Josh Nalley

Josh Nalley (born 1980/1981)[1][lower-alpha 1] is an American TikToker. He is best known for posting himself playing dead to get cast as a dead guy in a television series or film for 321 days on TikTok.

Josh Nalley
Born1980 or 1981 (age 42–43)
OccupationTikToker

Life and career

Nalley is a restaurant manager[2] in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[3]

In October 2021, Nalley began posting himself playing dead everyday on TikTok,[4][5] hoping to get cast as a dead guy in a television series or film. After 321 days of posting, he was cast as a dead guy in an episode of the television series CSI: Vegas.[6][7]

References

Notes
  1. Nalley was a restaurant owner at the age of 41 in 2022

Sources
  1. Yang, Maya (29 October 2022). "Man who plays dead on TikTok gets new life as corpse on TV crime show". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. Tumin, Remy (26 October 2022). "TikToker Lands the Role of a Lifetime: Playing Dead on TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. Bienasz, Gabrielle (27 October 2022). "This Guy Did The Same Thing on TikTok for 200 Days Straight to Land His Dream Job on CSI". Entepreneur. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. Edwards, Jonathan (27 October 2022). "He played dead on TikTok — and scored a 'CSI' corpse gig". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. Blanchet, Brenton (27 October 2022). "Kentucky Man Who Plays Dead on TikTok Lands Gig as a Corpse on 'CSI: Vegas'". People. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. Adams, Kirby (24 October 2022). "A Kentucky man posed as a dead body on TikTok for 321 days. Now he's going to be on CSI". Courier Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. Adams, Kirby (1 November 2022). "Courier Journal finds 'playing dead' isn't as easy as it looks from 'dead guy' TikTok star". Courier Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2024.


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