Cameron Dallas

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Cameron Dallas
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Dallas in 2016
Born (1994-09-08) September 8, 1994 (age 29)
Whittier, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Social media personality
  • singer
  • actor
Years active2012–present
Known for YouTube, Vine videos, magcon
Television Chasing Cameron
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Cameron Alexander Dallas (born September 8, 1994) [1] is an American social media personality, actor, and singer. He is best known for his prominence on the video applications Vine and YouTube. [2] 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 took over the role of Aaron Samuels in the Mean Girls musical on Broadway in January and then on September 8 he released Dear Scarlett, his first album. [3]

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Career

Dallas began his career in September 2012 posting Vines of himself playing jokes and pranks on his friends and family. [4] [5] In 2014, Dallas had 8.1 million followers on Vine, making him the 11th most followed account, [6] and 11.3 million followers on Twitter. As of 2017, Dallas had over 20 million followers on Instagram, [7] which at the time placed him as the second most popular Instagram account and made him approximately $17,000 per a sponsored post. [8]

Dallas at the 2014 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball Cameron Dallas at the 2014 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball.png
Dallas at the 2014 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball

In April 2014, AwesomenessTV CEO Brian Robbins announced he was making a film starring Dallas. [9] [10] The film, titled Expelled , was the story of a prankster expelled from school, and was released later that year, on December 12, 2014. [11] In May 2015, Dallas starred in two episodes of the NBC thriller television series American Odyssey . [12] [13] That same year, Dallas appeared in The Outfield opposite Nash Grier, and Caroline Sunshine. [14] [15] The film was released on November 10, 2015, through video on demand. [16] In November 2015, it was revealed Dallas had been cast in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising . [17] However, his scenes were cut. [18]

On April 20, 2015, Dallas released his debut single "She Bad". [19] [20] [21] 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 . [22] It premiered on December 27, 2016. [22] 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 ]

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. [23] That year, Dallas also released his first album, Dear Scarlett, on September 8. [3]

Personal life

He has described his ethnic background as half Scottish, a quarter Mexican and a quarter German. [24]

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. [25] He had previously been arrested on felony vandalism charges in 2015. [26]

On August 23, 2019, Dallas announced on social media that for the past 2.5 years he had been struggling with addiction, depression, and family trauma. [27] 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. [28]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2014 Expelled Felix O'Neil
2015 The Frog Kingdom Freddie
(voice)
The Outfield Frankie Payton

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 AwesomenessTV HimselfEpisode: "Kanye: What's In My Murse?"
American Odyssey CameronEpisodes: "Wingman", "Beat Feat"
2016 Chasing Cameron Himself10 episodes

Theatre

YearProductionRoleLocationCategory
2020 Mean Girls Aaron Samuels August Wilson Theatre Broadway

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Dear Scarlett
  • Released: September 8, 2020
  • Label: Under No Association
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[29] 		US
R&B/HH
[30] 		US
Rap
[31]
"She Bad"2015— [upper-alpha 1] 46— [upper-alpha 2] Non-album singles
"Why Haven't I Met You?"2018———
"Helpless"2020———TBA
"Secrets"———Dear Scarlett
"Dangerous"———
"Used to Me"———
"Would You"———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Pop
[32]
"All I Want"
(Daniel Skye featuring Cameron Dallas)		2015— [upper-alpha 3] Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearNominatedAwardResult
2014 2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: MaleNominated
Choice Web: VinerWon
2015 2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: MaleWon
Choice Web: VinerWon
2016 42nd People's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media StarNominated
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Male HottieNominated
Choice Web Star: MaleNominated
Choice Social Media KingWon
Streamy Awards Entertainer of the YearNominated
2017 43rd People's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media StarWon
Streamy Awards Creator of the YearNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ "She Bad" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
  2. ↑ "She Bad" did not enter the Billboard Rap songs, but peaked at No. 8 on the Digital Rap Songs chart.
  3. ↑ "All I Want" did not enter the Billboard Pop songs, but peaked at No. 35 on the Digital Pop Songs chart.

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