Born Demar Hooks under the sign of Cancer on 15 July 1971, in New York City USA, Bounty Hunter D is a 52-year-old African-American YouTuber, entrepreneur and social media celebrity. He was made generally easy to recognize around the planet thanks to operating the eponymous YouTube channel, which has garnered millions of subscribers. Aside from that, he’s also doing his best to try and grow a franchise, having created a dedicated website and even an Android/iOS app. He’s enjoyed some success over the course of his sometimes lucrative social media entertainment career since 2017.
Early life & education: Shrouded in mystery
D was raised apparently an only child in his birthplace, by his mother and father of unknown names and professions. The YouTuber’s interactions with the audience have left a lot to be desired in the way of providing detail about his origins, so his childhood interests and hobbies are yet to be divulged. Most of the fans assume that he had a strong sense of justice and an affinity for law enforcement protagonists in the films and TV shows he consumed at a young age, considering his present-day line of work.
As for his education, D attended an unspecified high school right where he was born, matriculating from there in 1989. The fans are also of the belief that D had no interest in pursuing a higher education upon finishing his high school years, though the precise reason for that is unknown. The star himself has never claimed to have anything resembling a college degree, so the fan theory does retain a semblance of plausibility.
Career: The internet sheriff
Bounty Hunter D entered his niche with his first video, posted on the platform on 27 June 2017, which featured the theme that would continue running on his channel thereafter. He’s namely a bounty hunter, which means he gets hired by bail bondsmen or bail bond agencies to track down individuals who skipped bail. While this is generally a strictly regulated profession, overseen by actual law enforcers and other legal entities, what makes D’s content stand out is the almost-comical nature in which he executes the arrests. The supposed offenders are more often than not highly combative and outright refusing to go with the protocol, thereby granting D the permission to apply force. These circumstances provide for rather dramatic video content that the channel has been thriving on ever since inception, hooking its viewers to the real-life equivalent of action films and TV shows featuring police officers.
The episodes are diversified through various means, such as inviting friends, bodyguards, or other bounty hunter content creators to tag along for the bill’s enforcement. There’s also a substantial amount of physical contact and use of force, progressing in frequency and intensity in a natural manner following the channel’s lifespan. The entirety of the arrests was shown in D’s early years on YouTube, but his rising success led him to realize that most of the audience was there for the adrenaline-filled bits. He ultimately began to capitalize on that by separating the action from the rest of the video on YouTube, whereas the full versions would be posted on his website. He subsequently launched an app as well, the commercial for which stays on the screen throughout every single upload. Other dramatic topics were also incorporated into the channel’s repertoire over time, including the “Cheater Lie Detector Test”, and “Caught in the Act” series. In early 2024 it’s reasonable to call D’s YouTube content a collection of immorality punishment footage, since most acts disliked by wider society have been addressed by his direct action in one way or another.
D’s website offers a subscription service with unlimited access to his full uncensored content, neatly packaged into several series, which the website lists as veritable ‘reality TV shows’, including “Bad Roommate,” “MF You Got Served” and “Get Booted,” to name a few. Another really popular title is “Redneck Repo,” referring to bounty hunter repossessions, when they’re sent by a client to settle a debt by taking over the criminal’s property. This most of the time refers to vehicles, producing some of the most dramatic content D has on offer, due to the nature of what the scenes contain. Most such cases end up with the YouTuber casually getting into someone’s car and driving it over to their client. As one might expect from individuals guilty in such situations, it’s not the easiest thing in the world to obtain the keys to the ignition, prompting physical altercation nine times out of 10. In early 2024 D continues to hyperproduce dramatic content for his ever-growing platform, meanwhile also offering a wide variety of merchandise on another website.
Does he fake his videos?
As mentioned, D has in the past collaborated with several famous YouTubers, including another supposed bounty hunter – Patty Mayo. They worked together on a number of videos, producing several installments for each other’s channel, eventually parting ways due to creative differences. Patty has stated in a since-deleted tweet that every video shot with D was scripted and fake, which confirmed the suspicions of numerous skeptics, thereby breaking the hearts of thousands of fans as well. The entrepreneur addressed these allegations by showing his legal bounty hunting license in a number of videos that came up following the scandal, but this did little to minimize the viewers’ disappointment, seeing as nothing is stopping him from producing fake videos with a real license.
From a logical perspective it simply makes sense to believe that D’s interactions aren’t natural, what with almost every single felon being overly dramatic and yet powerless against him. The YouTuber definitely spends time at the gym and has real experience with arrests, but his unmatched physical dominance on the screen no matter who is facing him leaves a sour taste in the viewer’s mouth. In early 2024 there’s very little doubt as to the veracity of his content, and yet millions continue to flock back for every new upload, fully aware of the videos’ scripted nature. With that in mind, it could be said that D simply became too big to fail, managing to produce such engaging narratives that the audience no longer cares whether its main selling point is true or not.
Finally, skeptics have also pointed out the massive inconsistency in the description of D’s app on the Google Play store, which is advertised as having more than 600 million users. The statistics provided by the platform suggest that there have been more than 10,000 but less than 50,000 downloads, with the app having only 210 reviews and a 3.3/5 rating. Apple’s App Store numbers corroborate the former, showing only 290 ratings for a 3.4/5 score. With this in mind, it remains difficult for most netizens to believe D’s claims about his business’ massive success.
Love life: Who is his wife?
D’s only known romantic involvement has been with his wife Yami Hooks, who is also his fellow social media celebrity and YouTuber. She runs the lesser-known “WHEN REALITY STRIKES” show on her eponymous YouTube channel, featuring a number of dramatic situations, also apparently scripted, and heavily inspired by D’s original productions. Yami repays the favor by being D’s trusty camerawoman, helping film a great many uploads for his channel. She is also a dedicated gym rat, and spends most of her free time improving her body shape, which is often flaunted on her Instagram page.
In spite of both constantly being in high-adrenaline situations, it can’t be said that the two allow their professional life to seep into the household, as there hasn’t been even one known case of controversy within their union. They haven’t had any children as of early 2024, and they reside under one roof in an unspecified US state, with their two trusty canines for unconditional company.
Net worth: How rich is he?
Some of the most reputable sources on the matter have estimated Bounty Hunter D’s total accumulated wealth at over $700,000, garnered through a variety of means, though YouTube ad revenue remains its greatest contributor. His income has slowly become diversified to his channel, subscription website, mobile apps, and merchandise store, while he also shares in the earnings of his wife’s YouTube channel.
Body measurements: What is his height?
The entrepreneur is 6ft (183cms) tall, and weighs approximately 175lbs (80kgs). He has dark brown eyes and a shaved head, with a somewhat darker complexion and a body type most frequently described as muscular.
Social media presence
D’s YouTube channel has nearly 3.6 million subscribers, his Instagram has over 120,000, and his Twitter less than 5,000.
