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Who are the Nelk Boys?

NELK entertainment is a controversial Canadian YouTube channel and company, known for their prank videos and vlogs.

Rising to fame in 2015, the online content has garnered millions of viewers online.

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Who are the Nelk Boys?

The Nelk Boys are a group of four Canadian YouTube stars who are all good friends.

The name NELK serves as an acronym for founding members Nick, Elliot, Lucas and Kyle – who grew up together in Mississauga, Ontario.

Formed in 2010, the group became synonymous for their public pranks and stunts -proving hugely popular with viewers.  

Despite losing monetisation benefits from YouTube overt their on-screen antics, NELK, and its Full Send brand, have become a full-blown media empire.

In 2021, they revealed that their money mainly comes from revenue generated by sponsorships, merchandise, and their hugely successful brand of carbonated water.

As of 2022, the Nelk Boy’s have a combined net worth of roughly $4m.

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Who are the Nelk members?

Original members Nick and Elliot didn’t stick around for too long, but Lucas Gasparini and Kyle Forgeard continued to make videos until the channel blew up in 2015.

Ever since, Nelk’s team have continued to expand with various individuals tasked with jobs both behind and in front of the camera.


However, Nelk still contains four main members.

Kyle Foregard

Kyle Forgeard created Nelk in 2010, with twin brothers Niko and Marko Martinovic while studying at college.

Eventually he decided to drop out of university where he would post prank videos, vlogs and promote his brand Full Send Entertainment.

He went viral in 2015 after posting a video pranking cops by telling them he had coke in his car.

The officers assumed that he was referring to cocaine and searched the car immediately where he had filled the trunk with Coca-Cola bottles.

The officers laughed it off as the video reached over 40 million views and enticed thousands of new subscribers.

As of 2022, the main channel now has over 7 million subscribers.

Jesse Sebastiani

Jesse joined NELK shortly after it was created by Kyle in 2010.

Prior to joining NELK, he was best known for his self-published documentary and his role in the MTV show Careless Teens.

Years after joining, he expressed his displeasure the group’s lifestyle.

In a tweet posted on January 29, 2020, he wrote, “I hate fame… I’ve lost almost everything I use to love about life.”

He has slowly stopped appearing in NELK videos to work on the Full Send brand, but still makes appearances.

Stephen Deleonardis

Stephen Deleonardis, better known by his social media handle SteveWillDoIt, is an American YouTuber.

The 22-year-old is known for his challenge videos.

His social media handle refers to the assertion he will perform any act the viewers ask him to.

He started in May 2017 by sharing challenge videos on Instagram and two years later he moved to YouTube under the same name.

Steve’s challenge videos primarily consist of him consuming very large amounts of food, alcohol, or cannabis.

At the time of writing, he has an has an estimated net worth of about $2.55million.

Salim The Dream

Salim is a popular Instagram star and social media influencer with over 2 million followers.

He joined the group in 2020 after Kyle reportedly discovered him online.

Salim, who also writes and produces his own music, is renown for his pranking content.

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What content do Nelk Boys create?

The NELK Boys have several YouTube channels between them amounting to millions of subscribers.

They include:

NELK (7m subscribers): The main NELK channel featuring weekly pranks, travels and partying.Full Send (799k) – Content relating to the Full Send BrandFull Send podcast (1.3m):  Podcast hosted by Kyle Forgeard & Bob Menery.Full Send podcast clips (111k): Best clips from the Full Send podcast.SteveWillDoIt (4.41m): Steve’s main vlogging channel where he documents his life.

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