Cameron Dallas
{{short description|American social media personality (born 1994)|bot = PearBOT 5}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Cameron Dallas
| image = Cameron Dallas in 2016.png
| caption = Dallas in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|9|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Whittier, California, U.S.}}
| occupation = {{hlist||Social media personality|singer|actor}}
| years_active = 2012{{ndash}}present
| known_for = YouTube, Vine videos, magcon
| height =
| television = Chasing Cameron
| signature = File:Cameron Dallas Signature.svg
}}
Cameron Alexander Dallas (born September 8, 1994){{Cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/people/cameron-dallas |title=Cameron Dallas Biography - Biography |access-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204916/https://www.biography.com/people/cameron-dallas |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |url-status=dead }} is an American social media personality, actor, and singer. He is best known for his prominence on the video applications Vine and YouTube.{{cite web|last1=Ward|first1=Kate|title=Cameron Dallas Is a 22-Year-Old Vine Celebrity, and You'd Be Shocked How Popular He is.|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/5822-cameron-dallas-is-an-18-year-old-vine-celebrity-and-youd-be-shocked-how-popular-he-is|date=September 26, 2013|publisher=Bustle|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005221239/http://www.bustle.com/articles/5822-cameron-dallas-is-an-18-year-old-vine-celebrity-and-youd-be-shocked-how-popular-he-is|url-status=live}} Dallas starred in two films in 2014 and 2015, Expelled and The Outfield. In 2016, Cameron starred on his Netflix reality show, Chasing Cameron, which followed him on his singing tour of Europe. In 2020, he assumed the role of Aaron Samuels in the musical adaptation of Mean Girls. In September 2020, he released Dear Scarlett, his first album.
Career
Dallas began his career in September 2012, posting Vines of himself playing jokes and pranks on his friends and family.{{cite news|last1=Henderson|first1=Hannah|title=The other Cameron: Dallas v David|work=BBC News|date=April 23, 2015|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32434317|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=April 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424061325/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32434317|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Lehrer|first1=Meaghan|title=Why Everyone Loves Social Media Sensation Cameron Dallas|url=http://www.firstslice.com/cameron-dallas-social-media-accounts/|publisher=FirstSlice|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716041455/http://www.firstslice.com/cameron-dallas-social-media-accounts/|archive-date=July 16, 2015|url-status=dead}} In 2014, Dallas had 8.1 million followers on Vine, making him the 11th most followed account,{{cite web|last1=Kosoff|first1=Maya|title=The 30 Most Popular Vine Stars In The World|publisher=Business Insider|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-vine-stars-2014-12|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425075702/http://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-vine-stars-2014-12|url-status=live}} and 11.3 million followers on Twitter. As of 2017, Dallas had over 20 million followers on Instagram[http://socialblade.com/instagram/top/100/followers "Top 100 Instagram Profiles by Followers – Socialblade Instagram Stats | Instagram Statistics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226193336/http://socialblade.com/instagram/top/100/followers |date=December 26, 2018 }}. Retrieved on January 12, 2017. and made approximately $17,000 per sponsored post.{{Cite news|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/0/highest-paid-instagram-influencers-including-one-star-gets-14000/picture-instagram-user-cameron-dallas/|title = The highest-paid Instagram influencers, including one star who gets £14,000 per post|newspaper = The Telegraph|date = July 19, 2017|access-date = March 22, 2021|archive-date = July 20, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170720053944/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/0/highest-paid-instagram-influencers-including-one-star-gets-14000/picture-instagram-user-cameron-dallas/|url-status = live}}
File:Cameron Dallas at the 2014 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball.png]]
In April 2014, AwesomenessTV CEO Brian Robbins announced he was making a film starring Dallas.{{cite web|last1=Shaw|first1=Lucas|title=AwesomenessTV to Produce Movie With Vine Stars Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas|date=April 29, 2014|url=https://www.thewrap.com/awesomenesstv-ceo-produce-movie-vine-stars-nash-grier-cameron-dallas/|publisher=The Wrap|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502041047/https://www.thewrap.com/awesomenesstv-ceo-produce-movie-vine-stars-nash-grier-cameron-dallas/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Eadicicco|first1=Lisa|title=Two Teen Stars Of Twitter's Video App Vine Now Have A Movie Deal|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/vine-movie-2014-5|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=July 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724114752/http://www.businessinsider.com/vine-movie-2014-5|url-status=live}} The film, titled Expelled, was the story of a prankster expelled from school, and was released later that year, on December 12, 2014.{{cite news|last1=Rapold|first1=Nicolas|title=A Comedic Sprinter Tries a Marathon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/movies/expelled-stars-cameron-dallas-a-star-of-vine-videos.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 11, 2014|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213055432/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/movies/expelled-stars-cameron-dallas-a-star-of-vine-videos.html|url-status=live}}
In May 2015, Dallas starred in two episodes of the NBC thriller television series American Odyssey.{{cite web|last1=Whitney|first1=Alyse|title=Vine Star Cameron Dallas Fights with a 'Twilight' Star in His TV Debut|date=May 7, 2015|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/tv/2015-05/cameron-dallas-american-odyssey-tv-debut|publisher=Teen Vogue|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527072024/http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/tv/2015-05/cameron-dallas-american-odyssey-tv-debut|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Gonzalez|first1=Sandra|title=Vine star Cameron Dallas gets roughed up in 'American Odyssey' sneak peek|date=May 6, 2015|url=http://mashable.com/2015/05/06/vine-cameron-dallas-american-odyssey/|publisher=Mashable|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527072247/http://mashable.com/2015/05/06/vine-cameron-dallas-american-odyssey/|url-status=live}} That same year, Dallas appeared in The Outfield opposite Nash Grier, and Caroline Sunshine.{{cite web|last1=Malach|first1=Maggie|title=Get Your First Look at Nash Grier + Cameron Dallas' Movie 'The Outfield'|date=May 5, 2015|url=http://popcrush.com/the-outfield-trailer-nash-grier-cameron-dallas-video/|publisher=Pop Crush|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815162026/http://popcrush.com/the-outfield-trailer-nash-grier-cameron-dallas-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Brouwer|first1=Bree|title=Fullscreen Launches Film Division To Develop Feature-Length Movies With YouTube Stars|date=January 23, 2015|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/01/23/fullscreen-launches-fullscreen-films/|publisher=tubefilter|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419032726/http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/01/23/fullscreen-launches-fullscreen-films/|url-status=live}} The film was released on November 10, 2015, through video on demand.{{cite web|title='The Outfield' Starring Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas to Premiere on iTunes|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/the-outfield-nash-grier-cameron-dallas-itunes-premiere-fullscreen-1201619781/|work=Variety.com|first=Todd|last=Spangler|date=October 16, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=October 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017115127/https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/the-outfield-nash-grier-cameron-dallas-itunes-premiere-fullscreen-1201619781/|url-status=live}} In November 2015, it was revealed Dallas had been cast in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/brillstein-entertainment-partners-signs-vine-star-cameron-dallas-1201628973/|title=Brillstein Signs Digital Star Cameron Dallas – Deadline|author=Ross A. Lincoln|work=Deadline|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2016|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909150448/https://deadline.com/2015/11/brillstein-entertainment-partners-signs-vine-star-cameron-dallas-1201628973/|url-status=live}} However, his scenes were cut.{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/cameron-dallas-june-july-cover-interview-social-media-star|title=Cameron Dallas Cuddles with Puppies and Talks Social Superstardom in Our Latest Issue|publisher=Teen Vogue|first=Phillip|last=Picardi|date=May 18, 2016|access-date=May 20, 2016|archive-date=May 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521180653/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/cameron-dallas-june-july-cover-interview-social-media-star|url-status=live}}
On April 20, 2015, Dallas released his debut single "She Bad".{{cite web|last1=McSpadden|first1=Kevin|title=Cameron Dallas Just Dropped His Debut Single 'She Bad'|date=April 20, 2015|url=https://time.com/3827899/cameron-dallas-she-bad-itunes/|publisher=Time|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=September 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903193818/http://time.com/3827899/cameron-dallas-she-bad-itunes/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=WATCH: Cameron Dallas Releases 'She Bad' Lyric Video|url=http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-104650/watch-cameron-dallas-releases-she-bad-13518708/|publisher=iHeart Radio|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527103609/http://news.iheart.com/articles/trending-104650/watch-cameron-dallas-releases-she-bad-13518708/|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Van De Wall|first1=Virginia|title=WATCH: Cameron Dallas Releases Music Video for Debut Single "She Bad"|url=http://www.j-14.com/posts/cameron-dallas-releases-music-video-for-debut-single-she-bad-56459|publisher=J-14|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804013118/http://www.j-14.com/posts/cameron-dallas-releases-music-video-for-debut-single-she-bad-56459|url-status=live}} He also was later featured in Daniel Skye's track "All I Want Is You". In June 2016, Dallas announced that he would be starring in an upcoming Netflix reality series Chasing Cameron.{{cite web|url = https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-cameron-dallas-reality-show-1201801537/|title = Netflix Greenlights Cameron Dallas Reality Show|last = Spangler|first = Todd|date = June 22, 2016|website = Variety|access-date = August 29, 2016|archive-date = June 22, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160622232412/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-cameron-dallas-reality-show-1201801537/|url-status = live}} It premiered on December 27, 2016. By July 2017, he had reached 20 million followers on Instagram and 11 million on Twitter.
Dallas won Teen Choice Awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and a People’s Choice Award in 2017.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
In 2020, Dallas made his Broadway debut as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls, while the originator of the role, Kyle Selig, took a leave of absence.{{cite news|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198024/cameron-dallas-makes-broadway-debut-as-aaron-samuels-in-mean-girls/|title=Cameron Dallas Makes Broadway Debut as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls|work=Broadway.com|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309204954/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198024/cameron-dallas-makes-broadway-debut-as-aaron-samuels-in-mean-girls/|url-status=live}} That year, Dallas also released his first album, Dear Scarlett, on September 8.{{Cite web |title=Download Cameron Dallas - Dear Scarlett |url=https://download-cameron-dallas-dear-scarlett.webflow.io/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235553/https://download-cameron-dallas-dear-scarlett.webflow.io/ |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=March 22, 2021}}
Personal life
He has described his ethnic background as half Scottish, a quarter Mexican and a quarter German.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Cameron Dallas on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/313076685417377792|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171028/https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/313076685417377792|archive-date=March 3, 2016|access-date=September 3, 2015|website=}}
On December 31, 2018, New Year's Eve, Dallas was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly punching a man in the face at the Hyatt Residence Club Grand Aspen in Aspen, Colorado.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-media-star-cameron-dallas-arrested-allegedly-punching-man-face-n953516|title=Social media star Cameron Dallas arrested for allegedly punching man in the face|website=NBC News|date=January 2019|access-date=January 5, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107015118/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-media-star-cameron-dallas-arrested-allegedly-punching-man-face-n953516|url-status=live}} He had previously been arrested on felony vandalism charges in 2015.{{Cite web|url = https://www.eonline.com/news/1000477/cameron-dallas-arrested-for-felony-assault-see-his-mug-shot|title = Cameron Dallas Arrested for Felony Assault: See His Mug Shot|date = January 2019|access-date = March 22, 2021|archive-date = January 1, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190101044449/https://www.eonline.com/news/1000477/cameron-dallas-arrested-for-felony-assault-see-his-mug-shot|url-status = live}}
On August 23, 2019, Dallas announced on social media that for the past two-and-a-half years he had been struggling with addiction, depression, and family trauma.{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2019|title=Cameron Dallas Reveals He's 105 Days Sober After Years-Long Addiction Struggle|url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/1067595/cameron-dallas-reveals-he-s-105-days-sober-after-years-long-addiction-struggle|access-date=July 4, 2020|website=E! Online|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824044534/https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/1067595/cameron-dallas-reveals-he-s-105-days-sober-after-years-long-addiction-struggle|url-status=live}} On October 15, 2019, he ran in a charity that helped raise money for those struggling with addiction and to help them get access to treatment.{{Cite web|last=Dallas|first=Cameron|date=October 15, 2019|title=@camerondallas on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/1184189618603737088|access-date=July 4, 2020|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209010341/https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/1184189618603737088|url-status=live}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2014
| Expelled | Felix O'Neil |
| rowspan=2| 2015
| Freddie |
| The Outfield
| Frankie Payton |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 2015
| Himself | Episode: "Kanye: What's In My Murse?" |
| American Odyssey
| Cameron | Episodes: "Wingman", "Beat Feat" |
| 2016
| Himself | 10 episodes |
= Theatre =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Production !Role !Location !Category |
| 2020
| Aaron Samuels | Broadway |
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Details |
| scope="row" | Dear Scarlett
|
|
|---|
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US [https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title:%22She%20Bad%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id:344&refine=1 "Chart Search | Billboard"]{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on January 12, 2017. ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US |
|---|
| scope="row"| "She Bad"
| 2015 | —{{efn-ua|"She Bad" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.}} || 46 || —{{efn-ua|"She Bad" did not enter the Billboard Rap songs, but peaked at No. 8 on the Digital Rap Songs chart.}} | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Why Haven't I Met You?"
| 2018 | — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Helpless"
| rowspan="5"|2020 | — | — | — | {{TBA}} |
| scope="row"| "Secrets"
| — | — | — | rowspan="4"|Dear Scarlett |
| scope="row"| "Dangerous"
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Used to Me"
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Would You"
| — | — | — |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Pop [https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title:%22All%20I%20Want%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id:1178&refine=1 "Chart Search | Billboard"]{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on January 12, 2017. |
|---|
| scope="row"|"All I Want" (Daniel Skye featuring Cameron Dallas) | 2015 | —{{efn-ua|"All I Want" did not enter the Billboard Pop songs, but peaked at No. 35 on the Digital Pop Songs chart.}} | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Nominated !Award !Result |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 2014
| rowspan=2| 2014 Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Male | {{nom}} |
| Choice Web: Viner
| {{won}} |
| rowspan=2| 2015
| rowspan=2| 2015 Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Male | {{won}} |
| Choice Web: Viner
| {{won}} |
| rowspan="5"| 2016
| Favorite Social Media Star |{{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="3"|2016 Teen Choice Awards
| Choice Male Hottie | {{nom}} |
| Choice Web Star: Male
|{{nom}} |
| Choice Social Media King
|{{won}} |
| Streamy Awards
| Entertainer of the Year | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Favorite Social Media Star |{{won}} |
| Streamy Awards
| Creator of the Year | {{nom}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=6811460}}
{{Streamy Awards Audience Choice Winners}}
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Category:American male musical theatre actors