Nathan Apodaca
Nathan Apodaca | |
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| Born | Nathan Apodaca October 24, 1982 Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |
| Other names | 420doggface208 |
| Occupation(s) | Viral video star, media personality |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Children | Makyla Apodaca, Angelia Apodaca [1] |
Nathan Apodaca is a viral Tik Tok star who achieved fame in 2020 after amassing millions of views on a video he created skateboarding down a highway while listening to Fleetwood Mac. [2] He has 2 teenage daughters and before his fame, he was living in a trailer with no running water or electricity.[1] He had to take his skateboard to work when his car broke down, and created the video of himself skateboarding along a highway in Idaho Falls, while drinking Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice and lip synching to Fleetwood Mac's song "Dreams". [1] [3]The video and song went viral garnering over 50M views around the world and became an instant viral sensation. [4] As a result, it put Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" back on the Billboard music charts at #1. [5] [6] Subsequently, Ocean Spray gifted Nathan a brand new 2020 Nissan Truck Frontier. [7] Nathan signed on with Alana Thompson’s (a.k.a.'Honey Boo Boo") manager, Gina Rodriguez of Gitoni Productions. [8][9]. The CEO of Ocean Spray, Tom Hayes, eventually got involved and recreated the video himself, leading to further viral fame for Nathan. [10]
References
- ^ a b c Zornosa, Laura. "TikTok star Nathan Apodaca gets a new truck — and lots of juice — from Ocean Spray". LA Times.
- ^ Morales, Christina. "Millions of Views Later, Nathan Apodaca Keeps the Vibe Going". NY Times. NY Times.
- ^ Mauch, Ally. "Ocean Spray Gives TikTok Star a New Truck Following Viral Fleetwood Mac Cranberry Juice Video". People.com. People Magazine.
- ^ Curran, Sarah. "Mick Fleetwood Surprises Nathan Apodaca From Viral 'Dreams' TikTok Video". ET Canada.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac's Mick surprises viral Dreams TikTok star Nathan Apodaca". BBC.com. The BBC.
- ^ Mamo, Heran. "Viral Fleetwood Mac Skateboarder Gets a Cranberry-Red Truck Filled With Cran-Raspberry Juice". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine.
- ^ Daniels, Karu F. "Ocean Spray surprises Nathan Apodaca with a new truck after his Fleetwood Mac Tik Tok video went viral; Mick Fleetwood weighs in". NY Daily News. NY Daily News.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Skateboarder Got $10k in Donations, Wants New RV". youtube.com. TMZ.
{{cite web}}: Text "TMZ" ignored (help) - ^ "'DREAMS' SKATEBOARDER CHUGS HUGE OCEAN SPRAY BECAUSE ... Still In Awe Of New Truck!!!". TMZ. TMZ.
- ^ Gardizy, Anissa. "Ocean Spray gives TikTok star a truck after his Fleetwood Mac/Cran-Raspberry video goes viral". BostonGlobe.com. The Boston Globe.
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