Nick Carter Mourns Brother Aaron Carter's Death

The YouTube assemblage is mourning.

Beloved creator Keenan Cahill died connected Dec. 27, a spokesperson for his household told WGN TV. He was 27.

Though his origin of decease has not yet been shared, his last Instagram post, shared Dec. 12, announced that helium would beryllium undergoing unfastened bosom surgery. "Wish maine luck," Keenan, 1 of the archetypal viral stars, wrote a week earlier. "Love ya'll."

Back successful 2010, Keenan—originally known arsenic BeenerKeeKee19952—became an Internet sensation acknowledgment to his lip-syncing videos. Soon, celebrities similar Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry, 50 Cent and Justin Bieber began appearing successful his videos, which person amassed millions of views. Plus, helium changeable a Smartwater commercialized with Aniston, performed unrecorded with David Guetta, starred successful Sara Barilles' "Uncharted" abstraction euphony video, performed astatine the American Music Awards and collaborated with Ariana Grande. He besides released his ain archetypal euphony arsenic good arsenic remixes.

And helium did it each portion battling the uncommon car immune disorder Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, which stunted his maturation and caused swelling of his organs, causing them to become inflamed oregon scarred, and yet discarded away, according to MedLine Plus.