Shane Dawson
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.png) Dawson in 2016 | ||||
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| Born | Shane Lee Yaw July 19, 1988 Long Beach, California, U.S. | |||
| Education | Lakewood High School | |||
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| Partner(s) | Lisa Schwartz (2011–2015) Ryland Adams (2016–present; engaged 2019)[1] | |||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||
| Subscribers | 19 million (April 2024) | |||
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| Years active | 2008-present[2] | |||
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Last updated: May 30, 2020 | ||||
Shane Lee Yaw (born July 19, 1988), known professionally as Shane Dawson, is an American YouTuber, author, sketch comedian, actor, director, media personality and musician. He was one of the first people to become famous on YouTube, and since kept an online presence.[4]
He was born in Long Beach, California. He is known for his sketch-comedy videos, parody, Lets-Play and conspiracy theory videos.[5][6]
In July 2015, Dawson came out as bisexual.[7]
Controversy
[change | change source]Dawson has faced some controversy in his career. Past videos where he portrayed African-American celebrities, said the racial slur "nigger" many times and wore blackface went viral which Dawson would apologize for.[8] He would also garner controversy for comments he made about pedophilia and bestiality with his cat. He would also apologize for these.[9]
After an old skit of Dawson where he pretended to masturbate to a poster of a then-11 year old Willow Smith went viral, Willow's brother Jaden and mother Jada would say that they are "done with the excuses".[10]
Target would remove his books from their stores and YouTube would demonetize all three of Dawson's channels.[11][12]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Shane Dawson on Instagram". October 23, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ Dawson, Shane. "shane". YouTube. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "shane Monthly YouTube Statistics - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ↑ "After Unlocking The Key To Longevity, Shane Dawson Is Helping Fellow YouTube OGs Do The Same - Tubefilter". June 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Shane Dawson Talks Disney Conspiracies [VIDEO]". PopCrush.
- ↑ "Why Shane Dawson's 'TanaCon' Series is So Gripping". July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Vultaggio, Maria (July 7, 2015). "Shane Dawson Comes Out As Bisexual In YouTube Video, Thanks Twitter Fans For Support". International Business Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Racist blackface 'comedy' is making a comeback — on YouTube". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "YouTuber Shane Dawson Says He's Willing to Lose Everything as Past Controversies Resurface". E!. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Jaden Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Bash Youtuber Shane Dawson After Video Resurfaces of Him 'sexualizing' an 11-year-old Willow". The Source. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Target is removing Shane Dawson's books from stores after Willow Smith's family called him out for an old video where he appeared to sexualize her as a minor". Insider. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star: Losing Followers and Losing Ads". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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