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Line 52: ===Viral videos=== Since 2011, Cantor has worked on multiple viral projects, including songs and corresponding [[viral videos]], posted on his [[SoundCloud]] and YouTube pages.<ref name=improper>{{cite magazine\|last=Paltrowitz\|first=Darren\|date=April 7, 2014\|title=Rob Cantor Is Not A Trampoline, Even If His Career Seems Like One\|url=http://www.theimproper.com/music/11848/rob-cantor-trampoline-career/\|magazine=The Improper\|access-date=August 2015}}</ref> In 2012, he released the [[comedy music\|comedy songs]] "[[Christian Bale]] Is at Your Party" and "Shia LaBeouf" (also known as "Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf").<ref name=improper/> In the song "Shia LaBeouf", Cantor narrates a story about the actor, [[Shia LaBeouf]], as a [[cannibal]]istic [[serial killer]].<ref name=MTV/> Cantor posted a demo of the song to his [[SoundCloud]] page, from which it spread virally.<ref name=MTV/> On July 1, 2014, Cantor posted a video titled "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song", in which he and Tally Hall member Andrew Horowitz performed Cantor's song "Perfect" in 29 different celebrity [[Impressionist (entertainment)\|impressions]]. A week later, he released a [[making-of]] video, demonstrating that the act was a [[hoax]] done through audio and video editing, and in fact featured 11 different impressionists.<ref name=DM>{{cite journal\|title=Impersonator Rob Cantor who wowed YouTube viewers declares himself a fraud\|journal=[[Daily Mail]] \|last=Whitelocks \|first=Sadie \|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2688814/I-single-impression-Impersonator-wowed-7-2million-YouTube-viewers-mimicking-Shakira-Frank-Sinatra-declares-fraud.html \|date=July 11, 2014\|access-date=August 2015}}</ref><ref name=wrap>{{cite journal\|title=29 Celebrity Impressions Music Video Was a Hoax; Singer Reveals 'Making Of' Video\|journal=[[TheWrap]]\|last=Sneider\|first=Jeff\|url=http://www.thewrap.com/29-celebrity-impressions-music-video-was-a-hoax-singer-reveals-making-of-video/\|date=July 9, 2014\|access-date=August 2015}}</ref> {{asof\|2015\|11\|df=US}}, the video has 13 million views, and the corresponding explanation video has 1.5 million views.

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