Daniel Macdonald[a] (born 8 October 1997), known as Daniel Mac, is an American social media personality. He rose to popularity on social media by approaching owners of luxury cars and celebrities, asking them "What do you do for a living?", and then posting the interaction on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.[3][4][5]
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| Born | Daniel Macdonald October 8, 1997 Tucson, Arizona, U.S | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Arizona | |||||||||
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| Known for | "What Do You Do For A Living?" Videos | |||||||||
| Height | 185.42 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||
TikTok information | ||||||||||
| Followers | 14.3 million | |||||||||
| Likes | 335 million[1] | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Presented by | Daniel Mac | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.11 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 2.41 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: January 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
Background and early life
editDaniel Mac is originally from Tucson, Arizona.[6] He began shooting his interview videos in Tucson.[7] He then moved to Dallas and then Los Angeles, California.[8] He has a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Arizona.[9]
Career
editMac is known for approaching luxury car owners, inquiring about their occupations, then posting these encounters online.[10][11][12] He started out by making these videos in Dallas, before moving to Los Angeles, where there is a significant concentration of expensive cars.[13] In early 2022, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation,[14] quitting working at Charles Schwab Corporation.[15][13] He has a combined social media following of over 20 million followers and over 5 billion views across all platforms.[13] He has interviewed in his videos CEOs, celebrities, a variety of discreetly affluent individuals, and occasionally, the spouses and children of wealthy people.[16][13] Some examples include President Joe Biden, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Leno, Barbara Corcoran, etc.[3][17] He has also had on Indian actor Ranveer Singh and Iranian businessman Manny Khoshbin.[18][19] His interviews have featured sports personalities like Lewis Hamilton, Shaquille O'Neal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and more.[20][21][22] The top 5 most featured cars in his videos are Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.[23] His work has also involved covering events and collaborations with brands like Chevy, Bugatti, Gillette, and Formula One.[24] Others include Heineken USA, Activision, Amazon, Epic Games and Xbox, amongst others.[24][8]
He also runs a podcast, The Daniel Mac Show, on which he has featured celebrity guests, including Barbara Corcoran,[25] who on the show, exclusively revealed her most profitable deal from the TV show Shark Tank.[26][27]
His interview with Apple vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins,[28] led to the latter being fired from his role at Apple after making an inappropriate comment in the TikTok video.[29] In the video, he mentioned fondling women with big breasts.[30][31] The video gained significant attention on social media and within Apple, leading to an investigation by the company's human resources department and ultimately, the sacking of Blevins by Jeff Williams.[28][32]
While driving a $148,495 BMW i8 in the streets of Los Angeles, California, Liza Soberano met Mac, "Hi! What do you do for a living? Your car is awesome," exclaimed Mac, who featured her in a TikTok video: "Casually meeting the largest [Filipino] actress". "I'm an actress. A lot of my work is in the Philippines, so you probably don't recognize me," she replied.[33][34]
Personal life
editHe resided in Dallas, Texas, and then moved to Los Angeles.[8][14] He bought his dream car, the Porsche Cayman GT4.[35][17]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Also spelled in sources as McDonald or Macdonald.
References
edit- ^ "Daniel Mac Official TikTok".
- ^ a b "About Itsdanielmac". YouTube.
- ^ a b Pellot, Emerald (2022-10-03). "Who is Daniel Mac? The TikToker Who Asks High-End Car Drivers About Their Professions". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "This TikTok Star Makes Up To $100,000 A Month By Asking The Super-Rich About Their Cars". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "What Do You Do for a Living? TikTok User Goes Famous In The US". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Dallas area TikTok Star Daniel MacDonald Shifts Creativity into High Gear". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Daniel Mac Net Worth and How He Built His Empire". Wealthendipity. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Who is Daniel Mac? How did the TikTok star become famous?". Legit.ng. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Who Is Daniel Mac? The 'What Do You Do For A Living?' TikTok Star". DMARGE. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "TikTok Star Daniel Mac Is Finding Out Exactly How Rich People Made Their Millions". Toofab. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Who Is Daniel Mac? TikToker Goes Viral Asking What People Do For A Living". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "How Daniel Mac became TikTok's supercar guru". Creator Handbook. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c d "This 25-Year-Old TikTok Star, Daniel Mac, Makes Millions Asking Questions Of L.A.'s Luxury Car Drivers". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Daniel Mac, Star of Viral 'What Do You Do for a Living?' TikTok Series, Signs With CAA". Variety. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "What does 'what do you do for a living' guy do?". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Rodríguez, José Jr. (2021-02-03). "TikToker Wants To Know How You Can Afford That Supercar". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ a b Bain, Kate (2023-01-02). "TikTok sensation Daniel Mac buys $100,000 dream car". Supercar Blondie. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Ranveer Singh Is Asked Ny TikTok Star Daniel Mac What He Does For A Living". The Times of India. 2022-10-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "TikTok-Famous Daniel Mac Rides in Manny Khoshbin's McLaren P1, Now Wants One". Auto Evolution. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""Part-Time Racer": 7X World Champion Lewis Hamilton Outwits $2.8 Million Worth Viral TikTok Star Daniel Mac With A Hilarious Response To A Simple Question". EssentiallySports. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""Did Giannis Antetokounmpo buy a $335,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan through Bitcoin?": When the Bucks superstar hilariously trolled TikToker Daniel Mac". The SportsRush. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""I'm Your Father!": Shaquille O'Neal Channels Inner Darth Vader, Trolled Daniel Mac At Austin GP". The SportsRush. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "What Do You Do For A Living? An Analysis Of A Tiktok Phenomenon". Dick Lovett. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b "Daniel Mac, Star of Viral 'What Do You Do for a Living?' TikTok Series, Signs With CAA". Variety. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Reveals Which Product Made Her Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in Three Years On The Daniel Mac Show". TVLine. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Barbara Corcoran Says This 'Shark Tank' Deal Turned Her $50,000 Investment Into $468 million". CNBC. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Barbara Corcoran Names the 'Shark Tank' Deal That Got Her $468 Million". TV Insider. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Apple Procurement VP Fired Over TikTok Breast Joke". Apple Insider. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Top Apple Executive Is Leaving After Making Crude Remarks in Daniel Mac TikTok Video". Bloomberg News. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Apple Executive Leaves After Viral TikTok Video Captures Him Making Crude Joke About Women". The Independent. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Viral Vulgar Video Forces Top Apple Executive To Quit After 22 Years". Mint. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Apple fires exec after he made crude jokes on the expensive car guy's TikTok". The Verge. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Pasajol, Anne (April 5, 2024). "Liza Soberano spotted driving luxury car, gets featured by American TikToker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Cruz, Hazel Jane (April 4, 2024). "Liza Soberano spotted in Los Angeles driving a BMW i8; meets famous TikToker Daniel Mac". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Kelsall, Henry (2023-01-14). "TikTok Star Bought His $100K Dream Supercar By Simply Asking What People Do For A Living". HotCars. Retrieved 2023-05-19.