1. Dominic David Fike was born on December 30,1995 and is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor.
39 Facts About Dominic Fike
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Dominic Fike later collaborated with fellow American musicians Brockhampton and Halsey.
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Dominic Fike recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album McCartney III Imagined.
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In 2022, Dominic Fike became a cast member of the second season of Euphoria, in his first main acting role, playing Elliot, a drug-abusing teenager.
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Dominic David Fike was born December 30,1995, in Naples, Florida; to Jessica Fike and David Mills.
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Dominic Fike is of mixed African-American, Filipino, and Haitian descent.
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Dominic Fike has two older step-brothers; a younger brother, Alex; and a younger sister, Apollonia.
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Dominic Fike's father was absent for much of his childhood.
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When Dominic Fike was ten, his father re-entered his life for a week, in which time he taught Dominic Fike a few chords on the guitar, before he left again.
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Dominic Fike's mother had persistent problems with drug addiction and spent much of Fike's childhood in and out of jail, causing him to stay in different homes, such as those of his older brother, distant relatives or his parents' friends.
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Dominic Fike recalled that he and his brother often had to take care of each other due to his parents' frequent absence from his life.
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Dominic Fike has said that he frequently witnessed domestic violence growing up, due to a number of violent stepfathers.
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Dominic Fike has said his childhood life was "full of adventure," as he and his friends would spend time in a forested area near their neighborhood that they called the "Forest of Avalon", where he said they would eat snacks and smoke cannabis.
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Dominic Fike went to a number of different high schools, including Naples High, Estero High, and Palmetto Ridge High School, the latter from which he graduated in 2014.
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Dominic Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out in less than 3 days.
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Dominic Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Dominic Fike first acquired a guitar at the age of ten and learned how to play songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Later they coalesced into a formal rap collective which attracted an audience in the community and Dominic Fike formed a sub-group called Lame Boys ENT.
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Dominic Fike started uploading songs on the Internet in high school.
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Dominic Fike first gained recognition by making beats with his then producer, Hunter Pfeiffer leading to several popular songs on SoundCloud being published.
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Dominic Fike released the EP Don't Forget About Me, Demos at the age of 22 in October 2018 as a signed artist, which was recorded while he was on house arrest for battery of a police officer.
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Dominic Fike later went to serve time at Collier County Jail for violating that house arrest.
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Dominic Fike said he used part of his first check from Columbia to hire a lawyer for his mother, who had been sentenced to prison on drug charges.
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In January 2019, Dominic Fike revealed he was working on an album.
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Dominic Fike followed these with another single, "Phone Numbers," produced by Kenny Beats, on July 4,2019.
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Dominic Fike announced on July 9,2019, that he would be going on a tour titled Rain or Shine later in the year.
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On January 17,2020, Fike released a collaboration with Halsey titled "Dominic's Interlude" from the latter's third studio album, Manic.
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In September 2020, Dominic Fike became a headliner for the Fortnite concert series.
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On March 19,2021, Dominic Fike was featured on Justin Bieber's song titled "Die for You" from the latter's sixth studio album, Justice.
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In 2023, Dominic Fike revealed that he was nearly removed from the cast of the show as a result of his frequent drug use during production.
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On June 2,2023, Dominic Fike released the single "Mona Lisa", the same day that American record producer Metro Boomin released his first soundtrack album, which was for the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
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On May 30,2023, Dominic Fike announced the "Don't Stare At The Sun" North America tour, with the starting date on July 13,2023, in Indianapolis.
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On July 5,2023, Dominic Fike further announced that the tour would continue in the UK, playing in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London.
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Dominic Fike uploaded a Youtube video of him running to the 14 minute long EP.
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On January 31st, 2025, Dominic Fike was featured on Love Hangover with Blackpink star Jennie, the second single from her recent album Ruby, The track is a very euphoric, summery pop song which peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his fourth entry on the chart.
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In February 2025, Dominic Fike was confirmed to reprise his role portraying Elliot in the third season of Euphoria.
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Dominic Fike was in a relationship with American actress Diana Silvers from 2019 to late 2021.
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Dominic Fike met actress Hunter Schafer while working on the second season of Euphoria.
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In early 2024, Dominic Fike was in a relationship with Grace Nickels, the younger sister of American actress Emma Roberts.