The Magcon boys are a group of boys who have famously used the social network Vine. The group was formed mainly of talented actors and musicians. These youngsters are social media stars and award-winning personalities who are making the rounds of their lives.
Magcon Boys Wiki
The name MAGCON is an abbreviation of Meeting.and Greeting Convention, Magcon Boys was a touring band formed by the popular Viners in September 2013. Vine was a short form video hosting service, owned by Twitter. The app allowed users to create and share funny six-second videos. It was founded by Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll. The app made waves and got bigger than the inventors expected. App users are called Viners. From funny and entertaining videos, Vine has become a creative platform to showcase all kinds of talent.
The Magcon boys have been the beneficiaries of this application. With their diverse talents and growing notoriety, they have banded together to form a touring group that helps them meet their fans on a turn-by-turn basis.
Names, biography, birthdays and fast facts
1. Cameron Alexander Dallas
Cameron is an actor, television and internet personality. His fame multiplied with his videos uploaded to Vine and Youtube. After his first media appearance on Vine, Cameron started by uploading videos of hot and happy times with his friends and family. In just two years, his fanbase on Vine has translated to more than 8 million followers. He was the 11th most followed account on Vine.
Since Vine shared videos on other social media, Cameron has become increasingly popular on Twitter and Instagram with 11.3 million and 21 million followers respectively. So far, Cameron has featured in movies and TV shows such as Neighbor 2: Sorority Rising, Expelled, NBC’s American Odyssey, The Outfield, among others. He currently runs a Netflix reality show, Chasing Cameron
Cameron was born and raised in California by his mother, Gina Dallas. He also has an older sister, Sierra Dallas. Cameron is of Scottish, German, and Mexican descent.
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Birthday : September 8, 1994
height : 5 feet 7 inches (1.75 m)
Zodiac sign: Virgo
2. Shawn Raul Peter Mendes
Shawn is a Canadian born singer and songwriter. He also plays guitar and piano. The Magcon boy is of Portuguese and European descent. He is known for his hit songs Stitches, Party Life and Treat You Better. Shawn began posting covers of songs on Vine in 2013. He was later discovered and signed to the Island label.
In 2015, he launched his first studio album entitled Manuscrit. Later in 2016, he released a second album Éclairer. Both albums would have made a Billboard 200 record for the star. He is one of the few to make it past the 18-year-old chart.
His parents are Manuel, a Portuguese businessman, and Karen Mendes. Shawn also has a sister Aaliyah who was also successful on Vine. In addition to his music career, Shawn is a young philanthropist who is paving the way for charitable causes in America and beyond.
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Birthday : August 8, 1998
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Zodiac sign: Leo
3. Hamilton Nash Grier
Nash was born and raised in North Carolina where he was educated at Davidson Day School. In his freshman year, he used the newly invented vine to upload comic book videos. It attracted a lot of followers, making it popular. He has millions of followers on his various social media accounts. Nash has 4.7 million YouTube subscribers.
The former member of The Magcon Boys left the band alongside Cameron and others to focus on building their careers. Nash Grier has its own website and has launched games for mobile devices and some other social media apps. He also has a United XXVI clothing line.
Even in the midst of his fame, Grier continued and finished high school online. After teaching himself the basics of video editing, the star also started making music videos.
Grier’s parents are Chad Grier and Elizabeth Floyd. He has a half-sister, Skylynn, and two brothers, Will Grier and Hayes Grier. Skylynn and Hayes participated in internet career experiments.
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Birthday: December 28, 1997
Height: 6 feet (1.83 m)
Birth sign: Capricorn
4. Jack Finnegan Gilinsky
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Jack Gilinsky is affectionately known as one half of the Jack & Jack duo. Together with his kindergarten friend, Jack Jackson, the two were responsible for releasing 11 iTunes and Billboard chart-topping singles and sold over 1.3 million songs.
Jack Gilinsky attended Omaha Westside High School. The actor and producer is known for his work in the films Janoskians: Untold and Untrue, Jack & Jack the Movie and Go #MakeItHappy. After 20 years of friendship, close friends and players shared their dreams and successes. Their internet career started with uploading videos of their songs to Vine. Jack made quite an impression with the Nerd Vandals Music Video.
In time, they launched their YouTube channel MotherFalconQuagmire. The duo jointly have over 23 million followers on social media. Jack Finnegan Gilinsky has two sisters: Molly and Laura Gilinsky. Her parents are David Gilinsky and Katherine Finnegan.
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Birthday: September 10, 1995
Height: 5 ft 8 inches (1.78 m)
Place of birth: Nebraska
Birth sign: Virgo
5. Carter McCoy Reynolds
Born in North Carolina, Carter Reynolds is one of the original members of boy band Magcon. Her parents are Jeanie and Jeremy Reynolds. He has a twin sister, Kayla. Both attended Jimmy C. Draughn High School in Valdese, North Carolina.
Carter is of part Korean descent. He started by making vines for his fans. Today, he has millions of followers on his social media accounts.
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Birthday: May 24, 1996
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Zodiac sign: Gemini
6. Taylor Michael Caniff
Taylor was born in Indiana. He rose to fame by uploading funny 6-second clips to Vine. Currently, he is on Cameron Dallas’ reality show, Chasing Cameron. The American internet and Instagram star has 3 siblings: Kellie Caniff Bruce, Tristen Caniff and Jordan Caniff. Her father is identified as Kevin Caniff.
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Birthday: February 3, 1996
Height: 5 feet 9 inches (1.75m)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
7. Aaron Braden carpenter
Aaron is an actor, model, and singer originally from Brantford, Louisiana but currently living in Los Angeles, California. Prior to his stardom following his appearance on Netflix’s Dallas reality show Chasing Cameron, Aaron was famous on Instagram for uploading pictures… so much for his good looks.
Her parents are Brandy Carpenter and Becky Anderson. Aaron has an older sister Candice and a brother Dustyn.
It is estimated at $1 million.
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Birthday: October 5, 1998
Height: 5 ft 8 inches (1.78 m)
Zodiac sign: Libra
8. Matthew Lee Espinosa
Mathew was born and raised in Woodbridge, Virginia. His parents are Laura and Rafael Espinosa. Matthew has 3 siblings- 2 brothers and 1 sister- Dylan, Ryan and Kristen Espinosa. He is a social media enthusiast with over 5 million followers on Instagram, 1 million on Facebook and over 4 million on Twitter. According to a 2016 estimate, The Viner and YouTube star worth $2.5 million.
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Birthday: July 7, 1997
Height: 5 ft 11 inches (1.8 m)
Zodiac sign: Cancer
9. Jack Edward Johnson
Meet the other half of the Jack & Jack team. After creating his Vine account, Jack teamed up with Jack Gilinsky to launch the Jack & Jack account. Together they released hits like Flights, Wild Life and Paradise (Never Change). Their Vine channel has created cover songs and comic book videos. The inseparable friends have also created a YouTube channel to expand their careers on the Internet and have around 1.5 million followers.
Jack is an internet star, actor, singer and songwriter. He was born in Nebraska but lives in Los Angeles. He attended Omaha Westside High School. His parents are John and Jennifer Johnson. He also has a brother, Jeff. Jack, who is also a member of Music Stars and has amassed a net worth of $1.5 million.
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Birthday: March 24, 1996
Height: 5 ft 8 inches (1.78 m)
Zodiac sign: Aries