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Porter's content is heavily humor-based, where he focuses on finding something identifiable to which anyone can relate. 'I have always dreamed of a life of entertainment,' Porter said.

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He said he has always been really into media, having watched TV and movies heavily throughout his childhood. Dartmouth' in 2013 and was voted 'Most Dramatic' and 'Most Likely to be Famous' in high school. Everyone is a character if you just listen to them.' 'At Old Navy, I was surrounded by women and would draw inspirations from characters from my love of TV and film and customers. 'I was constantly consumed with heavy storylines and comedic legends,' Porter said. Between seeing movies with friends and interacting with customers, he was able to draw inspiration for his TikTok videos. He worked at the AMC Theatre as well as Old Navy in the Dartmouth Mall. While most kids were involved with sports, Porter held two jobs at age 16, working nearly 60 hours per week on top of going to school. Porter has a strong background and interest in entertainment. Local makeup TikTok star: How SouthCoast native Mikayla Nogueira became a viral TikTok makeup tutorial star 'You have to be your number one cheerleader because no one's ever going to get it.'Д«y the end of summer of 2020, he had hit a milestone of 1 million followers.

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'The pandemic allowed me some time to say, 'I'm going to do this full time, I'm going to make this my career,'' Porter said. While he said he's blessed to focus on this full time, he admitted there was a period of guilt knowing that many struggled in the past year, but without quarantine, TikTok wouldn't have had the introduction to social media that is has had. Just as the pandemic hit, he had around 200,000 followers and only $400 in his bank account. 'This is the point where I either take it as a joke or throw my all into it,' Porter recalled.ДЄnd so he poured all of his energy into creating content. At that time, he had 75,000 followers and his co-workers brought up a good point. In the year leading up to COVID-19, he was working at Joe's on Route 6, having left the nonprofit to focus on what he wanted to do in life. After making his first video and receiving a meager 20 likes, he said, 'Oh my God, I'm hooked.' While working at a nonprofit in Fall River, he would make videos every night and post online in his spare time. At the time, he said the app was targeted more toward the costume play 'cosplay' audience. He first downloaded the app in January 2019 when he was home sick with strep throat. Like many viral TikTok stars, Porter grew his audience the most during the pandemic, but he had a decent audience before then. 'It's great to bring attention to where I'm from,' Porter said proudly of his origin. He attended Rhode Island College for advertising and public relations before settling inВ New Bedford. Porter lived in Westport until he was 12 years old and then moved to Dartmouth for middle and high school. 'Keep evolving and developing your skills always.' How Zachariah Porter got his start 'Having multiple niches is best,' Porter said. He continues to explore new areas of entertainment to expand his audience rather than staying focused on one topic. He even localized his content by rating gargoyles and statues in his neighborhood. The 26-year-old from the New Bedford area creates a variety of content on the app, from wigged characters to testing cooking gadgets to Dunkin'В car chats. NEW BEDFORD - When Zachariah Porter first posted to TikTok in January 2019, he was hooked after receiving 20 likes on his video.

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