Jacksepticeye
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 McLoughlin at PAX West in 2016 | |||||||||||
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Seán William McLoughlin 7 February 1990 Athlone, Ireland | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||
| Residence | Brighton, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Occupation | YouTube personality | ||||||||||
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| Channel | Jacksepticeye | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 16 million+ | ||||||||||
| Total views | 7.7 billion | ||||||||||
| Network | Polaris (Disney Digital Network) | ||||||||||
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Seán William McLoughlin (born 7 February 1990), better known through his online pseudonym Jacksepticeye (or simply Jack), is an Irish producer, game commentator, and internet personality, known primarily for his comedic Let's Play series on video games and vlogs on YouTube.[1]
As of August 2017, his channel has over 7.7 billion total video views and over 16.2 million subscribers,[2] making it the 31st most-subscribed channel on YouTube.[3]
Career
Before McLoughlin made videos on YouTube, he was the drummer of a band known as Raised to the Ground. McLoughlin has mentioned this a few times in YouTube videos and on Twitter and Facebook.
McLoughlin started to work on his YouTube channel in 2012, under the name "jacksepticeye", in which he posted gameplay videos, although his first video posted on the channel was a voice impression of Solid Snake, a character from the Metal Gear video game series.[4] In 2013, the YouTuber was mentioned in a PewDiePie video, causing him to gain mass popularity. Although his first video was made on 12 November 2012, he joined YouTube on 24 February 2007.
During the month of July 2014, McLoughlin's channel gained over 57 million views.[5] At the time, his channel had only 800,000 subscribers, which is 5% of its current subscriber count.[6]
McLoughlin co-hosted the South by Southwest event in March 2016.[7][8]
He co-starred as the antagonist of the second season of the TV show Scare PewDiePie. However, the series' second season was cancelled before its release, which would have taken place on March 9, 2017.[9]
In April 2017, McLoughlin revealed that he voiced a character for the video game Pinstripe along with other YouTube personalities, such as Game Grumps' Dan Avidan and Ross O'Donovan, as well as PewDiePie.[10][11] In his livestream for the game, McLoughlin also exclaimed his love for voice acting and that he hopes to be part of more voice acting projects in the future.
In May 2017, he moved to Brighton, England.[12]
In June 2017, Polaris, a division of The Walt Disney Company, announced that McLoughlin would be featured on D XP, a television programming block on the channel Disney XD. The title of the series featuring McLoughlin is Polaris: Player Select.[13] He and YouTuber Strawburry17 hosted the Level Up! games panel at the D23 Expo 2017.[14][15]
Video style
McLoughlin starts all of his videos by saying, "Top of the mornin' to ya laddies! My name is Jacksepticeye!" in a loud tone, which is one of the main reasons he calls himself the "most energetic video-game commentator on YouTube".[16]
McLoughlin has a symbol on his channel, named "Septic-Eye-Sam". It is seen on most, if not all, of his merchandise, including plush toys of "Sam". It is the same color as his vibrant green hair, which he dyed in accordance with fellow internet personality, Markiplier, for charity.[17]
References
- ↑ Ó Fátharta, Conall (21 February 2015). "Top Irish YouTuber details rise to stardom". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Real-Time YouTube Subscriber Count". Statsheep. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Top 100 YouTubers by Subscribed". Social Blade. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "War Has Changed - Solid Snake Impression - MGS4 Intro". YouTube. jacksepticeye. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube Gaming Channels Worldwide • July 2014". Tubefilter. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "jacksepticeye YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics - Socialblade.com". SocialBlade. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ jacksepticeye (22 March 2016), I Hosted An Awards Show!, retrieved 23 March 2016
- ↑ "SXSW Gaming". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "PewDiePie Threatens To Leak Cancelled Second Season Of His YouTube Red Show". Tubefilter. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "I'M IN THIS GAME - Pinstripe". YouTube. jacksepticeye. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Pinstripe Full Cast". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "I Moved". Youtube. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Disney XD Taps Maker’s Jacksepticeye, ParkerGames, Strawburry17 For Summer TV Block". Tubefilter. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "D23 Expo Level Up! Panel Showcases The Walt Disney Company's Upcoming Games Line-Up". marketwatch.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ↑ D23, Disney (July 7, 2017). "Just announced! @Jack_Septic_Eye and @Strawburry17 to host the Level Up! Games Panel at #D23Expo on Saturday, July 15, at 1pm.pic.twitter.com/cdETXHkeny". twitter.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ↑ Beres, Damon (5 February 2015). "YouTube Stars' Huge Earnings Will Make You Question All Your Life Choices". The Huffington Post. AOL Tech. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ jacksepticeye (11 September 2015), I DYED MY HAIR GREEN!, retrieved 17 December 2016