Daniel Mac Explained

Daniel Mac
Birth Name:Daniel Macdonald
Birth Date:8 October 1997
Birth Place:Tucson, Arizona, U.S
Alma Mater:University of Arizona
Nationality:American
Known For:"What Do You Do For A Living?" Videos
Height:185.42 cm
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Followers:14.3 million
Likes:335 million[1]
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Presenter:Daniel Mac
Subscribers:3.11 million
Views:2.41 billion
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Daniel Macdonald (born 8 October 1997), known as Daniel Mac, 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.[2] [3] [4]

Background and early life

Daniel Mac is originally from Tucson, Arizona.[5] He began shooting his interview videos in Tucson.[6] He then moved to Dallas and then Los Angeles, California. He has a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Arizona.[7]

Career

Mac is known for approaching luxury car owners, inquiring about their occupations, then posting these encounters online.[8] [9] [10] He started out by making these videos in Dallas, before moving to Los Angeles, where there is a significant concentration of expensive cars.[11] In early 2022, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation,[12] quitting working at Charles Schwab Corporation.[13] [11] He has a combined social media following of over 20 million followers and over 5 billion views across all platforms.[11] He has interviewed in his videos CEOs, celebrities, a variety of discreetly affluent individuals, and occasionally, the spouses and children of wealthy people.[14] [11] Some examples include President Joe Biden, Wiz Khalifa, Jay Leno, Barbara Corcoran, etc.[2] [15] He has also had on Indian actor Ranveer Singh and Iranian businessman Manny Khoshbin.[16] [17] His interviews have featured sports personalities like Lewis Hamilton, Shaquille O'Neal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and more.[18] [19] [20] The top 5 most featured cars in his videos are Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz.[21] His work has also involved covering events and collaborations with brands like Chevy, Bugatti, Gillette, and Formula One.[22] Others include Heineken USA, Activision, Amazon, Epic Games and Xbox, amongst others.[22] [23]

He also runs a podcast, The Daniel Mac Show, on which he has featured celebrity guests, including Barbara Corcoran,[24] who on the show, exclusively revealed her most profitable deal from the TV show Shark Tank.[25] [26]

His interview with Apple vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, led to the latter being fired from his role at Apple after making an inappropriate comment in the TikTok video.[27] In the video, he mentioned fondling women with big breasts.[28] [29] 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.[30] [31]

While driving a $148,495 BMW i8 in the streets of Los Angeles, California, Liza Soberano met Mac, "Hi! What do you do for a living? Your car is awesome," exclaimed Mac, who featured her in a TikTok video: "Casually meeting the largest [Filipino] actress". "I'm an actress. A lot of my work is in the Philippines, so you probably don't recognize me," she replied.[32] [33]

Personal life

He resided in Dallas, Texas, and then moved to Los Angeles.[23] [12] He bought his dream car, the Porsche Cayman GT4.[34] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniel Mac Official TikTok.
  2. Web site: Pellot . Emerald . 2022-10-03 . Who is Daniel Mac? The TikToker Who Asks High-End Car Drivers About Their Professions . 2023-05-19 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-12-02 . This TikTok Star Makes Up To $100,000 A Month By Asking The Super-Rich About Their Cars . 2023-09-21 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: What Do You Do for a Living? TikTok User Goes Famous In The US . 2023-09-21 . . en.
  5. Web site: Dallas area TikTok Star Daniel MacDonald Shifts Creativity into High Gear . 2023-09-20 . spectrumlocalnews.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-03-31 . Daniel Mac Net Worth and How He Built His Empire . 2023-09-21 . Wealthendipity . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-02 . Who Is Daniel Mac? The 'What Do You Do For A Living?' TikTok Star . 2023-05-19 . DMARGE . en-US.
  8. Web site: TikTok Star Daniel Mac Is Finding Out Exactly How Rich People Made Their Millions . 2023-05-19 . Toofab . en.
  9. Web site: Who Is Daniel Mac? TikToker Goes Viral Asking What People Do For A Living . 2023-09-20 . Dexerto . en.
  10. Web site: 2021-07-23 . How Daniel Mac became TikTok's supercar guru . 2023-09-21 . Creator Handbook . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-02 . This 25-Year-Old TikTok Star, Daniel Mac, Makes Millions Asking Questions Of L.A.'s Luxury Car Drivers . 2023-09-20 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-01-25 . Daniel Mac, Star of Viral ‘What Do You Do for a Living?’ TikTok Series, Signs With CAA . 2023-09-20 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: What does 'what do you do for a living' guy do? . 2023-09-20 . www.geo.tv . en.
  14. Web site: Rodríguez . José Jr. . 2021-02-03 . TikToker Wants To Know How You Can Afford That Supercar . 2023-05-19 . . en.
  15. Web site: Bain . Kate . 2023-01-02 . TikTok sensation Daniel Mac buys $100,000 dream car . 2023-05-19 . . en-US.
  16. News: 2022-10-03 . Ranveer Singh Is Asked Ny TikTok Star Daniel Mac What He Does For A Living . . 2023-09-21 . 0971-8257.
  17. Web site: 2021-11-12 . TikTok-Famous Daniel Mac Rides in Manny Khoshbin’s McLaren P1, Now Wants One . 2023-09-21 . Auto Evolution . en.
  18. Web site: 2022-11-20 . "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 . 2023-09-21 . EssentiallySports.
  19. Web site: 2022-05-15 . "Did Giannis Antetokounmpo buy a $335,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan through Bitcoin?": When the Bucks superstar hilariously trolled TikToker Daniel Mac . 2023-09-21 . The SportsRush . en.
  20. Web site: 2022-11-06 . "I'm Your Father!": Shaquille O'Neal Channels Inner Darth Vader, Trolled Daniel Mac At Austin GP . 2023-09-21 . The SportsRush . en.
  21. Web site: What Do You Do For A Living? An Analysis Of A Tiktok Phenomenon . 2023-09-21 . Dick Lovett . en-gb.
  22. Web site: 2022-01-25 . Daniel Mac, Star of Viral ‘What Do You Do for a Living?’ TikTok Series, Signs With CAA . 2023-09-20 . Variety . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2023-07-25 . Who is Daniel Mac? How did the TikTok star become famous? . 2023-09-20 . . en.
  24. Web site: 2023-06-26 . Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran Reveals Which Product Made Her Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in Three Years On The Daniel Mac Show . 2023-09-20 . TVLine . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2023-07-03 . Barbara Corcoran Says This 'Shark Tank' Deal Turned Her $50,000 Investment Into $468 million . 2023-09-20 . CNBC . en.
  26. Web site: 2023-06-25 . Barbara Corcoran Names the ‘Shark Tank’ Deal That Got Her $468 Million . 2023-09-20 . TV Insider . en-US.
  27. News: 2022-09-29 . Top Apple Executive Is Leaving After Making Crude Remarks in Daniel Mac TikTok Video . en . . 2023-09-20.
  28. Web site: 2022-09-30 . Apple Executive Leaves After Viral TikTok Video Captures Him Making Crude Joke About Women . 2023-09-20 . The Independent. en.
  29. Web site: 2022-09-30 . Viral Vulgar Video Forces Top Apple Executive To Quit After 22 Years . 2023-09-20 . . en.
  30. Web site: 2022-09-30 . Apple Procurement VP Fired Over TikTok Breast Joke . 2023-09-20 . Apple Insider . en.
  31. Web site: 2022-09-29 . Apple fires exec after he made crude jokes on the expensive car guy’s TikTok . 2023-09-21 . . en-US.
  32. News: Pasajol . Anne . Liza Soberano spotted driving luxury car, gets featured by American TikToker . April 5, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 5, 2024.
  33. News: Cruz. Hazel Jane . Liza Soberano spotted in Los Angeles driving a BMW i8; meets famous TikToker Daniel Mac. April 5, 2024 . . April 4, 2024.
  34. Web site: Kelsall . Henry . 2023-01-14 . TikTok Star Bought His $100K Dream Supercar By Simply Asking What People Do For A Living . 2023-05-19 . HotCars . en.