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Where Are They Now? Nine Internet Phenoms



Memes come and go on the web, spread by email and YouTube and word of mouth. But what happens to the stars once the webcams are off?


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  • Amanda Congdon

    The one-time It Girl of internet news, the former Rocketboom anchor spent time as an ABC web correspondent and now stars in a webcast called Sometimesdaily.

  • Bill Gates

    Run over by Google on the road ahead. Now doing genuinely good work saving the world.

  • Chris Crocker (“Leave Britney Alooone!”)

    Like Gary Brolsma, the Numa Numa Guy, inhabits the nether world of self-parody, music video, and reality TV.

  • Dancing Baby

    Creepy homunculus featured on Ally McBeal did the rehab thing after stardom waned. Now 12, studying for bar mitzvah in San Fernando valley.

  • Rick Astley

    Rickrolling made him famous all over again, but it’s unclear that his music career will get a sustained bounce from the online joke.

  • Lolcat

    The “I can has cheezburger” guys made real money, and cats with funny captions will always be funny. Rumors of persist tension with new star Keyboard Cat.

  • Dramatic Prairie Dog

    AKA Dramatic Chipmunk. Probably roadkill, and not just metaphorically like Bill Gates.

  • Miss South Carolina Teen USA

    Lauren Caitlin Upton brainlocked on television ("The Iraq, such as...") but went on to college at Appalachian State University and works as a model.

  • Kimbo Slice

    Street brawler turned mixed martial arts fighter went down hard once he met top competition. Now appearing on a reality show in hopes of getting back in the game.