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Born | Brendan Jordan (1999-09-25) September 25, 1999 (age 25) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
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Years active | 2014–present | ||||||
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Subscribers | 252 thousand | ||||||
Total views | 7.4 million | ||||||
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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 "Applause" music video in the background of a live broadcast on NewsChannel 8.
Biography
On October 9, 2014, NewsChannel 8 filmed Jordan in the background of their live coverage of the opening of Downtown Summerlin. While being filmed, Jordan reproduced the dance moves from the "Applause" music video from Lady Gaga, released two months earlier. The next day, Lady Gaga tweeted that she "liked him", while the drag community, including RuPaul and Pandora Boxx, actively shared the video. The video was also widely diffused by media outlets such as The Today Show and ABC News.
In October 2014, Jordan appeared on The Queen Latifah Show where she met Raven from RuPaul's Drag Race. In November 2014, she was a model for the American Apparel brand. She was chosen for how she used their platform to raise awareness towards the LGBT community.
Personal life
In 2016, she came out as genderfluid and transgender. She started medically transitioning in June 2024 as revealed in an instagram story.
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.
- "Viral Voguer Brendan Jordan Comes Out as Gender Fluid". Teen Vogue. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- "Instagram". 2024-12-20.
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