A rapper, a comedian, a YouTuber, and a boxer, Jake Paul is surely a multitasker and is skilled enough at whatever he does. His journey of fame began with his vines that he posted on an app. After the application was taken down, he began posting them on YouTube. The vines were perhaps some funny clips that got him famous across the youtube community and fans and after the brief high of popularity, he featured in the Bizaardvark series. The Bizaardvark series aired on Disney and had Jake Paul play the character of Dirk Mann.
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Personal Details
| Full Name: | Jake Joseph Paul |
| Stage Name: | Jake Paul |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthday: | January 17, 1997 |
| Place Of Origin: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Height: | 6 feet 2 inches |
| Weight: | 199.4 Pounds |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight |
| Profession: | YouTuber, internet personality, actor, rapper, and professional boxer |
| Total Net Worth: | $20 Million |
Early life
Born on January 17, 1997, in Cleveland Ohio, Jake Paul is the son of Gregory Allan Paul and Pamela Ann Stepnick. His brother Logan Paul is also a well-known YouTuber and an equally controversial personality. His parents shifted to Westlake Ohio after his birth and raised both their sons in Westlake. Jake Paul was merely 16 years of age when he posted his first video on the vines application. He started getting an overwhelming response and posted more and more videos on the application.
When twitter decided to take it down, Jake had 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views on the application and was already a star. However, he started posting all these videos on YouTube and getting views. The short clips got him quite famous across the USA and several other countries. Jake Paul has a diverse descent. He is English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Jewish, and German.
Controversies
Jake Paul is one of the most controversial celebrities in Hollywood and is known for his risky and edgy statements and stunts. Several of his YouTube videos have suffered allegations and circumstances of being “age-restricted” and the actor even got fired from his Disney series named Bizaardvark.
Jake Paul uploaded a video on his YouTube channel on January 3, 2018. The video was named “I lost my virginity” and the thumbnail of the video featured Jake and his girlfriend Erika, semi-nude and in a compromising position. People across the internet, including Keemstar, condemned the video for being inappropriate for those below the age of 18 years.
He received several notices from the court after which he decided to change the thumbnail of the video to one in which both he and his girlfriend were fully dressed. Not even a week passed and TMZ criticized Jake Paul for using the slur “nigga” several times in one of his videos in which he was seen rapping. Nigga is believed to be a racial slur and against youtube policies.
In 2018, Jake Paul had launched a website named Edfluence. He announced that the website had several videos that would guide the younger generation into becoming more successful influencers and said that he would charge just $7 per user. However, when some users tried accessing the videos, they couldn’t and in return for their $7 all they got were some basic steps. Paul had even promised that the users shall get a chance to be a part of his team 1000 which was never accomplished and several users even filed a complaint against him.
Personal life
Jake Paul met his girlfriend Alissa Violet in 2016 and the two immediately clicked together and bonded well. Alissa Violet is also a YouTuber by profession. He started dating her in 2016 and the relationship just survived for a few months. The couple broke up in February 2017.
In 2018, Jake Paul came across the American model Erika Costell and they started dating each other. Erika even featured in some of his videos. The same year, in November they broke up. In April 2019, he started dating Tana Mongeau who was a YouTuber and an internet personality. They broke up in 2020 after which Paul began seeing Julia Rose, who was an American Model and rumors say that the two have been in an on and off relationship ever since.
Career
Jake is a professional boxer and has fought several matches against Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Nate Robinson, and AnEsonGib. He has featured in several movies like Dance Camp, Mono, Airplane Mode, and Mainstream. He has also been a part of several sitcoms like Bizaardvark, The Monroes, Walk the Prank, The Price is Right. In 2018, he became a part of a documentary named “The Mind of Jake Paul”.
Talking about his music, he has been part of several albums like “Litmas”. He also released some singles like “It’s Everyday Bro”, “Jerika”, and “It’s Everyday Bro (Remix)”. In 2018, he released an album by the name “Chitty Bang”.
Appearance
Jake Paul is 24 years old. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 199.4 pounds. He has a muscular physique and a tall stature. He has Hazel Green-Brown eyes and blonde hair. He has English, Welsh, Jewish, Irish and Scottish descent.
Jake Paul Net worth
Jake is an actor, model, YouTuber, social media influencer, and boxer. He has a net worth of $20 Million. His singles like “It’s Everyday Bro” went viral across the internet and bagged a lot of views.
EndNote
Jake Paul is a 24 years old YouTuber, internet personality, actor, rapper, and professional boxer, born in Cleveland Ohio. In 2018, Jake released a video on YouTube, titled, “I lost my virginity” and the thumbnail of the video created a lot of controversies since it featured Jake and his girlfriend semi-nude and in an inappropriate position.
The thumbnail of the video had to be changed after it was heavily condemned and critics like Keemstar went all guns blazing at it. Jake has been a part of several controversies, some surrounding his use of racial slurs while some about his website that was supposed to guide the youngsters but ended up bluffing them.
