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Mac is known for approaching luxury car owners, inquiring about their occupations, then posting these encounters online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok Star Daniel Mac Is Finding Out Exactly How Rich People Made Their Millions |url=https://toofab.com/2021/03/27/tiktok-star-daniel-mac-how-rich-people-made-millions/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Toofab |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Is Daniel Mac? TikToker Goes Viral Asking What People Do For A Living |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/who-is-daniel-mac-tiktoker-goes-viral-asking-what-people-do-for-a-living-1945923/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-07-23 |title=How Daniel Mac became TikTok's supercar guru |url=https://www.creatorhandbook.net/how-daniel-mac-became-tiktoks-supercar-guru/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Creator Handbook |language=en-US}}</ref> He started out by making these videos in [[Dallas]], before moving to Los Angeles, where there is a significant concentration of expensive cars.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=This 25-Year-Old TikTok Star, Daniel Mac, Makes Millions Asking Questions Of L.A.'s Luxury Car Drivers |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-12-02/daniel-mac-tik-toking-his-way-to-millions-essential-california |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In early 2022, he signed |
Mac is known for approaching luxury car owners, inquiring about their occupations, then posting these encounters online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok Star Daniel Mac Is Finding Out Exactly How Rich People Made Their Millions |url=https://toofab.com/2021/03/27/tiktok-star-daniel-mac-how-rich-people-made-millions/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Toofab |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Is Daniel Mac? TikToker Goes Viral Asking What People Do For A Living |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/who-is-daniel-mac-tiktoker-goes-viral-asking-what-people-do-for-a-living-1945923/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-07-23 |title=How Daniel Mac became TikTok's supercar guru |url=https://www.creatorhandbook.net/how-daniel-mac-became-tiktoks-supercar-guru/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Creator Handbook |language=en-US}}</ref> He started out by making these videos in [[Dallas]], before moving to Los Angeles, where there is a significant concentration of expensive cars.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=This 25-Year-Old TikTok Star, Daniel Mac, Makes Millions Asking Questions Of L.A.'s Luxury Car Drivers |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-12-02/daniel-mac-tik-toking-his-way-to-millions-essential-california |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In early 2022, he signed with the [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA) for representation,<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-25 |title=Daniel Mac, Star of Viral ‘What Do You Do for a Living?’ TikTok Series, Signs With CAA |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/daniel-mac-tiktok-caa-1235162883/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> quitting working at [[Charles Schwab Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What does 'what do you do for a living' guy do? |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/456327-what-does-what-do-you-do-for-a-living-guy-do |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":52"/> He has a combined social media following of over 20 million followers and over 5 billion views across all platforms.<ref name=":52"/> He has interviewed in his videos CEOs, celebrities, a variety of discreetly affluent individuals, and occasionally, the spouses and children of wealthy people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez |first=José Jr. |date=2021-02-03 |title=TikToker Wants To Know How You Can Afford That Supercar |url=https://jalopnik.com/tiktoker-wants-to-know-how-you-can-afford-that-supercar-1846182100 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=[[Jalopnik]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":52"/> Some examples include President [[Joe Biden]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Jay Leno]], [[Barbara Corcoran]], etc.<ref name=":32"/><ref name=":422">{{Cite web |last=Bain |first=Kate |date=2023-01-02 |title=TikTok sensation Daniel Mac buys $100,000 dream car |url=https://supercarblondie.com/daniel-mac-buys-dream-porsche-gt4/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=[[Supercar Blondie]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He has also had on Indian actor [[Ranveer Singh]] and Iranian businessman Manny Khoshbin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-03 |title=Ranveer Singh Is Asked Ny TikTok Star Daniel Mac What He Does For A Living |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ranveer-singh-is-asked-by-tiktok-star-daniel-mac-what-he-does-for-a-living-heres-what-he-said-watch-video/articleshow/94600505.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-11-12 |title=TikTok-Famous Daniel Mac Rides in Manny Khoshbin’s McLaren P1, Now Wants One |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tiktok-famous-daniel-mac-rides-in-manny-khoshbins-mclaren-p1-now-wants-one-174021.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Auto Evolution |language=en}}</ref> His interviews have featured sports personalities like [[Lewis Hamilton]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]], and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-20 |title="Part-Time Racer": 7X World Champion Lewis Hamilton Outwits $2.8 Million Worth Viral TikTok Star Daniel Mac With A Hilarious Response To A Simple Question |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-part-time-racer-7x-world-champion-lewis-hamilton-outwits-2-8-million-worth-viral-tiktok-star-with-a-hilarious-response-to-a-simple-question/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-05-15 |title="Did Giannis Antetokounmpo buy a $335,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan through Bitcoin?": When the Bucks superstar hilariously trolled TikToker Daniel Mac |url=https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-did-giannis-antetokounmpo-buy-a-335000-rolls-royce-cullinan-through-bitcoin-when-the-bucks-superstar-hilariously-trolled-tiktoker-daniel-mac/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=The SportsRush |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-06 |title="I'm Your Father!": Shaquille O'Neal Channels Inner Darth Vader, Trolled Daniel Mac At Austin GP |url=https://thesportsrush.com/nba-news-im-your-father-shaquille-oneal-channels-inner-darth-vader-trolls-daniel-mac-at-mexico-gp/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=The SportsRush |language=en}}</ref> The top 5 most featured cars in his videos are [[Lamborghini]], [[Ferrari]], [[McLaren Automotive|McLaren]], [[Porsche]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Do You Do For A Living? An Analysis Of A Tiktok Phenomenon |url=https://www.dicklovett.co.uk/news/what-do-you-do-for-a-living-an-analysis-of-a-tiktok-phenomenon |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Dick Lovett |language=en-gb}}</ref> His work has also involved covering events and collaborations with brands like [[Chevy]], [[Bugatti Automobiles|Bugatti]], [[Gillette]], and [[Formula 1|Formula One]].<ref name=":1322">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-25 |title=Daniel Mac, Star of Viral ‘What Do You Do for a Living?’ TikTok Series, Signs With CAA |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/daniel-mac-tiktok-caa-1235162883/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Others include [[Heineken USA]], [[Activision]], [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], [[Epic Games]] and [[Xbox]], amongst others.<ref name=":1322"/><ref name=":0222">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-25 |title=Who is Daniel Mac? How did the TikTok star become famous? |url=https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/biographies/1544962-who-daniel-mac-how-tiktok-star-famous/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=[[Legit.ng]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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He also runs a podcast, ''The Daniel Mac Show'', on which he has featured celebrity guests, including [[Barbara Corcoran]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-26 |title=Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran Reveals Which Product Made Her Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in Three Years On The Daniel Mac Show |url=https://tvline.com/news/shark-tank-best-deals-barbara-corcoran-most-profitable-products-1235005785/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> who on the show, exclusively revealed her most profitable deal from the TV show [[Shark Tank]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-03 |title=Barbara Corcoran Says This 'Shark Tank' Deal Turned Her $50,000 Investment Into $468 million |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/03/barbara-corcoran-on-the-shark-tank-deal-that-made-her-468-million.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-25 |title=Barbara Corcoran Names the ‘Shark Tank’ Deal That Got Her $468 Million |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1097241/shark-tank-barbara-corcoran-468-million-deal/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> |
He also runs a podcast, ''The Daniel Mac Show'', on which he has featured celebrity guests, including [[Barbara Corcoran]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-26 |title=Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran Reveals Which Product Made Her Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in Three Years On The Daniel Mac Show |url=https://tvline.com/news/shark-tank-best-deals-barbara-corcoran-most-profitable-products-1235005785/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref> who on the show, exclusively revealed her most profitable deal from the TV show [[Shark Tank]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-03 |title=Barbara Corcoran Says This 'Shark Tank' Deal Turned Her $50,000 Investment Into $468 million |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/03/barbara-corcoran-on-the-shark-tank-deal-that-made-her-468-million.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-25 |title=Barbara Corcoran Names the ‘Shark Tank’ Deal That Got Her $468 Million |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1097241/shark-tank-barbara-corcoran-468-million-deal/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Born | Daniel Macdonald October 8, 1997 Tucson, Arizona, U.S | |||||||||
Alma mater | University of Arizona | |||||||||
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Known for | "What Do You Do For A Living?" Videos | |||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||
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Followers | 14.3 million | |||||||||
Likes | 325.6 million[1] | |||||||||
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Presented by | Daniel Mac | |||||||||
Subscribers | 2.93 million[2] | |||||||||
Total views | 2.23 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: September 20, 2023 |
Daniel Macdonald,[a] known as Daniel Mac (born 8 October 1997), is an American social media personality. He rose to popularity on social media by approaching owners of luxury cars and celebrities, asking them "What do you do for a living?", and then posting the interaction on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.[3][4][5]
Background and early life
Daniel Mac is originally from Tucson, Arizona.[6] He began shooting his interview videos in Tuscon.[7] He then moved to Dallas and then Los Angeles, California.[8] He has a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Arizona.[9]
Career
Mac is known for approaching luxury car owners, inquiring about their occupations, then posting these encounters online.[10][11][12] He started out by making these videos in Dallas, before moving to Los Angeles, where there is a significant concentration of expensive cars.[13] In early 2022, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation,[14] quitting working at Charles Schwab Corporation.[15][13] He has a combined social media following of over 20 million followers and over 5 billion views across all platforms.[13] He has interviewed in his videos CEOs, celebrities, a variety of discreetly affluent individuals, and occasionally, the spouses and children of wealthy people.[16][13] Some examples include President Joe Biden, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Leno, Barbara Corcoran, etc.[3][17] He has also had on Indian actor Ranveer Singh and Iranian businessman Manny Khoshbin.[18][19] His interviews have featured sports personalities like Lewis Hamilton, Shaquille O'Neal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and more.[20][21][22] The top 5 most featured cars in his videos are Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.[23] His work has also involved covering events and collaborations with brands like Chevy, Bugatti, Gillette, and Formula One.[24] Others include Heineken USA, Activision, Amazon, Epic Games and Xbox, amongst others.[24][8]
He also runs a podcast, The Daniel Mac Show, on which he has featured celebrity guests, including Barbara Corcoran,[25] who on the show, exclusively revealed her most profitable deal from the TV show Shark Tank.[26][27]
His interview with Apple vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins,[28] led to the latter being fired from his role at Apple after making an inappropriate comment in the TikTok video.[29] In the video, he mentioned fondling women with big breasts.[30][31] The video gained significant attention on social media and within Apple, leading to an investigation by the company's human resources department and ultimately, the sacking of Blevins by Jeff Williams.[28][32]
Personal life
He resided in Dallas,Texas, and then moved to Los Angeles.[8][14] He bought his dream car, the Porsche Cayman GT4.[33][17]
Footnotes
- ^ Also spelled in sources as McDonald or Macdonald.
References
- ^ "Daniel Mac Official TikTok".
- ^ a b "About Itsdanielmac". YouTube.
- ^ a b Pellot, Emerald (2022-10-03). "Who is Daniel Mac? The TikToker Who Asks High-End Car Drivers About Their Professions". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "This TikTok Star Makes Up To $100,000 A Month By Asking The Super-Rich About Their Cars". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "What Do You Do for a Living? TikTok User Goes Famous In The US". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Dallas area TikTok Star Daniel MacDonald Shifts Creativity into High Gear". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Daniel Mac Net Worth and How He Built His Empire". Wealthendipity. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Who is Daniel Mac? How did the TikTok star become famous?". Legit.ng. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Who Is Daniel Mac? The 'What Do You Do For A Living?' TikTok Star". DMARGE. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "TikTok Star Daniel Mac Is Finding Out Exactly How Rich People Made Their Millions". Toofab. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Who Is Daniel Mac? TikToker Goes Viral Asking What People Do For A Living". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "How Daniel Mac became TikTok's supercar guru". Creator Handbook. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c d "This 25-Year-Old TikTok Star, Daniel Mac, Makes Millions Asking Questions Of L.A.'s Luxury Car Drivers". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Daniel Mac, Star of Viral 'What Do You Do for a Living?' TikTok Series, Signs With CAA". Variety. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "What does 'what do you do for a living' guy do?". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ Rodríguez, José Jr. (2021-02-03). "TikToker Wants To Know How You Can Afford That Supercar". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ a b Bain, Kate (2023-01-02). "TikTok sensation Daniel Mac buys $100,000 dream car". Supercar Blondie. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Ranveer Singh Is Asked Ny TikTok Star Daniel Mac What He Does For A Living". The Times of India. 2022-10-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "TikTok-Famous Daniel Mac Rides in Manny Khoshbin's McLaren P1, Now Wants One". Auto Evolution. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""Part-Time Racer": 7X World Champion Lewis Hamilton Outwits $2.8 Million Worth Viral TikTok Star Daniel Mac With A Hilarious Response To A Simple Question". EssentiallySports. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""Did Giannis Antetokounmpo buy a $335,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan through Bitcoin?": When the Bucks superstar hilariously trolled TikToker Daniel Mac". The SportsRush. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ ""I'm Your Father!": Shaquille O'Neal Channels Inner Darth Vader, Trolled Daniel Mac At Austin GP". The SportsRush. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "What Do You Do For A Living? An Analysis Of A Tiktok Phenomenon". Dick Lovett. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b "Daniel Mac, Star of Viral 'What Do You Do for a Living?' TikTok Series, Signs With CAA". Variety. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Reveals Which Product Made Her Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in Three Years On The Daniel Mac Show". TVLine. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Barbara Corcoran Says This 'Shark Tank' Deal Turned Her $50,000 Investment Into $468 million". CNBC. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Barbara Corcoran Names the 'Shark Tank' Deal That Got Her $468 Million". TV Insider. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Apple Procurement VP Fired Over TikTok Breast Joke". Apple Insider. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Top Apple Executive Is Leaving After Making Crude Remarks in Daniel Mac TikTok Video". Bloomberg News. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Apple Executive Leaves After Viral TikTok Video Captures Him Making Crude Joke About Women". The Independent. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Viral Vulgar Video Forces Top Apple Executive To Quit After 22 Years". Mint. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Apple fires exec after he made crude jokes on the expensive car guy's TikTok". The Verge. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Kelsall, Henry (2023-01-14). "TikTok Star Bought His $100K Dream Supercar By Simply Asking What People Do For A Living". HotCars. Retrieved 2023-05-19.