Brendan Jordan

Brendan Jordan
Brendan Jordan
	Jordan in 2019
Personal information
Born	Brendan Jordan; September 25, 1999 (age 25); Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupations	YouTuber; model;
YouTube information
Channel	Brendan Jordan;
Years active	2014–present
Genres	LGBT; drag; makeup;
Subscribers	256 thousand
Total views	7.4 million
Creator Awards
	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.^[2]

Biography

On October 9, 2014, NewsChannel 8 filmed Jordan in the background of their live coverage of the opening of Downtown Summerlin.^[2] While being filmed, Jordan reproduced the dance moves from the "Applause" music video from Lady Gaga, released two months earlier.^[2] The next day, Lady Gaga tweeted that she "liked him", while the drag community, including RuPaul and Pandora Boxx, actively shared the video.^[2] The video was also widely diffused by media outlets such as The Today Show^[3] and ABC News.^[4]

In October 2014, Jordan appeared on The Queen Latifah Show where he met Raven from RuPaul's Drag Race. In November 2014, she was a model for the American Apparel brand.^[2]^[5] She was chosen for how she used their platform to raise awareness towards the LGBT community.^[5]

Personal life

In 2016, she came out as genderfluid and transgender.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Brendan Jordan". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

YouTube Channel

[YouTubeStatsBrendan_Jordan-1] "About Brendan Jordan". YouTube.

[TechInsider-2] 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.

[3] Down, Randy (13 October 2014). "'Did my thing': Dancing boy channels Lady Gaga, steals spotlight in live newscast". Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[ABCNews-4] "Boy Video-Bombs Local TV Reporter With Dance Moves". ABC News. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[HuffPost-5] Feldman, Jamie (12 November 2014). "Viral Dancing Sensation Brendan Jordan On American Apparel And Perfecting The Stank Face". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[6] "Viral Voguer Brendan Jordan Comes Out as Gender Fluid". Teen Vogue. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

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