Joshua Bradley (born 4 September 1992), better known as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English

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and

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. He is also a co-founder and member of the British

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group known as the

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. In 2019, Bradley was listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by ''

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''. As of December 2022, his main YouTube channel has over 4.66 million subscribers and over 700 million video views.

Early life and education

Joshua Bradley was born on 4 September 1992 in

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. Bradley attended

Bexley Grammar School Bexley Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley, UK. It takes boys and girls aged 11–18 who have passed the eleven plus exam. History Founded in 1955, Bexley Grammar ...

, where he met future fellow Sidemen member Tobi Brown. He later achieved an upper second honours degree in digital film production at Ravensbourne University.

Career

In 2009, Bradley created his first

channel, Zerkaa, to which he primarily uploaded video game content of ''

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'' and '' FIFA''. In October 2013, Bradley co-founded and became a member of the British YouTuber group known as the

. He lived with three other members of the group from 2014 until 2018, after which he moved into an apartment with his girlfriend. Bradley also launched his own clothing line named ZRK. In 2018, Bradley co-starred alongside the rest of the Sidemen in the

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series ''

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''. In a 2021 article discussing gambling issues surrounding the ''FIFA'' game series, Bradley was cited by ''The Sunday Times'' as an example of a YouTuber sponsored by EA to make pack opening videos.

Personal life

Bradley is a supporter of

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and has had a

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since he was six years old. He has been in a relationship with Freya Nightingale since 2010.

Filmography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zerkaa 1992 births Alumni of Ravensbourne University London British video bloggers Comedy YouTubers English male web series actors English YouTubers Gaming YouTubers Let's Players Living people People educated at Bexley Grammar School Twitch (service) streamers Video game commentators YouTube channels launched in 2009 YouTube vloggers YouTubers from London