Two years after Thorne was born, his parents had a second child: his younger sister Njideka (Deka).

[12] During high school, Thorne was employed at Disney's Hollywood Studios in order to support his gaming hobby.

During this time, he became very successful at the video game Dead or Alive 3 and garnered an online reputation.

[2][14][15] Thorne began uploading vlogs onto YouTube to keep his friend and co-workers updated about his travels while he was competing in CGS.

[19] In 2017, Thorne hosted the shoe design competition web series, Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge, on YouTube Red.

[13][20] As of August 2023, his YouTube channel sWooZie which he started on February 8, 2006, has over 1.42 billion views and 7.7 million subscribers.