Difference between revisions of "Yousef Abu-Taleb"
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| − | '''Yousef Abu-Taleb''' is the actor who plays [[Daniel]] in the Lonelygirl15 viral video series. | + | [[Image:YouAbuShots.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Headshots of Yousef from his MySpace account.]] |
| − | He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and lived in Jordan until he was | + | |
| + | '''Yousef Abu-Taleb''' is the actor who plays [[Daniel]] in the Lonelygirl15 viral video series. He has also done some of the camera work and writing for the series. He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and lived in Jordan until he was eight. 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. | 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. | ||
| − | + | Before lonelygirl15 he appeared in an independent film "Stray" in which his character was beaten to death. | |
| − | + | Yousef found a posting for a film called [[Children of Anchor Cove (listing)|Children of Anchor Cove]] which was a codename for the lonelygirl15 project on [[Craigslist]]. He almost missed his audition, because he got it confused with another audition. Unlike co-star [[Jessica Lee Rose|Jessica Rose]], Yousef was not hesitant to take the role. Although Yousef was nearly 10-years-older than the character of Daniel, he won the role. Daniel, who was originally supposed to be 15-16 was rewritten as an 18-year-old. | |
| − | + | 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. | |
| − | + | A [[Firing of Yousef|scandal]] developed on November 8th, as rumors spread that Yousef had been fired. These rumors were subsequently dispelled by [[The Creators|the Creators]]. Yousef's character still remains on the series more than two months after the scandal. | |
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| + | Yousef appeared with Jess on the Red Carpet at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards, for which lonelygirl15 won the award for biggest download. According to his [[MySpace]] account he recently did some work alongside Carmen Electra for [[Epic Movie]], a film that parodies a number of other epic films such as The DaVinci Code, Narnia and Snakes on a Plane. | ||
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Revision as of 19:00, 5 February 2007
Yousef Abu-Taleb is the actor who plays Daniel in the Lonelygirl15 viral video series. He has also done some of the camera work and writing for the series. He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and lived in Jordan until he was eight. 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 Robert Miano and producer James Quattrochi. He had a small part in the film 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.
Before lonelygirl15 he appeared in an independent film "Stray" in which his character was beaten to death.
Yousef found a posting for a film called Children of Anchor Cove which was a codename for the lonelygirl15 project on Craigslist. He almost missed his audition, because he got it confused with another audition. Unlike co-star Jessica Rose, Yousef was not hesitant to take the role. Although Yousef was nearly 10-years-older than the character of Daniel, he won the role. Daniel, who was originally supposed to be 15-16 was rewritten as an 18-year-old.
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.
A scandal developed on November 8th, as rumors spread that Yousef had been fired. These rumors were subsequently dispelled by the Creators. Yousef's character still remains on the series more than two months after the scandal.
Yousef appeared with Jess on the Red Carpet at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards, for which lonelygirl15 won the award for biggest download. According to his MySpace account he recently did some work alongside Carmen Electra for Epic Movie, a film that parodies a number of other epic films such as The DaVinci Code, Narnia and Snakes on a Plane.
