Shane Dawson

Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson
	Dawson in 2016
Personal information
Born	Shane Lee Yaw; July 19, 1988 (age 35); Long Beach, California, U.S.
Education	Lakewood High School
Occupation	YouTube personality; author; sketch comedian; actor; film director; musician;
Partner(s)	Lisa Schwartz (2011–2015); Ryland Adams (2016–present; engaged 2019)
YouTube information
Years active	2008–present
Channels
	YouTube information
Channels	shane; ShaneDawsonTV; ShaneGlossin;
Years active	2008-present
Genre	Docuseries; Vlog; Sketch comedy; Beauty;
Subscribers	23.3 million (shane); 8.39 million (ShaneDawsonTV); 3.76 million (ShaneGlossin);
Total views	5.61 billion (shane); 1.06 billion (ShaneDawsonTV); 58.9 million (ShaneGlossin);
Creator Awards
	Updated: May 30, 2020

Shane Lee Yaw (born July 19, 1988), known professionally as Shane Dawson, is an American YouTuber, author, sketch comedian, actor, director, media personality and musician. He was one of the first people to become famous on YouTube, and since kept an online presence.^[4]

He was born in Long Beach, California. He is known for his sketch-comedy videos, parody, Lets-Play and conspiracy theory videos.^[5]^[6]

In July 2015, Dawson came out as bisexual.^[7]

Shane Dawson Media

Dawson at the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards in 2010
Shane Dawson speaking at VidCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Dawson with a fan at Vidcon 2014
Shane Dawson posing with a fan, taken from the fan in the photo's Youtube video