Television pilotsīased on the press he received for his book, Daniel was able to sell two TV series proposals. The video prompted a response from Halsey, who criticized the parody and Daniel and Sydelko's supporters. In January 2017, Daniel and Sydelko released a parody video of the song ' Closer' originally by The Chainsmokers, featuring Halsey. By 2016, his Twitter following had grown to over 95,000. Daniel told Vice that he cultivated a group of followers online who appreciated his absurd and bizarre comedic antics. Starting in 2014, he began hosting a weekly internet prank with CollegeHumor called Text Prank Thursday, where he would have his Twitter followers text random phone numbers saying whatever he told them to say. Career 2013–16: Career beginnings White House petitionĭaniel led an online White House petition in 2013 to make the Miley Cyrus song ' Party in the U.S.A.' the U.S. He publicized his comedy work through posts on Twitter. During this period, he began to write comedy to occupy himself. After his grandmother became ill, Daniel moved into her residence to care for her. He was raised as an evangelical Christian. 2.2 2016–18: Political stunts and media attentionĮlijah Daniel was born in Detroit, Michigan.
