Danisnotonfire

Dan Howell, also known by his YouTube username danisnotonfire, is a English vlogger and YouTube celebrity. As of November 2013, Dan has over 2.8 million subscribers and over 153 million video views.

Biography
Dan Howell was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England on June 11, 1991. Before he started making videos on YouTube, he worked in retail chains Focus DIY and Asda. Dan graduated from The Forrest School and attended University of Manchester for 1 year before dropping out to become a full time vlogger. He currently lives in London with fellow YouTuber and best friend Phil Lester (AmazingPhil).

YouTube
Phil Lester convinced Dan to start creating YouTube videos. Dan uploaded his first video, titled HELLO INTERNET, on October 16, 2009, after watched videos created by other YouTubers for 3 years.

He is part of the Fantastic Foursome, a group of British YouTubers consisting of himself, Phil Lester (AmazingPhil), Chris Kendall (crabstickz) and PJ Liguori (KickthePj).

In 2012, Howell won the YouTube competition "SuperNote" run by Rhett and Link. Howell also currently features in the weekly video series Becoming YouTube created by Benjamin Cook which looks at the different aspects to becoming an internet celebrity. Howell also writes a blog for The Huffington Post in which he writes about the creative process behind making his YouTube videos.

Howell and Lester collaborate on a YouTube channel for My Damn Channel, The Super Amazing Project, in which they investigate paranormal events. As of July 2013, The Super Amazing Project has over 390,000 subscribers. In December 2012, the YouTube show finished its third season of 12 episodes. Episodes of The Super Amazing Project are not weekly anymore, but rather have 'seasonal specials'. The content of these videos have since been incorporated into the 'Internet News' segment of their radio show.

Outside YouTube
In 2012, Howell was voted "Hottest Lad of the Year" by readers of the web magazine Sugarscape.

Radio
Together with Phil Lester, Howell has presented "The Request Show" with Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 since January 2013. It airs every Sunday from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. he show is fully interactive, allowing listeners to call in to request a song and doing challenges to get it played ("fan wars"). On the website, music videos are shown which fans have made and emailed to Dan and Phil. The entire show is streamed in video, live on the BBC Radio 1 website.

In May 2013 Dan and Phil received a Sony Golden Headphones Award for the UK's favorite Radio Presenters, voted for by the fans.

Trivia

 * Dan's favorite band is Muse because his favorite album is "Origin of Symmetry" by Muse