Shane Dawson Is Alive

ORIGIN
Shane Dawson is an American YouTube star, singer, actor, and director. His YouTube channels combine for 30+ million subscribers and 6+ billion views. He appeared in films Smiley (2012), Not Cool (2014), and Internet Famous (2016). As a musician, he’s released songs like “Superluv!”, “Girlish Body” and “You Didn’t Glow Up” with Ryland Adams. Dawson was born Shane Lee Yaw on July 19, 1988, in Long Beach, California. His parents are Teresa and Kyle Yaw. He has two brothers, Jacob and Jerid. Dawson attended Lakewood High School, where he was bullied for being overweight and poor. He was also abused physically at the hands of his alcoholic father.

CAREER
Dawson joined the YouTube video sharing platform in September 2005. He shared his first video “HODINI’S STREET MAGIC” on June 25th, 2008. The channel (ShaneDawsonTV) has comedy videos, celebrity impersonations, music video spoofs, and more. It commands 8+ million subscribers. Standout videos include “Miley Cyrus– Wrecking Ball Parody”, “Fred is Dead” and the short film “I Hate Myselfie.” He’s collaborated with Tana Mongeau, Trisha Paytas, James Charles, Bunny Meyer, and Garrett Watts among others.

His second and most popular channel (Shane) is used for his daily vlogs, documentaries, and conspiracy theory videos. Popular uploads include “The Secret World of Jeffree Star“, “Conspiracy Theories with Shane Dawson”, “$20,000 First Class Airplane Seats” and “The Mind of Jake Paul.” Dawson’s popularity has grown exponentially over the years. His “army” of fans also extends to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Dawson won a Teen Choice Award and a Streamy Award in 2010. He was named among the most famous web celebrity by Forbes magazine in 2010. His more recent accolades include the 2018 People’s Choice Award for Social Star.

Dawson made his acting debut in the 2011 short films, Friends 4 Ever, and How Shananay Stole Christmas. He starred as “Binder” in the 2012 psychological slasher, Smiley. Dawson produced, directed, and starred in the 2014 comedy, Not Cool. The film also stars Cherami Leigh. Dawson starred as “Thomas” aka “The Parody Boss” in the mockumentary comedy Internet Famous (2016). He was cast in the lead role as “The Renegade” on the web series Escape the Night (2016). His credits also include the short films It Gets Worse (2016) and The Lottery (2016).

In addition to YouTube and acting, Dawson is a singer. His debut single “Hey, Suup!?” was released in 2011. The track featured Erick Stuff Production. His sophomore single “Superluv!” was released in March 2012 by Collective Digital Studio. It peaked at #16 on the UK Indie charts. Dawson also released a number of spoofs including Taylor Swift‘s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, Lady Gaga‘s “Applause.” His latest singles are “Girlish Body” and “You Didn’t Glow Up” featuring Ryland Adams. He has 74K+ monthly listeners on Spotify.

PERSONAL
Shane Dawson is 5ft 11in tall and he’s of Swedish, Dutch and English descent. His net worth is estimated at $12 million USD. Aside from YouTube, films, and music, he sells a variety of merchandise. He’s also released 2 best-selling books ‘I Hate Myselfie’ and ‘It Gets Worse.’ Dawson began a relationship with YouTube star Schwartz back in 2012. The two called it quits in Summer 2015. Dawson revealed to the world in a July 2015 video that he identifies as bisexual. He’s currently dating fellow YouTuber/internet personality, Ryland Adams. They live together in Calabasas, California.

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