Draft:Stephen Jody Works
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| Stephen Jody Works | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Stephen Jody Works February 22, 1996 Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Webster University |
| Occupations |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Also known as | SpringSims |
| Years active | 2014 |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Subscribers | 43.1 Thousand[1] |
| Views | 4.1 million[1] |
Twitch information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Game | The Sims 4 |
| Followers | 50 thousand |
Last updated: April 22, 2025 | |
Stephen Jody Works (born: February 22, 1996 [age 29]), better known online as SpringSims, is an American YouTuber, Twitch Streamer whose content is focused on playing The Sims as well as an Actor based Illinois.
Career
[edit]In 2020, Works was a contestant on the TBS reality show, The Sims Spark'd.[2][3][4] on Team FreezerBunny alongside youtubers DeeSims and XUrbanSimsX.
In 2024, Works was awarded the LGBTQ Streamer of the Year award at the Gayming Magazine Gayming Awards[5] as apart of the IGN Summer of Gaming[6][7]
Works played Teen Larry role in the film The Company You Keep [8] and portrays Pete in Chicago Fire on NBC[9] in Season 13 Episode 19 which serves as first TV credit.
YouTube
[edit]As of April 2025, Works has over 43,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Twitch
[edit]Works has a Twitch channel with 50,500 followers, and usually streamed six days per week.[10]
In May 2022, Works leaving his Sims 4 game unpaused all night, but this time on his Twitch stream[11]
Personal life
[edit]Works was born in Alexandria, Virginia his family moved to Illinois when he was 9. He started playing The Sims at the age 4 and is the youngest of four brothers.
Works graduated from the Webster University in May 2020 in Webster Groves with a bachelor's degree in Interactive Digital Media.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Company You Keep | Teen Larry | |
| 2024 | The Word | Scrawny Fellow | Short Film |
| 2025 | Theo | Angelo | Short Film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Fire | Pete | Episode: "Permanent Damage" |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Catergory | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gayming Awards | LGBTQ Streamer of the Year | style="background: Green; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "About SpringSims". YouTube.
- ^ "The Sims Spark'd Reality TV Show on TBS & Buzzfeed Multiplayer".
- ^ Venhaus, Lynn (July 21, 2020). "O'Fallon Township High School graduate takes his video game talents to the big stage".
- ^ Cherry, Nia (Dec 22, 2020). "MEET SPRINGSIMS: THE SIMS LEGACY PLAYER + BUILDER SPARKING CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE".
- ^ "Gayming Awards 2024". June 25, 2024.
- ^ Lyles, Taylor (June 25, 2024). "Gayming Awards 2024 Winners: Baldur's Gate 3 Wins Over Tears of the Kingdom and Spider-Man 2".
- ^ "Gayming Awards 2024 LGBTQ+ Streamer Of The Year". YouTube. June 25, 2024.
- ^ "The Company You Keep". IMDB. Jul 23, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Fire - Season 13 Episode 19 - Permanent Damage". IMDB. April 23, 2025.
- ^ "Springsims - twitch".
- ^ Morton, Lauren (May 19, 2022). "The latest sadistic Sims challenge: survive 24 hours unsupervised in a haunted house". PCGamer.