Today I'm going to introduce one of my favourite Youtubers to you. I'm sure you already know him, but I'm going to do it anyways. So here's some facts about danisnotonfire.
Dan Howell (left) and Phil Lester
Who is the person behind danisnotonfire?
Daniel James Howell, Dan Howell for short, is a popular English Youtuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter. In his videos, which he uploads on his personal channel danisnotonfire, he is basically talking about his life, his experiences and rants about things that upset him.
Dan was born on the 11th of June 1991 in Berkshire, England. Currently he shares a flat in London with his best friend Phil Lester, who is also a Youtuber. Dan joined Youtube in 2006, but only started to make videos actively in 2009, when he was persuaded by some of his friends. Ever since then danisnotonfire reached more than 4 million subscribers and over 270 million views.
Dan also has a second channel called danisnotinteresting, which he rarely uses and collaborates with Phil on their shared Youtube channel "The Super Amazing Project" from time to time. A few months ago they also started another channel called DanAndPhilGAMES where they talk about video games.
In 2010, Dan started to frequent the University of Manchester to study law, but he dropped out after a year in order to become a professional vlogger.
As of January 2013, Dan and Phil have their own radio request show on BBC Radio 1, which airs every Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
In May 2013 they were voted UK's favourite Radio Presenters and winners of the Sony Golden Headphones Award for The Request Show with Dan and Phil.
Above: Cringe Attack by danisnotonfire
What makes danisnotonfire so popular?
He has no shame.
Well maybe, but seriously: I think there's many reasons why Dan has got this popular. He's funny and blunt and he doesn't look half-bad. 'Cause let's be real here, if he wasn't good-looking in some way, people would have quite a different opinion of him. Aside from that, I think what really makes him so popular is the topics he is talking about. People can relate to him. He rants about things, most people will think are annoying as well. He talks about topics that just make people think, "I know that feeling!". Yet, they wouldn't really talk about it themselves. Hearing him talk about it kind of soothes you as suddenly you know you're not the only one who feels totally awkward and socially inept sometimes. Or he just talks about fandom stuff. It's something that I feel many people – especially guys – would not talk about that openly while still actually being amusing. It makes him seem really down to earth.
...and maybe, he just makes himself look so stupid, that you can't help but feel better about yourself.
Below, you can find probably his most popular video with more than 4 million view. It's called "I Will Go Down With This Ship".
If you want to see more of his stuff, there's some links to his social media below.
Here's a link to his Youtube channel.
Here's a link to his Tumblr.
Here's a link to his Instagram.
Have a great evening! See you!
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