Watch the video: Famous meme – what happened to “Bad Luck Brian”?
“Bad Luck Brian”: The meme has been a fixture on the Internet for years.
It shows a blonde boy with braces, a polo shirt and a checked tank top. The meme was shared millions of times on social media, with new text variations again and again. Tenor: Bad Luck Brian is a completely unlucky person who does something and screws it up. The boy in the picture is the American Kyle Craven. When a school friend shared his photo on Reddit in 2012, the now internet star was in seventh grade. Kyle took advantage of the attention. Over 10 years later, the man who is known by his Internet nickname “Bad Luck Brian” is very active on Instagram and Co. There he entertains his followers with current posts, but his famous meme also plays a role again and again. 2015 Kyle estimated that he had already earned $15,000 – $20,000 from being a meme. Today, his net worth from being an internet celebrity is estimated at $1 million – $5 million. Among other things, he has appeared in an advertisement for See McDonald’s.