Antoine Dodson went viral in 2010 after a local Alabama news interview about an intruder in his sister's bedroom, his energetic delivery got remixed with auto-tune into bed intruder song by the Gregory Brothers, and it actually charted on the billboard hot 100. he made real money off the song royalties and used it to help move his family out of public housing. in the years after he kept a lower public profile, worked on a few different projects and business ventures, and has spoken openly in interviews about how the sudden viral fame affected him.
rahul_verma the fact the song charted on billboard still blows my mind every time I remember it
coffee_and_books it's a genuinely rare case of a viral clip turning into real chart success and real money for the person
the fact that the song actually charted still amazes me, that's not a small internet moment, that's genuine billboard chart success
using the money to move his family is honestly one of the better outcomes of an early 2010s viral moment