Before Dave Burd Became Rapper and TV Star Lil Dicky, He Was a GS&P Copywriter
How he went from writing ads to starring in his own FXX series

Dave Burd plays a version of himself in the new FXX comedy Dave, which he also co-created and is based on his life.
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When Dave Burd started as an assistant account manager at San Francisco agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners a decade ago, he had no idea that he was starting a journey that would lead to him becoming a YouTube sensation—and then a TV star.