Cameron Alexander Dallas (born September 8, 1994) is an American

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, actor, and singer. He is best known for his prominence on the video applications

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and

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. Dallas starred in two films in 2014 and 2015, '' Expelled'' and ''

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''. In 2016, Cameron starred on his

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reality show, '' Chasing Cameron,'' which followed him on his singing tour of Europe. In 2020, he assumed the role of Aaron Samuels in the musical adaptation of Mean Girls. In September 2020, he released ''Dear Scarlett'', his first album.

Career

Dallas began his career in September 2012, posting Vines of himself playing jokes and pranks on his friends and family. In 2014, Dallas had 8.1 million followers on Vine, making him the 11th most followed account, and 11.3 million followers on

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. As of 2017, Dallas had over 20 million followers on

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and made approximately $17,000 per sponsored post. Cameron Dallas at the 2014 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball

In April 2014,

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CEO

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announced he was making a film starring Dallas. The film, titled '' Expelled'', was the story of a prankster expelled from school, and was released later that year, on December 12, 2014. In May 2015, Dallas starred in two episodes of the

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thriller television series '' American Odyssey''. That same year, Dallas appeared in ''

'' opposite Nash Grier, and

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. The film was released on November 10, 2015, through

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. In November 2015, it was revealed Dallas had been cast in '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising''. However, his scenes were cut. On April 20, 2015, Dallas released his debut single "She Bad". He also was later featured in Daniel Skye's track "All I Want Is You". In June 2016, Dallas announced that he would be starring in an upcoming

reality series '' Chasing Cameron''. It premiered on December 27, 2016. By July 2017, he had reached 20 million followers on Instagram and 11 million on Twitter. Dallas won Teen Choice Awards in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and a People’s Choice Award in 2017. In 2020, Dallas made his Broadway debut as Aaron Samuels in ''

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'', while the originator of the role, Kyle Selig, took a leave of absence. That year, Dallas also released his first album, Dear Scarlett, on September 8.

Personal life

He has described his ethnic background as half

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, a quarter Mexican and a quarter

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. On December 31, 2018,

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, Dallas was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly punching a man in the face at the Hyatt Residence Club Grand Aspen in

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. He had previously been arrested on felony vandalism charges in 2015. On August 23, 2019, Dallas announced on social media that for the past two-and-a-half years he had been struggling with addiction, depression, and family trauma. On October 15, 2019, he ran in a charity that helped raise money for those struggling with addiction and to help them get access to treatment.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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