Quote: "yeah but that kid got popular over it and its not funny at all I hate people like that.....just meh hotspot when people make fun of other based on nationality "
Fat guy never knew his flash vid in Newgrounds.com was ever going to be popular in the first place. The first version had pictures interrupting the video and whatnot, until he decided to release a version without them (due to popular demand by then). It's also interesting that fat guy didn't as much as giggle throughout the dance (which made it even funnier).
Quote: "Brolsma is a teenager who lives in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Reportedly, he is not happy with his fame. According to The New York Times, Brolsma has become an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity". Brolsma has stopped taking phone calls from the media; he canceled an appearance on NBC's Today Show on February 17, 2005, and he did not cooperate with The New York Times for their February 26 article about him.
New York Times article (February 26, 2005) about Gary Brolsma and the Numa Numa dance.
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New York Times article (February 26, 2005) about Gary Brolsma and the Numa Numa dance.
Gary Brolsma's "Numa Numa" video has arguably become one of the most famous online video clips since the birth of the World Wide Web. Even Gary Brolsma's own name has become known in many countries throughout the world, and his video clip is also responsible for popularizing many of O-Zone's songs, which were not well known outside Europe prior to Brolsma's "Numa Numa" video.
On Newgrounds.com, Brolsma commented on all of the publicity, saying, "You people are all crazy!" Joi Ito has a post discussing this current and growing meme."
As a positive side effect, he gave O-zone some overseas fame as well. I was surprised to hear it on the radio myself, and I live on the other half of the world.
