From Disney to Adult Entertainment – How ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Star Dan Benson Turned a Traumatizing Experience into a Profitable Business
Actor Dan Benson, best known for Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place, has taken a surprising career turn. Things started rough for Benson when some private photos of him leaked online. Upset by the situation, he decided to take control.
He joined OnlyFans, a platform where creators share content with fans for a fee. At first, some people might have been surprised by this move. But Benson has found a lot of support and success on OnlyFans. He has even said it’s been more financially rewarding than acting ever was!
Dan Benson Turned Leaked Photos into OnlyFans Success
Dan Benson, recently spoke out about some difficult moments in his life. He was tricked into sending nude photos online. The actor said he received messages from people when he was working on Wizards of Waverly Place. He later discovered these were fake accounts. The 36-year-old said he sent nude photos back, only to have them posted online without his permission.
“That was a pretty difficult,” Benson said on TikTok (via Pride). “I ended up almost losing my job later in life because of that after I kind of retired from acting.”
The actor couldn’t get the leaked photos completely removed from the internet, no matter how hard he tried. Instead of letting it keep him down, he decided to take charge. He joined OnlyFans, where people can pay to see photos and videos from creators. This way, Benson could control his own image and even make money by sharing photos he was comfortable with. He gained control over his image and even started making money from it. The star said:
I decided to stop fighting against it and instead go the other direction and completely lean into it.
The Disney alum is now part of a trend where celebrities, including names like Drea de Matteo, Aubrey O’Day, and Paige VanZant, are using platforms like OnlyFans to share intimate content and earn substantial income. This story is explored in a new documentary by TMZ called TMZ Presents: Famous & Naked, premiering for free on Tubi starting June 23.
Dan Benson Established Boundaries for OnlyFans Content
Dan Benson isn’t shy about sharing intimate content on OnlyFans, where he caters primarily to a gay male audience. However, there’s a line he won’t cross: he won’t perform s*xual acts with men on camera just because there’s a demand for it. The Hanna’s Gold star told Page Six:
I don’t want to look back in 10 years and go, ‘OK, I made all this money, I got all this fame because of this, but goddamn it, I was doing all these things that made me feel uncomfortable just for that.’
He decided to take control by sharing adult content, but on his own terms. The Springfield native has been successful on the platform, however, he doesn’t want to go too far just to be famous.
Benson also joked about the news of a potential reboot of the show he was on. He said in his TikTok video (via Pop Base), “Are you kidding me… as soon as Dan becomes a p*** star, let’s reboot Wizards again.” This means he’ll only be in the reboot if they make his character an adult star — which seems unlikely.
Fans can still watch the old Benson on Wizards of Waverly Place, which is available to stream on Disney+.
