Daniel LaBelle

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Daniel LaBelle
Born
Daniel LaBelle

Kenosha, Wisconsin
Occupation YouTuber
SpouseBailey LaBelle
Children2
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Channel
Years active2009–present
GenreComedy
Subscribers35.5 million
Views23.2 billion
Last updated: September 26, 2025

Daniel LaBelle is an American YouTuber, media personality, and photographer. He is best known for his short-form physical comedy skits.

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Early life

Daniel LaBelle was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He ran track in college. [1]

LaBelle graduated from John Brown University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in digital media and started his business called Daniel LaBelle Photography in 2011. [2] [3]

Career

He started his YouTube channel in 2009, and he first posted short-form comedy videos. Labelle started gaining attention in early 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic put his photography career on hold, so he began experimenting with posting comical videos. [4] In July 2021, he started gaining popularity through YouTube Shorts.

As of September 2025, LaBelle has over 75 million followers across his eponymous social media accounts and has received praise for his athleticism. [5] [6]

Media

In 2020, LaBelle joined TikTok to promote his photography business. He went viral when he posted a video portraying a little kid posing for a picture, which garnered over a million views in a day. He found success in these types of videos and abandoned his photography business to pursue content creation full-time. [4] In 2021, LaBelle posted a short portraying how animals would run if they were human. LaBelle also collaborated with violinist Rob Landes to make a short portraying how life would be with a soundtrack. One of LaBelle's videos titled If Cleaning Was a Timed Sport. Part 2 hit the charts, being the most viewed video on YouTube, with 1.6 billion views. In 2023, LaBelle was one of the eight creators who partnered up with PocketWatch. [7]

On February 1, 2025, a miniseries on Hulu titled Daniel LaBelle: Full Body Funny was released. [8]

On March 11, 2025, LaBelle challenged YouTuber iShowSpeed to an 80-meter race. In June, Watkins accepted the challenge, to which he won. LaBelle requested a rematch, only to lose once more. [1]

Time placed Labelle in the Top 100 Time Creators of 2025. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "IShowSpeed beats Daniel LaBelle in a sprint race, hits 41M subscribers on YouTube moments later". The Times of India . June 24, 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Meet Daniel LaBelle of Daniel LaBelle Photography in North of Chicago". 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Who Is Daniel LaBelle? Social Media Sensation Blending Sport And Humour". Outlook India. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. 1 2 Deffenbaugh, Carl (2021-05-05). "TikTok videos propel Wisconsin man to social media stardom". FOX6 News Milwaukee. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. ↑ ""Level of Athleticism Here Is Ridiculous!": Physical Comedian Performing Unthinkable Workouts Leaves Sports World Flabbergasted". EssentiallySports. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ↑ "Daniel LaBelle's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2023-11-07). "Pocket.watch announces eight new partners, including short-form stuntman Daniel Labelle". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  8. ↑ Reddy, Hanumanth (2025-02-03). "Here Is Every TV Series Coming to Major Streaming Services in February 2025". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  9. ↑ Magazine, Time. "Introducing TIME100 AI 2025". TIME.
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