Dan Howell

**Daniel James Howell** is known for being a YouTube star by the name of **Danisnotonfire**, or more recently as just **Daniel Howell**. He is a British bestselling author, YouTuber, vlogger, former radio host, and has an Internet personality that has garnered him the love of millions.

## ABOUT

Dan was born June 11, 1991 in Wokingham, Bershire, England. Currently, he lives in a self-designed home or owned apartment in London, England with his best friend and fellow YouTuber, Philip Michael Lester (AmazingPhil). Dan is 6'3", last time checked. He made his first video on October, 16, 2009. The name of it was "Hello Internet", a phrase which still "haunts" him to this day. He started making videos when a few friends, including Phil Lester, convinced him to do so. He studied at Manchester University, focusing on Law, but dropped out after a year when he realized law was not a path he was able to take. He fell into an existential crisis. He then decided he was going to pursue his YouTube career. Dan and Phil had their own radio show on BBC Radio 1. However, in September 2014 they changed the show and it became called "internet takeover". It was on Monday at 9:00 pm. and in it, a YouTuber or Internet star came in every week to host the show.

In April 2013, Dan and Phil traveled to New York on behalf of Fuse, where they interviewed Fall Out Boy during their comeback tour.

☀Along with Phil, he is also one of the presenters of the Super Amazing Project, a YouTube video series from My Damn Channel, encompassing scary/freaky happenings sent in by viewers, challenges between the two presenters, and strange news from the previous week. The show spanned for three series, however Dan confirmed in a YouNow broadcast that except for seasonal specials, there will be no series 4. Its legacy was carried to their radio show. The Super Amazing Project now has 2 brand new hosts.

☀Dan and Phil also created a joint channel called DanAndPhilGAMES where they play video games and record it. They made this channel in September 2014 after turning their radio show into the "Internet Takeover," leaving them more free time. The channel is currently on hiatus and it is unknown if it will return in its previous format.

On March 27th, 2015, Dan announced, with his friend Phil, that they wrote a book together. It was released October 8th, 2015, and a selling point was a claim that it would tell what really happened in Vegas. Along with the book, Dan and Phil planned a tour around the world to promote their book and meet fans. The tour kicked off on October 8th, 2015.

Dan and Phil created a channel called "DanAndPhilCRAFTS" on April 1st, 2015, announcing the same day that it was just an April Fool's joke. However, many fans believe that they will somehow find a way to use it by posting videos that are not fit for either of their channels or their gaming channel.

## Awards and Nominations

During 2012, Dan was voted "Hottest Lad of the Year" by the readers of the magazine Sugarscape. During 2013, Dan and Phil were both voted for the UK's favorite radio presenters and winners of the Sony Golden Headphones Award, presented by Sony Radio Acadamy Awards, for Dan and Phil on the BBC Radio.

   In 2013 Dan was the first runner up in Sugerscape's *Hottest Lads of 2013*, a competition he had won a year before. He came in second to his best friend Phil Lester. During 2014 Dan, with Phil, had been nominated for the 'Best Internet Collaboration' award for the Teen Choice Awards. IN 2014 Dan was nominated for and won the Lovie Internet Person of the Year, for the Lovie Awards.

## Radio Career

It was announced in November 2012 that both Dan and Phil will host BBC Radio 1's request show, on Sundays 7pm-9pm, starting on 13th January 2013. The show is fully interactive, allowing listeners to call in to request a song and doing challenges to get it played ("fan wars"). On the website, music videos are shown which fans have made and emailed to Dan and Phil. The entire show is streamed in video, live on the BBC Radio 1 website. In August 2013, Dan and Phil received a Sony Golden Headphones Award for the UK's favorite Radio Presenters, voted for by the fans. Sundays, 7.00pm- 9.00pm (UK Time), Radio 1 Request Show (a.k.a *The Dan and Phil Show*) with Phil Lester (AmazingPhil) :

* Radio Show was changed to Mondays from 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm (UK Time) and the name was changed to "Internet Takeover".

## Present Endeavors (2019-2021)

Dan is on a hiatus from making independent videos on his channel, although it is unknown whether it is a true hiatus or if he is forever done with his active YouTube career. He worked with YouTube on an hour-long Pride video and it is uploaded to his channel.

He is currently working on unknown projects, and has taken up the hobby of aquascaping for a possible new fish after their first fish, Norman, passed away.

In the latter part of 2021, he and Phil participated an a video project that will likely be releasing sometime in late 2021 or early 2022. He has participated in a handful of videos on Phil's channel from 2019-2021, whether passively or actively.

## Quotes

* "The only ugly girls are the ones that don't realize that beauty comes from within."
* "I understand none of this, and know I'm scared."
* "Oh, my God; what do I do with my life?"
* "I don't know what I'm doing with my existence."
* "Turns out my life is just a series of long events where I made myself look stupid."
* "Get in the bunker! I've got crumpets!"
* "I'm flying, Jack!"
* "I'm floating!"
* "Swim faster, you slow piece of sh\*t!"
* "What's your irony? It's like silly string: you'll have loads of fun for a few hours and then you'll be a total mess and everyone will hate you."
* "Maybe it was Gandalf in the hood."
* "Remember to charge your phone."
* "Are you my gaming companion or a troll sat next to me?"
* "Life can be boring, and if you've been given the opportunity to live it, maybe you should."
* "... You then add 8 packets of sugar so it doesn't taste like ass."
* "And this was when through the magic of the Internet, I met Phil, and obviously, we were more than friends, but it was more than just romantic; this was someone that genuinely liked me. I trusted them. And for the first time since I was a tiny child, I actually felt safe, and the relationship we formed at the point was something that I needed in my life. We are real best friends, companions through life - like, actual soulmates."