It is true that giving opinions on the internet and being utterly humorous can get you famous; Benny Johnson is an example, but everything has the right way to do it. Benny’s life teaches us how to do it since his career is being an active columnist.
In this article, we look at how Benny does things so amazingly.
Early Life
Benny Johnson was born on May 27, 1987. His parents raised him in Ceder Rapids, Iowa.
He hasn't revealed many details about his early life and birth family so his parents' names are not yet known.
Talking about Benny's education, he graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in developmental psychology.
Career
A columnist basically writes and contributes to a newspaper or a magazine. Benny is a columnist as well who mostly gives his opinions on political affairs. Today, he is the chief creative officer at the organization Turning Point USA.
Johnson began contributing editorials to the conservative website Breitbart in 2010, these articles started attracting attention and his work was enjoyed. He started working for TheBlaze, a conservative media founded by Glenn Beck, full-time in 2011.
Johnson became a staff writer for BuzzFeed in 2012. But in July 2014, BuzzFeed found that almost 10% of Johnson's work was copied from other sources, which led to him to being fired.
Johnson later said he was sorry for copying. In spite of this, he was hired a few weeks later as the digital director at National Review.
In 2015, Johnson became a creative content contributor for the Independent Journal Review (IJR). But later that year, he was accused of copying an article about Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who was the head of the House Republican Conference at the time.
Johnson wrote an article at the end of 2017 that was based on some controversial tweets from a fake Boston Antifa Twitter account. The article was taken down because of this.
In the same year, Johnson was suspended and then demoted by IJR for his part in an article that said a conspiracy theory linked Judge Derrick Watson's blocking of Executive Order 13780 to Barack Obama's trip to Hawaii.
Business Insider reports that Johnson was also verbally abusive, which led to his firing from IJR in October 2017.
Benny has a YouTube channel where he gives opinions and makes podcasts on politics in a satirical manner. He has over 650,000+ subscribers and people praise his witty political humor.
Married Life: Wife & Children
Benny married a nurse named Katelyn Rieley Johnson in 2016. Reports suggest they started dating way back in 2009.
His wife gave birth to two children Ellouise Ellyn and Juliet Johnson in 2020 and 2022 respectively. The couple loves each other extremely and his wife keeps on posting about him and appreciating him.
Taking a peek at his Instagram, Benny is a humorous guy who likes to post memes, his opinions, and political affairs. One will never be bored if gone through his Instagram. He has massive followers of more than 1 million.
Benny is actively involved in philanthropic works, he raises funds for disasters and donates to the ones suffering.
Net Worth
Wiki sources claim that his net worth is around $1 to $5 million dollars and the primary source of his income is his profession. His annual salary is estimated to be $110,000.
Physical Stats
Benny’s age is 35 years and he stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall. Journalism has put spectacles on his dark brown eyes and the man has brownish hair.
