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| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] |
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| education = [[California State University, Northridge]] |
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| years_active = 2014–present |
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'''Violet Benson''' |
'''Violet Benson''', better known by her online alias and persona '''Daddy Issues''', is a [[Russian American|Russian-American]] [[comedian]] best known for running the Instagram account "Daddy Issues". |
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Benson was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and lived briefly in Israel before her family won the green card lottery and they moved to Los Angeles, California when she was 14.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/kag0at/daddy-issues-reveal-violet-benson | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814165222/https://www.mtv.com/news/kag0at/daddy-issues-reveal-violet-benson | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 14, 2022 | title=Meet Violet Benson, the 'Daddy Issues' Instagram Star (EXCLUSIVE) | website=[[MTV]] }}</ref> Benson has two degrees, in Business Law and Accounting.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://whalebonemag.com/violet-benson-interview/ | title=An Interview with Violet Benson, the Low-Key Brilliant + Wine-Fueled Imagination Behind @DaddyIssues_ » Whalebone | date=29 July 2016 }}</ref> Benson was an accountant at a large public accounting firm when she says she created the Daddy Issues account as "a funny escape".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2015/10/daddy-issues-instagram-memes | title=How "Daddy Issues" Became Instagram's Meme Queen | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=13 October 2015 }}</ref> |
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Benson was born in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] and later moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] at the age of 14 once her family won the [[Diversity Immigrant Visa|green card lottery]]. She also lived shortly in [[Israel]]. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California. Benson was voted class clown in high school and later attended [[California State University, Northridge]] where she studied accounting and business law. Benson graduated at the age of 20 and pursued a career in Accounting before becoming known as Daddy Issues. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Benson started her Daddy Issues Instagram account on July 5, 2014. Benson has earned over |
Benson started her Daddy Issues Instagram account<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/daddyissues_/|title=Violetta Benson (@daddyissues_) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> on July 5, 2014. Benson has earned over 5 million followers on Instagram and is known as one of the fastest growing accounts and one of the largest funny female accounts<ref>{{cite web|url= http://thoughtcatalog.com/melanie-berliet/2015/09/19-times-instagrams-daddy-issues-proved-shes-a-boss-ass-bitch/|title= 19 Times Instagram's 'Daddy Issues' Proved She's A Boss Ass Bitch|date= 29 September 2015}}</ref> that even MTV took notice.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/2039530/daddyissues-instagram/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150108052447/http://www.mtv.com/news/2039530/daddyissues-instagram/|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 8, 2015|title= THIS INSANELY ACCURATE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT CAN READ EVERY GIRL'S MIND|website= [[MTV]]}}</ref> Though best known for Instagram, Benson is also a stand up comedian, television host, and a podcast host. |
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Benson hosts the popular podcasts, ''Almost Adulting'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/7IY1Gjc1uktmDCmNLA0HXo|title=Almost Adulting with Violet Benson|website=Spotify}}</ref> with Gumball <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.gumball.fm/gumball-adds-almost-adulting-with-violet-benson/|title=Gumball Adds "Almost Adulting with Violet Benson" To Its Growing Roster of Acclaimed Podcasts|date=June 8, 2022|website=Gumblog}}</ref> and, ''Hey Besties'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/7z7rO8ZJXfsI9yjVkeoZea|title=Hey Besties with Violet Benson|website=Spotify}}</ref> exclusively with Spotify and Spotify Live. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/12/spotify-brings-live-audio-shows-to-its-main-app-rebrands-companion-app-greenroom-as-spotify-live/|title=Spotify updates audio capabilities|first=Sarah|last=Perez|date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Benson kept her identity a secret at first |
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| ⚫ | Benson kept her identity a secret at first<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostWomen/videos/944776858923701/|title= The real reason Instagram star "Daddy Issues" hid her identity.|website= [[Facebook]]}}</ref> until August 31, 2015 due to a lack of self confidence, when she finally decided to reveal her identity via an exclusive interview with [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/2253558/daddy-issues-reveal-violet-benson/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150901031434/http://www.mtv.com/news/2253558/daddy-issues-reveal-violet-benson/|url-status= dead|archive-date= September 1, 2015|title= MEET VIOLET BENSON, THE 'DADDY ISSUES' INSTAGRAM STAR (EXCLUSIVE)|website= [[MTV]]}}</ref> Before her big reveal, Benson served as a guest blogger for MTV during the pre-show coverage for the 2015 [[Video Music Awards]] and was later named "The Instagram Meme Queen" by [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2015/10/daddy-issues-instagram-memes|title= How "Daddy Issues" Became Instagram's Meme Queen|website= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date= 13 October 2015}}</ref> |
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Benson's Instagram stardom led to her signing with [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA]]. |
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Benson then launched her own website,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://daddyissuesla.com|title= DaddyIssues LA}}</ref> which includes blogs, memes, videos, an advice column and in 2017 her own clothing brand,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://shopdaddyissues.com|title= DaddyIssues LA}}</ref> |
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Benson also partnered up with Facebook in 2017 to create her own show called "Top Five With Violet Benson", she then partnered up with Awesomeness in 2018 and created, wrote and starred in a youtube series called "How To Lose A Guy" |
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In 2019, Benson started her podcast called, "Too Tired To Be Crazy", which was on every Thursday and was known for its female empowerment and self love advice. The final episode "GOODBYE 2021" aired December 2021. |
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On January 2022, Benson Signed with UTA and in March 2022, relaunched her podcast with a new name, setup and a promising deal with a new netowrk. Her podcast name is now called, "Almost Adulting". Her podcast has gone viral many times, and she is mostly known for her solo episodes that perform the best. Almost Adulting airs twice a week on Tuesday's and Thursday's. In June of this year, Benson signed a second podcast deal exclusively with Spotify, called "Hey Besties" and is on Spotify Live every Thursday at 7pm PT/10pm ET. |
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==Style of comedy== |
==Style of comedy== |
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Benson blogs, curates |
Benson blogs, curates and creates original memes, and creates funny videos where she makes fun of herself and the struggles of growing up in the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexpayne/17-times-daddy-issues-on-instagram-perfectly-sum-mzuj|title= 17 Times 'Daddy Issues' On Instagram Perfectly Summed Up Your Life|website= [[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref> Benson also does stand up comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://improv.com/comic/violet+benson/|title=Violet Benson at Improv|website=Improv}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=November 2022}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 27 June 2024
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Violet Benson | |
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| Born | Violet Benson |
| Education | California State University, Northridge |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian and Podcast Host |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Height | 5’8” |
| Website | https://violetbenson.com |
Violet Benson, better known by her online alias and persona Daddy Issues, is a Russian-American comedian best known for running the Instagram account "Daddy Issues".
Early life
[edit]Benson was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and lived briefly in Israel before her family won the green card lottery and they moved to Los Angeles, California when she was 14.[1] Benson has two degrees, in Business Law and Accounting.[2] Benson was an accountant at a large public accounting firm when she says she created the Daddy Issues account as "a funny escape".[3]
Career
[edit]Benson started her Daddy Issues Instagram account[4] on July 5, 2014. Benson has earned over 5 million followers on Instagram and is known as one of the fastest growing accounts and one of the largest funny female accounts[5] that even MTV took notice.[6] Though best known for Instagram, Benson is also a stand up comedian, television host, and a podcast host.
Benson hosts the popular podcasts, Almost Adulting,[7] with Gumball [8] and, Hey Besties,[9] exclusively with Spotify and Spotify Live. [10]
Benson kept her identity a secret at first[11] until August 31, 2015 due to a lack of self confidence, when she finally decided to reveal her identity via an exclusive interview with MTV.[12] Before her big reveal, Benson served as a guest blogger for MTV during the pre-show coverage for the 2015 Video Music Awards and was later named "The Instagram Meme Queen" by Vanity Fair[13]
Style of comedy
[edit]Benson blogs, curates and creates original memes, and creates funny videos where she makes fun of herself and the struggles of growing up in the 21st century.[14] Benson also does stand up comedy.[15][failed verification]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Violet Benson, the 'Daddy Issues' Instagram Star (EXCLUSIVE)". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022.
- ^ "An Interview with Violet Benson, the Low-Key Brilliant + Wine-Fueled Imagination Behind @DaddyIssues_ » Whalebone". 29 July 2016.
- ^ "How "Daddy Issues" Became Instagram's Meme Queen". Vanity Fair. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Violetta Benson (@daddyissues_) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "19 Times Instagram's 'Daddy Issues' Proved She's A Boss Ass Bitch". 29 September 2015.
- ^ "THIS INSANELY ACCURATE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT CAN READ EVERY GIRL'S MIND". MTV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Almost Adulting with Violet Benson". Spotify.
- ^ "Gumball Adds "Almost Adulting with Violet Benson" To Its Growing Roster of Acclaimed Podcasts". Gumblog. June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Hey Besties with Violet Benson". Spotify.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (April 12, 2022). "Spotify updates audio capabilities".
- ^ "The real reason Instagram star "Daddy Issues" hid her identity". Facebook.
- ^ "MEET VIOLET BENSON, THE 'DADDY ISSUES' INSTAGRAM STAR (EXCLUSIVE)". MTV. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
- ^ "How "Daddy Issues" Became Instagram's Meme Queen". Vanity Fair. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "17 Times 'Daddy Issues' On Instagram Perfectly Summed Up Your Life". BuzzFeed.
- ^ "Violet Benson at Improv". Improv.
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