Julius Dein

Julius Dein
Born Julius Dein
(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994[1]
London
Nationality British
Alma mater Jewish Free School King's College London
Occupation
Years active 2012-present

Julius Dein (born 23 April 1994) is a London-born internet personality, with over 10 million online followers.[2][3][4] Since his internet career begun, his videos have received over 1 billion views,[5] that includes magic stunts and pranks that have attracted media and television attention worldwide. Julius's videos are viewed worldwide.[6] He has one of the highest snapchat followings in the United Kingdom, in excess of 450,000 snapchat followers.[7][8]

Career

Before Julius's internet success, he studied at Jewish Free School where he first performed his magic both at school and at parties.[9] Following school he moved onto King's College London, and it was on his study abroad year at UCLA, where he performed at events, that persuaded him to add to the magic and to start making viral[10] prank videos[11][12][13] and social experiment videos.[14]

He filmed his first video, "How to Kiss a girl with a magic trick", which gained over half a million views on Facebook. His most notable viral social experiments and pranks include "How To Get An Internship in the city",[2] Dog in a bag social experiment,[15]and Proposing to strangers.[11] He has been a radio talk show guest.[16]

Julius performs magic[1] at various locations events around the world. His events include Cambridge University Balls, Nelson Mandela and Kelly Rowland's birthday party, as well as events hosted by One Direction, Russell Brand, Graham Norton among others. In 2015, he was titled the "Hollywood Magician"[17] due to his appearances at celebrity events. He has performed in Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris and Kuala Lumpur.[18]

Julius was the first digital talent to be signed in the UK by American talent agency UTA (June 2017) and is currently represented by a team of United Talent agents worldwide[19]

Reception

Julius' videos on the public are often positively received, being described as "hilarious" and news sites have covered some of his videos.[20][21][22] One video, where Dein uses a fake 6 foot snake to scare people and record what the Daily Mail describes as "their hilarious reactions", went viral on Facebook, being shared over 148,000 times by June 2016.[23] Huffington Post writer Ryan Barrell described one of Dein's pranks as being "so simple, but so funny.", and noted that Dein was a "brave man" for pulling off the prank.[21] One of Dein's pranks, where he tried to convince strangers on the street that he was their long-lost son was described as a "hilarious stunt", but did note that not all victims took the prank well. The video received over two million views.[22][22][23][24]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Street magician Julius Dein". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Prankster who asks strangers in the street to give him an internship is offered THREE - but one man tells him he's so rude he should leave". dailymail.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Napping on the Northern Line: Serial YouTube prankster tries to catch 40 winks by sleeping on the shoulders of passengers on the Tube". dailymail.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Schroeder, Jules. "How To Create Viral Content: 5 Tips From Mega-Influencer Julius Dein". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  5. ↑ "What Digital Marketers Can Learn From Viral Video Maker Julius Dein". Forbes. Brian D. Evans. 30 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Schroeder, Jules. "How To Create Viral Content: 5 Tips From Mega-Influencer Julius Dein". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. ↑ "People put toothbrushes in thinking they're the new Apple headphones". Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Schroeder, Jules. "How To Create Viral Content: 5 Tips From Mega-Influencer Julius Dein". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  9. ↑ http://rhubarbrabbit.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-magician-with-chutzpah.html
  10. ↑ "How To Create Viral Content: 5 Tips From Mega-Influencer Julius Dein". Forbes. Jules Schroeder. 22 May 2017.
  11. 1 2 "London prankster proposes to strangers". londonlive.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Prankster trolls millennials with Apple toothbrushes". The Daily Dot. Austin Powell. 15 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Prankster figures out best way to guarantee himself a seat on the Tube". Daily Mirror. Kara O'Neill. 2 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "YouTuber Julius Dein's Homophobia Experiment Shows Humanity Can Be Decent". Mic. Kathleen Wong. 1 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "What would YOU do? Social experiment tests how the public reacts when a man hits the streets with a 'dog' howling inside a bin bag". dailymail.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Prankster and magician Julius Dein reveals some of the secrets behind his success". talkradio.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Celebrities fall under the spell of JFS boy who tricked his way to Hollywood". thejc.com.
  18. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Juliusmagic/photos/a.554991577911665.1073741825.337495426327949/1203294056414744/?type=3&theater
  19. ↑ https://www.iq-mag.net/2017/06/uta-london-signs-first-digital-influencer-julius-dein/
  20. ↑ "What Happened When We Challenged People To Pursue Their Dreams". A Plus. 13 July 2016.
  21. 1 2 Barrell, Ryan (June 8, 2016). "Prankster Julius Dein Tricks Londoners Into Saying ‘I Am A Penis’". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 Brannen, Aimee (February 29, 2016). "Prankster tricks strangers in the street into believing he is their long-lost SON (but not everyone is pleased to meet him)". Daily Mail.
  23. 1 2 Finan, Victoria (June 16, 2016). "Snake on the loose! Watch terrified people run for their lives when serial prankster scares them with a fake 6ft python in central London". Daily Mail. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  24. ↑ "YouTuber puts Londoners to the test with his undercover social experiment". Daily Mail. John Hutchinson. 29 June 2016.
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