Alan Melikdjanian

About Alan Melikdjanian

Alan Melikdjanian, otherwise known as CaptainDisillusion, is a YouTuber known for debunking viral videos to explain the unbelievable illusions portrayed in them. More than 2 million people have subscribed to his informative vlogs.

Alan Melikdjanian, also known by the alias Captain Disillusion, is a Latvian-American independent filmmaker. Melikdjanian has been active in the founding of video-sharing sites Openfilm and Filmnet.com, and is the creator of the YouTube web-series Captain Disillusion, a comedic series of videos promoting critical thinking and skepticism, mainly centering around the use of visual effects and video editing.

Residence	South Florida, United States
Occupation	Independent filmmaker
Born	April 13, 1980, Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR, (present day Latvia)
Website	[amelik.com], [captaindisillusion.com]
Years active	1984, 2001–present

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Trivia

A filmmaker before launching his YouTube channel, Alan Melikdjanian wrote, directed, and edited the 2006 film Citizen Mavzik. 

Alan Melikdjanian before fame

His parents were circus artists, and he grew up touring with them. He would thus often imitate the styles of Disney animators as a child. He earned a bachelor's degree in film production in the end.

Achievement of Alan Melikdjanian

He created, directed, and edited the 2006 film Citizen Mavzik before starting his YouTube channel.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Alan Melikdjanian family life

His parents were both circus performers during the Soviet era. Vilen, his father, was a well-known figure.

Associations of Alan Melikdjanian

He participated in The Amaz!ng Meeting, a science and skepticism conference, with The Amazing James Randi, and the two would later work on video projects together.

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