Life after YouTube fame
Dax Flame was huge on YouTube. But that was more than a decade ago. What happens as he tries to revive his career - and why does a mystery about his channel persist to this day?
Dax Flame was once YouTube royalty – his channel was among the top 20 in the early years of the site. He parlayed his social media fame into an acting and writing career. But then work dried up and he stopped making YouTube videos.
Now, Dax works in a restaurant and tries to scrape together money for rent, food and headshots. But he’s still hopeful that his career might take off again.
We follow Dax as he tries to get back on track – and we explore a mystery that has followed him around the internet for more than a decade. Are his videos “real” – or was he acting?
Presenter: Reha Kansara
Reporter: Mike Wendling
Additional production: James Stewart
(Photo: Dax Flame, who was once one of YouTube’s biggest stars)
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