Anthony Dawson (born Feb 1, 1995), better known as TooTurntTony, is an American social media personality, model, and
wildlife conservation advocate. He is known for creating viral comedy skits, social experiments, and other videos often involving his family and
domestic duck
The domestic duck or domestic mallard (''Anas platyrhynchos domesticus'') is a subspecies of mallard that has been domesticated by humans and raised for meat, eggs, and down feathers. A few are also kept for show, as pets, or for their ornament ...
s.
Anthony began his career as a
duck-rancher, where he would make role-playing videos with ducks in efforts to increase awareness of
wetland conservation
Wetland conservation is aimed at protecting and preserving areas where water exists at or near the Earth's surface, such as swamps, marshes and bogs. Wetlands cover at least six per cent of the Earth and have become a focal issue for conservation ...
.
Later, Anthony began incorporating various family members such as his mother, father, and sister (later collectively dubbed the “TooTurntFamily”) into social experiments and other comedic content.
Anthony's content channels have amassed over 21 million followers across platforms, with the additional TooTurntFamily members collectively gaining an additional 8 million.
Tony's skits and other content have appeared on media outlets such as
Univision
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,
Business Insider
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, and
USA Today
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. Among the most notable of videos include a series related to
Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (; May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 an ...
which amassed over 50M views.
Tony was named a Top 50 Creator of 2023 by
Forbes
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with earnings of $2.9 Million.
Other ventures
Too Turnt Tea
In March 2023, TooTurntTony, in collaboration with
Boston
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based NOCA Beverages, released a boozy iced tea known as " Too Turnt Tea". Available since March 2023, the item is sold across the USA in 24 states. The hard tea is 5% and 100 calories, available in a lemon 12 pack.
[{{Cite web, title=NOCA Snags Celeb Collab with TikTok Star Too Turnt Tony, url=https://craftbusinessdaily.com/noca-snags-celeb-collab-with-tik-tok-star-too-turnt-tony/ , access-date=2023-02-06 , website=Craft Business Daily , language=en-US] Major retailers include
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits,
Total Wine & More
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,
Stop & Shop
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Sto ...
,
Albertsons
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With 2,253 stores as of the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 and 270,000 employees as of fiscal year 2019, the company is the second-large ...
,
Kroger
The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company that operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries) supermarkets and multi-department stores throughout the United States.
Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cinci ...
.
Walmart
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,
H-E-B
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,
7-Eleven
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,
Save Mart Supermarkets
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,
Town Pump,
Binny's Beverage Depot Binny's Beverage Depot is a family business liquor store chain in Illinois originally founded in 1948.
The company operates forty five retail locations, including seven in Chicago, thirty three in the surrounding area, and one each in Champaign ...
,
Sprouts Farmers Market
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,
Jewel-Osco,
Safeway
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,
Meijer
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and more. As of June 1, 2023, Too Turnt Tea is the #1 selling flavored malt beverage across
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits.
References
American TikTokers
Living people
1995 births
American YouTubers
People from Commerce, Michigan
Western Michigan University alumni