Shane Dawson

At 35 years old, Shane Dawson has this physical status:

Career

Dawson's YouTube channel, "ShaneDawsonTV," was released on March 10, 2008. "Kermit the Frog and Me" was the channel's first video to be posted about four months later. He began making videos when he first started making videos in Jenny Craig, along with his mother and brother, but was suspended in August 2008 after he posted a video of himself pole dancing in the building he worked in, and said, "all these people gain their weight back." Jenny Craig's spokesperson Valerie Bertinelli's book "includes clips of his coworkers reading inappropriate passages of a book. Since the company saw the video, his mother, brother, and about six other coworkers were fired as well. He released a video titled "Fred is Dead" in September. "The site has since attracted over 25 million views." Shane appeared in his skits as a variety of "drug-addled, often inebriated cultural stereotypes," including "ghetto girl" Shanaynay, Ned the Nerd, gangster S-Deezy, Barb the Lesbian, Guadalupe/Fruit Lupe (a Mexican with stereotyped chola accent).

Dawson occasionally broadcasts new videos on his website "ShaneDawsonTV" (primarily short web films, music video parodies, film trailer parodies, and original music) and has occasionally posted other videos on his second channel "ShaneDawson TV2," but the channel's use has largely stopped as of 2012. Shane, his third and main YouTube channel, is where he used to post vlogs and now posts original material on Mondays through Fridays. In May 2010, he first started using this channel. Shane often collaborates with other YouTubers or appears in their films, such as Joey Graceffa, BrittaniLouiseTaylor, TheFineBros, Trisha Paytas, iJustine, Miranda Sings (real name Justine Ezarik), Tyler Oakley, Miranda Sings (a character created by YouTuber, comedian, actor and actress Colleen Ballinger), Drew Monson, and others. Dawson appeared on Attack of the Show in November 2009! In 2010, Forbes magazine named him as their 25th most popular web celebrity.

Dawson revealed on August 11, 2010 that he was creating SD High, a 30-minute pilot. Since he helped them out with acting in their own films, he had the funds he needed for the pilot. Dawson's pilot is based on two videos that were uploaded to his main channel in Summer 2010. The plot revolved around a teen boy's attendance in school and his interactions with the other characters. Dawson's release date had been planned for the pilot's main YouTube channel until the end of September 2010, but Dawson later revealed that a television company had hired him to produce the pilot for their TV channel(s).

According to Dawson, there is some mystery surrounding the pilot, but it may be a TV show in the future. Dawson wrote a video on YouTube claiming that he was working with Happy Madison Productions, Sony Pictures, and several other YouTubers, such as TheFineBros and BrittaniLouiseTaylor, to produce the television show on March 26, 2011. Dawson revealed in a video in January 2012 that he was now working on a new television show that would be semi-based on his experience as a Weight Loss center. He said he would be pitching the show and that he was "really excited" for it, and that he was "kind of like Arrested Development, but not." Dawson said in a vlog that he was working on a comedy-horror film, but that it would be "scary and amusing." Dawson revealed in November 2012 that he was in talks to produce a feature-length film. Dawson admitted in a vlog that he was working on a music project in 2012. Dawson unveiled "Superluv," his debut mainstream song, in March 2012. That month, a new baby will be announced. On March 31, 2012, the song was released on iTunes, with accompanying music video debuting on his YouTube channel the same day. The song remained on the charts in Ireland, 163 on the UK Indie Chart, 163 on the UK Singles Chart, and 28th on the US iTunes Pop Chart, 87 in Ireland, 163 on the UK Singles Chart, and 28th on the US Pop Chart.

Dawson revealed in a video on May 8, 2012, that he is working on his next original song, "The Vacation Song," which is tentatively titled "The Vacation Song." He watched about ten seconds of the album's "rough edit" and said he'd be able to change the song's mood, adding, "Now, it's a little too happy because it's a breakup song." "I want it to be more like Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone'." He said that the album would be "hopefully" be released by the end of June 2012. The album was released on June 23, 2012, with the music video a week later. Smiley, a film starring Dawson, was released in theaters in October 2012. Dawson's album "Maybe This Christmas" was released in December. Dawson released a single titled "F**K Up" on February 5, 2013. On March 30, 2013, the song was released on YouTube and iTunes. Dawson's album "Wanna Make Love To You" was released on October 18, 2013 starring Liam Horne. Dawson does not actually perform vocals on the song, but iTunes lists him as one of the artists.

Shane and Friends, Dawson's first podcast, appeared in June 2013. Dawson revealed that he was pitching a talk show and that the series about him working at a weight loss center was in progress. Dawson revealed on November 12, 2013 that he was assisting Sony Pictures Television for NBC in the design of the weight loss center. Losin' It's been named Losin' It's been a half-hour comedy series focusing on a celebrity former client at a weight loss center who wants to share his inspiration by becoming a mentor at the center and then becoming the project's manager by the end of the first day. Darlene Hunt, Will Gluck, Richie Schwartz, Lauren Schnipper, and Dawson will be the project's executive producers.

Dawson starred and appeared in a comedy film in Pittsburgh earlier this year. The film, which was made on a $800,000 budget, was released on September 19, 2014. He revealed on June 26 that the film would be called Not Cool. It was part of a Starz original series called The Chair, in which two novice directors were given the same script and must each produce their own film from it. People who watched both films then voted online to vote for the films. Not Cool defeated Anna Martemucci's Holidaysburg in a competitive match. Dawson's film, according to Zachary Quinto, producer of The Chair, was "deeply offensive" and "tasteless," and that Dawson should not be making films at all, despite the fact that he was ostensibly offensive." Dawson defended his film by boasting that "I like the film." I love the film's makers. The test audience loved the film. I know I should make a film because I've been doing my f***ing ass off for the past eight years on YouTube." Dawson received the $250,000 reward to work on another film project.

Dawson performed a parody of Taylor Swift's song "Blank Space" on YouTube in December 2014. This video was found to be in poor taste by her labels, Big Machine Records and Sony, who eventually ceased the film, citing "copyright abuse." Dawson later said that the parody had been deleted because Sony opposed the video's violent content. In February 2015, the video was restored.

Dawson published a memoir titled I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays in early 2015. Atria Books/Keywords Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, published the book.

Dawson also published Another memoir titled It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays in July 2016. It was published by Atria/Keywords Press.

Dawson's channel has expanded to include a broader variety of video segments, including extended vlogs, conspiracy theory films, and documentary-style series in which he collaborates with other YouTubers like fiancé Ryland Adams, Garrett Watts, Morgan Adams, Tana Mongeau, Drew Monson, Trisha Paytas and Bunny Meyer.

Shane released the Truth About TanaCon, the company that arranged the event, hosted by talent manager Michael Weist, in June 2018. tens of millions of viewers per week over a week, and the series attracted significant media attention. Shane continued the documentary style in August 2018 and covered makeup artist Jeffree Star in a five-part series called The Secret World of Jeffree Star, which attracted a lot of media attention. Jeffree Star's interview and observations a day in the life of Internet celebrity, makeup artist, model, and singer-songwriter Jeffree Star learns more about his business Jeffree Star Cosmetics. Shane covered YouTuber Jake Paul in an eight-part series called The Mind of Jake Paul in September 2018. Dawson's investigation into Paul's lifestyle included studies on antisocial personality disorders, as well as studies with licensed therapist Katie Morton. Dawson is welcomed into the Team 10 house later in the series, and Jake discusses his tumultuous career. Dawson was chastised for his documentaries The Mind of Jake Paul and The Unknown World of Jeffree Star, with some arguing that Dawson was too sympathetic to the segregation scandals of both groups.

Shane Dawson and Corruption Theory published a two-part series on conspiracy theories in January and February 2019. Theories on the Apple FaceTime Virus, deepfakes, subliminal messages in cartoons, Hollister, Walt Disney, the Woolsey Fire, and Camp Fire were among the first parts. Dawson debating further, investigating the wider message "Don't believe everything you see" in addition to Adobe Voco voice manipulation and Chuck E. Cheese pizzas, among other things on the second part. Dawson has been chastised for his conspiracy theory posts, although some believe that his videos regarding the flat Earth, moon landing hoax, and 9/11 conspiracy theories, among other things, contribute to YouTube's widespread misinformation. Dawson resurfaced on YouTube in July 2019 in the form of The Return of Eugenia Cooney, an Internet celebrity. Eugenia Cooney was the subject of an internet celebrity. Cooney revealed that she will avoid social media in favour of focusing on her health earlier this year.

Dawson and Star appear in Dawson and Son as they plan and design a new makeup and jewelry line titled The Conspiracy Collection in October 2019.

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