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'''Shane Lee Dawson''' (born '''Shane Lee Daniel Yaw''', July 19, 1988) (changed his name due to people didn't like it) is a america youtuber
  
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|Name=Shane Dawson
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|Image= [[File:ShaneDawson.png|250px|Shane Dawson]]
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|Fullname= Shane Lee Yaw
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|Birthdate=July 19, 1988 (age 30)
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|Birthplace= Long Beach, California
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|Gender= Male
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|Skincolor= White
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|Haircolor= Auburn
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|Eyecolor= Blue/Grey
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|Occupation= YouTuber
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|Relatives= Father<br />[[Shane's Mom|Mother]]<br />Jerid Yaw (brother)<br />† [[Shane's Grandmother|Grandmother]]
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|Friends=Trisha Peytas,
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Drew Monson,
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Morgan Adams,
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Andrew Siwicki (Camera Guy/Editor),
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Garrett Watts
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|Partners= Ryland Adams
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|Firstappearance=
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|Firstappdate=
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|Latestappearance= |Lovers = Lisa Schwartz (Ex)
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Garrett Watts (Briefly, Ex)}}'''Shane Lee Dawson''' (born '''Shane Lee Daniel Yaw''', July 19, 1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulkVHriOKag |title=MEETING THE DIRECTOR OF AVATAR & TITANIC "JAMES CAMERON"! BEST DAY EVER!!! |author=Shane Dawson |date=January 29, 2011 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=January 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2P7xZLlnQY |title=HOOKER HEAVEN? |author=Shane Dawson |date=July 19, 2010 |work=ShaneDawsonTV |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=November 9, 2010}}</ref><ref name="forbes"/> Dawson is known for making comedy videos featuring many recurring characters (such as Shananay, Ned the Nerd, S. Deezy, Shane's Mom and Aunt Hilda), impersonations (such as [[Paris Hilton]], [[Miley Cyrus]] and [[Sarah Palin]]), spoofs of popular music videos such as "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]] – Dude's Version" (Ned the Nerd), "[[Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)|Last Sunday Night]]" and "[[Blah Blah Blah (song)|Blah Blah Blah]]" (Aunt Hilda) and [[Judas (Lady GaGa song)|Judas]] - Douchebag ([[Lady Gaga]] "Judas" Spoof)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esa-qaPo7GQ</ref> and spoofs of popular TV shows such as ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' and ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''. As of July 2011 his main YouTube channel is the fifth most subscribed channel of all time, behind [[Ray William Johnson|RayWilliamJohnson]], [[Nigahiga]], [[Machinima.com]] and [[Smosh]].<ref name="Most Subscribed You Tube Channels">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/channels?p=1&s=ms&gl=&t=a&g=0 |title=Most Subscribed You Tube Channels |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=July 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/fashion/04youtube.html |title= Shane Dawson, YouTube’s Comic for the Under-30 Set |author= Considine, Austin |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= April 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/shanedawsontv/</ref> Dawson has since expanded on YouTube by adding his second channel (tenth most subscribed)<ref name="Most Subscribed You Tube Channels"/> where he posts video blogs and the series "Ask Shane", which moved to his main channel February 26, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dawson|first=Shane|title=BOOTY SHORTS & BARF?|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMcje3VUgKo&feature=channel_video_title|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 6, 2011|date=February 21, 2011}}</ref>
   
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Dawson's career began when he and several friends would turn in videos instead of homework in high school. Dawson's first videos on Youtube were old assignments that he turned in during high school.<ref name="g4tv">[http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/whoswhoonyoutube/66741/Shane-Dawsons-Comedy-Sketches-on-YouTube.htm ]{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref><ref name="comedy2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuE7tPqX0Xs&feature=sub|title=YouTube - ShaneDawsonTV2's Channel|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 22, 2010}}</ref>
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In November 2009, he was featured on ''[[Attack of the Show!]]''<ref name="g4">{{Cite web|url=http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/whoswhoonyoutube/66741/Shane-Dawsons-Comedy-Sketches-on-YouTube.html|title=Shane Dawson's Comedy Sketches on YouTube|last=Dalonzo|first=Michael |date=2009-11-05|work=Attack of the Show!|publisher=G4|accessdate=2010-04-17}}</ref> In 2010, Forbes magazine named him their 25th most famous web celebrity.<ref name="forbes">{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/02/web-celebrities-internet-thought-leaders-2010.html|title=The Web Celeb 25|last=Ewalt|first=David M. |date=2010-02-02|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=17 April 2010}}</ref>
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In 2014, he featured in the backing vocals of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Got7 GOT7]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Got_It%3F "Girls Girls Girls"] but refused to anymore work with them after Yugyeom confessed his love for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Harry Potter].
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== Personal life ==
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Dawson grew up in Long Beach, California, where he attended [[Lakewood High School (California)|Lakewood High School]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dawson|first=Shane|title=BORN THIS WAY in LONG BEACH!|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NyjCnLwji4&feature=channel_video_title|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 6, 2011|date=March 5, 2011}}</ref> Dawson has revealed in a video, that as a teenager he was over-weight and would get bullied a lot, as well as being beaten by his alcoholic father, who then abandoned the family. He has since lost 150 pounds. Shane currently has two dogs (Uno, and Honey) and one cat (Cheeto). He used to work in [[Jenny Craig, Inc.]] along with his mother and brother, but was fired after he uploaded a video of himself [[pole dancing]] in the building he worked in. His mother, brother and about 6 other coworkers who appeared in the video also got fired after the company saw the video.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIqc5WCqSs |title=YouTube Got Me Fired! |author=Shane Dawson |date=August 29, 2008 |work=ShaneDawsonTV |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=October 8, 2010}}</ref>
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Shane Dawson currently resides in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-D9vos9cEw |title=BEST PROM EVER! |author=Shane Dawson |date=May 23, 2011 |work=ShaneDawsonTV |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=May 23, 2011}}</ref>
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Dawson has had two very public relationships.The first, with YouTuber Lisa Shwartz. This relationship started in 2011, and ended in 2015. About a year after that, he came out as bisexual, despite many gay rumors. In October of 2016, He confirmed that he is currently dating Clevver News' Ryland Adams. They've been together two years and counting.
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== YouTube channels ==
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Shane Dawson posts new videos on his main channel, ShaneDawsonTV, every Saturday. He focuses on quality instead of quantity now as he makes his videoed better and better <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/ShaneDawsonTV|ShaneDawsonTV |title=Shane Dawson's main YouTube channel |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-05-08}}</ref> Every Monday, posted on his second channel, he also has an "Ask Shane" weberies where he answers questions from his viewers. This series is similar to a previous web series, "[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Viewer+Orgy+time&aq=f Viewer Orgy Party]", which currently only airs approximately once a month. His third YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/shane Shane], is where he posts unedited videos directly from his iPhone. He began using this channel in May, 2010. He has also begun a new series called "Shane and friends" on his main channel which he does once every month. This series includes him giving advice and talking as basically all his characters. Shane often collaborates with other [[List of YouTube personalities|YouTubers]] or appears in their videos, such as BrittaniLouiseTaylor, TheFineBros, JoeNationTV, Joey Graceffa, and [[Justine Ezarik|ijustine]].
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In August 2010, he announced that he was going to write a TV pilot and post it on his main channel, featuring himself and his characters from previous videos, about him in high school.
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== SD High ==
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On August 11, 2010, Dawson announced that he was in the making of a 30-minute [[Television pilot|pilot]] which he will call ''SD High''. Previously, the funding he needed for the pilot was provided by digital media group [[Take180]] after he helped them out with acting in their own videos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqvxqu049AY |title=WIZARDS OF SD HIGH?! |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-11-08}}</ref> The pilot is based on two previous videos which Dawson uploaded to his main channel recently.{{when|date=December 2010}} In his previous videos, the story centers around a teenage boy in school, and his interactions with the other characters. The pilot was due to be released towards the end of September 2010 on his main YouTube Channel, however Dawson later announced that he had been contacted by a television studio to produce the pilot for their TV channel(s).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoV-lDDHNn0 |title=Taylor Lautner In My Room?! |author=Shane Dawson |date=September 15, 2010 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=September 15, 2010}}</ref> According to Dawson, there is some uncertainty involving the pilot, however it may be a TV show in the future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_798357&v=0vlHLPwlV2o |title=SHANE DAWSON in the YouTube Spotlight |author=stirfryTV |date=September 25, 2010 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref> On March 26, 2011, Dawson uploaded a video to YouTube explaining to his audience that he's working with [[Happy Madison Productions]], [[Sony Pictures]], and some other YouTubers including TheFineBros and BrittaniLouiseTaylor to create the TV show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqFOTUoWpzQ |title=Teens Gone Wild in "SD High"! |author=ShaneDawsonTV |date=March 26, 2011 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=March 26, 2011}}</ref> The video contains an explanation from Dawson about what he's working on, and a 'mock trailer', made up of clips from previous episodes on his YouTube channel, for the show. The pilot is currently in production.
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== Awards and nominations ==
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Shane Dawson has been nominated for various awards.<ref name="award"/> On August 9, 2010, Dawson won the award for Choice Web Star at the [[Teen Choice Award|2010 Teen Choice Awards]]. Although the category was not featured at the awards show, Dawson stated in a video that he posted to YouTube the next day that "It was just great to be nominated and at the show itself". The nominees for that category included fellow YouTubers [[Justine Ezarik]], [[Charles Trippy]], [[Lucas Cruikshank]], best known for his [[Fred Figglehorn|Fred]] character, and singer [[Greyson Chance]].
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Revision as of 08:17, 16 November 2020

Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson
General Information
Full name: Shane Lee Yaw
Gender: Male
Birth date: July 19, 1988 (age 30)
Birth place: Long Beach, California
Appearance
Skin color: White
Hair color: Auburn
Eye color: Blue/Grey
Personal Information
Occupation(s): YouTuber
Relative(s): Father
Mother
Jerid Yaw (brother)
† Grandmother
Relationship: Lisa Schwartz (Ex)

Garrett Watts (Briefly, Ex)

Friend(s): Trisha Peytas,

Drew Monson, Morgan Adams, Andrew Siwicki (Camera Guy/Editor), Garrett Watts

Partner(s): Ryland Adams

Shane Lee Dawson (born Shane Lee Daniel Yaw, July 19, 1988)[1][2][3] Dawson is known for making comedy videos featuring many recurring characters (such as Shananay, Ned the Nerd, S. Deezy, Shane's Mom and Aunt Hilda), impersonations (such as Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus and Sarah Palin), spoofs of popular music videos such as "Telephone – Dude's Version" (Ned the Nerd), "Last Sunday Night" and "Blah Blah Blah" (Aunt Hilda) and Judas - Douchebag (Lady Gaga "Judas" Spoof)[4] and spoofs of popular TV shows such as Dawson's Creek and Degrassi: The Next Generation. As of July 2011 his main YouTube channel is the fifth most subscribed channel of all time, behind RayWilliamJohnson, Nigahiga, Machinima.com and Smosh.[5][6][7] Dawson has since expanded on YouTube by adding his second channel (tenth most subscribed)[5] where he posts video blogs and the series "Ask Shane", which moved to his main channel February 26, 2011.[8]

Dawson's career began when he and several friends would turn in videos instead of homework in high school. Dawson's first videos on Youtube were old assignments that he turned in during high school.[9][10]

In November 2009, he was featured on Attack of the Show![11] In 2010, Forbes magazine named him their 25th most famous web celebrity.[3]

In 2014, he featured in the backing vocals of GOT7's "Girls Girls Girls" but refused to anymore work with them after Yugyeom confessed his love for Harry Potter.

Personal life

Dawson grew up in Long Beach, California, where he attended Lakewood High School.[12] Dawson has revealed in a video, that as a teenager he was over-weight and would get bullied a lot, as well as being beaten by his alcoholic father, who then abandoned the family. He has since lost 150 pounds. Shane currently has two dogs (Uno, and Honey) and one cat (Cheeto). He used to work in Jenny Craig, Inc. along with his mother and brother, but was fired after he uploaded a video of himself pole dancing in the building he worked in. His mother, brother and about 6 other coworkers who appeared in the video also got fired after the company saw the video.[13]

Shane Dawson currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[14]

Dawson has had two very public relationships.The first, with YouTuber Lisa Shwartz. This relationship started in 2011, and ended in 2015. About a year after that, he came out as bisexual, despite many gay rumors. In October of 2016, He confirmed that he is currently dating Clevver News' Ryland Adams. They've been together two years and counting.

YouTube channels

Shane Dawson posts new videos on his main channel, ShaneDawsonTV, every Saturday. He focuses on quality instead of quantity now as he makes his videoed better and better [15] Every Monday, posted on his second channel, he also has an "Ask Shane" weberies where he answers questions from his viewers. This series is similar to a previous web series, "Viewer Orgy Party", which currently only airs approximately once a month. His third YouTube channel, Shane, is where he posts unedited videos directly from his iPhone. He began using this channel in May, 2010. He has also begun a new series called "Shane and friends" on his main channel which he does once every month. This series includes him giving advice and talking as basically all his characters. Shane often collaborates with other YouTubers or appears in their videos, such as BrittaniLouiseTaylor, TheFineBros, JoeNationTV, Joey Graceffa, and ijustine.

In August 2010, he announced that he was going to write a TV pilot and post it on his main channel, featuring himself and his characters from previous videos, about him in high school.

SD High

On August 11, 2010, Dawson announced that he was in the making of a 30-minute pilot which he will call SD High. Previously, the funding he needed for the pilot was provided by digital media group Take180 after he helped them out with acting in their own videos.[16] The pilot is based on two previous videos which Dawson uploaded to his main channel recently.Template:When In his previous videos, the story centers around a teenage boy in school, and his interactions with the other characters. The pilot was due to be released towards the end of September 2010 on his main YouTube Channel, however Dawson later announced that he had been contacted by a television studio to produce the pilot for their TV channel(s).[17] According to Dawson, there is some uncertainty involving the pilot, however it may be a TV show in the future.[18] On March 26, 2011, Dawson uploaded a video to YouTube explaining to his audience that he's working with Happy Madison Productions, Sony Pictures, and some other YouTubers including TheFineBros and BrittaniLouiseTaylor to create the TV show.[19] The video contains an explanation from Dawson about what he's working on, and a 'mock trailer', made up of clips from previous episodes on his YouTube channel, for the show. The pilot is currently in production.

Awards and nominations

Shane Dawson has been nominated for various awards.[20] On August 9, 2010, Dawson won the award for Choice Web Star at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. Although the category was not featured at the awards show, Dawson stated in a video that he posted to YouTube the next day that "It was just great to be nominated and at the show itself". The nominees for that category included fellow YouTubers Justine Ezarik, Charles Trippy, Lucas Cruikshank, best known for his Fred character, and singer Greyson Chance.

Year Category Award Result
2010 Best Vlogger The Streamy Awards Template:Won
2010 Choice Web Star Teen Choice Awards Template:Won
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