Yousef Abu-Taleb

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Yousef Abu-Taleb
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Portrays Daniel
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Age 27
Birthday July 31st, 1980
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Yousef Abu-Taleb filmography
Videos filmed by Yousef Abu-Taleb

Yousef Abu-Taleb is the actor who plays Daniel in the Lonelygirl15 viral video series. He has also done some of the camera work and writing for the series. He was born in Arlington, Virginia (USA) and lived in Jordan until he was eight. Yousef's father is Jordanian and lives in Herndon, Va. His mother is British and lives in Harrisonburg, Va. Yousef, 26, took classes at Blue Ridge Community College before deciding to move to Los Angeles in early 2005. Yousef has two brothers and four sisters.

He worked as a bartender and as a waiter for Red Lobster while looking for roles as an actor. He worked with acting coach Robert Miano and producer James Quattrochi. He had a small part in the film Dorm Daze 2; the scene was cut, but can be seen in the Deleted Scenes section of the DVD. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Before lonelygirl15 he appeared in an independent film "Stray" in which his character was beaten to death.

Yousef found a posting for a film called Children of Anchor Cove which was a codename for the lonelygirl15 project on Craigslist. He almost missed his audition, because he got it confused with another audition. Unlike co-star Jessica Rose, Yousef was not hesitant to take the role. Although Yousef was nearly 10-years-older than the character of Daniel, he won the role. Daniel, who was originally supposed to be 15-16 was rewritten as an 18-year-old.

During the filming, before his identity was revealed, Yousef kept a low profile, keeping to his house and wearing sunglasses when he went out. After the Creators and crew came forward, Yousef was interviewed by MTV and CNN. He also appeared with Jessica on the Tom Green show.

A scandal developed on November 8th, 2006, as rumors spread that Yousef had been fired. These rumors were subsequently dispelled by the Creators. Yousef's character still remains on the series more than six months after the scandal.

Yousef appeared with Jess on the Red Carpet at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards, for which lonelygirl15 won the award for biggest download. He also did some work alongside Carmen Electra for Epic Movie, a film that parodies a number of other epic films such as The DaVinci Code, Narnia and Snakes on a Plane.

Most recently he has joined forces with Reza Bahador to bring the radio show: F.O.B. Life to the airwaves. The show can be seen on Now Live Internet Radio. (He has also stated on F.O.B. life that his favorite LG15 episode is Grillz feat. Danielbeast, LG15, P. Monkey, and O'n.)

Yousef is inspired by success and says that if he weren't an actor, he'd like to be a rock star.

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lonelygirl15 Cast & Crew
Main Cast Jessica Lee Rose · Yousef Abu-Taleb · Jackson Davis · Alexandra Dreyfus · Becki Kregoski · Katherine Pawlak · Melanie Merkosky · Crystal Young
Supporting Cast Jessi Williams · Jackie Jandrell · Alli Danziger · Bitsie Tulloch · Craig Coyne · Raegan Payne · Shannon Solomon · Maxwell Glick · Peter James · Tammy Klein · Carly Jones · Joe Rubin · Shelby Kocee · Sean Vincent Biggins · Melissa Kite · Jos Viramontes
Creators Miles Beckett · Mesh Flinders · Greg Goodfried · Amanda Goodfried
Crew Glenn Rubenstein · Yumiko Aoyagi · Gregg Moscot · Mari Devincenzi · Jenni Powell · Ian Schwartz · Tom Pettit · Blair Singer · Jim Campolongo · Ross Berger · Jake Coburn · Dwayne Smith · Vanessa Roveto · Mary Feuer · Jonathan Robert Kaplan · Jan Libby · Ben Kruger · Marcello Daciano · Jennifer Roth · Kevin Schlanser · Justin Thompson · Brad Haley · Matt Vanselow · Colin Hargraves · Seth Jacobs · Darren Boling · Joshua Hale Fialkov · Grant Steinfeld · Todd Janiak · Broken Kid · ElizKM86
Other Cast Eddie Asher · Katharine McPhee · Kenneth Goodfried · Frank Zajaczkowski · Something For Rockets · Jerry Wright · Kira Lobenstein · Greg Gallows · Daniel Weiss · Emily Evergreen · Jennifer Thompson · Other Cameos