First became well known for his Vine account boysru1e, where his short form comedy videos led to more than 100,000 followers on the app. He then found success on Instagram, where he's amassed more than 220,000 followers. In 2018, he became a member of the band Greer.
He posted his first Vine video, "I'm a strait gangstar," in June of 2014.
He became friends with the bandmates of Playdate, who put out a 9-song self-titled album in September of 2015 after previously releasing an EP called Oasis earlier that year.
He has brothers named Josh and Elijah. He was in a relationship with Viner Emma Greer, who sadly lost her battle with cancer in 2016. He later began dating Macy Sorrelle. In 2018, he began a relationship with Ali Marsh.
His band Greer is named in honor of Emma Greer. He has collaborated with iamrubyjay.