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Dave Javener (born July 4th, 1970), better known as Soopa-Dave Gaming, is an American YouTuber, truck driver, angler, and entrepreneur. Originally from Helena, Montana, he began his career in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and is currently based in Cumberland, Wisconsin. In addition to uploading videos on his main YouTube channel, he is the owner of the Stardust Drive-In Movie Theater, located in Chetek, Wisconsin.

As of April 2022, his channel has over 2.1 million total video views and over 6.48 thousand subscribers. Javener specializes in Let's play videos, as well as video game tutorials.

Channel Format
Javener is primarily known for his playthroughs of survival and fishing games, including games such as Minecraft, Fishing Planet, Ark: Survival Evolved, Among Us, Conan Exiles, Grand Theft Auto V, and the Farming Simulator series.

Javener has collaborated on several tutorial and gaming videos with a number of fellow YouTubers, including Crazy Lady Wix Gaming, RedEyed-Rex Gaming, and Usurious. He has also collaborated with celebrities such as Ben Shapiro and Alex Jones.

A recurring staple of Javener's channel are his Fishing Planet live streams, as well as his Among Us livestreams in which he is joined by his wife, children, and close friends.

Early years and growth (2015-2019)
Javener first joined YouTube on February 10, 2015, creating a channel under the username "Soopa-Dave Gaming", and uploaded his first video on February 17, 2015. Javener's original intent for the channel was to create content that would make his children laugh. Javener's first video was a tutorial guide for the video game, Grand Theft Auto V.

In 2016, the Soopa-Dave Gaming channel was listed on NewMediaRockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at 62. That year, Javener announced he was planning to move to Cumberland, Wisconsin to be close to other resources for his channel. In October 2019, Javener began his famous Ark: Survival Evolved playthrough, which became his most popular playthrough to date.

Javener and fellow YouTuber Edward Preach appeared on InfoWars in September 2019 following backlash InfoWars host Alex Jones received regarding jokes he made about YouTube and fishing videos. In 2019, he was rated seventh in a list of the twenty most influential celebrities among middle-aged adults in the United States.

Continued growth and larger projects (2019-2022)
Javener made a guest appearance at the 2020 Musky Festival in Hayward, Wisconsin with legendary fisherman Bob Izumi and was featured in YouTube Rewind.

Throughout 2020, Javener moved some of his focus to tutorial videos, showing his aspiration of teaching. In 2021, Javener posted an in-depth tutorial style video detailing tips and tricks for players in Ark: Survival Evolved titled 2021 Ark Survival Evolved Beginner's Guide which garnered over 30 thousand views and was well recieved by fans. On July 3, 2021, Javener announced that his channel had surpassed 1 million views.

Other ventures
Javener joined the board of comic book publisher Marvel Comics in November 2017. In July of the following year at the San Diego Comic-Con, he co-hosted a panel with figures from the company including CEO Isaac Perlmutter, and writers Kurt Busiek, Saldin Ahmed, and Jed Mackay. In 2018, it was announced that he would appear in his own line of comics.

Podcasting and streaming
Javener, along with Rex Duwell (RedEyed-Rex Gaming) and Tabitha Wixen (Crazy Lady Wix Gaming) have streamed a podcast on Twitch called Crankbait Demons since 2018, where the trio discuss their interests in fishing while playing multiplayer games.

In 2019, Javener co-produced and starred in One Last Catch, an episodic audio drama released on iTunes. The series follows the main character Josh McHanglin (played by Javener) as he attempts to catch a giant northern pike in his local lake while he is battling terminal illness. Following its release, the series went on to become a huge success, winning an award for Best Orignal Series in the BBC Audio Drama Awards.

In February 2022 he launched another podcast named Pride Crew with friend, Jesse James Thompson.

Hooks
In 2019, Javener announced the launch of a new fashion brand called Hooks, in a joint venture with RedEyed-Rex Gaming. The brand was envisoned and launched as a fisher-focused athleisure line distinct from their personal merchandise. The brand has released collaborations with Mojang Studios, Fishing Planet LLC, and Innersloth LLC.

In 2020, fellow YouTuber and streamer Rebel Demon 86 joined Hooks as a partner and creative director.

Philanthropy
Javener has participated in multiple Among Us charity livestreams and fundraisers. In 2017, Forbes reported that Javener and his fans raised around $69 million for charity through these streams and events. In July 2021, in celebration of reaching 1 million channel views, Javener announced he would launch a limited-time OnlyFans account and donate all proceeds to the Coast Guard Foundation: he raised over $4,200,000 for the charity and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Personal Life
Javener was born at St. Peter's Health Medical Center in Helena, Montana to Hubert Javener (March 14, 1938 - October 2, 2013), a farmer who served in the U.S. Army and to Anne Malick (born June 21, 1944). His parents met each other in college and moved in together in Helena. Javener attended Helena High School where he was a member of the school's wrestling team. Javener has an older brother, Jacob, and a younger brother, Joseph.

Javener studied electrical engineering at Carroll College before ultimately dropping out.

Political views
While Javener has not specifically endorsed a political party, he has made several posts to social media that have led to some believing that Javener is a republican. Javener has expressed suport for less government regulations and was a critic of stimulus checks during the Covid-19 pandemic. On June 1, 2020, Javener made a post on his facebook account stating his frustration with democrats, citing that "all race violence happens in large democrat-heavy cities."