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==Early Life== |
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Benson was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia and moved to Israel with her family at the age of 1. At 14, her family won the green card lottery and they moved to Los Angeles, California, where she currently resides. Benson has two degrees, in Business Law and Accounting. Prior to Benson's thriving career, she was an accountant at a large public accounting firm where she previously discussed getting heavily bullied and creating Daddy Issues |
Benson was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia and moved to Israel with her family at the age of 1. At 14, her family won the green card lottery and they moved to Los Angeles, California, where she currently resides. Benson has two degrees, in Business Law and Accounting. Prior to Benson's thriving career, she was an accountant at a large public accounting firm where she previously discussed getting heavily bullied and creating Daddy Issues as her escape from reality. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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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-born American comedian and a podcast host. She is best known for running the Instagram account "Daddy Issues" and podcast Almost Adulting.
Early Life
Benson was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia and moved to Israel with her family at the age of 1. At 14, her family won the green card lottery and they moved to Los Angeles, California, where she currently resides. Benson has two degrees, in Business Law and Accounting. Prior to Benson's thriving career, she was an accountant at a large public accounting firm where she previously discussed getting heavily bullied and creating Daddy Issues as her escape from reality.
Career
Benson started her Daddy Issues Instagram account[1] 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[2] that even MTV took notice.[3] 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[4], with Gumball [5] and, Hey Besties[6], exclusively with Spotify and Spotify Live. [7]
Benson kept her identity a secret at first[8] 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.[9] 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[10]
Style of comedy
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.[11] Benson also does stand up comedy.[12][failed verification]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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