Josh Nalley

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Josh Nalley
Born1980 or 1981 (age 44–45)
OccupationsRestaurant manager, TikToker
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Years active2020–2025
Followers156.8 thousand
Last updated: January 4, 2026

Josh Nalley (born 1980/1981) [1] is an American restaurant manager and TikToker. [2] He is best known for his video series of posting himself playing dead to get cast as a dead guy in a television series or film for 321 days on TikTok. [3]

In October 2021, Nalley began a video series where he posted himself playing dead everyday on TikTok, [4] [5] hoping to get cast as a dead guy in a television series or film. After 321 days of posting, he was cast as a dead guy in an episode of the CBS crime drama television series CSI: Vegas , [6] [7] which after his appearance, he continued his video series of playing dead everyday. [8]

On August 3, 2025, Nalley ended his video series of playing dead everyday on TikTok, marking the end of hoping to get cast again as a dead guy in another television series or film. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Yang, Maya (October 29, 2022). "Man who plays dead on TikTok gets new life as corpse on TV crime show". The Guardian . Retrieved April 14, 2024. Nalley was a restaurant owner at the age of 41 in 2022
  2. ↑ Tumin, Remy (October 26, 2022). "TikToker Lands the Role of a Lifetime: Playing Dead on TV". The New York Times . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bienasz, Gabrielle (October 27, 2022). "This Guy Did The Same Thing on TikTok for 200 Days Straight to Land His Dream Job on CSI". Entrepreneur . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Jonathan (October 27, 2022). "He played dead on TikTok — and scored a 'CSI' corpse gig". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ Blanchet, Brenton (October 27, 2022). "Kentucky Man Who Plays Dead on TikTok Lands Gig as a Corpse on 'CSI: Vegas'". People . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ Adams, Kirby (October 24, 2022). "A Kentucky man posed as a dead body on TikTok for 321 days. Now he's going to be on CSI". Courier Journal . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ Adams, Kirby (November 1, 2022). "Courier Journal finds 'playing dead' isn't as easy as it looks from 'dead guy' TikTok star". Courier Journal . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "living_dead_josh (Josh Nalley)". TikTok . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  9. ↑ Nalley, Josh (August 3, 2025). "Day 1,000 of playing un-alive until I'm cast in another TV". TikTok . Retrieved January 4, 2026.


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