India, Nov. 13 -- Michael, the real-life person who inspired the Brewstew character, died some weeks back, the YouTube channel confirmed in a video posted on November 12. Brewstewfilms put up a video remembering Michael and how he'd inspired the popular character.

In the video, it was shared that Michael passed away a few weeks ago. A cause of death was not made clear.

Tyler Rudolph, the YouTuber behind Brewstew, shared, "I didn't know Michael as an adult. I haven't talked to him since we were kids."

In the video, he went on to add how he did not know what Michael was up to in his adult life, and described being friends on Facebook, while noting that neither had probably used the platform much.

"I only knew Michael as a friend growing...