SeÃÆ'¡n William McLoughlin (born February 7, 1990), better known by his online pseudonym Jacksepticeye (or just Jack ), is the Irish YouTube personality , known primarily for the comedy Mariany series and his comedy vlogs.
As of May 2018, the channel has over 9 billion views and more than 19 million subscribers, currently ranked as the 35th most subscribed YouTube channel and most subscribed channel in Ireland.
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Careers
YouTube channel format
McLoughlin uploads daily content to his YouTube channel, usually Let's Play or vlog style videos. McLoughlin claims the inclusive community is an important part of the Jacksepticeye channel that states "one of the main things I want to do on YouTube is to unite people".
Video styles
McLoughlin calls herself "the most energetic video-game commentator on YouTube". McLoughlin also describes its content as an "attack on the senses" that people "like or hate". In an interview with Independent McLoughlin Ireland described the video format as he played and talked through video games, with many oaths. He has said that he used the oath as a key aspect of his success by saying, "There are many oaths, the more you swear the better, the people react very positively to it."
History
2012-2016: Initial career
McLoughlin started working on his YouTube channel in November 2012, under the name "jacksepticeye", where he posted a video game. In 2013, McLoughlin was mentioned in the PewDiePie video, causing him to gain mass popularity; he moved from 2,500 customers to 15,000 in four days.
During July 2014, the McLoughlin channel gained over 57 million views. At that time, the channel had only 800,000 subscribers. As of February 2015, the channel has reached one billion views and 3.2 million subscribers.
In January 2016, McLoughlin was one of the earliest YouTubers signed under the PewDiePie network, Revelmode.
Beginning 2017: Scare the PewDiePie and controversy
McLoughlin plays the antagonist of the second season of the YouTube Red Scare PewDiePie event. However, the season was canceled prior to release due to the controversy surrounding PewDiePie. The series is scheduled to premiere on March 9, 2017.
On February 18, 2017, McLoughlin released a video titled "Let's Talk!" to her YouTube channel discussing PewDiePie cut from Maker Studios for its use of anti-Semitic images. In it he clarified that when he tweeted to support PewDiePie he did not justify his actions and believed he could be more sorry. Overall, McLoughlin stated, "You can still be friends with someone but disagree with something they do I do not think the world is black and white."
However, the next day she tweeted that she was sorry to focus on PewDiePie's criticism in the video saying that she had been "naive". In the Tumblr post, he said his main regret did not comment on mainstream media reports of the controversy stating, "there are some unethical practices in playing with the media, misquoting many and misinterpretations."
After the controversy, it was confirmed that the Revelmode network had been shut down by Disney. McLoughlin is now signed to the Disney Digital Network.
Mid-2017-present: Other business and tours
In June 2017, Polaris, a division of The Walt Disney Company, announced that McLoughlin will be featured on D | XP , a block of television programs on the Disney XD channel. The series title featuring McLoughlin is Polaris: Player Select . He and YouTuber Strawburry17 hold Level Up! game panel at D23 Expo 2017. In July 2017, it was announced that McLoughlin would be a playable character in the Escape Strategy jail game The Escapists 2 . In September 2017, McLoughlin was featured on RT 2 List Rich in the "Top 30 under 30" category. McLoughlin toured throughout September-October 2017, in the US with a tour of How We Got Here , and then returned to England and Europe to tour with Game Grumps for Ready Player 3 tour.
In January 2018, it was announced that McLoughlin would produce exclusive content for Twitch as part of a multi-year deal with Disney's Digital Network. In February 2018, McLoughlin released dates for the US and Canada to run a tour How Do We Get Here? . In April 2018, it was announced McLoughlin would be part of the comedy line-up for the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival.
On April 5, 2018, he was referenced in an article on algorithmic and policy changes on YouTube, voicing his dissatisfaction. He was quoted as saying "This is a career person." To completely change the way you do things and not tell anyone is the thing to do. " He was again quoted after a surprise algorithm test from YouTube on May 28, stating that "People use subscription tabs to primarily avoid this kind of algorithmic behavior...". In May 2018, McLoughlin uploaded a video of herself and Ryan Reynolds played the video game Deadpool .
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Charity work
In December 2016, McLoughlin was part of the Revelmode charity entertainment charity #, with PewDiePie, Markiplier, Emma Blackery, and PJ Liguori. The group collected more than $ 1.3 million under #EndAIDS, with matching donations from the Gates Foundation and YouTube.
In December 2017, McLoughlin was part of two charity streams to raise money for Save The Children, with Blackery and Liguori. In the second stream of Blackery revealed that over $ 260,000 has been raised for charity.
In January 2018, McLoughlin hosted a charity live stream event that raised over $ 225,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, followed, in February, by a second stream that raised $ 110,000 further for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. In April, McLoughlin raised more than $ 150,000 for GameChanger, a charity with the goal of "technology and innovation" to empower patients to play, learn, and socialize. "
Movieography
Gameography
References
External links
- Jacksepticeye channel on YouTube
- Jacksepticeye on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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