Yousef Abu-Taleb
Yousef Abu-Taleb is the actor who plays Daniel in the Lonelygirl15 video series. He was born in Arlington, Virginia, and lived in Jordan until he was 8. 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 waiter and bartender 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.
Yousef also found out about lonelygirl15 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.
During the filming, before his identity was revealed, Yousef kept a low profile, keeping to his house and wearing sun glasses 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.
On his MySpace, Yousef is seen in a picture with model Jennifer Cambra. Yousef also messaged a MySpace member the following message which was later posted in the comments for On The Run:
