The ‘Success Kid’ meme, explained It all started with an innocent photo of a baby at the beach. Alexandra Samuels Posted on November 30 2023 1:16 pm CST Offical Super Bowl 2015 Commercial/Youtube ...

Meme History: Success Kid Babies – they grow up so fast! Kyle Calise Updated on March 20 2025 3:15 pm CDT Daily Dot/YouTube ...

Former President Barack Obama used the “Success Kid” meme in 2013 to promote immigration reform, an issue Griner says she supports. They also obtained her permission first, she adds.

On Monday, King and his campaign for reelection to the House of Representatives received a cease-and-desist letter from the attorneys of Laney Griner, the mother of 2011’s most ubiquitous meme ...

On August 14, a Jacksonville family will celebrate one year since their loved one underwent a successful kidney transplant. Justin Griner credits his 9-year-old son, Sammy with saving his life. At ...

BuzzFeed Video sat down with Sam, the sand-clenching baby we’ve seen a million times before, who’s now a teenager with actual thoughts and feelings about having a picture of him as a toddler ...

At issue in the lawsuit is a meme showing Sam — now superimposed over a background of the U.S. Capitol — urging King supporters to "fund our memes." It linked to a fundraising web page for King.

Success Kid's Mom Won't Stand for Steve King's 'Meme' Ad Laney Griner, the mother behind the meme, sent the Iowa congressperson a cease-and-desist. Photograph: Laney Griner ...