Kyle Edward Craven (born August 10, 1989), commonly known by his Internet nickname "Bad Luck Brian", is an AmericanInternet celebrity known for his ubiquitous photo posted on Reddit in 2012, which quickly became a popular Internet meme. Bad Luck Brian is an image macro style of meme. His captions describe a variety of unlucky, embarrassing and tragic events.
Bad Luck Brian
Craven in the "Bad Luck Brian" photo he is known for
On January 23, 2012, at 2:15 UTC,[1] Ian Davies uploaded a photo to Reddit of his friend Kyle Craven.[2] Craven and Davies both attended Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio.[3] The photo which became Bad Luck Brian was originally taken for the high school's 2005–06 yearbook. Craven stated that he rubbed his face with a sweater to redden it and donned a goofy smile. The school principal required him to retake the photo, but Craven and Davies had already scanned and saved the original picture.[4] The photo quickly became popular on the image board 4chan, and social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, depicting "a guy who can't catch a break [...] a symbol for a stroke of hilarious bad luck".[2]
Notable depictionsedit
In 2013, Bad Luck Brian (depicted by Craven himself) featured in a YouTube video sketch alongside fellow meme Overly Attached Girlfriend, where the two characters go on a date. This collaboration prompted Craven to create his own Bad Luck Brian Youtube channel and accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.[2]
Bad Luck Brian was turned into T-shirts, stuffed animals and novelty items sold by Walmart and Hot Topic.[2] He starred in ad campaigns for companies like Volkswagen. In October 2018, Craven did a series of advertisements for McDonald's featuring the Bad Luck Brian character, which were featured on YouTube, Reddit, and Spotify.[5][6] Including licensing deals and merchandise, Craven estimates he made $20,000 within three years since 2015.[7]
In March 2021, Craven sold a Bad Luck Brian non-fungible token (NFT) for around $36,000.[8]
Later in 2021, he appeared in the Slovak viral campaign for Klostermann Orthodontics. The controversial campaign promoting clear aligners used a theme of meme copyright infringement.[9] The revealing video of Bad Luck Brian confirming the cooperation was widely distributed on the Slovak Internet. The campaign, created by local agency Kreatívna Dvojica, was awarded in several advertising competitions.[10]
In 2023, Craven appeared in character as Bad Luck Brian for a commercial for insurance company The General alongside Shaquille O'Neal.[11]
Personal lifeedit
A Redditor claiming to be Bad Luck Brian attempted to do an AMA thread in the "Ask Me Anything" subreddit on April 11, 2012, but the thread was removed. Craven returned to a different Advice Animals subreddit on May 8, 2012, with an AMA thread.[12]
Craven is the chief operating officer at his father's church construction company.[13]
Referencesedit
^. Reddit. January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ abcdContrera, Jessica (January 5, 2015). "Being Bad Luck Brian: When the meme that made you famous starts to fade away". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^"Washington Post profiles Cuyahoga Falls native behind 'Bad Luck Brian' meme". Cleveland.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
^"Anatomy of a meme: The real story of Bad Luck Brian, his viral class portrait and the fleeting nature of online fame". National Post. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. January 6, 2015. ISSN 1486-8008. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023. The phone call that made him famous came at 4 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2012. He was very much asleep
^McDonald's (October 5, 2018), Trick. Treat. Win!: Bad Luck Brian | McDonald's, retrieved October 9, 2018
^Fernandez, Jacqueline (October 11, 2018). "McDonald's Takes Another Stab At Meme Marketing With 'Bad Luck Brian' Ad". AListdaily. from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^Kinney, Mary (January 7, 2015). "'Bad Luck Brian' meme brings in a big paycheck". AOL.
^Rosenblatt, Kalhan (April 29, 2021). "A meme gold rush? Classic viral images are selling as NFTs for thousands of dollars". Nbcnews.com. NBC News. from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^"Bad Luck Brian promotes invisible braces (Case study)". YouTube.
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Kyle Edward Craven born August 10 1989 commonly known by his Internet nickname Bad Luck Brian is an American Internet celebrity known for his ubiquitous photo posted on Reddit in 2012 which quickly became a popular Internet meme Bad Luck Brian is an image macro style of meme His captions describe a variety of unlucky embarrassing and tragic events Bad Luck BrianCraven in the Bad Luck Brian photo he is known forBornKyle Edward Craven 1989 08 10 August 10 1989 age 34 Cuyahoga Falls Ohio U S EducationArchbishop Hoban High SchoolYears active2012 presentKnown forBad Luck Brian meme Contents 1 Meme 1 1 Origin 1 2 Notable depictions 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksMeme editOrigin edit On January 23 2012 at 2 15 UTC 1 Ian Davies uploaded a photo to Reddit of his friend Kyle Craven 2 Craven and Davies both attended Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron Ohio 3 The photo which became Bad Luck Brian was originally taken for the high school s 2005 06 yearbook Craven stated that he rubbed his face with a sweater to redden it and donned a goofy smile The school principal required him to retake the photo but Craven and Davies had already scanned and saved the original picture 4 The photo quickly became popular on the image board 4chan and social media networks like Facebook and Twitter depicting a guy who can t catch a break a symbol for a stroke of hilarious bad luck 2 Notable depictions edit In 2013 Bad Luck Brian depicted by Craven himself featured in a YouTube video sketch alongside fellow meme Overly Attached Girlfriend where the two characters go on a date This collaboration prompted Craven to create his own Bad Luck Brian Youtube channel and accounts on Facebook Instagram and Twitter 2 Bad Luck Brian was turned into T shirts stuffed animals and novelty items sold by Walmart and Hot Topic 2 He starred in ad campaigns for companies like Volkswagen In October 2018 Craven did a series of advertisements for McDonald s featuring the Bad Luck Brian character which were featured on YouTube Reddit and Spotify 5 6 Including licensing deals and merchandise Craven estimates he made 20 000 within three years since 2015 7 In March 2021 Craven sold a Bad Luck Brian non fungible token NFT for around 36 000 8 Later in 2021 he appeared in the Slovak viral campaign for Klostermann Orthodontics The controversial campaign promoting clear aligners used a theme of meme copyright infringement 9 The revealing video of Bad Luck Brian confirming the cooperation was widely distributed on the Slovak Internet The campaign created by local agency Kreativna Dvojica was awarded in several advertising competitions 10 In 2023 Craven appeared in character as Bad Luck Brian for a commercial for insurance company The General alongside Shaquille O Neal 11 Personal life editA Redditor claiming to be Bad Luck Brian attempted to do an AMA thread in the Ask Me Anything subreddit on April 11 2012 but the thread was removed Craven returned to a different Advice Animals subreddit on May 8 2012 with an AMA thread 12 Craven is the chief operating officer at his father s church construction company 13 References edit Bad Luck Brian Reddit January 24 2012 Archived from the original on May 12 2012 Retrieved April 19 2015 a b c d Contrera Jessica January 5 2015 Being Bad Luck Brian When the meme that made you famous starts to fade away The Washington Post Retrieved January 6 2015 Washington Post profiles Cuyahoga Falls native behind Bad Luck Brian meme Cleveland com January 6 2015 Retrieved January 11 2018 Anatomy of a meme The real story of Bad Luck Brian his viral class portrait and the fleeting nature of online fame National Post Cuyahoga Falls Ohio January 6 2015 ISSN 1486 8008 Archived from the original on November 24 2023 Retrieved November 24 2023 The phone call that made him famous came at 4 a m on Jan 24 2012 He was very much asleep McDonald s October 5 2018 Trick Treat Win Bad Luck Brian McDonald s retrieved October 9 2018 Fernandez Jacqueline October 11 2018 McDonald s Takes Another Stab At Meme Marketing With Bad Luck Brian Ad AListdaily Archived from the original on July 9 2020 Retrieved May 2 2021 Kinney Mary January 7 2015 Bad Luck Brian meme brings in a big paycheck AOL Rosenblatt Kalhan April 29 2021 A meme gold rush Classic viral images are selling as NFTs for thousands of dollars Nbcnews com NBC News Archived from the original on April 29 2021 Retrieved May 2 2021 Bad Luck Brian promotes invisible braces Case study YouTube Bad Luck Brian Ortodoncia Klostermann Bad Luck Brian Shaq amp Kyle Craven the General Insurance Commercial YouTube 10 good facts about Bad Luck Brian the unluckiest meme The Daily Dot January 27 2021 Retrieved May 2 2021 Gidan Jenn January 6 2015 An Internet Meme s Real Life Building Churches Newser Retrieved January 6 2015 External links editBad Luck Brian s channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bad Luck Brian amp oldid 1215866374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
