Jacob Alexander Roper[‡ 1] (born January 25, 1987) is an American Internet celebrity primarily known for hosting the Vsauce3 YouTube channel, which is part of the YouTube channel brand Vsauce.
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| Born | Jacob Alexander Roper January 25, 1987 Evergreen, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||
| Education | School of Visual Arts | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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| Channels | Vsauce3 | |||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Science, video game science | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 4.03 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 547.57 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: October 12, 2024 | ||||||||||
Career
editPrior to working on YouTube, Roper used his film degree for various jobs in television and advertising.[1] Before working with Michael Stevens under the Vsauce brand, Roper was working at Google, alongside Stevens,[‡ 2] as well as hosting a YouTube show called Space Lab,[1] which was a space show for kids.[‡ 3] Roper began to host Vsauce3 in 2012.[1]
Roper's channel focuses on explanations of the science behind fictional worlds, according to The Daily Dot in 2015.[1] On March 31, 2017, Roper announced he had joined as the new director of production at Casey Neistat's company Beme.[2] However, on January 31, 2018, CNN closed the Beme News division and offered the 22-person team positions in CNN.[3]
On September 20, 2018, Roper announced he would host the YouTube Original special Could You Survive the Movies.[4] On May 21, 2020, the show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Educational or Informational Series", which it won.[5][6]
Personal life
editRoper was born on January 25, 1987[‡ 4][dead link] and grew up in Evergreen, Colorado.[‡ 3] He attended New York's School of Visual Arts where he received a degree in film.[1] On November 25, 2015, Roper announced on his side channel that he had a rare form of cancer called a sarcoma.[‡ 5] In June 2016, he announced that test readings had come back indicating that the cancer was gone.[‡ 6]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Source |
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| 2017 | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Himself | [7] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Nominated | Work | Award | Result | Source |
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| 2020 | 47th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Could You Survive the Movies? | Outstanding Educational or Informational Series | Won | [6] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Vsauce3: The man, the myth, the legend". The Daily Dot. October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Jake Roper of Vsauce3 YouTube Channel Joins Casey Neistat's CNN-Owned Company Beme – Tubefilter". Tubefilter. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (January 25, 2018). "CNN shuts down Casey Neistat's Beme, but some of its digital news tech will live on". Tech Crunch. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Blichert, Frederick (September 20, 2018). "Exclusive: AMPLE, YouTube team on "Could you Survive the Movies" special". Realscreen. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations 2020: CBS, 'General Hospital' Top This Year's Nods". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 Daytime Nominees (Program – Non-Drama)". The Emmys. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "'Live With Kelly And Ryan' To Welcome Digital Stars During YouTube-Themed Week – Tubefilter". Tubefilter. August 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
Primary sources
In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
- ^ DONG (August 17, 2018), What Language Is This?, retrieved August 17, 2018
- ^ H3 Podcast #54 - Vsauce3 (Jake Roper), retrieved July 30, 2019
- ^ a b "Vsauce3 Jake Bio" (PDF). VSauce.
- ^ Roper, Jake (January 25, 2011). "So, my awesome girlfriend @rebeccaaaa just had a singing guerilla come and wish me a happy birthday in front of my whole office". Twitter. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Jake Roper (November 25, 2015), I Need to Tell You Something., retrieved September 5, 2017
- ^ Jake Roper (June 7, 2016), I Have a Secret, retrieved September 5, 2017
External links
edit- Jake Roper's channel on YouTube
- Jake Roper's second channel on YouTube
- Jake Roper on Twitter