James Bates (Alfredo Rivera) Wiki – Biography, Age, Net worth, Lifestyle, Family, Height & More
James Bates aka Alfredo Rivera & The Real Spark (born in 1993; Age: 28 years old) is an American Comedian, Content Creator, and YouTuber from Louisiana. He went viral on the internet after releasing a mock interview where he played the role of a flight attendant named Alfredo Rivera.
In the viral content, a man is seen duct-taped to his seat and Bates acted as a flight attendant from Frontier Airlines. It is shot in a way that it looks like it is a real interview session. Gabe Hudson (American writer) shared his piece of content on Twitter from here it went viral on the internet.
The incident in the video narrated by James was not fake, however. On July 31, 2021, a Frontier Airlines passenger named Maxwell Berry from Norwalk, Ohio was duct-taped to his seat when he was traveling to Miami, Florida. As per the source, he allegedly groped and punched flight attendants.
James Bates Wiki (Biography, Birthday & Trivia)
| Real Full Name | James Duane Bates. |
| Online name | The Real Spark. |
| Popular for | His video where he played Alfredo Rivera went viral online. |
| Profession | Comedian, Content Creator, and YouTuber |
| Date of Birth | 1993. |
| Age (as of 2021) | 28 years old. |
| Place of Birth | Louisiana, United States. |
| Ethnicity | Afro-American. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Marital Status | Married. |
| Wife | Sierra Tyra. |
| Education | Graduate. |
| Parents | Father: Not Known. Mother: Yet to Update. |
| Siblings | Brothers: name not available. Sister: |
| Net worth (approx.) | USD 450K – 500K. |
| Height (approx.) | In Feet Inches: 5′ 9″ In Meters: 1.75 m In Centimetres: 175 cm |
| Weight (approx.) | In Kilograms: 120 kg In Pounds: 264 lbs |
| Hair Color | Black. |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown. |
| Found Any Error? | Edit Page |
Who is James Bates ‘Alfredo Rivera’ YouTuber?
This content creator started his online career back on September 12, 2016, with his first video Kanye West – Fade (Ft. Teyana Taylor) REACTION. His channel name is The Real Spark which is subscribed by 199+ K subscribers. This content gained 14+ K views. he mainly posts content related to reaction videos, viral game challenges, comedy sketches, Q n A videos, parody, etc.
However, James Bates mainly started to gain success after posting fake interviews on his channel. The most-watched video on his channel is a Funny news interview!!! which was uploaded on May 01, 2017, in which he narrates a story when a thief is broken into his home.
The video was very hilarious and bagged over 7.7 million views by the time I am writing this article. The second most viewed content on his channel is NASCAR Should Hire This Guy! (News Interview) which was posted on December 21, 2018. It reached 3.2+ million people.
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His recent video ‘Passenger taped to the seat after attacking flight attendants on a flight to Miami, police say’ which was uploaded on August 04, 2021, has already gained 3.2+ million views over a span of a few days.
Some of his popular videos are Homeless Man Gets $1,000,000 (posted on March 31, 2018) with 2.1+ million views, Tow Truck Drags My Car (uploaded on October 16, 2017) with 1.2 million views, This Virus Is Not That…. (posted on March 21, 2020) which has 975+ K views as of August 2021.
James Bates has gained a Net worth of 450K – 500K US Dollars, as of 2021 through his 273 videos via YouTube Ad Revenue. He even has a good fan following on his other social media platforms such as Twitter (10.3+ K followers) and Instagram (92.8+ K followers).
7 Facts You Didn’t Know About James Bates
- This online personality is a married man and even featured his wife ‘Sierra Tyra’ on a YT video titled SONG LYRIC TEXT PRANK (WITH MY WIFE) FAIL!!!! (Tyga ft Chris Brown – For The Road) on October 03, 2016.
- Sierra also got featured in many other videos such as Q n A video, Never Have I Ever, Bean Boozled challenge, and much more.
- As per the video, the couple attended the same school and met there for the first time in 2010.
- This YouTube star enjoys eating Chinese and Mexican foods.
- During his school days, James Bates got expelled and there is no information about his college education on the internet.
- This YouTuber seems to be a fan of Little Richard (an American musician). He even posted a tribute after his death on May 09, 2020.
- On July 11, 2012, Bates released his first picture on his IG profile.
Social Media Platforms
- Instagram: the_real_spark
- YouTube: The Real Spark
- Twitter: The_Real_Sparkk
- Facebook: Therealsparkk
