Dawson Gurley

Dawson Gurley
Born (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)
Olathe, Kansas
OccupationYouTube personality
YouTube information
ChannelsBigDawsTv, BigDawsVlogs
Associated actsAndrew Hales

Dawson Gurley, also known as Big Daws, is an American YouTube personality, known for the channel Big Daws TV (stylized BigDawsTv) consisting of pranks, with a second channel called BigDawsVlogs consisting of vlogs and extra footage from his main channel.[1][2][3]

Early life

Gurley was born on May 19, 1993, in Olathe, Kansas and graduated from Olathe East High School. He then received an associate degree from Mesa Community College.[3]

Gurley started making videos when he was 11 years old, inspired by Jackass movie after receiving a camera as gift for Christmas from his parents.[1] Gurley started his YouTube career in 2012, filming videos on the campus of Arizona State University.[1] Some of his videos started going viral in 2014.[4][5][3] Through the Golden State Warriors' championship runs of the late 2010s-early 2020s, he became prominent among the team's fanbase for bearing a striking resemblance to star player Klay Thompson. Gurley reportedly tried to use that to his advantage by gaining access to the Chase Center court prior to Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals, which led to the team permanently banning him from the arena.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lindsay Hahn (February 19, 2016). "Behind the scenes of a campus prankster". The State Press. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Aliko Carter (October 20, 2017). "Meet the Prankster-Turned-Baller Behind the Fake Klay Disguise". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Yetta Gibson (November 1, 2018). "Tempe man makes living pranking people on YouTube". KTVK. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "People helping homeless man get a surprise of their own". WPMT. September 25, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Alex McDaniel (November 6, 2015). "YouTube star visits University of Alabama to get girls' phone numbers". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Grant Marek (June 13, 2022). "Warriors folk hero Fake Klay Thompson says he was banned for life from Chase Center shortly before Game 5". SFGate. Retrieved June 13, 2022.