Nash Grier

Nash Grier (born December 28, 1997 in North Carolina) is known for his Vine he did with his younger half sister, Skylynn on vines with the song "Royals" by Lorde. As a teenager, Grier attended the Davidson Day High School in North Carolina. In June 2013, Tiffiny Semashko reposted Grier's "They. Need. Jesus." vine which launched him into fame. Nash has appeared on Good Morning America twice. Grier gains about 100,000 followers a week and has more followers than some celebrities such as Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, and Ellen Degeneres. Grier and his friend Cameron Dallas have just recently accepted a movie deal with AwesomenessTV to star in their own movie. AwesomenessTV will be their partners in the upcoming movie. "Grier and Dallas, two Vine stars with a combined following of more than 11 million, will be partnering with AwesomenessTV for the upcoming film", says Daily Dot. Grier's videos and tweets have gained controversy following several homophobic, racist and misogynistic remarks such as opposing gay rights, using racial slurs and homophobic slurs as well as criticizing women for not meeting his expectations about the definition of "beauty". Due to his massive following consisting of mainly teenagers and children, many consider him to be a negative role model and a setback of civil rights.