András Arató
Hungarian Internet meme personality, former electrical engineer (1945–)
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András István Arató[1] (born 11 July 1945) is a retired Hungarian electrical engineer[2] and model. He is best known for becoming an internet meme known as "Hide the Pain Harold".
András has been in and out of the stock photo and advertisement industry as a model. He is known for his overall facial expression and fake smile.[3][4][5]
While vacationing in Turkey, András Arató decided to upload personal vacation photos onto social media site iWiW, which were noticed by a photographer.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Hungarian TV Interview with Harold". 1 March 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Megosztom. "Kőszegen született, mémes világsztár lett belőle – Hide the Pain Harold". VAOL (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "What it's like to become a stock photo meme". The Independent. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ Arató, András. "Transcript of "Waking up as a meme hero | Andras Arato | TEDxKyiv"". www.ted.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ onBRANDS (6 September 2019). "A COCA-COLA HAZAI REKLÁMARCA LETT HIDE THE PAIN HAROLD". ONBRANDS – ÉRTÉK ALAPON (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ Arató, András. "Transcript of "Waking up as a meme hero | Andras Arato | TEDxKyiv"". www.ted.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ László, Szily (1 March 2016). "Hogyan lett egy budapesti nyugdíjasból Hide The Pain Harold, a netes világsztár". 444. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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