Jules LeBlanc

She has two siblings: a younger sister Hayley, who is also an actress, and an older brother Caleb, who died in 2015 from a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, at the age of 13.[3] LeBlanc started taking gymnastics classes when she was two years old, and her family started posting videos of her online when she was three.[4] She trained as a gymnast until August 2017.[5] The LeBlancs previously lived in Severna Park, Maryland, but moved to Los Angeles, California to better pursue an acting and music career.[6]

LeBlanc was originally known for her gymnastic videos.[7][8] Her gymnastic meets and tutorials started being published in 2008 on her YouTube channel, formerly known as Acroanna, when she was 3 years old.[4] The channel's name was changed in 2017, and now features music videos of Jules LeBlanc.[9]

LeBlanc is one of the stars of a daily vlog on the YouTube channel "Bratayley" (7.3M+ subscribers). The vlog, which was initially just for relatives and started being filmed when LeBlanc was six, follows the lives of the LeBlanc family; no further videos have been posted since November 2019.[10] The stars include parents Billy and Katie with their two daughters Jules and Hayley and son Caleb. The name "Bratayley" was initially a nickname for Hayley, combining the word "brat" and the name "Hayley."[10]

LeBlanc had begun to receive attention for her content on her TikTok handle @julesleblanc.[11] In April 2018, she won the Shorty Award for "Muser of the Year".[12][13][14]

LeBlanc and Hayden Summerall collaborated on a YouTube cover of "Little Do You Know" by Alex & Sierra, which went viral.[15] LeBlanc appeared at position 48 on the Emerging Artists Billboard Chart.[16] LeBlanc and Summerall were cast as leads in Chicken Girls despite having no acting experience prior to starring in the series.[15] In August 2017, Brat released the series on YouTube. The series features LeBlanc and Summerall's relationship, and focuses on the daily lives of a group of friends and dancers at the faux high school, "Attaway High".[17] The show's debut episode has received over 10 million YouTube views, and as of May 2018, the second season had between 2 million and 4.5 million views per episode.[18]

On September 9, 2017, LeBlanc's cover of the song "Fly" by Maddie & Tae peaked at 34 on the Billboard Charts in "Country" songs.[19][20] In November 2017, LeBlanc released her debut original single, "Ordinary Girl."[21][22] In December 2017, teen fan magazine Tiger Beat announced that LeBlanc would be going on her first U.S. tour in early 2018.[23] In February 2018, LeBlanc released a single, "Little Things."[24] In early May 2018, LeBlanc released a new pop country compilation album on iTunes called, "Lollipop", with music label Heard Well.[25] The curated collection also includes two songs by LeBlanc, "Somebody's Heart" and "Photograph."[25] She then released the song "Picture This" in early June with social media star Austin Brown In November 2018, she released her single "It’s Gonna Snow" as a new Christmas Carol.

In August 2017, YouTube greenlit the YouTube Red Originals series, We Are Savvy, as a continuation of a teen magazine series of the same name on Canada's Family Channel.[26] LeBlanc was introduced as a co-host of the series, which debuted with over 4.2M+ views in its pilot episode and focuses on music, fashion, and lifestyle elements.[26]

In February 2018, Variety announced that Lionsgate would be distributing a full-length feature film of Chicken Girls: The Movie.[27][28] There is also a deal with Skyhorse Publishing to turn the show into a book series.[18][29] In September 2018, the third season of Chicken Girls premiered on Brat's YouTube channel.[30] Season 4 premiered on March 19, 2019.[31]

In May 2018, LeBlanc and her sister Hayley LeBlanc were cast in a new series on the Brat YouTube channel.[32] That same month, it was announced that LeBlanc and Addison Riecke would star in a Brat teen mystery series called A Girl Named Jo which takes place in 1963 in a small town.[33] Also in May 2018, Leblanc appeared in Asher Angel's music video for "Chemistry" as the fans dubbed them as "Ashannie".[34]

In December 2018 she starred in Brat's feature film, Holiday Spectacular. In March 2019, she also starred in another Brat feature film, Spring Breakaway.[35]

In November 2019, Bratayley stopped making family vlogs after 9 years, for them to focus on other projects.[36]

In February 2020, LeBlanc was cast in a lead role for the Nickelodeon buddy comedy series Side Hustle alongside Jayden Bartels.[37] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Nickelodeon offered LeBlanc and Bartels a virtually-produced talk show titled Group Chat, which premiered on May 23, 2020.[38] Side Hustle ran from November 2020 to June 2022.

In July 2021, LeBlanc became the face of Pacsun's Fall 2021 collection, a campaign focused on reconnecting with yourself, old friends and nature.[39]

• The Left Me Hangin' Tour (2017)[46]

• Jules LeBlanc at IMDb
• Jules LeBlanc's channel on YouTube