Dax Flame

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Dax Flame
Born (1991-11-05) November 5, 1991 (age 33)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Occupations
Years active2007–present

Dax Flame (born November 5, 1991) is an American actor and YouTuber. He began his career making short-form content on the video-sharing platform YouTube before transitioning to acting, with a starring role in the found footage teen comedy film Project X (2012).

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Flame later had supporting roles in 21 Jump Street (2012) and 22 Jump Street (2014), and a starring role in Another Evil (2016).

Career

Flame initially gained recognition from his YouTube channel, which was at one point one of the top 20 most subscribed channels on the website. [1]

In 2011, Flame was cast in a starring role in the found footage teen comedy film Project X . He was picked for the role due to his YouTube success. [2] Describing his character, Flame stated, "Because he's holding the camera, my character doesn't have a lot of screen time, but when he does, it's very impactful." [3] The film was released theatrically on March 2, 2012. [4] Flame also had supporting roles in the films 21 Jump Street (2012) and 22 Jump Street (2014). [5] He starred in the horror comedy film Another Evil (2016). [6] [7]

In 2020, Flame was working as a waiter in the Los Angeles area. [1] He had a cameo role in the film Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023). [8] In 2023, Flame started a talk show called The Hot Seat. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Project X Dax
21 Jump Street Zack
The Watch Teenage Announcer
2014 22 Jump Street Zack
2016 Another Evil Jasper "Jazz" Papadakis
2021Drowning in PotentialDanAlso director, writer, and producer
Making YouTube Chad Hurley Also director and writer
2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Uncredited
Goodlongpee the MovieHimself
2024Anyone Else But MeLevi
Addy DaddyDax
It Just Takes TimeReese
You're Point GirlMarvin

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Smosh HimselfEpisode: "Three Guys in a Hotel"

References

  1. 1 2 "Dax Flame: Life and struggle after YouTube fame". BBC. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Production 2011, p. 11.
  3. ↑ Production 2011, p. 7.
  4. ↑ "PROJECT X Trailer From Director Todd Phillips". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "YouTube star Dax Flame is back—and he has a movie career". The Daily Dot. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Spirits Have Been Exorcised; Carson Mell's "Another Evil" Now in Post-Prod". IonCinema. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Review: Hiring an Exorcist? Get References First in 'Another Evil'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain". Roger Ebert. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bizarre talk show The Hot Seat brings Eric Andre-style humor to the digital age". Boing Boing. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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