Dan Howell

About

British vlogger and radio personality who has presented a show on BBC Radio 1 along with his co-host and best friend Phil Lester since 2013. His self-titled YouTube channel has earned over 6 million subscribers. In October 2015, he and Lester released the book The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire.

Before Fame

He was a fan of YouTubers such as TomSka, and Phil convinced him to start his channel in October 2009. He briefly attended the University of Manchester with the intent to study law before dropping out to pursue a career in YouTube and radio. 

Trivia

He wrote a weekly blog for The Huffington Post; his last post came at the end of 2012.

Family Life

He has a younger brother named Adrian. His "Basically I'm Gay" video became a trending video on YouTube upon its release.

Associated With

He and Phil made their gaming channel DanAndPhilGAMES in May 2014, and it surpassed 1 million subscribers within a year of its creation.