Daniel Mac
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| File:Daniel Mac.jpg Daniel Mac at the Transformers premiere in 2023 | ||||||||||
| Born | Daniel Macdonald October 8, 1997 Tucson, Arizona, U.S | |||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Arizona | |||||||||
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| Known for | "What Do You Do For A Living?" Videos | |||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
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| Followers | 14.3 million | |||||||||
| Likes | 325.6 million[1] | |||||||||
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| Presented by | Daniel Mac | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.93 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 2.23 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: September 20, 2023 | ||||||||||
Daniel Macdonald,[a] known as Daniel Mac (born 8 October 1997), is an American social media personality. He rose to popularity on social media by approaching owners of luxury cars and celebrities, asking them "What do you do for a living?", and then posting the interaction on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.[3][4][5]
Background and early life
Daniel Mac is originally from Tucson, Arizona.[6] He began shooting his interview videos in Tuscon.[7] He then moved to Dallas and then Los Angeles, California.[8] He has a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Arizona.[9]
Career
Mac is known for approaching luxury car owners, inquiring about their occupations, then posting these encounters online.[10][11][12] He started out by making these videos in Dallas, before moving to Los Angeles, where there is a significant concentration of expensive cars.[13] In early 2022, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation,[14] quitting working at Charles Schwab Corporation.[15][13] He has a combined social media following of over 20 million followers and over 5 billion views across all platforms.[13] He has interviewed in his videos CEOs, celebrities, a variety of discreetly affluent individuals, and occasionally, the spouses and children of wealthy people.[16][13] Some examples include President Joe Biden, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Leno, Barbara Corcoran, etc.[3][17] He has also had on Indian actor Ranveer Singh and Iranian businessman Manny Khoshbin.[18][19] His interviews have featured sports personalities like Lewis Hamilton, Shaquille O'Neal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and more.[20][21][22] The top 5 most featured cars in his videos are Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.[23] His work has also involved covering events and collaborations with brands like Chevy, Bugatti, Gillette, and Formula One.[24] Others include Heineken USA, Activision, Amazon, Epic Games and Xbox, amongst others.[24][8]
He also runs a podcast, The Daniel Mac Show, on which he has featured celebrity guests, including Barbara Corcoran,[25] who on the show, exclusively revealed her most profitable deal from the TV show Shark Tank.[26][27]
His interview with Apple vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins,[28] led to the latter being fired from his role at Apple after making an inappropriate comment in the TikTok video.[29] In the video, he mentioned fondling women with big breasts.[30][31] The video gained significant attention on social media and within Apple, leading to an investigation by the company's human resources department and ultimately, the sacking of Blevins by Jeff Williams.[28][32]
Personal life
He resided in Dallas, Texas, and then moved to Los Angeles.[8][14] He bought his dream car, the Porsche Cayman GT4.[33][17]
Footnotes
- ^ Also spelled in sources as McDonald or Macdonald.
References
- ^ "Daniel Mac Official TikTok".
- ^ a b "About Itsdanielmac". YouTube.
- ^ a b Pellot, Emerald (2022-10-03). "Who is Daniel Mac? The TikToker Who Asks High-End Car Drivers About Their Professions". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "This TikTok Star Makes Up To $100,000 A Month By Asking The Super-Rich About Their Cars". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "What Do You Do for a Living? TikTok User Goes Famous In The US". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Dallas area TikTok Star Daniel MacDonald Shifts Creativity into High Gear". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Daniel Mac Net Worth and How He Built His Empire". Wealthendipity. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Who is Daniel Mac? How did the TikTok star become famous?". Legit.ng. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Who Is Daniel Mac? The 'What Do You Do For A Living?' TikTok Star". DMARGE. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "TikTok Star Daniel Mac Is Finding Out Exactly How Rich People Made Their Millions". Toofab. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Who Is Daniel Mac? TikToker Goes Viral Asking What People Do For A Living". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "How Daniel Mac became TikTok's supercar guru". Creator Handbook. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c d "This 25-Year-Old TikTok Star, Daniel Mac, Makes Millions Asking Questions Of L.A.'s Luxury Car Drivers". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Daniel Mac, Star of Viral 'What Do You Do for a Living?' TikTok Series, Signs With CAA". Variety. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "What does 'what do you do for a living' guy do?". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Rodríguez, José Jr. (2021-02-03). "TikToker Wants To Know How You Can Afford That Supercar". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ a b Bain, Kate (2023-01-02). "TikTok sensation Daniel Mac buys $100,000 dream car". Supercar Blondie. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Ranveer Singh Is Asked Ny TikTok Star Daniel Mac What He Does For A Living". The Times of India. 2022-10-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "TikTok-Famous Daniel Mac Rides in Manny Khoshbin's McLaren P1, Now Wants One". Auto Evolution. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""Part-Time Racer": 7X World Champion Lewis Hamilton Outwits $2.8 Million Worth Viral TikTok Star Daniel Mac With A Hilarious Response To A Simple Question". EssentiallySports. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""Did Giannis Antetokounmpo buy a $335,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan through Bitcoin?": When the Bucks superstar hilariously trolled TikToker Daniel Mac". The SportsRush. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""I'm Your Father!": Shaquille O'Neal Channels Inner Darth Vader, Trolled Daniel Mac At Austin GP". The SportsRush. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "What Do You Do For A Living? An Analysis Of A Tiktok Phenomenon". Dick Lovett. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b "Daniel Mac, Star of Viral 'What Do You Do for a Living?' TikTok Series, Signs With CAA". Variety. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Reveals Which Product Made Her Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in Three Years On The Daniel Mac Show". TVLine. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Barbara Corcoran Says This 'Shark Tank' Deal Turned Her $50,000 Investment Into $468 million". CNBC. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Barbara Corcoran Names the 'Shark Tank' Deal That Got Her $468 Million". TV Insider. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Apple Procurement VP Fired Over TikTok Breast Joke". Apple Insider. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Top Apple Executive Is Leaving After Making Crude Remarks in Daniel Mac TikTok Video". Bloomberg News. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Apple Executive Leaves After Viral TikTok Video Captures Him Making Crude Joke About Women". The Independent. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Viral Vulgar Video Forces Top Apple Executive To Quit After 22 Years". Mint. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Apple fires exec after he made crude jokes on the expensive car guy's TikTok". The Verge. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Kelsall, Henry (2023-01-14). "TikTok Star Bought His $100K Dream Supercar By Simply Asking What People Do For A Living". HotCars. Retrieved 2023-05-19.