Captain Disillusion

Captain Disillusion
Melikdjanian in character as Captain Disillusion at The Amazing Meeting in 2011
Born
Alan Melikdjanian

(1980-04-13) April 13, 1980
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • YouTuber
Years active2007–present
YouTube information
Channel
Genres
  • Visual effects
  • comedy
  • education
Subscribers2.52 million
Views277 million
Last updated: February 22, 2026
Websiteamelik.com

Alan Melikdjanian (/ˌmɛlɪkˈdʒeɪniən/; Armenian: Ալան Մելիքջանյան; Russian: Алан Меликджанян; born April 13, 1980), known by the alias Captain Disillusion, is a Latvian-born American independent filmmaker and YouTuber. Melikdjanian was active in the founding of video-sharing sites Openfilm and Filmnet.com, and is the creator of the webseries Captain Disillusion, which focuses on critical analysis of visual effects and video editing while promoting critical thinking and skepticism.

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