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looking at once notable viral stars and
seeing what they’re up to today we’re
ranking our choices based on the
popularity of the once famous individual
and the accomplishments they’ve enjoyed
since leaving their brief foray into
stardom number 10 Jeremy Meeks a mug
shot of Jeremy Meeks flooded the
Internet in 2014 here it is the 30 year
old felon Jeremy Meeks when a several
mug shots posted online by police in
California Meeks was a member of the
Northside gangster crips which had a
criminal history of violence and that
year he was convicted on the felony
charges of being in possession of a
firearm and grand theft after police
posted his mug shot on Facebook it
quickly went viral with many people
calling him smokin hot mostly due to his
piercing eyes Meeks signed a modeling
contract while still in prison and made
his runway debut at New York Fashion
Week in February 2017 to this day Meeks
continues to work as a model talk about
a turnaround number 9 David Devore jr.
also known as David after dentist David
after dentist was a viral phenomenon
that showed young David super high after
a trip to the dentist for oral surgery
it was a great time for everyone but
unfortunately not much is known about
good old David after the video went
viral in 2009 the family became YouTube
partners which gave them a share of the
advertising revenue the family also sold
t-shirts but reportedly made very little
money from it according to the Instagram
account
David dentist as of 2018 David is living
a normal teenage life and looking
forward to college good for you David
who would have thought that going to the
dentist would have brought you here
number 8 Harry
and charlie davies-carr also known as
charlie bit my finger
Harry and Charlie are the stars of the
viral phenomenon charlie bit my finger
uploaded in May 2007 it quickly made the
rounds and was once the most viewed
video on YouTube though it’s now been
surpassed by many music videos the
family reportedly made 100,000 pounds in
advertisement revenue and bought a new
house with the money but they’ve also
kept their privacy the boy’s parents
have declined talk show appearances on
numerous occasions and in a 2015 see BBC
catch-up story charlie admitted that he
found it quote a bit odd that the video
became so popular sorry Charlie can you
recognize these two number seven Caitlin
Upton I personally believe that us
Americans are unable to do so because
some people out there in our nation
don’t have maps and I believe that our
education like such as in South Africa
poor Caitlin Upton Miss South Carolina
took part in the Miss Teen USA beauty
pageant in 2007 and like in most beauty
pageants she was asked a question by one
of the judges her rambling nonsensical
answer quickly went viral and made Upton
the laughingstock of the Internet it’s
not all that funny to you is it no but
then again looking back on and I am
sitting here laughing at myself because
I feel like is that really me but rather
than retreat from the limelight she sold
her Don after the debacle Upton began
modelling work in advertisements and was
signed to Donald Trump’s modeling agency
she then placed third in the Amazing
Race 16 with her boyfriend Brent horn as
of 2016
Upton has been a real estate agent based
number six Alex Lee also known as Alex
from Target from Dallas Texas please
Alex became a viral sensation overnight
it all started when a target customer
discreetly took a snapshot of the quote
hot boy working at the checkout counter
in 2014 and so how many Twitter
followers did you originally have 144
and now 144 yeah now you have 500,000 or
probably more now yeah just about
550,000 okay 550,000 that hot boy was
Alex and he soon blew up over social
media Alex rode his newfound popularity
got a manager and went on digit or 2015
with his friend he also moved out to LA
where he met his girlfriend Kelsey and
started a YouTube channel that detailed
more personal aspects of his life four
million followers you feel like it was a
lot he recently told j14 that he will
soon be going to school to train as an
EMT because he doesn’t want to focus
solely on social media number five
Star Wars kid is like the forerunner to
all subsequent viral videos in the video
dated from 2002 15 year-old Justin a
Raza wields a golf ball retriever like a
lightsaber and completes some totally
wicked moves the video went viral and
even made its way into pop culture as
spoofs appeared on Arrested Development
and American Dad among many other shows
but aza was viciously bullied both
online and in person for the video and
he was forced to leave school due to the
abuse however but aza would later become
a legal graduate from McGill University
and president of the Petaluma want rod
review at Heritage Society number 4 Tay
Zonday also known as Chocolate Rain guy
when those nine words flashed across the
screen we all knew that we were watching
a modern-day masterpiece of a viral
video in April of 2007 Tay Zonday whose
real name is Adam the idati Bonner
released Chocolate Rain
a bizarre song about racism a
combination of Zahn days deep voice the
peculiar lyrics and the
unintentional hilarity of the video
itself made it a sensation and Zonday
was suddenly making headlines in
mainstream publications and touring the
talk-show circuit Sande is currently
running his YouTube channel doing
voiceover work and appearing in various
television shows and movies including
the jack and triumph show number three
antoine dodson he’s clamming your
windows he’s snatchin your people up
tryna rape em so y’all need to hide your
kids hide your wife Dodson became a
viral sensation in July 2010 following
an interview on a local news channel
after an intruder broke into his home
and attempted to sexually assault his
sister despite the serious subject
matter Dodson’s flamboyant attitude
warnings to neighbors and threats
against the rapist were considered funny
by a lot of people Dotson made money
through a remix of his interview called
the bed intruder song and capitalized on
merchandising dancin has since become a
Hebrew Israelite and started a family
with his wife despite once claiming to
be gay
Dodson then came under fire when he
stated that he would attempt to convert
his son if he turned out to be gay but
apologized shortly thereafter number 2
Rebecca Black does Rebecca black even
need an introduction in case you’ve been
living under a rock during the 2010s
Rebecca Black was the famous artist
responsible for the viral hit Friday
we
Friday was insanely popular mostly due
to its low quality and black quickly
found herself ridiculed from all corners
of the internet since that time Black
has maintained a YouTube channel which
includes blogs and covers of popular
songs and has consistently released new
music
[Music]
she released a sequel to Friday
appropriately titled Saturday which
charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and
released her debut EP titled rebel in
September 2017
[Music]
number one Chris Crocker Chris Crocker
became a media sensation after he posted
the video leave Britney Alone in which
he defends Britney Spears performance at
the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards because
all you people want is more some people
loved the passion others thought it was
melodramatic and selfish with the latter
believing he was using Spears personal
troubles to get famous either way
Crocker found himself an Internet star
overnight since that time Crocker has
dabbled in all sorts of entertainment
media he starred in an HBO documentary
about himself called me at the zoo in
2012 released his second EP in March
2013 and acted in a pornographic film
as of 2014 he was planning to raise a
family and was debating whether to fully
transition to a female gender identity
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to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
viral stars where are they now before we
begin we publish new content every day
so be sure to subscribe to our Channel
and ring the bell to get notified about
our latest videos for this list we’re
looking at once notable viral stars and
seeing what they’re up to today we’re
ranking our choices based on the
popularity of the once famous individual
and the accomplishments they’ve enjoyed
since leaving their brief foray into
stardom number 10 Jeremy Meeks a mug
shot of Jeremy Meeks flooded the
Internet in 2014 here it is the 30 year
old felon Jeremy Meeks when a several
mug shots posted online by police in
California Meeks was a member of the
Northside gangster crips which had a
criminal history of violence and that
year he was convicted on the felony
charges of being in possession of a
firearm and grand theft after police
posted his mug shot on Facebook it
quickly went viral with many people
calling him smokin hot mostly due to his
piercing eyes Meeks signed a modeling
contract while still in prison and made
his runway debut at New York Fashion
Week in February 2017 to this day Meeks
continues to work as a model talk about
a turnaround number 9 David Devore jr.
also known as David after dentist David
after dentist was a viral phenomenon
that showed young David super high after
a trip to the dentist for oral surgery
it was a great time for everyone but
unfortunately not much is known about
good old David after the video went
viral in 2009 the family became YouTube
partners which gave them a share of the
advertising revenue the family also sold
t-shirts but reportedly made very little
money from it according to the Instagram
account
David dentist as of 2018 David is living
a normal teenage life and looking
forward to college good for you David
who would have thought that going to the
dentist would have brought you here
number 8 Harry
and charlie davies-carr also known as
charlie bit my finger
Harry and Charlie are the stars of the
viral phenomenon charlie bit my finger
uploaded in May 2007 it quickly made the
rounds and was once the most viewed
video on YouTube though it’s now been
surpassed by many music videos the
family reportedly made 100,000 pounds in
advertisement revenue and bought a new
house with the money but they’ve also
kept their privacy the boy’s parents
have declined talk show appearances on
numerous occasions and in a 2015 see BBC
catch-up story charlie admitted that he
found it quote a bit odd that the video
became so popular sorry Charlie can you
recognize these two number seven Caitlin
Upton I personally believe that us
Americans are unable to do so because
some people out there in our nation
don’t have maps and I believe that our
education like such as in South Africa
poor Caitlin Upton Miss South Carolina
took part in the Miss Teen USA beauty
pageant in 2007 and like in most beauty
pageants she was asked a question by one
of the judges her rambling nonsensical
answer quickly went viral and made Upton
the laughingstock of the Internet it’s
not all that funny to you is it no but
then again looking back on and I am
sitting here laughing at myself because
I feel like is that really me but rather
than retreat from the limelight she sold
her Don after the debacle Upton began
modelling work in advertisements and was
signed to Donald Trump’s modeling agency
she then placed third in the Amazing
Race 16 with her boyfriend Brent horn as
of 2016
Upton has been a real estate agent based
number six Alex Lee also known as Alex
from Target from Dallas Texas please
Alex became a viral sensation overnight
it all started when a target customer
discreetly took a snapshot of the quote
hot boy working at the checkout counter
in 2014 and so how many Twitter
followers did you originally have 144
and now 144 yeah now you have 500,000 or
probably more now yeah just about
550,000 okay 550,000 that hot boy was
Alex and he soon blew up over social
media Alex rode his newfound popularity
got a manager and went on digit or 2015
with his friend he also moved out to LA
where he met his girlfriend Kelsey and
started a YouTube channel that detailed
more personal aspects of his life four
million followers you feel like it was a
lot he recently told j14 that he will
soon be going to school to train as an
EMT because he doesn’t want to focus
solely on social media number five
Star Wars kid is like the forerunner to
all subsequent viral videos in the video
dated from 2002 15 year-old Justin a
Raza wields a golf ball retriever like a
lightsaber and completes some totally
wicked moves the video went viral and
even made its way into pop culture as
spoofs appeared on Arrested Development
and American Dad among many other shows
but aza was viciously bullied both
online and in person for the video and
he was forced to leave school due to the
abuse however but aza would later become
a legal graduate from McGill University
and president of the Petaluma want rod
review at Heritage Society number 4 Tay
Zonday also known as Chocolate Rain guy
when those nine words flashed across the
screen we all knew that we were watching
a modern-day masterpiece of a viral
video in April of 2007 Tay Zonday whose
real name is Adam the idati Bonner
released Chocolate Rain
a bizarre song about racism a
combination of Zahn days deep voice the
peculiar lyrics and the
unintentional hilarity of the video
itself made it a sensation and Zonday
was suddenly making headlines in
mainstream publications and touring the
talk-show circuit Sande is currently
running his YouTube channel doing
voiceover work and appearing in various
television shows and movies including
the jack and triumph show number three
antoine dodson he’s clamming your
windows he’s snatchin your people up
tryna rape em so y’all need to hide your
kids hide your wife Dodson became a
viral sensation in July 2010 following
an interview on a local news channel
after an intruder broke into his home
and attempted to sexually assault his
sister despite the serious subject
matter Dodson’s flamboyant attitude
warnings to neighbors and threats
against the rapist were considered funny
by a lot of people Dotson made money
through a remix of his interview called
the bed intruder song and capitalized on
merchandising dancin has since become a
Hebrew Israelite and started a family
with his wife despite once claiming to
be gay
Dodson then came under fire when he
stated that he would attempt to convert
his son if he turned out to be gay but
apologized shortly thereafter number 2
Rebecca Black does Rebecca black even
need an introduction in case you’ve been
living under a rock during the 2010s
Rebecca Black was the famous artist
responsible for the viral hit Friday
we
Friday was insanely popular mostly due
to its low quality and black quickly
found herself ridiculed from all corners
of the internet since that time Black
has maintained a YouTube channel which
includes blogs and covers of popular
songs and has consistently released new
music
[Music]
she released a sequel to Friday
appropriately titled Saturday which
charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and
released her debut EP titled rebel in
September 2017
[Music]
number one Chris Crocker Chris Crocker
became a media sensation after he posted
the video leave Britney Alone in which
he defends Britney Spears performance at
the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards because
all you people want is more some people
loved the passion others thought it was
melodramatic and selfish with the latter
believing he was using Spears personal
troubles to get famous either way
Crocker found himself an Internet star
overnight since that time Crocker has
dabbled in all sorts of entertainment
media he starred in an HBO documentary
about himself called me at the zoo in
2012 released his second EP in March
2013 and acted in a pornographic film
as of 2014 he was planning to raise a
family and was debating whether to fully
transition to a female gender identity
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