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TikTok star Adam Perkins passes away aged 24​

By Laura Fox For Mailonline 08:00 EDT 14 Apr 2021 , updated 10:29 EDT 14 Apr 2021

star Adam Perkins has passed away aged 24.

The Boston-born internet sensation's twin brother Patrick confirmed the news on Instagram, as he revealed the star had died on April 11 but did not disclose any cause of death.

As well as having thousands of TikTok followers, Adam was also known for an iconic clip on the social media site Vine which saw him parody an advert for the American restaurant chain Chili's.

In his announcement, Patrick penned: 'My brother, Adam Perkins, passed away this previous Sunday, 4-11-21.

Tragic news: TikTok star Adam Perkins has passed away aged 24. The internet sensation's twin brother Patrick confirmed the news on Instagram on Wednesday
'I can't even really put into words what this loss means for me. I'm often asked the question, ''what's it like to be a twin?' and my response is usually, 'what's it like to NOT be a twin?''...

'Being a twin is a very central part of my identity. it's all i've known. and i'm struggling to find the words to explain what it will be like for me to live in this world without him. my best friend.

'In his honor, I will be releasing his album 'Latch Relay' on a limited edition vinyl. it will be the first release on Plas Teg Records (@plas.teg), a label that will seek to fulfill his musical destiny that was so tragically cut short.

'I love you, my best friend Adam. 1997-forever.'

The late Adam Perkins' classic comedy moments from Vine

Emotional: In a moving tribute, Patrick revealed his brother had died on April 11 but did not confirm any cause of death

So sad: In his tribute Patrick wrote: 'I'm struggling to find the words to explain what it will be like for me to live in this world without him'
Following the news of Adam's death, many devastated fans flooded social media with their tributes and offered their sympathies to Patrick.

One wrote: 'My heart aches for you Patrick. I've been fans of both of you for years, sending love and strength,' while another added: 'I'm so sorry, thinking of you.'

A third penned: 'So deeply sorry man... sending so much love,' with one also writing: 'I can't believe this I'm so so sorry.'

One fan also wrote: 'Unbelievavbly tragic. Sorry for your indescribable loss,' while another commented: 'I'm so so so sorry in my thoughts forever and ever.'

Heart-breaking: Following the news of Adam's death, many devastated fans flooded social media with their tributes (pictured in his final Instagram post)

Saddening: Many offered their sympathies for Adam's devastating brother Patrick as they shared their own tributes

Funny: Adam was most well-known for a 2015 viral clip on the now-defunct social media site Vine which saw him walk into the bathroom and say 'Welcome to Chili's'
'I love you and Adam to the moon and beyond and to say I'm heartbroken is a huge understatement. I will cherish all the incredible hilarious memories we made together forever,' one of Patrick's followers wrote in a moving tribute.

Adam's ex-boyfriend Kelton Elliott also took to social media to pen a lengthy tribute, along with a gallery of snaps from their relationship.

He wrote: 'This past weekend my forever best friend and ex-boyfriend passed, and I've been devastated. We spent almost every day and night in 2020 and 2021 together in our little home until I temporarily relocated to Oregon.

'We were there for each other during the hardest year of our lives. I could and have talked about him for hours, but I'm just saying one thing right now: Me and him discussed how we'd want to be remembered after we died, and he said he'd like to be remembered for his art, his music.

Devastating: Adam's ex-boyfriend Kelton Elliott also took to social media to pen a lengthy tribute, along with a gallery of snaps from their relationship

Close: The snaps showed the pair together as Kelton said he was 'devastated' by his passing after they spent 'much of 2020 and 2021 together'
'The second slide is a screenshot of Redwood Reverie, the track on Spotify he most liked sharing with his coworkers and friends. It's from his 2018 album Latch Relay, and it's one of my favorite songs of his along with The Engine and Arms Akimbo.

'Last week he was working on more to release. Give his music a listen, and know that the artist was loved so so so much. The link in my bio takes you to his Spotify.'

While he boasted over 19,000 followers on TikTok, Adam was most well-known for a 2015 viral clip on the now-defunct social media site Vine.

Distraught: Kelton added: 'We were there for each other during the hardest year of our lives. I could and have talked about him for hours'

Supportive: In his lengthy tribute, Kelton added that Adam would want to be remembered for 'his art and his music'
In the six-second video, he could be seen walking into a bathroom in his boxers and saying: 'Hi, welcome to Chili's' – to mock the tagline for a series of ads for the US restaurant chain Chili's.

The clip sparked a slew of parodies and remixes, and gained over 20 million loops in a year.

Adam and Patrick often made Vine videos together, and he even featured in the video which sees him vape a cloud of smoke which is blown away, before turning to the camera and saying: 'Adam!'

Past: Adam was born and raised in Boston until he was six, and had regularly appeared in Vines with his twin brother Patrick until the platform was shut down in 2016

TikTok star Adam Perkins passes away aged 24

The Boston-born internet sensation's twin brother Patrick confirmed the news on Instagram, revealing the star had passed away on April 11 but did not disclose any cause of death.

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[bippu_as_fuck_ls400]

Adam was most well-known for a 2015 viral clip on the now-defunct social media site Vine which saw him walk into the bathroom and say 'Welcome to Chili's'

That sentence alone makes me glad he's dead.

 

[Internet's Boyfriend]

This is tragic and all but:

'In his honor, I will be releasing his album 'Latch Relay' on a limited edition vinyl. it will be the first release on Plas Teg Records (@plas.teg), a label that will seek to fulfill his musical destiny that was so tragically cut short.

We're turning deaths into fucking ads and cash grabs now?

One step closer to the cyberpunk future we deserve, I guess.

 

[More AWS-8Q Than You]

What is it with Late Millennials and Zoomers all looking like they're 12 going on late 30s? I doesn't matter how old they are. At 24, those kids look like they're just hitting puberty but also have the dead eyed stare of some 40 year old who's seen too much.

 

[God of Nothing]

This is tragic and all but:

We're turning deaths into fucking ads and cash grabs now?

One step closer to the cyberpunk future we deserve, I guess.

You mean we weren't before?

What is it with Late Millennials and Zoomers all looking like they're 12 going on late 30s? I doesn't matter how old they are. At 24, those kids look like they're just hitting puberty but also have the dead eyed stare of some 40 year old who's seen too much.

World is a fuck, my man. World is a fuck.

 

[Pokemonquistador2]

This guy wouldn't be getting nearly this much attention if he were a straight, ugly fatty.

 

[Yamma Damma]

Tiktok? Wasn't he on Vine first? Weird they headlined with that but regardless, rip in peace twink. Another tiktok "star" who thought making stupid videos on chingchong spyware would fix whatever's broken in their real lives.

This is tragic and all but:

We're turning deaths into fucking ads and cash grabs now?

One step closer to the cyberpunk future we deserve, I guess.

Dude you wish, we're closer to a matrix future.

Deaths have been used as cash grabs for a long time. From Tupac's secret albums once every couple years to hologram concerts with Prince to the weekly (going on daily at this rate) race riots with matching gofundme campaigns now. It's shameless. It's soulless. But so is money so it makes it ok somehow.

 

[Drifting Panzer]

While he boasted over 19,000 followers on TikTok

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't some people have tens of millions of followers on there? How is then having 19K considered being a "star"?

What is it with Late Millennials and Zoomers all looking like they're 12 going on late 30s? I doesn't matter how old they are. At 24, those kids look like they're just hitting puberty but also have the dead eyed stare of some 40 year old who's seen too much.

If I were cynical I would say it's because they experience no real hardships. We are not allowed to bully them, and the bullying they do recieve is basically "he disagreed with me" or "someone was mean to me on the internet".

So they never grow up, because they dont have to. If they have no skills, there is always youtube and tiktok. If they have no charisma there is always onlyfans.

My guess is we will see a lot more stories like this in the future, as these people dont get the fame, money and attention they feel entitled to and realise they have nothing else.

It's tragic, but life is a series of kicks to the balls, the only measure is how well you shrug of the pain and keep going, if for no other reason than out of pure spite.

 

[Kujo Jotaro]

Not the hecking welcome to chili's guy, noooooooo

 

[Ed Weed]

I always figure someone dying young like this is almost always some sort of Opioid overdose or Suicide.

 

[Pentex]

TikTok begone thot.

 

[DamnWolves!]

Eh, Ian Curtis offed himself but Joy Division still slaps.

Kurt Cobain (officially), Elliot Smith (officially), Chris Cornell, etc.

 

[Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0]

'I can't even really put into words what this loss means for me. I'm often asked the question, ''what's it like to be a twin?' and my response is usually, 'what's it like to NOT be a twin?''...

Well now you can answer your own question.