TikTok star Too Turnt Tony (real name: Anthony Dawson) recently revealed on all his social media accounts that he is ‘The Bachelor 2024.’ In a post made on July 11, @tooturnttony can be seen wearing a black shirt surrounded by The Bachelor’s signature rose petals in what looks like a promo for The Bachelor 2024. “The turnt is coming. The Bachelor 2024 – on ABC/Hulu. #bachelornation @bachelorabc,” Anthony captioned the post. Here’s your chance to get to know Too Turnt Tony’s father, Gordon Dawson.
Meet Gordon Dawson, TikTok star TooTurntTony Dad
Anthony, 28, is best known for his TikTok account tooturnttony (20 million followers as of July 2023), where he posts comedy videos, often featuring his family members and his ducks.
After the huge success of his TikTok account, Anthony also opened a YouTube channel of the same name and started uploading long videos to the channel. His YouTube channel has nearly 3 million subscribers as of this writing.
Fun fact, Anthony raised ducks for years before he started doing TikTok. In his first TikTok video that reached over 1 million views, Anthony featured his ducks.
Before Anthony became a social media star, he worked at a production company in New York City and only started posting TikToks during the COVID pandemic. A graduate of Western Michigan University, he began working with talent agency WME in late 2020.
Besides Too Turnt Tony, Gordon Dawson’s two other children are also big social media figures. First, Dominic Dawson is known for his quirky antics and partying personality on the internet. His TikTok account @toodirtydom has more than 1.4 million followers. Dominic, who was a student at Michigan State University before he became famous, often collaborates with his brother Too Turnt Tony.
Gordon’s daughter, Maria Dawson, also has more than 1.2 million followers on her TikTok account @toomuchmariaaa. While she posts her own original comedy skits on her own TikTok account, she’s primarily known as the Operations Coordinator for TooTurntTony, LLC.
Maria supports the TooTurntTony business in all day-to-day operations, shooting and editing up to 5 videos per day, as well as filming for the TooTurntTony YouTube channel, handling all public relations for TooTurntTony, including integrating brand deals across TooTurntTony’s various social media outlets.
Prior to working for her brother’s business, 26-year-old Maria worked as a Recruiter for Insight Global. Some of Maria’s past jobs include being a Mortgage Banking Development Program Intern at Quicken Loans, a Sales Representative at Michelle Bommarito LLC, a Team Leader at River Oaks West Apartments, and an Assistant at the Chamber of Commerce.
Maria completed her BA in Business Sales and Marketing at Western Michigan University – Haworth School of Business in 2019.
Gordon Dawson’s Wife
Gordon Dawson’s wife is Lisa Dawson. According to radaris.com, she was born in September 1965 and will turn 57 in 2023. Lisa also has a TikTok account @tooturntmom and has over 940k followers on the platform.
Lisa shared a timeline of their relationship in a short video on TikTok. She shared that Gordon and she have known each other since they were in high school together. They also went to prom together. The couple got married 31 years ago and even broke up for a few years before getting back together.
In one of her recent TikTok videos, Lisa treated her husband Gordon to food from Panera Bread.
Gordon Dawson’s Age
Born in 1965, Gordon Dawson is 58 years old as of July 2023.
Who are Gordon Dawson’s parents?
Gordon Dawson’s parents were Gordon Scholey Dawson and Dorothy Dawson (Baranski). Unfortunately, neither of them are alive.
Gordon’s father passed away on March 25, 2022, at the age of 96. His father joined the Marine Corps when he was just 17 years old and served in the facility for three years. He then went on to earn a degree in Business from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Gordon worked as a Buyer for JL Hudson in downtown Detroit for his entire 40-year career. It was there that he also met his wife, Dorothy, who worked in the gift wrapping department.
Dorothy passed away on October 21, 2013, at the age of 82.
Gordon has four siblings, namely Denise Ann Flood, Dawn Louise Ely, Benjamin Gregory Dawson and Sandra Leigh Hayes.
Gordon Dawson’s work
Gordon currently runs his son Too Turnt Tony’s business. In addition, he is an Energy Analyst for EDSS Energy. As an Energy Analyst, Gordon analyzes annual commercial energy savings in lighting, window film, and Occ sensors. He also serves as a project manager for several large accounts including Palace Auburn Hills, DTE Music Theater, and AutoNation.
From May 2007 to June 2008, Gordon was a Senior IT Buyer for General Motors. And prior to that, he was a Platform Coordinator for ComauPico.
Gordon received his Bachelor of Arts and Science from Lawrence Technological University in 1988.
Related FAQs
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What is Gordon Dawson’s birthday?
Gordon Dawson celebrates his birthday on March 25 every year. On March 25, 2016, his son Too Turnt Tony shared a picture of his father on Facebook and wrote, “Happy Birthday Legend. Love Fasha.❤️ #Gordie.”
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Is Gordon Dawson on Instagram and Facebook?
Unfortunately, Gordon Dawson isn’t on either Instagram or Facebook. However, you can find him on TikTok @tooturntgordie, where he boasts 572.5k followers and 2.3 million likes.
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Where is Gordon Dawson from?
Gordon Dawson is from Michigan.