Yousef (Ang:
Joseph)
Abu-Taleb () is an
American actor and
producer of half-
Arab, one-quarter
English, and one-quarter
white American heritage.
He was born in
Arlington, Virginia, raised in
Jordan, moved back to
Harrisonburg, Virginia, and finally moved to
Los Angeles, California, where he currently resides.
He is perhaps best known for co-starring in the role of Daniel (Danielbeast), the longest running character
in the
lonelygirl15 web drama, alongside
Jessica Lee Rose. Since the show's finale, he has ventured into producing, working on both
feature films and other internet shows, most notably
Poor Paul.
Early career
Yousef Abu-Taleb was taking classes at the
Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia in early 2005, when he decided to head to Los Angeles with $2,500 in his pocket to pursue his dream of becoming a movie star, despite the fact that he had no formal acting training at the time.
He rented the first apartment he found
and got a job at
Red Lobster while looking for acting jobs.
