Josh Nalley
Josh Nalley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) |
| Occupation | TikToker |
Josh Nalley (born 1980/1981)[1][a] is an American TikToker. He is best known for posting himself playing dead to get cast as a dead guy in a television series or film for 321 days on TikTok.
Life and career
[edit]Nalley is a restaurant manager[2] in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[3]
In October 2021, Nalley began posting himself playing dead everyday on TikTok,[4][5] hoping to get cast as a dead guy in a television series or film. After 321 days of posting, he was cast as a dead guy in an episode of the television series CSI: Vegas.[6][7]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Nalley was a restaurant owner at the age of 41 in 2022
Sources
[edit]- ^ Yang, Maya (29 October 2022). "Man who plays dead on TikTok gets new life as corpse on TV crime show". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Tumin, Remy (26 October 2022). "TikToker Lands the Role of a Lifetime: Playing Dead on TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Bienasz, Gabrielle (27 October 2022). "This Guy Did The Same Thing on TikTok for 200 Days Straight to Land His Dream Job on CSI". Entepreneur. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Jonathan (27 October 2022). "He played dead on TikTok — and scored a 'CSI' corpse gig". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Blanchet, Brenton (27 October 2022). "Kentucky Man Who Plays Dead on TikTok Lands Gig as a Corpse on 'CSI: Vegas'". People. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Adams, Kirby (24 October 2022). "A Kentucky man posed as a dead body on TikTok for 321 days. Now he's going to be on CSI". Courier Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Adams, Kirby (1 November 2022). "Courier Journal finds 'playing dead' isn't as easy as it looks from 'dead guy' TikTok star". Courier Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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