Matthew Rinaudo Biography

Matthew Rinaudo (born February 16, 1995), also known by his online nickname Mizkif, is an American Twitch streamer. He is the founder of the game organization One True King. Mizkif sister name is Emily Rinaudo.

Career

Rinaudo started streaming in 2016. It was streamed to a relatively small community until 2018 when it gained popularity as another Ice Poseidon streamer operator.

In May 2019, Rinaudo and fellow streamer Esfand received a seven-day suspension from Twitch after the pair made inappropriate comments about the streamer on PAX East.

In July 2019, Rinaudo announced that he had been admitted to a mental hospital. He said he had symptoms of a panic attack and told the EMT, "I feel like I'm dying." After being treated by medical staff, Rinaudo admitted to signing a statement requiring him to speak to a psychiatrist.

In March 2020, Rinaudo caught the eye after earning over $5,600 while streaming was inactive. In an interview with Wired, he said, "Most streaming can be very tiring. This stream is the opposite. It's super easy. Honestly, it's a good break from my normal routine of playing games all day long.

Rinaudo was the third most popular streamer on Twitch during the 2020 US presidential election, ahead of other streamers Trainwreckstv and Hasan Piker.

On October 11, 2020, Rinaudo and colleagues from Twitch, Asmongold, Esfand, Rich Campbell, and Tips Out announced the start of their new game organization 

One True King. 

In December 2020, Rinaudo hosted an issue of Twitch Plays Pokémon on his channel. Its streaming viewers beat Pokémon FireRed in 12 days and 5 hours. 

From April to June 2021, Rinaudo hosted a show entitled "Are you in style in 5th grade?" On his Twitch channel entitled OTK Schooled. Some audience members accused OTK Schooled participants of cheating during the performance, and some participants admitted it. On June 14, 2021, the event reached its climax together with the Rinaudo Channel with 192,000 concurrent viewers and about 20,000 additional viewers from the stream of invited guests.

Personal life

Rinaudo began dating Twitch streamer and wildlife rehabilitator Maya Higa in 2019. 

Rinaudo has a heart condition known as viral myocarditis. 

Rinaudo has spoken openly about his struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He had previously taken Adderall to treat the condition but was ordered by doctors to stop after being diagnosed with heart disease.