Nationality Australian Channel Therackaracka | Pseudonym Therackaracka | |
Residence Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Occupation Special effects specialists Website youtube.com/Therackaracka
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RackaRacka is a YouTube channel run by the Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou (b. 1992 ), based in Adelaide. They are known for intense live action combat videos, and they are known for making videos based on McDonald's mascot, Ronald McDonald. Some of their videos have been noted for being remarkably gruesome. A handful have even been flagged on YouTube due to the controversy and it was banned in several countries. The channel has more than 3,000,000 subscribers as of September 2016.
Their first huge success was the video Harry Potter vs Star Wars which attracted 7 million views in a week. This video was the winner in the Best Comedy and Best Overall categories at the 2014 Australian Online Video Award. In September 2015, they won Best International YouTube Channel at the 6th Annual Steamy Awards.