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The Dolan Twins
The Dolan Twins in 2017
Personal information
Born
Ethan Dolan
Grayson Dolan

(1999-12-16) December 16, 1999 (age 24)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationComedian
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers11 million[1]
Total views1.75 billion[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
10,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: June 20, 2020

Ethan and Grayson Dolan[2] (born December 16, 1999[3]), collectively known as The Dolan Twins, are an American comedy duo who rose to prominence in May 2013[4] on the video sharing application Vine. They are currently signed to AwesomenessTV, and have been since 2015.[5][6]

Early life and career

The twins are from the Long Valley region of Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey.[7]

Since their beginnings, the duo has accumulated over 6.4 million followers on Vine and 11 million subscribers on YouTube, and embarked on a world tour titled the "4OU" Tour in 2016.[8] The duo was also involved in a Twitter ad campaign for the social network's new stickers feature.[9] At the 2016 Teen Choice Awards, the duo won the awards for Choice Web Star: Male[10] and Choice YouTuber.

On March 27, 2018, the two announced a hiatus from YouTube through a video on their channel entitled Bye For Now.[11] In the video, they stated that they wanted to re-evaluate themselves creatively and focus on their lives outside of the platform.[12] They later announced their return on May 1, 2018.[13]

In June 2018, the twins formed The Sister Squad with fellow YouTubers James Charles and Emma Chamberlain.[14] The four uploaded simultaneous videos on their YouTube channels on June 19, August 28, October 31, and December 25, 2018, and were featured prominently in YouTube Rewind 2018.[15] The Sister Squad was nominated for a 2019 YouTube Ensemble Shorty Award.[16]

Their father, Sean Dolan, died from cancer on January 19, 2019. He was fifty years old.[17]

On October 8 2019, they uploaded a sixty-minute video titled It's Time To Move On.... They explained the stress of their father's death, and that they intend to change the content of their channel and to a more flexible schedule.[18]

Work outside of YouTube

MTV's Total Request Live reboot added the Dolan Twins to the show's lineup as correspondents, and provide on-air hosting duties across platforms.[19] It was announced in August 2018 that the twins had directed a music video for the Australian alt-pop group Cub Sport.[20]

In February 2020, the Dolan Twins launched a weekly podcast, Deeper with the Dolan Twins, produced by Cadence13.[21]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated Award Result
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Male Won
Choice YouTuber Won
2017 Choice Comedian Won
Choice Web Star: Male Nominated
Choice YouTuber Nominated
Choice Comedy Web Star Nominated
2018 Choice Web Star: Male Won
Choice Comedian Won

References

  1. ^ a b "About Dolan Twins". YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Dolan Twins Talk YouTube Videos, Tour and More". Extra. May 25, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Nickoloff, Anne (January 11, 2019). "Youtube sensations Dolan Twins perform short show at House Of Blues". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Orfanides, Effie (September 26, 2017). "Dolan Twins: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Brouwer, Bree (September 25, 2015). "AwesomenessTV Signs Comedy Sketch Channel The Dolan Twins". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Harper, Kathleen (March 15, 2016). "Dolan Twins: 5 Things To Know About YouTube Hotties". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Whitehouse, Beth (June 8, 2016). "YouTube's Dolan Twins: 10 things you need to know". Newsday. Retrieved June 10, 2020. 'We're from a country town called Long Valley,' Ethan says of New Jersey.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Weiss, Geoff (April 19, 2016). "16-Year-Old Dolan Twins Will Kick Off Worldwide '4OU' Tour This Summer". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Weiss, Geoff (July 28, 2016). "Twitter Teams With Dolan Twins, Andrea Russett, And Todrick Hall For Video Ad Campaign". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Shilliday, Beth (July 31, 2016). "Dolan Twins Brought To Tears Over Teen Choice Win — So Sweet". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Dolan Twins (March 27, 2018). "Bye For Now". YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Gemmill, Allie (March 28, 2018). "The Dolan Twins Are Taking a Break from YouTube". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 21, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Dolan Twins (May 1, 2018). "WE'RE BACK!". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Dzurillay, Julia (May 15, 2019). "Who Is in James Charles's Sister Squad?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved June 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Smith, Dave (December 15, 2018). "'YouTube Rewind 2018' is officially the most disliked video in YouTube history — here's why". Business Insider. Retrieved June 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (January 28, 2019). "Lady Gaga, Harry Styles, Weezer & More Land 2019 Shorty Awards Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Kim, Yerin (January 24, 2019). "The Dolan Twins Ask Fans Not to Attend Their Dad's Funeral". Seventeen. Retrieved June 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Rearick, Lauren (October 9, 2019). "The Dolan Twins Announced They're No Longer Posting Weekly YouTube Videos". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Stanhope, Kate (September 22, 2017). "MTV's 'TRL' Taps YouTube Stars the Dolan Twins as Correspondents (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 21, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Booth, Ali (August 27, 2018). "The Dolan Twins to Direct Upcoming Music Video". Tiger Beat. Retrieved August 28, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ Spangler, Todd (February 18, 2020). "Dolan Twins to Launch Their First Podcast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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