Daniel Howell

Daniel James "Dan" Howell (born 11 June 1991) is a British video blogger and former radio personality. He is best known for his YouTube channel Daniel Howell, (formerly known as danisnotonfire), which has reached over six million subscribers. Together with frequent collaborator Phil Lester, Howell presented Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and presented the station's Internet Takeover slot from September 2014 until April 2016. 2Personal life Howell was born and raised in Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire. He has a younger brother and has stated that he has a close relationship with his grandmother. Before starting his YouTube channel, he worked in retail chains Focus DIY at the age of 16, and later at the supermarket Asda. After graduating from The Forest School in 2009, Howell took a gap year, during which he started posting videos to his channel. He then went to the University of Manchester in 2010 to study law, but dropped out in 2011 because of a lack of interest in the subject, instead going on to pursue radio hosting and video blogging as a profession. Howell has lived with best friend and fellow YouTuber Phil Lester since August 2011, first in Manchester before moving to London together in July 2012. They have shared a total of three homes and frequently appear in each other's video