Jake Paul

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Occupation Actor, YouTuber Relatives Logan Paul Movies Dance Camp Parents Pam Stepnick, Greg Paul		Years active 2013–present Height 1.88 m Siblings Logan Paul

Full Name Jake Joseph Paul Nominations Shorty Award for Vineographer Similar Logan Paul, Lele Pons, Curtis Lepore, King Bach, Ethan Dolan Born Jake Joseph Paul, January 17, 1997 (age 23) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Known For Vine , YouTube , Bizaardvark Genre Comedy , Vlog Nationality American Profiles YouTube Twitter Instagram Facebook

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Born in Cleveland , Ohio on 17th January 1997, Jake Joseph Paul is an American YouTuber, entrepreneur and an actor. Over time he has gathered more than 20 million subscribers and is one of the most successful YouTubers as of 2020.

He struggled his way to the top, primarily through the video application Vine, which is now defunct. He has starred in several television series, the most prominent one among his works being Bizaardvark, a comedy TV series.

Although he later ended up leaving the project after being a part of it for two seasons. Paul has also been in limelight because of many controversies due to his behaviour including engaging in risky and inappropriate stunts for creating YouTube Content..He resides in Los Angeles, California, and is one of the most popular YouTubers across the world.

Jake Paul smiling while wearing a black, white, and pink printed t-shirt

Facts

• Jake is also a Rapper.

• He started his own teen entertainment management company named TeamDom

• He Played a White House prank as well when he was invited to the White House for an event that focused on social media. He didn't leave the White House after the event was over, but stayed hidden and tried to sneak out in the middle of the night.

• Jake loves cars. He wants to start his own car collection in the future.

• He is always around controversies which fuels his popularity in social media.

Jake paul through the years from 1 to 20 years old jakepaulers

Early Life

Jake spent his entire childhood in Westlake, Ohio. Since his childhood, he was fond of wrestling, and he even started it at a competitive level as well. Gradually, he also started training himself to be a Navy Seal. Eventually, though, he ended up being a Youtuber, as he had a lot of efficiency in creating videos. His career as video content creator got a boost on the video app Vine.

Personal Life & Family Details

Logan Paul, Gregory Allan Paul, Jake Paul, and Pamela Ann Stepnick are smiling and behind them is a car surrounded by colorful light bulbs

Paul was born into a Christian family. His parents are Gregory Allan Paul and Pamela Ann Stepnick. Since his childhood, he was primarily interested in sports, mostly wrestling, rugby and baseball.

Brother Logan Paul

Logan Paul and Jake Paul posing with a sign of the horns hand gesture at the Fashion Nova Presents: Party With Cardi at Hollywood Palladium

His brother Logan Paul, who is also a Youtuber often used to film his games to evaluate his improvement. He often used to go out car racing with him and carry out various other miscellaneous tasks that kept him on his toes all the time. Jake is very close to his brother and share a lot of secrets with him.

Relationship with Julia Rose

Jake Paul and Julia Rose kissing each other in a place with an overview of the mountain while Jake wearing black shorts, white socks and black shoes

Earlier, Jake was dating Tana Mongeau, which eventually led to a breakup. In an interview, Jake once said that the couple was fighting for stupid and petty reasons. Later, he ended up dating Julia Rose.

Initially, for a long while, they did not go public with their relationship, until March 2020, when they decided to tell the world about the beautiful bond which they were sharing.

As luck would have it, shortly after, both of them broke up, which led Jake Paul to depression. In an abstract of Paul, he said that he is hungover and depressed and that his being an idiot is the reason Rose dumped him. In a blog of his brother Logan, he requested Julia openly to get back to him.

However, after the break-up, he has time and again sent the message to the viewers that no one should take their love life for granted. Lately, he said that the person who was closest to him throughout his childhood, i.e., his brother Logan is providing him composure during this phase of depression.

Most of the time, both of them are being engaged in different kind of activities like bird watching, shooting with airguns, car racing, etc.

Other Relationships

Jake has dated a lot throughout his life so far.

Alissa Violet and Jake Paul are smiling while Jake is wearing a gray t-shirt and Alissa wearing a black blazer, white blouse, and choker

At first, he dated Alissa Violet. Later, the couple had to split up by the end of 2017.

Consequently, he started dating Erika Costell. Although he had hooked up with Costell shortly after breaking up with Allissa, he didn’t go public with his relationship until April 2018.

Erika Costell and Jake Paul walking hand in hand while Jake is wearing a yellow t-shirt and denim pants and Erika wearing a pink top and gray pants

However, it was a facade. The entire photoshoot of marriage turned out to be fake, as the couple broke up by the end of 2018.

He, then got married to Tana Mongeau. They said they were temporarily taking a sabbatical from the relationship, and trying to make things work out.

On the left, Tana Mongeau wearing a veil and wedding gown, a priest at the center, and Jake Paul on the left wearing a hat, white coat, and black long sleeves

But then it turned out that Jake ended up dating Julia Rose, only for her to dump Jake shortly after they made their relationship public on March 2020.

Career

Jake Paul with a tight-lipped smile while wearing a white, red, and blue printed t-shirt

Jake's career was marred with controversies. He started by operating for the video app Vine, where he amassed about one million followers in just six months.

Slowly, with his proficiency, the followers kept increasing, as he kept uploading short videos on the application Vine. While leaving Vine, Jake had around 6 million followers on the app and almost 2 billion views.

Although the app is now defunct, one can easily call that stepping stone of his career.

He later starred in the new Disney series- Bizaardvark as “Dirk”. He played the role of Dirk and was omnipresent with the Bizaardvark unit for 18 months, after which he decided to part ways. Till then he had already starred in two seasons, and Disney wished him all the best for his future endeavours.

On 17th January 2017, he launched an entertainment program, titled "Team 10", where he invested a part of his own money, tending to about $2 million.

Other than that he was involved in lots of controversies.

Jake Paul with a tight-lipped smile while wearing a black cap with a "young brave" print on the front

Jake Paul with a poker face while behind him is a yellow train and he is wearing a black jacket, white t-shirt, and necklace

Jake Paul wearing a gray and red printed sando

Jake Paul's selfie at the bathroom without wearing a shirt

Role in Disney’s Bizaardvark

Ethan Wacker and Jake Paul holding the boat steering wheel in a scene from the 2016 comedy television series, Bizaardvark

After he stopped posting short videos in Vine and left the organization as a popular star, the first breakthrough that came in his career was shooting for Disney in the role of Dirk in the series "Bizaardvark."

He enjoyed his time for almost two years there, starring in nearly a couple of seasons, acting opposite Madison Hu. At the end of 2 years, it was announced by the Disney authorities that he will not be a part of the set anymore and that they wish him success for his future life.

What followed was not entirely pleasant for him to know. KTLA had filed a news report that said that several users had lodged a complaint against Paul for creating a ruckus with his neighbors and co-stars. They were fed-up with Paul's pranks, fire hazards and the ruckus that he used to do in public.

Roles in other movies and TV series

However, as a successful YouTuber, it was never difficult for Jake to look for a role in any movie or series.

He subsequently went on to act in “Dance Camp”. It was a movie which released on YouTube where he went on to play the role of the protagonist, Lance. Thereby, he also went on to act under the Fox banner, playing the role of Dugan in their short film Mono, which was a cameo appearance by him.

He featured in guest appearances in a couple of other TV series in the year 2016 and 2017 – Walk the Prank and The Price is Right, respectively. In 2019 he also wrote the script for the movie “Airplane Mode” that had an ensemble cast, which included his brother, Logan Paul too.

As a songwriter

Not only he acted in a few movies and TV series, but he also composed songs of his own.

The first song that was produced and published by him was "It's Everyday Bro". He wrote it along with Ivan Martinez Emilio and Martinez Tessa Brooks.

He later went on to compose several other songs like “Randy Savage”, “Champion”, “These Days”, “My Teachers”, “I love You Bro”, etc. As the title of the song might suggest, “I love you bro” featured Logan Paul, his brother who was the dearest to him since his childhood. He once said that he composed that song as an ode to his brother.

Controversies

In July 2017, it was revealed that his neighbour's in Los Angeles lodged a civil case against him with the Police regarding the destruction of public property and creating a ruckus in public.

In January 2018, he launched a YouTube video featuring him and his then-girlfriend Erika Costell which was semi-nude in terms of content. He left it uncensored, thereby garnering a huge amount of criticism since the younger viewers under the age of 18 could access it at ease.

Party during COVID-19 Pandemic

Screenshots of a massive party at Jake Paul's mansion at the Calabasas, California during the pandemic

On 11th July 2020, he hosted a massive party at his residence in California, despite the Covid-19 pandemic in full flow. He invited lot’s of people who came without wearing masks or applying sanitizers.

The Looting Scandal Controversy

The Looting Scandal Controversy is perhaps the most major controversy in Paul’s career. On 30th May 2020, Jake and a few of his friends went to have dinner at P.F. Chang’s in Scottsdale, Arizona, while taking part in the protests concerning George Floyd who was killed in police custody.

Jake Paul Denies Looting and Vandalizing Mall at Protest

There began the ruckus where the loot started. Jake and his friends were spotted outside P.F. Chang's, who barged inside the mall and shot videos of people looting the mall and rioting inside. Multiple footages show Paul and his friends doing the same, that warranted criticism widely.

However, later he denied the accusations of looting and said he was just shooting a video as a future reference for public service. He spoke against the violence on social media afterwards.

Height

He is 5 feet 11 inches (around 181 centimeters) tall.

Net Worth

The net worth of Jake Paul is valued at $20 million as of 2020.

References

Jake Paul Wikipedia

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