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. | |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Education | School of Visual Arts | |||||||||
Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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Channels | Vsauce3 | |||||||||
Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||
Genre(s) | Science, video game science | |||||||||
Subscribers | 4.07 million | |||||||||
Total views | 546 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: January 2, 2024 |
Prior 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]
Roper 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]
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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2017 | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Himself | [7] |
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] |
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