BigDawsTv
| BigDawsTv | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dawson Gurley May 19, 1993 Olathe, Kansas |
| 🏡 Residence | Tempe, Arizona |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education |
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| 💼 Occupation | YouTuber, prankster, rapper |
| 📆 Years active | 2012–present |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in[1] |
| ❤️ Partner(s) | Kelly Gilloon |
Dawson Gurley, known by his stage name Big Daws TV (stylized BigDawsTv) is an American YouTube personality and prankster whose main YouTube channel has videos featuring hidden-cameras of pranks and comedy social interactions.[4][5] As of April 23, 2017, his channel has more than 336 million views and more than 2.4 million subscribers.[6] Videos on his second channel named BigDawsVlogs formerly named BigDawsTvExtras, where he releases extra footage from his main videos and also posts vlogs, have more than 55 million views with more than 407 thousands subscribers.[7]
Early life[edit]
Gurley was born on May 19, 1993 in Olathe, Kansas. He was inspired by the movie Jackass when he was 11 and started filming videos after receiving a video camera as a Christmas gift from his parents. After a while he moved out to Arizona with his friends and attended Mesa Community College.[4][8][9]
Gurley dropped out of college about one year after graduating from high school and started filming videos full-time.[4][10]
YouTube[edit]
Gurley has collaborated with other notable YouTubers such as Andrew Hales,[11] Cody Strong,[12] Juan Gonzalez,[13] Justin Stuart and Andrew Scites from JStuStudios,[12] DJ Sennett,[12] Melissa Flentzeris[14] and The Royal Stampede.[15]
"Giving to People Who Give"[edit]
Gurley released a video on August 19, 2014 titled "Giving to People Who Give" which was filmed in Tempe, Arizona where he pretended to be a homeless panhandler, and whoever gave him money he returned their money plus extra cash, at the end he met Charna Foley, a homeless women who has been filling job applications for three months with no luck where Gurley donated her some money and made her break down in tears. Gurley helped Foley with raising donations.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Gurley has made other "give back" videos such as "Giving Away Jordans" and "New Bikes for the Homeless".[24][25][26]
"You want beef?"[edit]
Gurley went to the hood with ground beef duct taped inside his shirt and asked people if they wanted beef, a dangerous question to inquire as the phrase normally indicates intentions to begin a fight. Others believed he was serious in starting one, but Gurley instead lifted his shirt to reveal actual ground beef. The video was released on 2014 May 26.[27][28]
Klay Thompson Look-alike[edit]
Gurley was a star basketball player for Olathe East High School. He has been told that he looks like Klay Thompson. This inspired him to film a video in which he has his facial hair shaved into a goatee like Klay Thompson's and goes around playing basketball and pranking people on the campus of Arizona State University, all while imitating Klay Thompson, the video was released on June 4, 2015.[1][29]
"Dropping $100,000 prank!!"[edit]
On January 30, 2017, Gurley released a video where he wears a suit, carrying a briefcase full of money which was actually fake money, he approaches random people and asking them questions and suddenly dropping the money while talking to the person to see if their behavior changes when they see the money, the video was meant to be funny and was not for testing people out, this video went viral.[30][31][32][33][34]
Discography[edit]
Gurley has released a rap music album on April 20, 2016 with the title of "Ernie's Journey" in the format of digital download on iTunes, featuring Futuristic, who has been collaborating in Gurley's prank videos where Gurley performs rap music in public as a nerd character named Ernie.[35][36][37][38][39]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dawson Gurley – Olathe East High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Luu Nguyen (October 29, 2013). "YouTube Sensation: Making A Career Out Of Pranking". The State Press. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "BigDawsTV Says It's 'Very Cool' To Be An Arizonan YouTuber" (Interview). Interviewed by Bree Brouwer. Phoenix, Arizona: Forbes. June 6, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Behind the scenes of a campus prankster" (Interview). Interviewed by Lindsay Hahn. Tempe, Arizona: The State Press. February 19, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "BigDawsTv's Channel". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ↑ "BigDawsVlogs's Channel". YouTube. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (December 1, 2014). The "Pimp" Prank EXTRAS. BigDawsVlog.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley, Andrew Hales (October 7, 2014). Rapping with LAHWF. BigDawsTvExtras.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (September 1, 2016). Are You Coming on To Me Extras. BigDawsVlog.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (January 19, 2015). Awkward Tinder. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 DJ Sennett (December 19, 2014). Secret Santa For Strangers. PublicPrank.
- ↑ Juan Gonzalez (October 13, 2014). Extreme Creeping!. ThatWasEpic.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (June 30, 2014). PROPOSAL PRANK GONE WRONG!!. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ THE PICK POCKET PRANK!. TheRoyalStampede. November 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Valley man, Dawson Gurley, changing homeless woman's life" (Interview). Interviewed by Navideh Forghani. Tempe, Arizona: KNXV-TV. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (August 19, 2014). Giving to People Who Give. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ Lorraine Chow (October 1, 2014). "What Happens When You Give a Homeless Person Money?". Nationswell.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "VIRAL VIDEO: People helping "homeless" man get a surprise of their own". WPMT. September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Jessica Bates (September 23, 2014). "Would you give? Man who pretends to be homeless conducts test with a twist". WJW. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Drew Mackie (September 23, 2014). "Watch: Man Pretends to Be Homeless in Order to Reward Those Who Give". People.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (November 6, 2014). Shopping Spree with Charna!. BigDawsTvExtras.
- ↑ John Q Marcelo (September 23, 2014). "A YouTube Prankster Gave Away Free Air Jordans in Compton, and It's No Joke (Video)". Complex.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Here's a Guy Just Giving Away Jordans on the Streets of Compton (Video)". Totalprosports.com. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (August 16, 2016). New Bikes for the Homeless. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ Elie Ayrouth (June 13, 2014). "This Guy Asked People in the Hood if They 'Want Beef'? The Reactions Are Priceless". Foodbeast. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (May 26, 2014). DO YOU WANT BEEF PRANK IN THE HOOD!!. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (June 4, 2015). Klay Thompson Plays Basketball with Strangers!!. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ "Hombre deja caer más de cien mil dólares en la calle y esto pasó" (in español). Perú.com. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ "¡Vacílate con la broma de los 100 mil dólares que la rompe en YouTube!" (in español). Radio Planeta 107.7. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Ako sa ľudia zatvárili, keď chlapíkovi pred nimi vypadlo z kufríka 100-tisíc dolárov?" (in slovenčina). Refresher.sk. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ "¡OMG! YouTuber rompe récord de reproducciones por una broma con más de 100 mil dólares" (in español). Laura G. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ Dawson Gurley (January 30, 2017). DROPPING $100,000 PRANK!!. BigDawsTv.
- ↑ "Ernie's Journey on iTunes". iTunes. April 20, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ David Accomazzo (May 13, 2015). "The New King: Futuristic Reigns Supreme Over PHX's Hip-Hop Scene". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ Danute Rasimaviciute (March 24, 2015). "Nerdy Guy Asks Strangers If He Can Rap For Them, But No One Expects Him To Absolutely Kill It". A Plus. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ Jakob Owens (March 11, 2016). Futuristic Homecoming Show! (Livewire AZ). TheBuffNerds.
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