Andrew Gerald Hales is an American YouTube personality and vlogger known for his channel LAHWF, which has videos consisting of pranks/social experiments and interviews.[1]
Andrew Hales | |
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| Born | May 20, 1990 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
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| Occupation | YouTube personality |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Relatives | Jaclyn Hales (sister) |
YouTube information | |
| Channels | LAHWF, Andrew Hales |
| Genre(s) | Pranks, vlogs, interviews |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | lahwf |
Early life edit
Hales was born on May 20, 1990, in Ithaca, New York in a Mormon family but no longer practices the religion.[citation needed] His father, as a pharmaceutical salesman, moved their family from New York to New Hampshire and then to Bountiful, Utah. Although he grew up in multiple places, he calls Utah his home state. He also lived in Brookfield, Connecticut for a large part of his life and graduated Brookfield High School class of 2008 prior to attending Utah Valley University for 3 years.[1]
YouTube edit
Hales started filming videos for his channel at UVU, but had to leave and go to other places such as BYU because people started to recognize him.[2][3] He has filmed videos around the globe as well as places around the United States, such as New York, Los Angeles, Colorado, Idaho, Miami, London, Rome, Amsterdam, and Chengdu in China.[1] He paid for school using money earned from his videos.[4]
LAHWF edit
LAHWF, the name of Hales's YouTube channel, stands for "losing all hope was freedom," a quote from the 1999 film Fight Club.[3]
"Holding People's Hand" edit
Hales as a part of UVU students filmed a video where he went to random people who are walking by and tried to awkwardly hold their hands, this original prank idea was released on June 11, 2012, and went viral. The second part of this video which Hales was on a family vacation, filmed in Lake George, New York featuring his sister Jaclyn and was released on July 22, 2012.[5][6]
Macklemore Look-alike edit
On October 28, 2013, Hales released a video which was recorded during Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's tour stop at Utah's Maverik Center where he wears a hoodie and sunglasses and pretends to be Macklemore and starts pranking people. Later on, Macklemore reacted to this prank on Twitter.[7][8]
"Acting Out The Notebook with Girls" edit
In February 2015, Hales released a video recorded at the USC, in which he acted out the famous kissing scene from the Notebook with random participants. The girl who first showed up in the video, later appeared in the extras from his 2016 video, "What are you guys talking about?" in which he returned to USC.
Chatting With edit
In 2017, Hales began a series of interview videos titled, "Chatting With". Episodes have featured internet personalities, young millionaires, a Sasquatch witness, a survivor of the Columbine shooting, a supporter of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, and many others.[9]
Adderall edit
Hales has talked about how he was diagnosed with ADD many times and released a documentary video about Adderall on August 8, 2016. He mentioned he was prescribed Adderall about 6 months before he started his channel and said he has never seen the doctor who diagnosed him with ADD again. He also said that Adderall is the reason behind all his videos, but mentioned he doesn't want to talk about the subject because he doesn't take treatment any more.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Jimmy Hall (March 24, 2014). "Andrew Hales, experimenting with awkward". UVU Review. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ Sean P. Means (August 12, 2012). "Utah County videomakers spark a viral explosion". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Carlie Ellett (February 12, 2013). "YouTube channel has fans "LAHWF-ing"". The Daily Universe. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Utahn behind viral videos" (Interview). Interviewed by Meredith Forrest Kulwicki and Allison Croghan. Utah: KSTU. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Daniel Distant (June 14, 2012). "'Holding Hands With Strangers' Prank Goes Viral, Almost 2 Million Hits in 3 Days (VIDEO)". The Christian Post. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Nadine DeNinno (June 13, 2012). "?Holding Hands With Strangers? Prank By UVU College Student Andrew Hales Goes Viral On YouTube [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "A Man Successfully Pretends to be Macklemore". Miss Info. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Macklemore (October 29, 2013). "This dude gets free VIP for life". Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "Chatting With - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2019.