John Crawley dead: TikTok star dies at 47 after being placed on ventilator

TikTok creator John Crawley, widely recognized online as KingBeardX and Pimpmunkx, has died at 47 after suffering a cardiac arrest, TMZ has reported.

Crawley passed away Monday in hospital after spending over two weeks under medical care, according to James Steele of Glenfield Funeral Home in New Albany, Mississippi.

His longtime friend and former podcast cohost Anthony Caruso launched a GoFundMe during Crawley’s hospitalization, revealing the content creator had been admitted to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo with breathing difficulties. It comes after Jessie J made a heartbreaking confession about the darkest moment of her cancer diagnosis.

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He was later placed on a ventilator, transferred to the ICU, and had a chest tube inserted before his death.

Crawley gained a massive following for his comedic reactions to food videos, amassing over 2.5 million followers on TikTok and nearly 1 million on Instagram.

With no medical insurance and as his family’s main source of income, a GoFundMe was launched by friends of John Crawley to cover funeral expenses and provide financial support for his loved ones.

“Knowing him personally, John was a good guy. He lit up a lot of people’s worlds,” funeral director James Steele told TMZ. “I just left his house and was with his mother, we prayed together. She's torn up right now but she's going to make it.”

On August 4, a family member shared a health update on the fundraising page: “He went to the hospital; he was having trouble breathing. Doctors put him on a ventilator… we went past 66% (O2 levels) and he stopped breathing. They (put him into the ICU and) brought it back up to 100% (O2 levels). He just had a tube placed in his chest… his breathing condition is still very bad.”

Sadly, the page was later updated on Tuesday by Anthony Caruso with news of Crawley’s death. “I’m really sorry to tell everyone the bad news but Pimpmunkx (KingBeardx) passed away yesterday,” he wrote. “Thank you to everyone that has supported the fundraiser so far. His mother says told me to thank you all.”

He added: “The fundraiser will continue to go on to support fundraising a funeral/helping John’s mother.”

Over $2,228 had been raised toward the $9,000 goal. Crawley’s final TikTok post was shared on July 22, and since news of his passing broke, fans have been flooding social media with tributes.

One devastated TikTok user wrote: "You made us laugh on our darkest days, thank you for sharing your light, KingBeardX."

Another echoed: "Gone too soon, but your voice and humor will live on forever in our feeds." Someone else added: "Thank you for always keeping it real man. You made the internet feel like home."

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