Gerard Fluellen Biography
Gerard Fluellen in breaking societal rules that were once considered taboo. He is married to a white woman despite being an African American. The idea has been received well by most people but a few are still holding on to traditional beliefs. As it is his usual, he ignores the naysayers and focuses on the success of his life and family. He has even gone further to quit his job to work as a full-time content creator and influencer on YouTuber, Instagram, and Tik Tok together with his wife. Here is a little of his background story.
Gerard Fluellen Age, Wife and Family
Gerard was born in 1900 in Redlands California, a suburb predominantly populated by white people. He came from a dysfunctional family. His parents never married and eventually divorced as he was growing up. The divorce devastated the family as his mother was left to take care of Gerard and his brothers.
Despite, growing up with challenges. Gerard sought to live a different life. He went to school at Northwester College in Iowa and became the first person in the family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. Now, he can be considered wealthy. He is married to his long-time friend Alyssa Fuellen. The two have three children, Hayden, Harper, and Emmet.
He met his wife when he was working in a gas station. Alyssa invited him to a party she had organized. While at the party, the two got along with each other and started dating after Alyssa initiated the conversation. The two became official after they had had their first child.
Leaving 9-5 Job
In November 2021, left his job as a UPS Truck driver to become a full-time content creator alongside his wife. His decision came after Alyssa also quit working as a labor and delivery nurse. Gerad confessed that quitting his job was difficult because he was used to being the man and working towards meeting the needs of his family.
His decision to quit came after their family page on Instagram and Tik Tok was growing at a fast rate. Their audience was making demands for their content. To meet this demand, provide high-quality content, and compete effectively, Gerard had to work full-time as a video editor while Alyssa focuses on shooting videos.
Since quitting their jobs, their engagement rate and followership have been increasing. The family has 2.3 million subscribers on YouTube and a combined following of more than 5 million followers on Instagram and Tik Tok.
Their videos on Instagram have an average viewership of 50k views. Commanding such influence has attracted promotions and advertisement opportunities. The couple has partnered with big brands like Schwan’s Home Delivery, CedarWorks Playsets, Fisher Price, Walmart, and others.
Success and Net Worth
Although he left his 9 to 5 job, their avenues of income have been sustaining the family. Gerard bought the truck of his dream, they have a bigger house, they have different vacations yearly and their children have a playing field in their yard. They could possibly have accumulated a net worth of $15 million.
In the adventure of marrying a person from another race, Gerard and Alyssa are not alone a Switzerland white woman married an Igbo man from Nigeria. The Gerber’s, Land’s, and Dendy’s are other families living as interracial.
