TooTurntTony
{{Short description|American social media personality (born 1995)}}
{{unreliable sources|date=February 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = TooTurntTony
| image = TooTurntTony with Duck and Too Turnt Tea.jpg
| caption = Dawson in 2023
| birth_name = Anthony Michael Dawson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|1}}
| birth_place = Commerce, Michigan, U.S.
| education = Western Michigan University
| occupation = Social media personality
| years_active = 2020–present
| known_for = TikTok (previously known as musical.ly), and YouTube
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| website = {{official website| tooturnttony.com }}
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality
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| channels = [https://www.youtube.com/@tooturnttony TooTurntTony]
| subscribers = 6.584 million
| views = 5.6 billion
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| module2 = {{Infobox TikTok personality| embed=yes
| page = tooturnttony
| followers = 20.5 million
| likes = 998 million
| stats_update = 4 December 2024
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Anthony Dawson (born Feb 1, 1995), better known as TooTurntTony or "Duck Daddy", is an American social media personality, model, and wildlife conservation advocate.{{Cite web |title=From Raising Ducks, to Building a Brand, Tik Tok's @tooturnttony Has Created a Viral Personality Millions Love |url=https://enterthereserve.com/demystifying-tik-tok/from-raising-ducks-to-building-a-brand-tik-toks-tooturnttoni-has-created-a-viral-personality-millions-love |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=the reserve |date=July 17, 2020 |language=en-US}} He is known for creating viral comedy skits, social experiments, and other videos often involving his family and domestic ducks.{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Kate |date=2021-07-29 |title=People Are Abandoning Ducks After Buying Them in Bizarre TikTok Trend |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-trend-abandoned-ducks-animal-shelters-pets-1614196 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}
Career
Dawson began his career as a duck-rancher, where he would make role-playing videos with ducks in efforts to increase awareness of wetland conservation.{{Cite web |last=Mangalindan |first=J. P. |title=How a TikToker famous for his pet ducks became Pearpop's top earner from brand deals |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-tiktoker-with-pet-ducks-made-over-178k-on-pearpop-2022-7 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} Later, he began incorporating various family members such as his mother, father, and sister (later collectively dubbed the "TooTurntFamily") into social experiments and other comedic content.{{Cite web |last=Keeley |first=Matt |date=2022-05-12 |title=Watch TikTokker TooTurntTony Burst in Sister's Room With Student Loan Cash |url=https://www.newsweek.com/watch-tiktokker-tooturnttony-burst-sisters-room-student-loan-cash-1706275 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=TikToker TooTurntTony goes viral after paying off his sister's student loan |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/lifestyle/2022/05/16/tooturnttony-goes-viral-after-paying-off-his-sister-student-loan |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.gulftoday.ae|date=May 16, 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=Man pretends to be Jeffrey Dahmer to freak his family out in terrifying prank |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/221005-guy-pretends-jeffrey-dahmer-182143631.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=uk.news.yahoo.com |date=October 5, 2022 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Babinski |first=Sophie |date=2022-08-03 |title=TikTok Star Gives $20K of OnlyFans Money to His Sister for the Sweetest Reason - And in the Weirdest Way |url=https://www.goalcast.com/tiktok-onlyfans-star-pays-20k-for-sister-student-loans/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Goalcast |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Univision |title=Joven pagó la universidad de su hermana con el dinero que ganó en OnlyFans: así reaccionó ella |url=https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cultura-pop/onlyfans-pago-universidad-hermana-viral |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Univision |language=spanish}}
Dawson's content channels have amassed over twenty-one million followers across platforms, with the additional TooTurntFamily members collectively gaining an additional eight million.{{Cite web |title=TikTok |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@tooturnttony |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.tiktok.com}}{{Cite web |title=TikTok |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@theskimaskgirl |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.tiktok.com}}{{Cite web |title=TikTok |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@tooturntmom |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.tiktok.com}}{{Cite web |title=toodirtydom (@toodirtydom) |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@toodirtydom |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=TikTok |language=en}} Tony's skits and other content have appeared on media outlets such as Univision, Business Insider,{{Cite web |last=Erb |first=Jordan Parker |title=Meet 26 fintech venture capitalists who are still bullish on the sector |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/top-vcs-talk-the-future-of-fintech-2022-7 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} and USA Today.{{Cite news |last=Zaniewski |first=Ann |title=Teens suspended over suggestive 'Harlem Shake' video |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/26/harlem-shake-suspension/1948219/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |newspaper=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} Among the most notable of videos include a series related to Jeffrey Dahmer which amassed over 50 million views. In November, Dawson saved one of his friends from an alligator attack, garnering attention of the media.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-13 |title=Shocking video of man being attacked by reptile emerges |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/tooturnttony-social-media-star-rushes-into-action-to-save-a-friend-who-was-attacked-by-an-alligator--c-16736847 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=PerthNow |language=en}}
Dawson was named a Top 50 Creator of 2023 by Forbes with earnings of $2.9 Million.{{Cite web |last=Bertoni |first=Steven |title=Top Creators 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2023/09/26/top-creators-2023/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Tony is signed to Creative Artists Agency for representation in all categories.{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2024-08-28 |title=TikTok Star Anthony "Tony" Dawson Signs With CAA (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tiktok-star-anthony-tony-dawson-caa-1235986150/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Other ventures
= Too Turnt Tea =
In March 2023, Dawson, in collaboration with Boston based NOCA Beverages, released an alcoholic iced tea known as "Too Turnt Tea". As of June 1, 2023, Too Turnt Tea is the #1 selling flavored malt beverage across ABC Fine Wine & Spirits.{{Cite web |last=Inc |first=NOCA Beverages |title=NOCA Beverages Announces Bubble-Free Boozy Partnership With Social Media Sensation Too Turnt Tony |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/noca-beverages-announces-bubble-free-boozy-partnership-with-social-media-sensation-too-turnt-tony-896779975.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.prweb.com |language=en}} Too Turnt Tea is available in 32 states across the USA.
= TV and Film =
Dawson is a lead character in the upcoming movie Skinwalker Island, a thriller horror film that takes place in the islands of Florida, to release in 2025.{{Cite web |title=Nature Coast serving as backdrop for new film |url=https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2024/04/13/nature-coast-serving-as-backdrop-for-new-film-as-a-slice-of-hollywood-comes-to-citrus-county |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=baynews9.com |language=en}}