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Berkeley High Alum's 'Home with Dada' YouTube Video Goes Viral

Emio Tomeoni, who graduated from Berkeley High School in 2001, created a time lapse video showing his wife what happens on a typical father-and-son day at home.

A Berkeley High School alumnus's YouTube video paying homage to his 2-year-old son has gone viral, hitting more than one million views.

Titled "Home with Dada," the 4 minute-long time lapse video shows the activities that go on between Emio Tomeoni and his son Xavier while mom Stephanie is away at work.

Though Tomeoni lives in Kasnsas City, he grew up in Berkeley, graduating in 2001 from Berkeley High. His father Greg still lives in Berkeley and shared the news with Berkeley Patch. 
 
"He wanted to show his wife Stephanie what happens on a typical father-son day at home," Greg said.

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Tomeoni has been interviewed by several news outlets such as the New York Daily News and ABC News after the video went viral, according to the Huffington Post.

He told the media that he didn't expect the video to become as popular as it did. He mainly did it for his wife.

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"I wanted to show her something to make her smile," the 30-year-old dad told ABC News.

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