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.
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.[6] The duo was also involved in a Twitter ad campaign for the social network's new stickers feature.[7] At the 2016 Teen Choice Awards, the duo won the awards for Choice Web Star: Male[8] and Choice YouTuber.
On March 27, 2018, the two announced a hiatus from YouTube through a video on their channel entitled Bye For Now.[9] In the video, they stated that they wanted to re-evaluate themselves creatively and focus on their lives outside of the platform.[10] They later announced their return on May 1, 2018.[11]
In June 2018, the twins formed The Sister Squad with fellow YouTubers James Charles and Emma Chamberlain.[12] 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.[13] The Sister Squad was nominated for a 2019 YouTube Ensemble Shorty Award.[14]
Their father, Sean Dolan, died from cancer on January 19, 2019. He was fifty years old.[15]
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.[16]
On January 14, 2021, they uploaded a podcast titled We're Moving On From YouTube, onto their podcast channel Deeper with the Dolan Twins.[17]
Work outside of YouTube
MTV's Total Request Live reboot added the Dolan Twins to the show's lineup as correspondents, and to provide on-air hosting duties across platforms.[18] It was announced in August 2018 that the twins had directed a music video for the Australian alt-pop group Cub Sport.[19]
In February 2020, the Dolan Twins launched a weekly podcast, Deeper with the Dolan Twins, produced by Cadence13. It lasted until May 2021.[20]
