A stock photoshoot led to one of the biggest memes on the internet and changed one man's life forever. What would you do if you unexpectedly found internet fame in your 70s? It happened to András ...

A March 31, 2021 screenshot shows a part of a government website where Swedes can book COVID-19 vaccinations, featuring the "Hide the Pain Harold" meme STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A health authority in ...

"There are three rules to becoming famous," András Arató says towards the end of his TEDx Talk. "Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are." Featured Video It makes sense that Arató would feel that ...

The moniker "Hide the Pain Harold" might not ring a bell, but his face is unmistakable, having skyrocketed to internet stardom as a beloved meme. The viral sensation revolves around a collection of ...

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András Arató (aka Hide The Pain Harold) was born in 1945 in Hungary. He worked as an electrical lighting engineer and university lecturer in Budapest, and is married with one son, who is an architect.

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