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{{Short description|Russian-born Podcast Host and Comedian}}
{{Short description|Russian-born Podcast Host and Comedian}}
{{For|the English aristocrat|Lady Violet Benson}}
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| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
| education = [[California State University, Northridge]]
| education = [[California State University, Northridge]]
| occupation = Social media and television personality
| occupation = Comedian and Podcast Host
| years_active = 2014–present
| years_active = 2014–present
| height = 5’8”
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'''Violet Benson''', better known by her online alias and persona '''Daddy Issues''', is a [[Russian American|Russian-born American]] [[comedian]] and a podcast host. She is best known for running the Instagram account "Daddy Issues".
'''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".
 
==Early life==

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>


==Career==
==Career==
Benson started her Daddy Issues Instagram account 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/|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.
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.


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>
After signing with UTA in 2022, Benson signed a 6 figure podcast deal for her podcast, Almost Adulting, with Gumball and another 6 figure deal for her second podcast, Hey Besties, exclusively with Spotify.{{cn}}


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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>
Almost Adulting is one of the top mental health podcasts in the space. The podcast runs twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday and focuses on dating, relationships, and mental health. Violet has various guests from celebrities to therapists but the podcast is most known for unique style of her solo episodes.{{cn}}

Prior to UTA, Benson was represented by CAA{{cn}}

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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/|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>

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>


==Style of comedy==
==Style of comedy==
Benson blogs, curates memes, 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 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}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 27 June 2024

For the English aristocrat, see Lady Violet Benson.
Violet Benson
Born
Violet Benson

Saint Petersburg, Russia
EducationCalifornia State University, Northridge
Occupation(s)Comedian and Podcast Host
Years active2014–present
Height5’8”
Websitehttps://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

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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.[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

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  1. ^ "Meet Violet Benson, the 'Daddy Issues' Instagram Star (EXCLUSIVE)". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "An Interview with Violet Benson, the Low-Key Brilliant + Wine-Fueled Imagination Behind @DaddyIssues_ » Whalebone". 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ "How "Daddy Issues" Became Instagram's Meme Queen". Vanity Fair. 13 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Violetta Benson (@daddyissues_) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
  5. ^ "19 Times Instagram's 'Daddy Issues' Proved She's A Boss Ass Bitch". 29 September 2015.
  6. ^ "THIS INSANELY ACCURATE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT CAN READ EVERY GIRL'S MIND". MTV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Almost Adulting with Violet Benson". Spotify.
  8. ^ "Gumball Adds "Almost Adulting with Violet Benson" To Its Growing Roster of Acclaimed Podcasts". Gumblog. June 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hey Besties with Violet Benson". Spotify.
  10. ^ Perez, Sarah (April 12, 2022). "Spotify updates audio capabilities".
  11. ^ "The real reason Instagram star "Daddy Issues" hid her identity". Facebook.
  12. ^ "MEET VIOLET BENSON, THE 'DADDY ISSUES' INSTAGRAM STAR (EXCLUSIVE)". MTV. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015.
  13. ^ "How "Daddy Issues" Became Instagram's Meme Queen". Vanity Fair. 13 October 2015.
  14. ^ "17 Times 'Daddy Issues' On Instagram Perfectly Summed Up Your Life". BuzzFeed.
  15. ^ "Violet Benson at Improv". Improv.


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