The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire: The World of Dan and Phil
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THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From YouTube sensations Dan Howell (danisnotonfire) and Phil Lester (AmazingPhil) comes a laugh-out-loud look into the world created by two awkward guys who share their lives on the Internet.
Daniel James "Dan" Howell is a British video blogger and radio personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel "danisnotonfire", which has reached over 5.6 million subscribers. He has presented a show on BBC Radio 1 along with his co-host and best friend Phil Lester since 2013. In October 2015, he and Lester released the book The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire.
Background
Daniel James Howell was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, 11 June 1991.
His father was working into the departmental store and his mother was running a beauty parlor and she was also a hair designer within the ramp shows. He is the first child and also has a younger brother.
Education
Daniel Howell attended The Forest School. Then he went to the University of Manchester in 2010 to study law, but dropped out in order to pursue a career in YouTube and radio.
Career
Before starting his YouTube channel, Daniel Howell worked in Focus DIY at the age of 16, and later at supermarket Asda.
Howell uploaded his first YouTube video titled "Hello Internet" on 16 October 2009.
In 2010 and 2011, Howell and his friend and youtuber Phil Lester took part in the live, annual 24 hour internet broadcast "Stickaid" which is a fundraiser that encourages viewers to donate to the charity UNICEF.
In January 2013, Howell and Lester became the presenters of BBC Radio 1's Sunday evening entertainment and request show.
In 2014, 2015 and 2016 Daniel Howell and Phil Lester presented backstage coverage at the Brit Awards.
Their book "The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire" was released in the UK on 8 October 2015 and worldwide on 15 October 2015, published by Ebury Press and Random House Children's Books. In relation to this, the pair madethe tour travelling around the UK during October and November 2015, named "The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire".
The book topped the General Hardbacks Sunday Times Bestsellers list having sold 26,745 copies in the UK in the first week of its release. It also became a #1 New York Times Bestseller in the young adult hardcover list
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Views
Quotations:
"For me the meaning of a human life is to be happy, to achieve happiness right now, it's to make sure you're happy in the future and so generally when you looks back on your life you're like 'uh, yes that was satisfactory'."
Personality
Dan is very socially awkward and has been known to purposefully exclude himself from events to prevent himself from having mini panic attacks. He never had that many friends before he met Phil Lester and became popular on YouTube.
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 1,91 m
Hair color: Brown/Black
Eye color: Brown
Weight: 75 kilo
Interests
piano, drums
Sport & Clubs
football
Music & Bands
Fall Out Boy, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Muse
Connections
Dan provides very less information about his personal life. He even has not dictated whom he is having his affair. Dan is also assumed not being married and not even any divorce bad story. He states he is too early to get married now and it takes minimum 5-6 years to get him a spouse.
Philip Michael "Phil" Lester (born 30 January 1987) is a British YouTuber and radio personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel "AmazingPhil". Together with his friend Dan Howell, Lester presented Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1.