Heroes of the most popular foreign memes: what happened to them now (10 photos)

What happens to completely ordinary people on the Internet. They often become the heroes of popular memes, becoming internet stars overnight.





Success Kid



The meme was born in 2007 after Laney Griner posted a photo of her son Sam trying to eat sand on Flickr. This photo has appeared in various advertisements, on Hot Topic T-shirts, Xbox screensavers, and has been tweeted by politicians and popular stars. Now the guy is 17 years old and he is interested in drawing. As the hero notes, he gets his love for art from his father, who is a tattoo artist.

Disaster girl





The little girl, who clearly knows something about the terrible fire behind her, instantly fell in love with Internet trolls. The name of this child in the photo is Zoe Roth, and her dad photographed her in 2004 and even won a photo competition with this sketch in 2007.

“I would really like this meme to help me go to college or somehow pay for it,” Zoe said in an interview.

So, after 17 years, Zoe grew up and was able to earn good money from her fame. In April 2021, her meme was sold as an NFT token for 180 ETH. The approximate amount is about $500,000.

Loser Brian



Brian's bad school photo was originally posted by a friend. It quickly went viral as the epitome of a guy who has everything very bad, but does not despair. A real breakthrough for pocket generators was a picture that was described as follows: “I wanted to fart discreetly in class - I shit my pants.”

Flashing Guy



The hero of the meme called Blinking Guy, Drew Scanlon, reminds himself from time to time. He participates in charity events, raises funds for those in need, and is actively involved in sports. The famous GIF featuring Scanlon appeared in 2013.

It was taken during a game stream. One of the streamers said an obscene word, and Scanlon responded by blinking several times. The GIF became popular all over the world in 2017.

Guy with a finger to his temple



The meme comes from the 2016 BBC Three mini-documentary series Hood Documentary, in which the character, played by actor Kayode Ewumi, points to his head and smiles, saying he finds the woman beautiful because "she has a good brain." Now he is 27 years old.

Trying to hold on...



The meme was born in 2014 when Reddit user aaduk_ala posted a photo titled "trying to hold a fart next to a cute girl in class." Note that this is a staged photo that 16-year-old schoolboy Michael McGee took with his girlfriend. This guy's trick is to strain so hard that his veins bulge.

Puzzled Chloe



Katie Klem filmed a video of her daughters' reactions to their trip to Disneyland. One of the daughters cried and the other made a puzzled face. Clem said that she didn’t understand how people began to recognize them so quickly: “And how did they find my number?” Even now at Disneyland they are recognized, shouted and asked for autographs when they see 13-year-old Chloe. In 2021, the family also went into NFT and earned $70,000 from the meme. The money will go towards girls' education, parents say.

Nick Young's puzzled face



In 2014, the online series Through the Lens featured Nick Young, then a Los Angeles Lakers player, as the main character. Young's mother recalled an incident from his youth. He came to the training session of NBA star Cedric Ceballos, took the ball from him, showed a couple of foppish moves and left.

At that moment, his mother said: “Then he was just still a clown.” Young didn't expect this characterization. Thus a new meme was born.

Hold on, Charlie!



The Good Luck Charlie meme originated from a scene on the Disney Channel show. Photography and GIF are often used as synonyms for "I don't know." Mia began her career at the age of 11 months, and also continues to act in TV series and films. The girl is now 15 years old.