Catfish Cooley is a famous American comedian, who became popular for his viral videos in which he acts as a classic redneck character, highlighting his honest and unique spirit of fair humor.^[32][33]

David Allen Cooley known as Catfish Cooley was born in Pitkin, Louisiana on May 2, 1990. Catfish's astrological sign is Taurus. He is an American by nationality.

He comes from the family of southern poor farmers, who proudly call themselves “rednecks”.

Although sometimes this word is considered rude, David uses it to show, that he is not ashamed of his roots and that he values his unique personality.^[34][35]

He has a hard working Father as a blessing to him. His dad’s name is Charles Cooley. He is busy with the construction company. He works there as a foreman. Charles Cooley, David's father married two wives which is David's mother whose name is not reviewed on social media and Lawanda Cooley his step mother.

He graduated from Pitkin High School. His unique Talent to make people laugh was noticeable since his earliest years. It’s hard to tell, what he planned to do after graduation, before his fame as a comedian.

David (Catfish Cooley) started his career at 20s.

He started his online career in 2017 when he created his YouTube channel. He began uploading comic videos on various topics, mostly about his everyday life experiences, and the things he faced on a daily basis which bothered him. His videos soon garnered thousands of views due to his unique style of commenting.^[36]

His YouTube channel has over 245,000 subscribers.

His first video “Redneck" shows how to quit smoking” gained hundreds of views within a week. His other screen work, which went viral on YouTube, was “Whiskey Wednesday’s Series”. After that, he created lots of interesting comedy sketches, where he demonstrated his redneck’s nature. His sincere and very funny manner to perform turned him into a real folk comedy star.

He performs under the name “Catfish” and in each video he produces a sound, which resembles that one a real catfish makes.

He got that nickname from his friends in a gym, for the sounds he made while doing exercises.

In 2018 he became the participant of “Nitro Comedy Tour”, where he acted alongside his friend and colleague Ginger Billy.^[37]

According to authoritative sources, Catfish Cooley’s net worth is estimated to be around $400,00, earning such an impressive sum by uploading his comic videos on his YouTube channel, and touring with his stand-up performances around the US.

His Instagram account is also a source of income for him, as he gets up to $1,400 per post there. His YouTube channel earns up to $1,600 per month which is good additional income. There are maup tooming events in which Catfish Cooley is going to perform, along with other comedians, so his net worth is only going to grow in future.

Catfish got married to Munica West Cooley.

The woman was born in 1989 in Louisiana, but currently, she lives with her husband and their two kids (daughter Zooey Cooley and son Tyler Cooley) in Vidor, Texas.

It’s hard to tell, whether she has a full-time career, but obviously, this woman is so focused on her family life.

She put lots of effort to create a happy cozy home for her husband and their children.

She likes costume parties, too.

Zooey is so cool, and she is her father’s little copy.

The girl is the first child in the family of Munica and David Cooley.

She is a school pupil.

In his interview with Daniel Tosh (the founder of the Tosh.0 web series), Catfish told, that his youngest kid was born, when he was about 23.

So, Tyler is in a primary school age as of 2020.

He is a cute little boy, a precious gift for both of his parents.

Catfish also said, that Munica is his second wife.

He was married to another woman previously and has two other kids with her.

Besides, he opened up, that his ex-wife lives with his current wife’s old man nowadays.

Among Catfish Cooley’s hobbies are watching TV and fishing.

He also likes spending his spare time with his family, as he is often on tour around the US and sees them rarely nowadays.

However, he does his best as a father of two daughters, and helps his wife to bring them up and to teach them the essentials of life.^[38]

Catfish Cooley is active on various social media platforms, as he uses them to promote his content.

His Instagram account has amassed almost 349,000 subscribers and has almost 100 posts; his Facebook profile has the largest audience among his social media profiles, with over 2.6 million followers. He doesn’t have a Twitter account, but his YouTube channel has accumulated almost 245,000 subscribers. Catfish Cooley rarely communicates with his fans in the comments, but sometimes answers their questions when he has time for that. He also has a personal website, with the tour schedule of his performances.

Catfish Cooley has naturally red hair, though he has a very short haircut and sometimes even shaves all of his hair off his head; however, his red beard is always present as his mascot.

He has blue eyes.

He hasn’t any teeth in the lower jaw, though he doesn’t want to fix it, keeping it his special mark.

As for his stage costume, he always wears a pirate’s grey hat and a denim overall without a T-shirt under it.

In real life, he prefers casual looks and wears the same denim overalls or jeans with a T-shirt.

He has many tattoos on his body, one of them a catfish.