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'''Yousef Abu-Taleb''' is the actor who plays [[Daniel]] in the Lonelygirl15 [[List of Lonelygirl15 videos|video series]].
He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and lived in Jordan until he was 8.  Yousef's father is Jordanian and lives in Herndon, Va.  His mother is British and lives in Harrisonburg, Va.  Yousef, 26, took classes at Blue Ridge Community College before deciding to move to Los Angeles in early 2005.  Yousef has two brothers and four sisters.

He worked as a waiter and bartender while looking for roles as an actor.  He worked with acting coach [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583951 Robert Miano] and producer [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006786 James Quattrochi].  He had a small part in the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458438 Dorm Daze 2]; the scene was cut, but can be seen in the Deleted Scenes section of the DVD.  He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Yousef also found out about lonelygirl15 on Craigslist.  He almost missed his audition, because he got it confused with another audition.  When he arrived at the lonelygirl15 audition he said he was wearing a sweatshirt and torn up jeans while everyone else was wearing Abercrombie. Unlike co-star [[Jessica Lee Rose|Jessica Rose]], Yousef was not hesitant to take the role.

During the filming, before his identity was revealed, Yousef kept a low profile, keeping to his house and wearing sun glasses when he went out.  After [[The Creators]] and crew came forward, Yousef was interviewed by MTV and CNN.  He also appeared with Jessica on the Tom Green show.  

On his [http://www.myspace.com/youabu MySpace], Yousef is seen in a picture with model [http://www.ujenatalent.com/model/10106.html Jennifer Cambra].

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==References==
*[http://www.myspace.com/youabu Yousef on MySpace.com]
*[http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=6488&CHID=2 Interview in Harrisonburg Daily News Record]
*[http://alissabrooke.proboards56.com/index.cgi?board=db&action=display&thread=1159393379&page=1 Interview on Children of Anchor Cove fan site]