King Keraun Explained

King Keraun
Birth Name:Keraun Harris
Birth Date:17 January 1988
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Comedian, actor, internet personality
Years Active:2013–present

Keraun Harris (born January 17, 1988), better known by his online alias and persona King Keraun, is an actor, comedian, and Internet personality who has appeared on HBO's Insecure, ABC's Black-ish, and Halloween Ends.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Harris was born in Houston as the eldest of five children of Derrick Harris, a former National Football League player. In 2009, Harris served a -year term for robbery and credit card abuse convictions in federal prison.[4] [5] After his release from prison, he worked with chemicals on oil fields, which he soon quit because of medical problems caused by the work.

Career

After quitting his job in the oil fields, Harris started posting funny videos online to pass the time while looking for a new job. His short videos on Instagram (which only allowed videos to be 15 seconds in length) about relationships, family and football brought him to the attention of Russell Simmons who became his mentor. Harris massed more than 1.4 million Instagram followers, 1.8 million Facebook likes, and more than 100 million Vine loops, and used his newfound celebrity status to advertise for multiple companies seeking to use new media to promote their products.

In 2015, Harris was offered a guest role in ABC's Black-ish episode "Chop Shop".[6]

Filmography

Films

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2016Major DealMike
2022Halloween EndsWilly the Kid

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Black-ishSmokeEpisode: "Chop Shop"
2015–201630 Days 2 LifeMike6 episodes
2017InsecureDaniel KingEpisode: "Hella Great"
2019–2021That White People ShitKing Keraun Harris18 episodes
2021–presentMillennialsJaheem Cartwrite12 episodes

References

  1. Web site: King Keraun Describes Harrowing Experience During Police Stop . 2023-06-28 . BET . en.
  2. Web site: Smalls (@PhotosByBeanz) . Bernard . 2020-08-19 . King Keraun Revealed As 'Madden NFL 21' Spokesplayer In New AD . 2023-06-28 . The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media Hip-Hop Wired . en-US.
  3. Web site: Comedian King Keraun to Joel Osteen ... Helping Houston Ain't About the Money . 2023-06-28 . TMZ . en.
  4. News: Young, black, and internet famous: How this power couple conquered Vine and Instagram. Roose. Kevin. 2016-01-27. Fusion. 2017-04-19. en-US.
  5. News: BOSSIP Exclusive: King Keraun – From Five Time Felon To YouTube Star. 2015-06-19. Bossip. 2017-04-19. en-US.
  6. News: Black-ish Recap: Wrong Hair, Do Care. Perkins. Nichole. 2015-11-19. Vulture. 2017-06-05. en.