Dawson Gurley, also known as Big Daws, is an American YouTube personality, known for the channel Big Daws TV (stylized BigDawsTv) consisting of pranks, with a second channel called BigDawsVlogs consisting of vlogs and extra footage from his main channel.[1][2][3]
Dawson Gurley | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1993 |
| Occupation | YouTube personality |
YouTube information | |
| Channels | BigDawsTv, BigDawsVlogs |
| Associated acts | Andrew Hales |
Early life edit
Gurley was born on May 19, 1993, in Olathe, Kansas and graduated from Olathe East High School. He then received an associate degree from Mesa Community College.[3]
Gurley started making videos when he was 11 years old, inspired by Jackass movie after receiving a camera as gift for Christmas from his parents.[1] Gurley started his YouTube career in 2012, filming videos on the campus of Arizona State University.[1] Some of his videos started going viral in 2014.[4][5][3] Through the Golden State Warriors' championship runs of the late 2010s-early 2020s, he became prominent among the team's fanbase for bearing a striking resemblance to star player Klay Thompson. Gurley reportedly tried to use that to his advantage by gaining access to the Chase Center court prior to Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals, which led to the team permanently banning him from the arena.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c Lindsay Hahn (February 19, 2016). "Behind the scenes of a campus prankster". The State Press. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Aliko Carter (October 20, 2017). "Meet the Prankster-Turned-Baller Behind the Fake Klay Disguise". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c Yetta Gibson (November 1, 2018). "Tempe man makes living pranking people on YouTube". KTVK. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "People helping homeless man get a surprise of their own". WPMT. September 25, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Alex McDaniel (November 6, 2015). "YouTube star visits University of Alabama to get girls' phone numbers". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Grant Marek (June 13, 2022). "Warriors folk hero Fake Klay Thompson says he was banned for life from Chase Center shortly before Game 5". SFGate. Retrieved June 13, 2022.