Elijah Daniel
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Born |
Elijah Daniel January 9, 1994 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, author |
Years active | 2012–present |
Elijah Daniel (Born January 9, 1994) is an American actor, comedian and author.
Early life
Elijah was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
Career
Elijah began his career as an internet personality telling jokes on his Twitter account.
His appearances include a speakeasy style commercial with Taco Bell for the launch of their Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos.[2] Elijah also appeared in a music video with South Korean hip hop-R&B boy group B.A.P for their Badman (EP).[3]
As a prank, In 2013 Elijah created an official White House petition to make Miley Cyrus's Party In The USA our National Anthem.[4][5]
Starting in 2014 Elijah began hosting a weekly internet prank with CollegeHumor called Text Prank Thursday, where he would have his Twitter followers text random phone numbers saying whatever he told them to say.[6][7]
In 2016 Elijah tweeted[8] that he was going to get drunk, write and self-publish an erotic novel starring presidential candidate, Donald Trump, in one day. Within a few hours, Daniel had released the novella titled Trump Temptations: The Billionaire & The Bellboy on Amazon.[9] The book was an instant viral hit and quickly topped the charts, becoming a best seller.[10] The book received massive press, and was featured on New York Daily News,[11] Los Angeles Times,[12] VICE,[13] and countless others.
In an interview with Paper Magazine, Elijah said that based off the press of his books, he was able to sell two television shows. One docu-series titled 'Elijah Daniel is Insane', and one scripted comedy titled 'Social' co-starring Vine comedian Christine Sydelko.[14]
Elijah will appear in the next season of MTV's Greatest Party Story Ever.[15]
To celebrate the success of Trump Temptations, on May 21st, 2016, Elijah livestreamed himself getting a tattoo of Donald Trump performing oral sex on a man.[16]
In July 2016, Elijah hosted Givit Wednesday,[17] a livestreamed telethon co-hosted by Marlon Wayans and Alison Eastwood to benefit the Eastwood Ranch Foundation. The show featured a lineup of internet personalities and celebrities playing games and challenges for charity. At the end of the episode, Elijah let Marlon tattoo his thigh live on camera.
Legal Troubles
In 2016 Elijah was detained and questioned by the Secret Service after allegedly bringing a sex toy to a Donald Trump rally in Sparks, Nevada and planning to throw it at the presidential candidate. Elijah tweeted and updated his fans to let them know he was fine and just being questioned.[18][19] It was announced that Elijah will tell the story in full on MTV's Greatest Party Story Ever.[20]
References
- ↑ "Elijah Daniel - IMDB". IMDB.
- ↑ "Elijah Daniel Stars in Taco Bell Commercial".
- ↑ Daniel, Elijah. "Elijah Daniel Featured in B.A.P M/V". Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Benton, Kyra. "Meet Your New Idol: Elijah Daniel". The Odyssey.
- ↑ Hernandez, Brian. "Petition Wants Miley's 'Party in the U.S.A.' to be New National Anthem". Mashable. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ Daniel, Elijah. "Epic Twitter Prank: What Happens When You Text a Stranger "Your Girlfriend Needs to Know About Us"". CollegeHumor. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ Daniel, Elijah. "Text Prank Thursday: What Happens When You Tell A Stranger You Slept With His Girlfriend". CollegeHumor.
- ↑ Daniel, Elijah. "Elijah Daniel Announces Donald Trump Erotic Novel". Twitter.
- ↑ Daniel, Elijah. "Trump Temptations: The Billionaire & The Bellboy". Amazon. Haus of Trap.
- ↑ Binder, Shawn. "Talking to the guy who got drunk, wrote Donald Trump gay erotica, and put it on Amazon". Fusion.
- ↑ Wagner, Meg. "Comedian writes gay erotic fiction starring 'soggy Cheeto' Donald Trump".
- ↑ Schaub, Michael. "Donald Trump erotica novel is a huuuge hit on Amazon". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ McManus, Brian. "Meet the Comedian Who Wrote a Hit Erotic Novella Starring Donald Trump". VICE.
- ↑ Binder, Shawn. "Catching Up With Elijah Daniel on His Viral Trump Erotic Novel". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ Vincent, Conway. "Gay Comedian Who Tried To Throw A Dildo At Donald Trump To Tell Story on MTV's Greatest Party Story Ever". Rimmed Magazine.
- ↑ "Comedian livestreams himself getting a tattoo of Donald Trump performing oral sex". The Daily Dot.
- ↑ IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5938094. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ Barrell, Ryan. "Elijah Daniel 'Arrested' For Trying To Throw A Glittery Dildo At Donald Trump".
- ↑ Campbell, Scott. "Man plans to throw giant glittery dildo at Donald Trump – but is caught by Secret Service". Daily Star.
- ↑ Conway, Vincent. "Gay Comedian Who Tried To Throw Dildo At Donald Trump To Tell Story on MTV". Rimmed Magazine.