John Crawley, a.okay.a “KingBeardX” on TikTok, died earlier this week. He was 47 years outdated. Information of the late social media star’s demise got here weeks after his good friend created a GoFundMe web page to assist pay for his hospitalization. Since Crawley constructed a robust following on-line, many are questioning what occurred to him.
“I’m actually sorry to inform everybody the dangerous information, however Pimpmunkx (KingBeardx) handed away yesterday,” Crawley’s good friend, Anthony Caruso, confirmed through the GoFundMe web page on August 19, 2025. “Thanks to everybody that has supported the fundraiser thus far. His mom says informed me to thanks all [sic]. The fundraiser will proceed to go on to assist fundraising a funeral/serving to John’s mom.”
Beneath, get updates on all the pieces we find out about Crawley’s premature demise, and study extra about his social media rise.
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Who Was John Crawley?
As beforehand talked about, Crawley was a TikTok star as soon as often known as “KingBeardX.” He developed a following of two.5 million TikTok customers and 1 million on Instagram. His TikTok bio reads, “Hello, I’m King beer, the funniest dude on the Web effectively, perhaps the funniest.”
Crawley gained traction on social media for his witty video reactions to meals and for his fluffy beard. The final time he posted a TikTok video was in July 2025, simply weeks earlier than he was hospitalized.
What Occurred to TikTok Star John Crawley?
Crawley died on August 18, 2025, of cardiac arrest, TMZ reported. He had been hospitalized for about two weeks.
Caruso beforehand revealed that Crawley was within the hospital as a result of he was “struggling to breathe” and that he had been positioned on a ventilator earlier that month.
John Crawley’s Well being Earlier than Demise
Crawley’s well being had declined in his last weeks. The late TikTok influencer was dropped at an area hospital in Mississippi for respiratory troubles in early August. His good friend Caruso shared within the GoFundMe on August 4, 2025, that Crawley was in a Mississippi ICU and was “struggling to breathe.” Caruso additionally revealed that he created the fundraiser as a result of Crawley was not medically insured.
“John is the principle breadwinner for his household, and sadly, he doesn’t have medical insurance coverage,” the GoFundMe description reads. “His situation is kind of unstable, and we’re all fearful about him. From a member of the family of John, aka Kingbeardx, previously often known as Pimpmunkx as of late 2025, Aug 4: ‘He went to the hospital; he was having bother respiratory. Medical doctors put him on a ventilator… we went previous 66% (O2 ranges) and he stopped respiratory. They (put him into the ICU and) introduced it again as much as 100% (O2 ranges). He simply had a tube positioned in his chest… his respiratory situation remains to be very dangerous.’”
