2. His dad needs help. Justin Griner, Success Kid's dad, was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2006 and experienced full kidney failure in 2009. He's been on dialysis ever since, and his family has now ...

A January 2020 screenshot of former Rep. Steve King's Facebook page shows a post incorporating the "Success Kid" photo meme. The family of the child depicted, who hold the rights to the photo, sued ...

SIOUX CITY — Steve King had never heard of the Success Kid meme and didn't know it was to be used for fundraising efforts in his re-election campaign website. But when his office and King for Congress ...

SIOUX CITY — When a photo of her son, Sam, became popular in online memes and was dubbed "Success Kid," Laney Griner was glad it made others happy.