Wait, Don’t I Know You From Somewhere? Discover the People Behind the Most Iconic Memes of All Time & their Stories
Success Kid
If you asked Sammy Griner how he became a meme, he would answer that he looked successful. And believe it or not, that sums up how he became famous. In reality, he was trying to eat sand here in 2007. And as the shutter went off, he had a fistful ready to eat.
The image was so powerful that it helped draw attention during a fundraising drive for Griner’s father’s kidney treatment. Griner became the poster boy for immigration reform when the White House used the photo for a campaign.
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