William Patrick Spencer Gold[4][a] (born 14 September 1996[9][10]), known professionally as Wilbur Soot, is an English Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and musician.

He first became known in 2017 for his work with the group comedy YouTube channel SootHouse, where he made recurring appearances and was the lead editor and a co-founder.

[12] Gold is co-founder of the British indie rock band Lovejoy, where he is one of the songwriters, the lead vocalist and the rhythm guitarist.

This channel consisted mostly of reaction videos, with its members discussing memes and life hacks, among other topics.

Gold also live streams on Twitch,[14] where, as of June 2024[update], he has amassed over 4.6 million followers, making him the 51st-most-followed channel on the platform.

There, Gold founded the fictional nation of L'Manberg and eventually became a lead writer for the server's stories and lore.

[21] The proceeds from the book were donated to the Sarcoma Foundation of America in honour of late Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade.

[33]Their second EP, Pebble Brain, was released on 14 October 2021,[34][32] peaking at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart.