50 Fun Facts About Shane Dawson

Which restaurant chain denied a pizza-recycling theory that Shane Dawson tested in a 2019 conspiracy video?

Chuck E. Cheese called the claim false, saying its pizzas are made to order from dough prepared fresh in each restaurant, which is why slices can look uneven.

Shane Dawson's 2019 conspiracy series claimed which Disney film covers up rumors about Walt Disney's body?

Frozen supposedly buries the old rumor that Walt Disney was cryonically preserved, one of several theories in a first episode that drew nearly 7.5 million views in under a day.

Which weight-loss company fired Shane Dawson in 2008 after he posted a video of himself pole dancing at work?

Jenny Craig also fired his mother, his brother and about six other co-workers who appeared in the video.

In December 2023, Shane Dawson and husband Ryland Adams welcomed which addition to their family via surrogate?

Twin sons arrived that month, five months after the couple announced the pregnancy on Ryland's vlog channel.

Which animal gave its shape to the backpacks in the merchandise store Shane Dawson launched in October 2019?

Pig backpacks sat beside hoodies and phone cases in a store that sold out in about thirty minutes; a pig-shaped mirror was also discussed for the makeup line.

Which Star Trek actor, a producer of the contest behind Shane Dawson's 2014 film, called that film tasteless?

Zachary Quinto also took his name off the movie, though he later said he was glad Dawson won because he had set out to do what he wanted.

Fans compared the failed 2018 convention Shane Dawson documented in three parts to which notorious music fiasco?

Fyre Festival comparisons spread after fans queued for hours in the sun with too little food and water, and the event was canceled on its first day.

At their 2023 wedding, Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams swapped the traditional wedding cake for which treat?

Donuts stood in for the cake, and Ryland wore the same sweatshirt he had on when Shane proposed.

Shane Dawson's 2014 parody of which pop star's hit was pulled from YouTube over copyright, then restored?

Taylor Swift's labels cited copyright infringement, though Dawson said the real objection was the video's violent content; it returned two months later.

In which Southern California city was Shane Dawson born in July 1988, before attending school in nearby Lakewood?

Long Beach was his birthplace, and he finished high school in Lakewood in 2006 after being bullied over his weight; he later lost 150 pounds.

Which storytime YouTuber's failed 2018 fan convention became the subject of a three-part Shane Dawson documentary?

Tana Mongeau launched the event after a bigger convention refused her featured-creator status, and it was shut down on its first day.

Shane Dawson's 2018 documentary examined a failed fan convention staged in Anaheim as a rival to which annual event?

VidCon had declined to make the organizer a featured creator in 2017, a snub its cofounder Hank Green later called a mistake.

Which beauty YouTuber did Shane Dawson's makeup to transform him into Jeffree Star for a 2018 documentary episode?

James Charles handled the makeover in the second episode, after which Dawson tried living a day in Star's shoes.

Which 2014 teen comedy, directed by and starring Shane Dawson, holds a Metacritic score of 1 out of 100?

Not Cool took in about $36,000 at US cinemas against an $800,000 budget, yet hit number five on the iTunes movie chart within hours of its digital release.

Shane Dawson's 2014 directorial debut follows high school friends reuniting over which holiday break?

Thanksgiving break brings two college freshmen home: a former prom king, played by Dawson himself, and a sharp-tongued former classmate he starts to fall for.

In which Pennsylvania city did Shane Dawson spend 20 days shooting his 2014 feature directorial debut?

Pittsburgh hosted both films in the contest he had entered, each shot from the same script on an $800,000 budget.

Which cable reality series gave Shane Dawson and another first-time director the same script to film?

The Chair let viewers who had watched both finished films vote online, and Dawson's entry won him $250,000 toward another project.

Which rival film, made from the same script, did Shane Dawson's 2014 comedy beat for a $250,000 prize?

Hollidaysburg, directed by Anna Martemucci, earned warmer reviews but averaged 58 out of 100 in the audience vote against 63 for Dawson's film.

Which 2015 memoir, Shane Dawson's first book, recounts eighteen of his most embarrassing and inspiring life stories?

I Hate Myselfie became a New York Times bestseller and had sold 85,000 copies by October 2015.

Which 2016 Shane Dawson essay collection reached number one on the New York Times paperback nonfiction list?

It Gets Worse sold more than 26,000 copies in its first week and arrived alongside a short film of the same name.

Which major publishing house released both of Shane Dawson's memoirs through its Keywords Press imprint?

Simon & Schuster published the two books sixteen months apart, releasing the second on Dawson's own birthday, July 19.

Which 2012 Shane Dawson single reached number 16 on the UK Indie Chart?

Superluv! reached iTunes on March 31, 2012, and its music video premiered on his YouTube channel the same day.

In which 2012 slasher film about an online urban legend did Shane Dawson play a college student named Binder?

Smiley's killer supposedly appears when a phrase is typed three times in a video chat; Keith David and Roger Bart co-starred.

In which YouTube original series set in the 1920s did Shane Dawson play The Renegade, who dies in episode one?

Escape the Night creator Joey Graceffa said the early exit was planned because Dawson was available for only one night of filming.

Which YouTuber, the voice of Talking Angela, dated Shane Dawson and acted in his 2014 film?

Lisa Schwartz dated Dawson from December 2011 to 2015, and he later wrote the foreword to her 2019 memoir.

Who played Joel, the nerdy store clerk chasing a classmate, in the 2014 comedy Shane Dawson directed?

Drew Monson got third billing behind Cherami Leigh and Dawson, whose character is the older brother of the girl Joel pursues.

Which YouTuber friend of Shane Dawson struck up a close friendship with Jeffree Star in the 2018 documentary?

Garrett Watts joined Dawson and Ryland Adams on the trip to the factory that makes Star's cosmetics in the fourth episode.

Which friend of Shane Dawson served as cameraman, co-editor and co-director on his documentary series from 2018?

Andrew Siwicki also acted as a secondary host from behind the camera and shared an editing award with Dawson for their 2018 convention documentary.

Morgan Adams, a regular in Shane Dawson's documentary series, is related to his husband Ryland in which way?

His sister Morgan is a YouTuber herself, and the Jake Paul series revealed she was a former fan of the Paul brothers.

Which cosmetics retailer sold Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star's 2019 makeup collection in its stores on launch day?

Morphe stores and smaller beauty sites sold out within fifteen minutes of the 10 a.m. launch on November 1.

Which e-commerce platform crashed under the traffic when Shane Dawson's 2019 makeup collection went on sale?

Shopify hosts Jeffree Star's store, and an hour after launch two and a half million people were still waiting in the online queue.

Which second eyeshadow palette joined the Conspiracy palette in Shane Dawson's 2019 collection with Jeffree Star?

Mini Controversy later swapped its shade Cry On My Couch for a new one, Put it Back!, after fans pleaded on social media.

Shane Dawson's 2019 conspiracy series examined claims that which mall clothing brand uses subliminal messaging?

Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch were both named in the first episode, alongside segments on deepfakes and dark themes in cartoons.

The first episode of Shane Dawson's 2019 conspiracy series examined the causes of which 2018 California disasters?

Wildfires including the Woolsey Fire and the Camp Fire were the focus, and Dawson toured the damage in person.

Which licensed therapist and YouTuber went undercover as Shane Dawson's producer to observe Jake Paul in person?

Kati Morton, a licensed marriage and family therapist, said afterward that she felt bad for Paul yet remained suspicious of him.

Which influencer group's shared house did Shane Dawson visit to meet Jake Paul face to face in 2018?

Team 10 pranks were all staged, former member Nick Crompton had told Dawson earlier in the series.

Which ex-girlfriend of Jake Paul told Shane Dawson that their public relationship had been fake?

Alissa Violet gave the interview in the seventh of eight episodes and also confirmed she had been involved with Jake's brother Logan.

Which YouTuber's return from a health break was the subject of an hour-long 2019 Shane Dawson documentary?

Eugenia Cooney used the video to discuss her recovery publicly for the first time, and it was viewed over 27 million times in a month.

Shane Dawson proposed to Ryland Adams in 2019 as the couple marked which occasion?

Their anniversary marked three years together, and the proposal later featured in an episode of Dawson's second Jeffree Star series.

Which magazine ranked Shane Dawson 25th on its 2010 list of the biggest web celebrities?

Forbes put him on its Web Celeb 25 list two years after he started posting, by which point his videos had passed 500 million views.

Which annual ceremony for online video named Shane Dawson Best Vlogger in 2010 and Creator of the Year in 2018?

Streamy Awards voters also honored his three-part convention documentary in 2018, for both Documentary and Editing.

Shane Dawson's first YouTube docu-series, in 2017, showed him reconciling with which long-absent family member?

His father had been absent while Dawson and his two older brothers grew up in a low-income household headed by their single mother.

Before YouTube paid the bills, Shane Dawson worked as a security guard at which kind of attraction?

An aquarium guard job was among the odd jobs he took after being fired from a weight-loss center, all while he kept uploading videos.

Which hugely popular YouTube character of the late 2000s did Shane Dawson kill off in his first viral sketch?

Fred Figglehorn, played by Lucas Cruikshank, met his end in a September 2008 sketch that has since passed 25 million views.

In which California city, where he toured Jeffree Star's mansion in 2018, did Shane Dawson live until 2021?

Calabasas was his home until August 2021, when he and Ryland Adams paid $2.2 million for a farm in another state.

To which state, where they later married, did Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams move after buying a farm in 2021?

Colorado became home in August 2021, and the two held a small legal ceremony there on January 3, 2023, with a bigger celebration planned for Los Angeles.

With which blind YouTuber did Shane Dawson film a life-swap video nominated for a 2018 Collaboration award?

Molly Burke lost most of her sight at 14 to retinitis pigmentosa and built her channel around life with blindness, fashion and makeup.

Before his own vlog channel took off, Shane Dawson's husband Ryland Adams hosted for which entertainment news brand?

ClevverTV was Ryland's on-camera job before he struck out on his own; he and Dawson began dating in early 2016.

In which 2016 mockumentary, later released on Netflix, did Shane Dawson play a character called The Parody Boss?

Internet Famous premiered on iTunes in June 2016, reached number five on the store's movie comedy chart, and went worldwide on Netflix a month later.

Which 1968 song by the Zombies, heard in a cover version, was the theme of Shane Dawson's 2019 Jeffree Star series?

Time of the Season, written by Rod Argent, became a surprise US hit over a year after its release, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100.