James Breakwell
James Breakwell is a professional comedy writer and amateur father of four girls, ages eight and under. He is best known for his family humor Twitter account @XplodingUnicorn, which boasts more than a million followers. The account went viral In April 2016 and transformed James from a niche comedy writer into one of the most popular dad on social media, and now he is the author of Prance Like No One’s Watching.
Since becoming internet famous, James has been profiled by USA Today, Us Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Upworthy, various ABC and Fox TV news affiliates, and countless other TV, radio, and internet outlets. Pictures of his smiling girls have been displayed in newspapers as far away as India.
Closer magazine named James its 2016 Blogger Dad of the Year. In 2017, he was a finalist for a Shorty Award in the parenting category.
