Cameron Dallas

Cameron Alexander Dallas (born September 8, 1994)[1] is an American internet personality and actor best known for his prominence on the video application Vine and YouTube.[2] Dallas has gone on to star in films such as Expelled and The Outfield.

Cameron Dallas
Born
Cameron Alexander Dallas

(1994-09-08) September 8, 1994
Whittier, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Internet personality
  • actor
Years active2012–present
Known forYouTube, Vine videos, magcon
TelevisionChasing Cameron
Signature

Cameron formerly starred on his Netflix reality show Chasing Cameron.

Career

Dallas began his career in September 2012 posting vines of himself playing jokes and pranks on his friends and family.[3][4] In 2014, Dallas had 8.1 million followers on Vine, making him the 11th most followed account,[5] and 11.3 million followers on Twitter. In addition to this Dallas has approximately 21 million followers on Instagram.[6] In April 2014, AwesomenessTV CEO Brian Robbins announced he was making a film starring Dallas.[7][8] The film, titled Expelled, was released later that year, on December 12, 2014.[9] In May 2015, Dallas starred in two episodes of the NBC thriller television series American Odyssey.[10][11] That same year, Dallas appeared in The Outfield opposite Nash Grier, and Caroline Sunshine.[12][13] The film was released on November 10, 2015, through video on demand.[14] In November 2015, it was revealed Dallas had been cast in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.[15] However, his scenes were cut.[16] On April 20, 2015, Dallas released his debut single "She Bad".[17][18][19] He also was later featured in Daniel Skye's track "All I Want Is You".

In June 2016, Dallas announced that he would be starring in an upcoming Netflix reality series Chasing Cameron.[20] It premiered on December 27, 2016.[20]

Within June and July 2017, he has now reached 20 million followers on Instagram and 11 million on Twitter.

In 2020, Dallas made his Broadway debut as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls, while the originator of the role, Kyle Selig, took a leave of absence.[21]

Personal life

He has described his ethnic background as half Scottish, a quarter Mexican and a quarter German.[22]

On December 31, 2018, New Year's Eve, Dallas was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly punching a man in the face at the Hyatt Residence Club Grand Aspen in Aspen, Colorado.[23]

On August 23, 2019, Cameron announced on social media that for the past 2.5 years he has been struggling with addiction, depression, and family trauma.[24] On October 15, 2019, he ran in a charity that helped raise money for those struggling with addiction and to help them get access to treatment.[25]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2014 Expelled Felix O'Neil
2015 The Frog Kingdom Freddie
(voice)
The Outfield Frankie Payton

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 AwesomenessTV Himself Episode: "Kanye: What's In My Murse?"
American Odyssey Cameron Episodes: "Wingman", "Beat Feat"
2016 Chasing Cameron Himself 10 episodes

Theatre
Year Production Role Location Category
2020 Mean Girls Aaron Samuels August Wilson Theatre Broadway

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
Dear Scarlett
  • Released: September 8, 2020
  • Label: Under No Association
  • Format: Digital download

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[26]		 US
R&B/HH
[27]		 US
Rap
[28]
"She Bad" 2015 —[upper-alpha 1]46—[upper-alpha 2] Non-album singles
"Why Haven't I Met You?" 2018 — — —
"Helpless" 2020 — — — TBA
"Secrets" — — — Dear Scarlett
"Dangerous" — — —
"Used to Me" — — —
"Would You" — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Pop
[29]
"All I Want"
(Daniel Skye featuring Cameron Dallas)		 2015 —[upper-alpha 3] Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated Award Result
2014 2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Male Nominated
Choice Web: Viner Won
2015 2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Male Won
Choice Web: Viner Won
2016 42nd People's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media Star Nominated
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Male Hottie Nominated
Choice Web Star: Male Nominated
Choice Social Media King Won
Streamy Awards Entertainer of the Year Nominated
2017 43rd People's Choice Awards Favorite Social Media Star Won
Streamy Awards Creator of the Year Nominated

Notes
  1. "She Bad" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
  2. "She Bad" did not enter the Billboard Rap songs, but peaked at No. 8 on the Digital Rap Songs chart.
  3. "All I Want" did not enter the Billboard Pop songs, but peaked at No. 35 on the Digital Pop Songs chart.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Ward, Kate (September 26, 2013). "Cameron Dallas Is a 22-Year-Old Vine Celebrity, and You'd Be Shocked How Popular He is". Bustle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Henderson, Hannah. "The other Cameron: Dallas v David". BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. Lehrer, Meaghan. "Why Everyone Loves Social Media Sensation Cameron Dallas". FirstSlice. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. Kosoff, Maya. "The 30 Most Popular Vine Stars In The World". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. "Top 100 Instagram Profiles by Followers – Socialblade Instagram Stats | Instagram Statistics". Retrieved on 12 January 2017.
  7. Shaw, Lucas. "AwesomenessTV to Produce Movie With Vine Stars Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas". The Wrap. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. Eadicicco, Lisa. "Two Teen Stars Of Twitter's Video App Vine Now Have A Movie Deal". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. Rapold, Nicolas. "A Comedic Sprinter Tries a Marathon". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. Whitney, Alyse. "Vine Star Cameron Dallas Fights with a 'Twilight' Star in His TV Debut". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. Gonzalez, Sandra. "Vine star Cameron Dallas gets roughed up in 'American Odyssey' sneak peek". Mashable. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. Malach, Maggie. "Get Your First Look at Nash Grier + Cameron Dallas' Movie 'The Outfield'". Pop Crush. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  13. Brouwer, Bree. "Fullscreen Launches Film Division To Develop Feature-Length Movies With YouTube Stars". tubefilter. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  14. Spangler, Todd (October 16, 2015). "'The Outfield' Starring Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas to Premiere on iTunes". Variety.com. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  15. Ross A. Lincoln. "Brillstein Signs Digital Star Cameron Dallas – Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  16. Picardi, Phillip (May 18, 2016). "Cameron Dallas Cuddles with Puppies and Talks Social Superstardom in Our Latest Issue". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  17. McSpadden, Kevin. "Cameron Dallas Just Dropped His Debut Single 'She Bad'". Time. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  18. "WATCH: Cameron Dallas Releases 'She Bad' Lyric Video". iHeart Radio. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  19. Van De Wall, Virginia. "WATCH: Cameron Dallas Releases Music Video for Debut Single "She Bad"". J-14. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  20. Spangler, Todd (June 22, 2016). "Netflix Greenlights Cameron Dallas Reality Show". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  21. "Cameron Dallas Makes Broadway Debut as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls". Broadway.com. 14 January 2020.
  22. "Cameron Dallas on Twitter". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  23. "Social media star Cameron Dallas arrested for allegedly punching man in the face". NBC News.
  24. "Cameron Dallas Reveals He's 105 Days Sober After Years-Long Addiction Struggle". E! Online. Aug 24, 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  25. Dallas, Cameron (October 15, 2019). "@camerondallas on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  26. "Chart Search | Billboard". Retrieved on 12 January 2017.
  27. "Chart Search | Billboard". Retrieved on 12 January 2017.
  28. "Chart Search | Billboard". Retrieved on 12 January 2017.
  29. "Chart Search | Billboard". Retrieved on 12 January 2017.
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