Fatboygetdown

Steven John Assanti (born: ), better known online as fatboygetdown, is an American former YouTuber, vlogger, and TV personality. He's notorious on YouTube for uploading dance videos and appearing on multiple reality TV shows, such as Dr. Phil and My 600-lb Life. Steven currently creates videos on TikTok and Cameo.
==Appearances==
===YouTube===
Steven created his channel on May 7, 2009 where he uploaded a variety of content. His most infamous being him dancing to pop music from Lady Gaga, Rebecca Black, The Black Eyed Peas, etc. Some he directly lifts while with others he’ll rewrite the lyrics, most are jokingly about his weight. He would also post videos in which Steven talks about various subjects, including pop stars, his haters, personal stories, and more. 
Steven has since deleted the channel for unknown reasons, but most of his videos have been reuploaded onto YouTube. He previously had 13,700 subscribers and 7 million views.
===Television ===
In June of 2007, Steven made his first television appearance on the Dr. Phil show in a segment called the House of Hatred, which had a guest attempting to get rid of a stigma they have by performing certain tasks. His initial motivation for showing was due to his hatred towards skinny people. Near the end however, he only came to attempt to lose weight, but Dr. Phil pointed out his manipulation.
In 2017, he appeared in multiple episodes on the TLC show, My 600-lb Life to get gastric bypass surgery by Dr. Nowzaradan. Around this time, Steven weighed almost 800 lbs (362 kgs). While Steven had multiple complications on the show due to his vicodin addiction, hair loss, and personality, he was able to have surgery and lose weight. These TV appearances would garner Steven a poor reputation, being mocked online for his behavior and weight.
==Personal Life==
Steven Assanti was born on December 2, 1981 in Providence, Rhode Island to Steven Veillette and an unnamed wife along with his brother, Justin Assanti. He said that his mother was an alcoholic and was neglectful of the family, which led to the parents to divorce afterwards when Steven was eleven years old. For that time, Steven and Justin went to live with their mother and a new boyfriend, who they'd described as abusive and violent. Steven began to eat large quantities of food to cope with his life.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQha6W_aZ3w
Justin has had a difficult relationship with Steven, as he also described him as abusive, such as beating him up, slamming his hand in the car door, throwing him out of his car, etc. However, Steven also said Justin bullied him as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkdL9U0vHjA
In 2015, Steven was admitted to the Rhode Island Hospital in order to lose enough weight for surgery, However, on October 6, Steven was kicked out of the Rhode Island hospital for ordering a pizza. His father chose not to drive him home due to the fear of his son eating more food. So for a brief period, they lived in the car until they could receive help from another hospital.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE8QSZF6GMk In 2017, Steven was able to lose weight after going into gastric sleeve surgery and a hernia repair on My 600-lbs Life. In 2018, Steven married his massage therapist, Stephanie Sanger.https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/web-series/who-is-stephanie-assanti-steven-assanti-wife.html
==Controversies==
===Angry Grandpa feud===
In 2011, popular YouTuber, Angry Grandpa reacted to multiple videos from Steven's YouTube channel in which he acted in disgust. However, Angry Grandpa and Steven got in contact with each other through a phone call, at first becoming friends. However, after a confrontational Skype call, they began making videos mocking each other on their respective YouTube channels.
Eventually, Steven sent a jar of spit to Grandpa, with his son telling him it was jelly. This would leave Grandpa furious and disgusted, which would have him make a vlog, mocking him for the gross prank and saying he's planning more for Steven.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Ng-K0EIFM This would eventually end the feud between Grandpa and Steven. Many of these videos have since been deleted on both channels, but reuploads exist on YouTube.
===Behavior===
Steven’s personality and behavior has been heavily criticized by fans and other TV personalities over the years. Much of the criticism includes his manipulation, attention seeking, and childish behavior. One example was on Dr. Phil, when he befriended a man named Gary who was there due to his racism towards black people. Once Steven encountered a black woman named B., he began to spout racist statements and slurs, such as saying the N-word and saying she needs to go back to her own country. Although some of the guests theorize Steven’s only doing this in order to get attention.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhl2THM0KtQ&t
Years later, he was admitted to the Foundation Surgical Hospital, where he acted abusive and harsh towards the hospital workers and staff, mainly overusing the phone service and acting abrasive. Steven had incredibly poor hygiene, causing many nurses to complain about his smell and leave his room because of that. Steven has said that people have to put up with his childish behavior, but due to the continuance of his harassment, he was kicked out of the hospital, but begged and cried to Dr. Now in order to stay at the hospital.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Gfb2XRLxI Another controversial behavior included him sexually harassing nurses, smiling as they would clean his genital flaps. Soon after, he began contacting other hospitals in the area in order to get painkillers after getting kicked out of most of them, which is illegal in Texas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TadDsJRWXMk
The most infamous moment and harsh mocking is when Steven and his father find an apartment to temporarily stay at. However, Steven falls off a golf kart attempting to get up an pavement. He begins to cry and beg to get to the hospital due to an excruciating pain in his leg.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR_9brkeIbA Steven's father remained skeptical since he could be manipulating them to get more painkillers. Eventually, after multiple threats made by the father, Steven admitted defeat and went inside.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bqT6WUnBkw
In his current videos on TikTok and Cameo, his body is shown to be heavily neglected. He is missing most of his teeth, he claims this is because he is drinking too much soda,https://soapdirt.com/my-600-lb-life-steve-assanti-says-hes-a-loser-why-hes-toothless/ but it is more due to him pulling out and damaging his own teeth on video,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cTyBLWsReA his hair is shown to be in a similar condition. He hasn't recovered from his obesity.
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Comedy YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2009