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Tay Zonday

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Tay Zonday
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Tay Zonday was born on 21 May 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Tay Zonday: Chocolate Rain (2007), YouTube Assassin (2010) and Viralcom (2008).
BornMay 21, 1982
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BornMay 21, 1982
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations

Photos8

Tay Zonday in America's Got Talent (2006)
Nick Cannon and Tay Zonday in America's Got Talent (2006)
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Known for:

Tay Zonday in Tay Zonday: Chocolate Rain (2007)
Tay Zonday: Chocolate Rain
8.1
Music Video
  • Tay Zonday
  • 2007
YouTube Assassin (2010)
YouTube Assassin
7.3
TV Series
  • Tay Zonday
Allison Lane, Wil Petre, Ginger Kroll, Joey Manderino, Gibson Frazier, Nathan Bredman,Meghann Murphy, David Young, and Carmella Cann in Viralcom
Viralcom
7.7
TV Series
  • Tay Zonday
Bobby Ciraldo in Hamlet A.D.D. (2014)
Hamlet A.D.D.
6.1
  • Laertes(voice)
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor

  • NPRmageddon (2023)
    NPRmageddon
    • PSA Announcer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2023
  • Baby Shark's Big Show! (2020)
    Baby Shark's Big Show!
    • The Masked Fishy
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Turbo Overkill (2022)
    Turbo Overkill
    • Doc
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Derrick Acosta, Rocco Botte, and Shawn Chatfield in Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection (2021)
    Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection
    • Surge
    • 2021
  • New Rockstars (2011)
    New Rockstars
    • Zondos
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Just Roll with It (2019)
    Just Roll with It
    • Tay Zonday
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Wizard School Dropout (2019)
    Wizard School Dropout
    • Alexa the Dog
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Stalkr (2018)
    Stalkr
    • Stalkr App
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Fortnite Rap Battle Royale (2018)
    Fortnite Rap Battle Royale
    • Tay Zonday (voice)
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Transformers: Titans Return (2017)
    Transformers: Titans Return
    • Chorus of the Primes (voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • MK Ultra (2017)
    MK Ultra
    • Tay Zonday
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Chris Warren, Jill Durso, Brian Myers, Jason Michael Brescia, Lauren Pritchard, Lauren Moore, Joe Murphy, Shabazz Green, and James Boz in Romance in the Digital Age (2017)
    Romance in the Digital Age
    • Tay Zonday
    • 2017
  • Ryan Kelley, Jessica Morris, Tiffany Castro, and Monique Gelineau Schwaneman in Lucifer (2016)
    Lucifer
    • 2016
  • Pub Quiz
    • Watson (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • FBE Sketches
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 2016

Additional Crew

  • The Meme Machine: What Happens When the Internet Chooses You (2016)
    The Meme Machine: What Happens When the Internet Chooses You
    • online archives and stock footage
    • 2016
  • Rude Tube (2008)
    Rude Tube
    • footage courtesy of
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Director

  • Tay Zonday in Tay Zonday: Chocolate Rain (2007)
    Tay Zonday: Chocolate Rain
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2007

Videos3

Tay Zonday Acting Reel
Demo Reel 2:32
Tay Zonday Acting Reel
I Want My Three Minutes Back
Trailer 2:05
I Want My Three Minutes Back
Animal Takedowns Trailer
Trailer 0:24
Animal Takedowns Trailer

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • May 21, 1982
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Other works
    TV commercial (longform) for Dr. Pepper soda, 2007.

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male
  • Pronouns
    • he/him
  • Race / Ethnicity
    • Black / African American

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  • Trivia
    Became an overnight celebrity because of the success of his Internet music video "Chocolate Rain," which eventually became a longform commercial for Dr. Pepper soda.
  • Trademarks
      His YouTube hit ''Chocolate Rain''

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