Mikey Murphy Wiki, Parents, Girlfriend, Gay, Affairs, Tattoo, Instagram, Facts

YouTube has been the best platform for many aspiring artists who aim at receiving wide fame in a short time. And one of such artist is Mike Murphy, who rose to prominence first with his channel named ‘The Original Fiction TV’ and now creates contents for his much-popular channel, ‘MikelsAverage’ which has around 1.4 million subscribers.

Mikey Murphy Wiki, Parents, Girlfriend, Gay, Affairs, Tattoo, Instagram, Facts

Quick Information

  • Date of Birth May 12, 1998
  • Age 25 Years, 11 Months
  • Nationality American
  • Profession YouTuber
  • Marital Status Single
  • Girlfriend/Dating Griffin Arnlund (2015-2016)
  • Gay/Lesbian No
  • Net Worth N/A
  • Ethnicity White
  • Height 5' 6" (1.67 m)
  • Parents Michael Murphy (Father) Monica Murphy (Mother)
  • Siblings Sydney Murphy

The internet sensation Mikey Murphy is known for his entertaining videos posted on his self-entitled YouTube Channel Mikey Murphy. He was previously famous for his first YouTube Channel The Original Fiction TV collaborated along with his friend. Mikey is the boyfriend of another Youtube star Griffin Arnlund.

How Does Mikey Summon Net Worth?

Mikey summons majority of his net worth from his YouTube channel. He also collects his fortunes from various online advertisements and endorsements on his social media accounts. He uses his social media popularity as a weapon to increase his wealth.

Mikey started his first YouTube channel The Original Fiction TV along with his school friend, Liam to publish a project assignment. He has also collaborated with other YouTube personalities including Luke Korns. The duo performed and produced a lot of collaborated videos which showered them fame and recognition.

After a grand success from the first channel, Mikey started self-entitled YouTube Channel Mikey Murphy on 7 March 2013. His new venture has gathered a massive subscriber of more than 1.5 million and his first video was What I Do When I Am Home Alone!. Not only on YouTube, Mikey also has massive followers on the Instagram account which exceeds 692k.

Back Together With YouTuber Girlfriend: Mikey's Personal Life

Mikey and his YouTuber girlfriend Griffin are together once again. Mikey surprisingly posted a picture with his partner on 18 July 2017, nine months after their breakup that raised the media speculation regarding their patch-up.

Griffin also shared a picture of them on 14 May 2018 and wished Mikey on his birthday and said she loves him to the moon and back. Mikey also shared the kissing picture with his girlfriend on Instagram on 12 June 2018 and confirmed that they are back together.

Mikey kisses Griffin in a picture posted on 12 June 2018 (Photo: Mikey Murphy's Instagram) 

Mike Murphy has been in a roller-coaster relationship with his YouTuber girlfriend, Griffin Arnlund. The couple started dating each other in September 2015. They met each other in a restaurant and their chemistry sparkled instantly. He has talked about his first meeting with his girlfriend in one of his YouTube videos. 

But their relationship went through various highs and lows. After enjoying the romantic perks for a year, both the lovebirds mutually decided to end their affairs in 2016. In one of his tweets posted on 31 October 2016, Mike mentioned that the duo is still on good terms with each other even after the breakup. 

Mike mentioned about his gay friends in a tweet back in 2017. He said;

my gay friend: "vaginas dude, i just don't get them"

The rumors regarding his sexual orientation started floating after his tweet. But having a gay friend does not make him gay. 

Tattooed His Arm: Chases Happiness

On 16 July 2016, the YouTube star shared a picture of his arm inked with a beautiful phrase Pursuit of Happiness. He captioned it 

I got this tattoo because I am a genuinely happy and positive person. I literally never stop smiling (almost every person I meet points out the fact that I always have a smile on my face. Now, sure we all go through highs and lows and thats why I chose the "pursuit". I always want to be happy. I always want to be chasing happiness. I always want to have a smile on my face. I chose the tattoo because its a reminder: life is good, be happy.


Caption: Mike Murphy's Tattoo, in the photo posted on 16 July 2015 (Source: Instagram)

Along with the entertaining videos on YouTube, Mikey also shares positive vives through other social media. 

Mikey's Family Life: Sister Appears On His Videos

Mikey Murphy was born to parents Michael and Monica. His father is an Occupational Therapist at a special school for children. His mother is a registered nurse. He also has a younger sister Sydney. They did not get along with each other during childhood times but are not hesitant to help each other. She is a couple of years younger than him and appears in his videos. On 5 August 2014, she appeared on his video entitled Extreme Sibling Tag.

Short Bio And Facts

Mike Murphy was born on 12 May 1998, in New Jersey, the United States as Michael J Murphy. As per wiki, he holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. The YouTuber stands with the height of 1.68m (5 ft. 6 in).