Jonathan Van Ness

Person · 6 cases · 2013–2026 · American hairstylist and TV personality

How Jonathan Van Ness spread

Van Ness's Funny or Die recaps built an audience that followed him into podcasting and Netflix's Queer Eye.

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Entertainment 3 · Beauty & personal care 1, Culture 1
202620132014201520188 yrs2026 is the new 2016 · Carried it · Jan 1, 2026Fazit Glitter Freckle Patches · Carried it · Nov 25, 2024Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · Kept it going · May 27, 2020Queer Eye (2018) · Kept it going · Jul 12, 2018In My Feelings Challenge · Carried it · Jul 12, 2018Game of Thrones · Carried it · Jan 1, 2013Start2013Milestone2014New audience2015New audience2018Open webAudioTVOther

  1. 2013

    StartOpen web

    Erin Gibson brought Van Ness's Game of Thrones recaps to Funny or Die as Gay of Thrones. archive.nerdist.com

  2. 2014

    MilestoneOpen web

    By 2014, Gay of Thrones had drawn one million views across its first two episodes. archive.nerdist.com

  3. 2015

    New audienceAudio

    Van Ness began hosting the weekly podcast Getting Curious. web.archive.org

  4. 2018

    New audienceFeb 7 · TV

    Van Ness debuted as the grooming expert on Netflix's Queer Eye reboot. bustle.com

In My Feelings Challenge

Carried it

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Shiggy 🇬🇩 on Instagram: "#Mood : KEKE Do You Love Me ? 😂😂😂 @champagnepapi #DoTheShiggy #InMyFeelings"

7M views

2026 is the new 2016

Carried it

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2016 Trend / 2026 Is the New 2016 | Know Your Meme

13M views

Game of Thrones

Carried it

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Game of Thrones opening-title card.

355K sold

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Kept it going

38
First UK cover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Bloomsbury, 1997), art by Thomas Taylor.

3.4M sold

Fazit Glitter Freckle Patches

Carried it

26
Gold Glitter Freckles Makeup Patches

$1M revenue

Queer Eye (2018)

Kept it going

45
The Fab Five in front of a rainbow, Queer Eye key art

188M impressions

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