Greg Tarzan Davis

Gregory Davis Jr. was born on September 25, 1993, in New Orleans. He was born to Gregory Davis, Sr. and Colette Butler. His father was a boxer, while his mother worked in telecommunications. He has a large family. He graduated from Edna Karr High School in 2011 and he was a running back on the football team. Davis attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he majored in elementary education and teaching. He was first enrolled in dental college at LSU but after his freshman year, he decided to switch majors. Davis graduated in 2015. While attending LSU, Davis began his career on social media posting comic videos on the Instagram and Vine platforms doing comedy skits and videos. He posted under the pseudonym "TheRealTarzan", thus becoming recognizable as "Tarzan". This self-given nickname was from his recognizable physique and loc hairstyle being similar to the character Tarzan. Davis's friend, NickNack PattiWhack, who is known for the "Oh No Baby, What Is You Doing?” meme and their viral song "Where Is Da Milk" also amassed a large following on Vine and YouTube. Davis can be seen in the music video for "Where Is Da Milk". Davis and a group of friends all gained celebrity upon social media success. His brother, Mcashole, and friends NickNack PattiWhack, Dan Rue, 2realmacdatfee, and Tokyo Vanity eventually gained local celebrity status in the New Orleans area. Davis created a weekly soap opera on Instagram titled Living with Jane and followed it with a sequel, Living with Jane 2. Davis wrote, produced, recorded, and acted as every character in the weekly soap opera.