Connor Marc Colquhoun ( /kəˈhuːn/ ''kə-HOON''; born 26 July 1996), known online as CDawgVA, is a Welsh streamer,

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, voice actor, and podcaster currently based in

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. He is affiliated with the

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-backed agency

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Career

Colquhoun created his YouTube channel CDawgVA in February 2014. In November 2019, Colquhoun moved to Tokyo to begin working as an influencer for the

-backed agency GeeXPlus. The effort was to help promote/introduce anime and Japanese culture to the rest of the world through his content. In February 2020, Colquhoun joined Joey Bizinger (The Anime Man) and Garnt Maneetapho (Gigguk) in creating and hosting a weekly podcast called '' Trash Taste'', where they discuss anime, manga, otaku culture, and their experiences while living in Japan. The first episode was released on 5 June 2020, all episodes are available on YouTube,

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, and

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. In both 2020 and 2021, Colquhoun was a presenter at the

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. In August 2020, Colquhoun participated in a livestreamed

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called ''Tournament Arc,'' hosted by

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for anime YouTubers. In the finals, Colquhoun lost against fellow ''Trash Taste'' host Garnt Maneetapho. In July 2021's sequel championship, ''Tournament Arc 2'', Colquhoun finished in fourth place overall. On 11 December 2022, Colquhoun participated in a surprise

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- slap match with

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at the Mogul Chessboxing Championship, held at the

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in Los Angeles, United States. On 1 March 2023, Colquhoun announced that he would be exclusively streaming on Twitch after signing an agreement with the

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service. From July 26 to August 18 2023, Colquhoun participated in the

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chess tournament series, securing the championship title in PogChamps 5. In October 2024, Colquhoun was announced as a new external board member and advisor for

GeeXplus , stylized as Book☆Walker and BOOK☆WALKER, is a Japanese e-book store that sells manga, light novels, and magazines from various publishers, as well as a few published by themselves. It is based in Chiyoda, Tokyo and was created by Kadokawa ...

, tasked with overseeing the growth and development of new talent, as well as providing guidance on production strategies.

Videos

Many of Colquhoun's videos feature him

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ing and role-playing, with roles ranging from hosts, butlers, pole dancers, and

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musicians. His YouTube channel gained popularity due to his anime-related content, with his favorite being ''

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''.

Philanthropy

In 2022, Colquhoun and Chris Broad participated in an eight-day, 'cyclethon' across

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to raise funds for the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF). The cycle was streamed live on Twitch and raised over $310,000 USD. The event was later nominated for, and won, the category of Best Philanthropic Stream Event at the

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. In 2023, Colquhoun and Broad followed-up with a second cyclethon across

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. The nine-day, bike ride from

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, via the perimeter of Kyushu island, raised over $555,000 USD for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Later that year, Colquhoun was the auctioneer of a charity auction at

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. The auction featured unique items from various Twitch and YouTube streamers, raising over $329,000 USD. In 2024, Colquhoun and Broad did a third cyclethon from Yamaguchi to

. The fourteen-day, bike ride included guest cyclists Garnt Maneetapho,

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, Peter Macy, and Natsuki Aso; raising over $1 million USD for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Later that year, Colquhoun also organized and presented his second charity auction on Twitch, raising a total of $517,874 USD for the Immune Deficiency Foundation with contributions from streamers like

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, Ludwig, and

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Filmography

;Anime ;Video games ;Other voiced works

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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