BigDawsTv

BigDawsTv
Born Dawson Gurley
(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993
Olathe, Kansas
Residence Tempe, Arizona
Nationality American
Education
Occupation YouTuber, prankster, rapper
Years active 2012–present
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Partner(s) Kelly Ceceil

YouTube information

Channel(s) BigDawsTv, BigDawsVlogs
Genre Pranks, vlogs
Associated acts

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 October 14, 2016, his channel has more than 253 million views and more than 1.9 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 42 million views.[7]

Early life

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 Arizona State University.[4][8][9]

Gurley dropped out of college about one year after graduated from high school and started filming videos full time.[4][10]

YouTube

Gurley has collaborated with other notable YouTubers such as Andrew Hales, JStuStudios, DJ Sennett and Cody Strong.[11][12]

"Giving to People Who Give"

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.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Gurley has made other "give back" videos such as "Giving Away Jordans" and "New Bikes for the Homeless".[21][22][23]

"You want beef?"

Gurley went to the hood with ground beef duct taped inside his shirt and asked people if they want beef, which is sound to start a fight, while they were thinking he wanted to start a fight he opened his shirt and showed them he is selling the ground beef, doing so can be extremely dangerous, the video was released on May 26, 2014.[24][25]

Klay Thompson Look-alike

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][26]

Discography

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.[27][28][29][30][31]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dawson Gurley - Olathe East High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Luu Nguyen (October 29, 2013). "YouTube Sensation: Making A Career Out Of Pranking". The State Press. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "BigDawsTV Says It's 'Very Cool' To Be An Arizonan YouTuber" (Interview). Interview with Bree Brouwer. Phoenix, Arizona: Forbes. June 6, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Behind the scenes of a campus prankster" (Interview). Interview with Lindsay Hahn. Tempe, Arizona: The State Press. February 19, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Valley man's viral videos attract millions on YouTube" (Interview). Interview with Jason Barry. Tempe, Arizona: KTVK. November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "BigDawsTv's Channel". YouTube. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "BigDawsVlogs's Channel". YouTube. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dawson Gurley (December 1, 2014). The "Pimp" Prank EXTRAS. BigDawsVlog.
  9. ↑ Dawson Gurley, Andrew Hales (October 7, 2014). Rapping with LAHWF. BigDawsTvExtras.
  10. ↑ Dawson Gurley (September 1, 2016). Are You Coming On To Me Extras. BigDawsVlog.
  11. ↑ Dawson Gurley (January 19, 2015). Awkward Tinder. BigDawsTv.
  12. ↑ DJ Sennett (December 19, 2014). Secret Santa For Strangers. PublicPrank.
  13. ↑ "Valley man, Dawson Gurley, changing homeless woman's life" (Interview). Interview with Navideh Forghani. Tempe, Arizona: KNXV-TV. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ Navideh Forghani (September 17, 2014). New Bikes for the Homeless. KNXV-TV. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ Dawson Gurley (August 19, 2014). Giving to People Who Give. BigDawsTv.
  16. ↑ Lorraine Chow (October 1, 2014). "What Happens When You Give a Homeless Person Money?". Nationswell.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ "VIRAL VIDEO: People helping "homeless" man get a surprise of their own". WPMT. September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ Jessica Bates (September 23, 2014). "Would you give? Man who pretends to be homeless conducts test with a twist". WJW. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  19. ↑ Drew Mackie (September 23, 2014). "Watch: Man Pretends to Be Homeless in Order to Reward Those Who Give". People.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  20. ↑ Dawson Gurley (November 6, 2014). Shopping Spree with Charna!. BigDawsTvExtras.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ "Here's a Guy Just Giving Away Jordans on the Streets of Compton (Video)". Totalprosports.com. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ Dawson Gurley (August 16, 2016). New Bikes for the Homeless. BigDawsTv.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ Dawson Gurley (May 26, 2014). DO YOU WANT BEEF PRANK IN THE HOOD!!. BigDawsTv.
  26. ↑ Dawson Gurley (June 4, 2015). Klay Thompson Plays Basketball with Strangers!!. BigDawsTv.
  27. ↑ "Ernie's Journey on iTunes". iTunes. April 20, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  28. ↑ David Accomazzo (May 13, 2015). "The New King: Futuristic Reigns Supreme Over PHX's Hip-Hop Scene". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  29. ↑ 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 (aplus.com). Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  30. ↑ Jakob Owens (March 11, 2016). Futuristic Homecoming Show! (Livewire AZ). TheBuffNerds.
  31. ↑ Ed Keeble (September 24, 2014). "Watch: Video of nerd freestyle rapping in the hood goes viral". Gigwise. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

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