Jack William Brandt II was born on April 19, 1992 only weighting 1 lb 12 oz. He was diagnosed with mild severe hearing loss, premature birth, and was put under watch for 28 days. While he grew to the age of 4 he received his first gaming console, SEGA, and a rated M gaming called "Mortal Kombat" that's where he became affectionate with the game. Later on he started playing competitive games like Halo CE, 2, 3, Reach, and 4. Deafy was also well known for being a selfless troll in Shadowrun, playing private matches with top tier teams/players. He recently started playing Brawl and Project M, he decided to go to SWEET XV in Ann Arbor and placed Top 25 in Project M and Top 50 in Melee.