless.
He owns two dogs named Frankie and Pip. He also owns two cats named Pickle and Little Bean.
Quotes
- "I was homeschooled."
- "Lean in for a sniff."
- "Om nom nom."
- "Shungite"
Milestones
Subscriber Milestones
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
- 1 million subscribers: July 24, 2019
- 2 million subscribers: August 14, 2020
- 3 million subscribers: October 1, 2021
Video view milestones
- 100 million views: July 17, 2017
- 200 million views: January 30, 2020
- 300 million views: October 22, 2021
- 400 million views: February 15, 2022
Trivia
- Running gags/jokes in his videos are
- Overuse of special effects in his videos to make him seem energetic
- Usage of meme sound effects
- Pausing the video to ask his viewers to caption unusual images
- "Eating" the captions he likes the most
- Exaggerating sadness/crying when he sees sad scenes
- He once shot his golden 1M subscriber plaque.
- He "loves" British people.
