BigDawsTv | |
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Born |
Dawson Gurley May 19, 1993 Olathe, Kansas |
Residence | Tempe, Arizona |
Nationality | American |
Education |
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Occupation | YouTuber, prankster, rapper |
Years active | 2012–present |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Partner(s) | Kelly Gilloon |
YouTube information | |
Channel(s) | BigDawsTv, BigDawsVlogs |
Genre | Pranks, vlogs |
Network | Fullscreen |
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Dawson Gurley, known by his stage name Big Daws TV (stylized BigDawsTv) is an American YouTube personality and prankster whose main YouTube channel has videos featuring hidden-cameras of pranks and comedy social interactions. As of February 3, 2017, his channel has more than 293 million views and more than 2.1 million subscribers. Videos on his second channel named BigDawsVlogs formerly named BigDawsTvExtras, where he releases extra footage from his main videos and also posts vlogs, have more than 50 million views.
Gurley was born on May 19, 1993 in Olathe, Kansas. He was inspired by the movie Jackass when he was 11 and started filming videos after receiving a video camera as a Christmas gift from his parents. After a while he moved out to Arizona with his friends and attended Mesa Community College.
Gurley dropped out of college about one year after graduating from high school and started filming videos full time.
Gurley has collaborated with other notable YouTubers such as Andrew Hales,Cody Strong,Juan Gonzalez,JStuStudios,DJ Sennett, and Melissa Flentzeris.
Gurley released a video on August 19, 2014 titled "Giving to People Who Give" which was filmed in Tempe, Arizona where he pretended to be a homeless panhandler, and whoever gave him money he returned their money plus extra cash, at the end he met Charna Foley, a homeless women who has been filling job applications for three months with no luck where Gurley donated her some money and made her break down in tears. Gurley helped Foley with raising donations.