A Temecula wedding photographer whose ALS video went viral, drawing worldwide attention, received renewed stardom Monday appearing on “The Ellen Show.”
Anthony Carbajal can now boast that his ice bucket challenge led Ellen DeGeneres to get drenched on national television.
The two, hand-in-hand, were soaked with icy water at the end of the “The Ellen Show” premiere.
“It’s very cold!” she said.
Carbajal’s YouTube video, which has now amassed more than 16 million views, gave a personal look at his ALS diagnosis at the age of 26 and growing up with a mother and grandmother with the debilitating disease.
The emotional video starts off light-hearted, with Carbajal dressed in pink short shorts and a tank top. He nominated Miley Cyrus and the Ellen DeGeneres to do the ice bucket challenge.
“Why did you nominate me?” DeGeneres asked Carbajal during the premiere.
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He said that while he’d take care of his mom, they had an afternoon tradition.
“At 4 o’clock we’d always watch ‘Ellen,’” he said.
During his appearance, Carbajal also was presented with a $100,000 donation, thanks to Shutterfly. He told DeGeneres that the experience has been “life-changing.”
DeGeneres appeared just as grateful.
“Thank you for nominating me,” DeGeneres said.
She nominated Kim Kardashian, who’s set to appear on her show on Tuesday, and Beyonce.
You can watch Ellen’s ice bucket challenge here:
