When he was nine years old, Dieunerst Collin became a meme. He was the kid who appeared in a video posted to Vine, the long dead video sharing app, standing in a Popeyes in Irvington, New Jersey, ...

Turns out a meme can be life-changing. When Dieunerst Collin was just 9 years old, he was waiting in line holding a lemonade cup at a Popeyes in Irvington, New Jersey, for his family pack of chicken, ...

Dieunerst Collin has officially parlayed his viral childhood fame into his own Super Bowl commercial. The "Popeyes Meme Kid," now 18, stars in the fried chicken chain's new game day ad for their "Eyes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Through Collin’s Side-Eye for Fries & Pies offer, customers of the fried chicken chain can get a sweet deal. Dieunerst Collin ...

Before TikTok, there was Vine. And the kids who went viral on Vine are all grown up now. Case in point, the "Popeyes kid," now 18, is an NCAA Division II college football player, and just signed an ...

Let’s be honest: we don’t really think about the people behind our favorite internet memes. But in one case, it turns out that person has been waiting for the right moment to cash in. Dieunerst Collin ...

The Popeyes meme has come full circle as that kid from the famous video has landed a NIL deal with the restaurant. Dieunerst Collin, who was the subject of said meme as a nine-year-old, is believed to ...

Even if you don’t know Dieunerst Collin, you know Dieunerst Collin. Anyone who’s been in the vicinity of Twitter or social media at large in the past decade has likely seen his face. In the meme that ...

Popeyes announced a partnership with viral meme star Dieunerst Collin on Thursday. Collin, now a college football player, signed an NIL deal with the company. Collin will be featured on a Popeyes ...

"You might know me, I used to be that meme kid," says Dieunerst Collin in Popeyes' new Super Bowl commercial, which airs 10 years after he first went viral at the fried chicken chain Glenn Garner is a ...

Dieunerst Collin became a social media star in 2013 at age 9 after he was filmed standing in line at a Popeyes and mistaken for viral star Lil Terio. His side-eyed expressions went viral and Collin ...