Jake Roper

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.

Jake Roper
Personal information
Born
Jacob Alexander Roper

(1987-01-25) January 25, 1987
Evergreen, Colorado, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of Visual Arts
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
ChannelsVsauce3
Years active2010–present
Genre(s)Science, video game science
Subscribers4.09 million
Total views545.91 million
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: June 28, 2023

Career

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]

Personal life

Roper was born on January 25, 1987[‡ 4] 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

Television
Year Title Role Source
2017Live with Kelly and RyanHimself[7]

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated Work Award Result Source
2020 47th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Could You Survive the Movies? Outstanding Educational or Informational Series Won [6]

References
  1. "Vsauce3: The man, the myth, the legend". The Daily Dot. October 14, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. "Jake Roper of Vsauce3 YouTube Channel Joins Casey Neistat's CNN-Owned Company Beme – Tubefilter". Tubefilter. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. Blichert, Frederick (September 20, 2018). "Exclusive: AMPLE, YouTube team on "Could you Survive the Movies" special". Realscreen. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  5. Schneider, Michael (May 21, 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations 2020: CBS, 'General Hospital' Top This Year's Nods". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. "2020 Daytime Nominees (Program – Non-Drama)". The Emmys. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. "'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 (‡):

  1. DONG (August 17, 2018), What Language Is This?, retrieved August 17, 2018
  2. H3 Podcast #54 - Vsauce3 (Jake Roper), retrieved July 30, 2019
  3. "Vsauce3 Jake Bio" (PDF). VSauce.
  4. 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.
  5. Jake Roper (November 25, 2015), I Need to Tell You Something., retrieved September 5, 2017
  6. Jake Roper (June 7, 2016), I Have a Secret, retrieved September 5, 2017
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