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The Latino Behind One of the Earliest Viral Clips on the Internet
Remember the classic viral video featuring an unassuming kid who starts dancing at a talent show…
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And blows everyone away with his moves?
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And just when people thought he couldn’t blow their minds any further…
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He kept going and going!
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Well, his name is David Bernal. He also goes by the name David Elsewhere.
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A California native, Bernal was born to a Peruvian mother and father from New Mexico.
After the video went viral, Elsewhere lined up several high-profile gigs. Remember this iTunes commercial?
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That’s him.
He was also in a Heineken commercial where he played not only himself…
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But everyone else who dances in the spot.
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Yep, they just superimposed the other actors’ heads on his body.
A few years ago, Elsewhere spoke to ABC News about how that viral clip changed his life.
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He breaks down the details of performance and reveals what his father initially thought about his desire to become a professional dancer (Spoiler: He wasn’t happy about it).
