Michael Weist
Biography
Michael Gordon Weist III (born 25 July 1996) is an American talent manager and producer. He is most infamously known for managing the failed YouTuber convention, TanaCon, with Tana Mongeau. The event was cancelled just hours after it began as the event oversold tickets to the venue's capacity and attendees were stuck outside for hours in hea. Following the events, Weist filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and dissolved his talent management company, Good Times Entertainment.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Self
Shane Dawson takes a look into the disastrous event that was Tanacon and it's founders.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self
Sixteen-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the world of digital celebrities, builds his following on wide-eyed optimism and teen girl adoration as he tries to escape a dead-end life in rural Tennessee.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
Organizer Michael Weist's perspective of what went down in TanaCon, YouTuber Tana Mongeau's much-talked-about alt-VidCon event that was abruptly canceled despite boasting of an enviable guest list with names like Shane Dawson and Bella Thorne.