Daniel-Ryan Spaulding

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Daniel-Ryan Spaulding is a Canadian comedian. [1]

Early life and education

Spaulding was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in a suburb of Vancouver attending public schools that emphasized anti-bullying. He majored in theater at Queen's University at Kingston, [2] and first performed standup comedy at age 23 at a gay bar in Vancouver. [3]

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Career

Spaulding's 2014 video "If Gay Guys Said the Stuff Straight People Say..." gained over 2 million views on YouTube, exposing microaggressions and straight privilege. [3] The HuffPost praised the video's "brilliant" lines including "Ugh! That's so straight!" [4] and ran a second piece when Spaulding released a followup video. [5] While living in Amsterdam, Spaulding created over 130 episodes of a video series called "It's Berlin" in which he delved into the psychology of Berliners. [6] Lola magazine described Spaulding as "one of Berlin's iconic personalities". [7]

Spaulding's 2023 video "Birthday & New Beginnings After Gastric Sleeve Surgery!" marked his foray into working as a health and wellness content creator. [6]

Spaulding performed his one-man show "Power Gay" at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe's Just the Tonic at the Caves, [8] in Europe and Tel Aviv, [9] and at New York City's Redeye. [10]

Politics

In late 2023, Spaulding gained attention for his pro-Israel activism, [11] [12] [13] when his video about the October 7 attacks gained over 9 million views on social media. [14] [15]

Personal life

Spaulding lost over 200 pounds (91 kilograms) after achieving sobriety and having gastric sleeve surgery in 2022. He also underwent a hair transplant in Turkey. [6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK3AfpuN-eK/
  2. ↑ "Berliner Hipster und deutsche Effizienz: Daniel Ryan Spauldings Corona-Retter heißt Böhmermann" [Berlin hipsters and German efficiency: Daniel Ryan Spaulding's Corona savior is called Böhmermann]. Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Meyer, Jonas (September 15, 2021). "Interview — Daniel–Ryan Spaulding". MYP Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Nichols, James (May 22, 2014). "Daniel-Ryan Spaulding Asks 'What If Gay Guys Said The Shit Straight People Say?'". HuffPost. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Nagy, Sasha (June 26, 2014). "Comedian Turns Tables On Thoughtless Gay Comments (VIDEO)". HuffPost. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Styles, Rhyannon (July 25, 2023). "Daniel-Ryan Spaulding: Seriously funny". The Berliner. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Bijur, Cathy. "He's So Berlin". LOLA. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Edfringe 2023 Review: Daniel-Ryan Spaulding: Power Gay!". Culture Fix. August 8, 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Spaulding, Daniel-Ryan (March 19, 2024). "Facing Hate in Berlin". Tablet. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "We Took New York's TikTokers to Lunch". New York Magazine. curbed.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Brown, Hannah (March 15, 2024). "Gay Canadian comedian's viral video exposes Hamas in new light". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Spiro, Amy (March 22, 2024). "Comedian-turned-unlikely advocate for Israel is heading back to the Jewish state". Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Nunn, Jerry (August 14, 2024). "Daniel-Ryan Spaulding pumps up for a 'Power Gay' performance". Windy City Times. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Check dein Hirn": Wutrede von Comedian Daniel-Ryan Spaulding zu Hamas-Terroristen geht viral" ["Check your brain": Comedian Daniel-Ryan Spaulding's angry speech about Hamas terrorists goes viral]. T-online.de. October 12, 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Eidinger, Irene (March 28, 2024). "Hamas is being infantilized". Jungle World. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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