“Hello Internet” was the first words that start every video of the YouTube creator, Dan Howell. From being the shy kid in school, to the famous danisnotonfire who has inspired more than 5 million of his subscribers worldwide and has co-wrote a #1 New York Times Bestseller in the young adult hardcover list for This Amazing Book Is Not On Fire. Dan shows no matter what existential crisis you came from, you can accomplish amazing things. Daniel Howell was born on June 11, 1991 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Before his YouTube fame commenced, Dan worked in a retail DIY store as a side job. During his time as a retail DIY cashier, he pressed the panic alarm and has sold an axe to a 12 year old that unfortunately got him fired. After , he attends …show more content…
His second channel called danisnotinteresting has over a million subscribers and 27.8 million views. His most viewed video on his main channel is called How to Internet feat. JacksGap and has over 10 million views. On his own, Dan has won Lovie Internet Video Person of the Year Award in 2014. Dan in present day lives in London with Phil Lester who is also a YouTube creator. Dan and Phil work together to work as a duo host on BCC Radio 1. For this job, they have won a Sony Golden Headphones Award in 2013. The duo also collaborated to make a mini show called The Super Amazing Project where they discover paranormal events which was later cancelled in 2014. In 2009, Dan and Phil created an annual video Q and A called Philisnotonfire which started the famous sharpie cat whiskers. On September 12, 2014, Dan and Phil created a channel with the user name DanandPhilGAMES and is officially the fastest growing channel on YouTube. This video has inspired Dan and Phil to create a book called “This Amazing Book Is Not On Fire” and has earned a spot on the #1New York Times Bestseller in the young adult hardcover list. They also stared a role in the movie Big Hero 6 as technician 1 and 2 in the UK