Richard Tyler Blevins (born June 5, 1991), better known by his online alias Ninja, is an American streamer, YouTuber, professional gamer, Internet personality, author, and actor. Blevins began in streaming through participating in several esports teams in competitive play for Halo 3, and began picking up fame in a gradual speeding up fashion when he first started playing Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017. Blevins's rise to the mainstream media began