Brendan Jordan

Brendan Jordan
Brendan Jordan
	Jordan in 2019
Personal information
Born	Brendan Jordan; September 25, 1999; Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupations	YouTuber; model;
YouTube information
Channel	Brendan Jordan;
Years active	2014–present
Genres	LGBT; drag; makeup;
Subscribers	256 thousand[1]
Total views	7.4 million[1]
Creator Awards
	Last updated: 1 May 2023

Brendan Jordan (born (1999-09-25)September 25, 1999) is a YouTuber and model. In October 2014, Jordan "went viral" after dancing moves from Lady Gaga's music video for the song "Applause" in the background of a live broadcast on NewsChannel 8.[2]

Biography

On October 9, 2014, NewsChannel 8 filmed Jordan in the background of their live coverage of the opening of Downtown Summerlin.[2] While being filmed, Jordan reproduced the dance moves from the "Applause" music video from Lady Gaga, released two months earlier.[2]

The next day, Lady Gaga tweeted that she "liked him", while the drag community, including RuPaul and Pandora Boxx, actively shared the video.[2] The video was also widely diffused by media outlets such as The Today Show[3] and ABC News,[4]

Other work

In October 2014, Jordan appeared on The Queen Latifah Show where he met Raven from RuPaul's Drag Race. In November 2014, he was a model for the American Apparel brand.[2][5] He was chosen for how he used their platform to raise awareness towards the LGBT community.[5]

References

"About Brendan Jordan". YouTube.
Robinson, Melia (3 August 2015). "15-year-old Brendan Jordan tells us what it's like to wake up famous". Tech Insider. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
Down, Randy (13 October 2014). "'Did my thing': Dancing boy channels Lady Gaga, steals spotlight in live newscast". Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
"Boy Video-Bombs Local TV Reporter With Dance Moves". ABC News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
Feldman, Jamie (12 November 2014). "Viral Dancing Sensation Brendan Jordan On American Apparel And Perfecting The Stank Face". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links

YouTube Channel

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[YouTubeStatsBrendan_Jordan-1] "About Brendan Jordan". YouTube.

[TechInsider-2] Robinson, Melia (3 August 2015). "15-year-old Brendan Jordan tells us what it's like to wake up famous". Tech Insider. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[3] Down, Randy (13 October 2014). "'Did my thing': Dancing boy channels Lady Gaga, steals spotlight in live newscast". Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[ABCNews-4] "Boy Video-Bombs Local TV Reporter With Dance Moves". ABC News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[HuffPost-5] Feldman, Jamie (12 November 2014). "Viral Dancing Sensation Brendan Jordan On American Apparel And Perfecting The Stank Face". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 March 2016.