Dude Perfect
Dude Perfect (DP) is an American sports and comedy group and YouTube channel based in Frisco, Texas. The group consists of Tyler “The Beard” Toney, twins Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett “The Purple Hoser” Hilbert, Cody “The Tall Guy” Jones, and Kevin “Sparky” Sparkman, all of whom were former college roommates at Texas A&M University. Four members of the group, with the exception of Jones, were brothers of the Gamma chapter of the Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity at Texas A&M.
Dude Perfect’s content predominantly consists of videos depicting various trick shots, stereotypes, and stunts. The group also regularly uploads videos of “battles”, in which the individual members of Dude Perfect compete against one another in a good-natured game or contest, often incorporating different sports and a unique set of rules. Dude Perfect also created the show Overtime, a series where they host several segments, such as “Wheel Unfortunate”, in which a contestant spins a wheel and gets a random penalty, “Cool Not Cool”, a show-and-tell-like segment, and “Absurd Recurds”, in which the Dudes attempt to break the most absurd world records they can find.
History
On April 9, 2009, a video of the group performing trick shots at Tyler Toney’s house and a local public park was released on YouTube.[4] Within a week, the video received 200,000 views and was mentioned on Good Morning America.[5][6]
The group’s second video, filmed at a Christian summer camp, was released shortly thereafter. The video went viral, amassing over 18 million views. For every 100,000 views, Dude Perfect pledged to sponsor a child through Compassion International.
In 2010, Dude Perfect introduced the Panda mascot, which became a popular symbol at Texas A&M basketball games, often used to taunt opposing players.
In 2016, Dude Perfect traveled to the United Kingdom to film videos with players from Manchester City, Arsenal, and Chelsea. The group also visited the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for a three-day trip, releasing the experience as part of their Bucket List series. They later visited South Africa in their second bucket list video. In 2021, Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic made a guest appearance. On September 24, 2025, American drive-thru coffeehouse chain 7 Brew announced a partnership with Dude Perfect, including appearances in their content and a Dude Perfect-themed beverage.
Business ventures
Cory Cotton authored a book titled Go Big, in which he shared the secrets the group has learned along the way building a business in a world largely influenced by social media.
In September 2015, the group was approved for a television series titled The Dude Perfect Show on CMT, which began airing in early 2016. The show’s second season later aired on the Nickelodeon network.
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In 2019, Dude Perfect went on their first live tour, followed by a second tour announced in 2020.
Partnering with YouTube Originals in 2020, Dude Perfect released a documentary titled Backstage Pass, providing a behind-the-scenes look at their live tour, Pound It, Noggin.
In the second half of 2024, Dude Perfect sold an undisclosed share of the company to investment firm Highmount Capital to raise $100 million for future projects and to modernize the company with a more traditional business structure. This allowed the founders to continue making videos while expanding the business with more channels, presenters, and content. Andrew Yaffe, a former NBA social media executive, was hired to help build a specialized team and guide the group’s future development and vision.
World records
In 2009, the group set the Guinness World Record for the longest basketball shot after shooting from the third deck of Kyle Field. In October 2010, Dude Perfect extended their record with a “cross-tower” shot from a height of 66 meters (216 feet); the basket was located 45 meters (150 feet) away from the tower’s base.In March 2011, Dude Perfect unofficially
Dude Perfect broke their record again with a shot from the top of Reliant Stadium, which remained in the air for 5.3 seconds. In January 2014, the group successfully attempted a shot from the 561-foot-tall Reunion Tower, with Cody Jones and Garrett Hilbert holding the basket at the base of the tower. In their 2016 video “World Record Edition,” Dude Perfect broke multiple world records.
The group set records for the longest basketball shot made with the head, highest basketball shot, longest blindfolded basketball shot, and longest sitting basketball shot. They released a sequel focused on football the following year, breaking even more world records, and later produced additional world record videos in archery (2022) and golf (2023).
In 20In 2018, Dude Perfect broke the record for the longest barefoot Lego walk and the longest pea blow during their filming of Overtime. In episode six of Overtime, they also set the record for the farthest distance traveled rolling across exercise balls. In 2019, Dude Perfect broke the world record for the most ping pong balls stuck on a person’s head using shaving cream, as well as the most donuts stacked on each other while blindfolded. In 2020, they set another record for the most beach ball header passes in 30 seconds.
In 2019, on Nickelodeon’s The Dude Perfect Show, the group set 6 world records: fastest time to wrap a person with wrapping paper (team of two), most party poppers popped in 30 seconds (team of two), most thumbtacks inserted into a corkboard in a minute, most eggs crushed with the toes in 30 seconds, most drink cans opened with one hand in a minute, farthest distance traveled on Swiss balls.
In 2023, in Las Vegas, the group once again broke the record of the world’s highest basketball shot from a height of 856 feet from the Strat Tower. Dude Perfect spent three days in Las Vegas trying to pull off the feat and they were able to do it in the last hour of filming.
Dude Perfect currently holds more than 20 Guinness World Records.
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streamy Award | 2014 | Best Sports Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Won | ||
| 2016 | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Best Branded Video | Nominated | |
| Shorty Awards | 2016 | Best YouTube Ensemble | Nominated |
| 2018 | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Creator of the Decade | Nominated | |
| Kids Choice Awards | 2020 | Favorite Male Social Star | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2015 | Choice Web Star: Comedy | Nominated |
| Sports Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Interactive Experience | Won |
Recent years
On December 18, 2022, Dude Perfect announced their intention to build a $100 million Dude Perfect World Theme Park that is designed to give fans a hands-on experience of the group’s signature activities, such as attempting trick shots, setting world records, and releasing stress in a “rage room.” Their goal is to create a space where fans can feel like they are part of the Dude Perfect team.
On January 15, 2024, The Dude Perfect Video App was released on A Parent Media Co. Inc. and the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The app lets users watch unlimited Dude Perfect videos for free, serves only family-friendly advertisements, and provides early access to unreleased videos and behind-the-scenes content. In an interview with Colin and Samir, Coby confirmed that the app had reached over 2 million downloads on all platforms as of Q3 2024.
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