Davis Burleson
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Davis Burleson is an American social media personality. He is the host of Fallen Media's TikTok interview series, "What’s Poppin? With Davis!" and appears on Sirius XM TikTok radio.
Life
[edit]Burleson's first job was a DoorDash driver.[1] In March 2020, Burleson of Houston began posting on TikTok at the age of 17.[2] He amassed 100,000 followers by the fall of 2020 when he moved to New York City to study photography at the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School.[2][3]
Burleson partnered with Fallen Media, a Flatiron based short-form content studio to assist with the production of "What’s Poppin? With Davis!"[2][1] The series features Burleson interviewing visitors of Washington Square Park.[2][1] Episode 55 was the first to go viral with over 22 million views and bringing another 100,000 followers that same week.[2]
In the spring of 2022, Burleson was hired by Ganni during Copenhagen Fashion Week to post content on Instagram and TikTok.[2][4] He hosted a backstage stream on TikTok at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[5] By September 2022, Burleson's show had 2.1 million TikTok followers.[2] In June 2023, he was the front of UGG's pride month campaign.[6] Burleson was interviewed by UGG about being gay and the It Gets Better Project.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Macias, Ernesto (2022-01-18). "TikTok Phenom Davis Burleson Tells Us What's Poppin". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g Adorante, Mia (2022-09-07). "The TikTok Star of Washington Square Park". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Hoppenheim, Danielle (2021-12-16). "The Double Life of Davis Burleson". The New School Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Royce, Aaron (2021-11-26). "TikTok Star Davis Burleson Shares His Go-To Shoes, Viral Fame & Dealing With Online Hate". Footwear News. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Beverly, Maren (March 28, 2022). "Inside A TikTok Influencer's Star-Studded Birthday Bash". Gotham. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Royce, Aaron (2023-06-12). "Exclusive: TikToker Davis Burleson Talks Coming Out, LGBTQIA+ Empowerment and Fronting Ugg's 2023 Pride Campaign". Footwear News. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Davis Burleson Will Make You Feel Heard". UGG. May 13, 2023.