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Jenna Marbles

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Jenna Nicole Mourey (born September 15, 1986 [1] [2]), better known by her pseudonym Jenna Marbles, is an American YouTube personality, vlogger, comedian and actress.

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As of March 2019, her channel has approximately 3.1 billion video views and 19.5 million subscribers, [3] and is the 86th most subscribed channel on YouTube and the eighth-most-popular channel operated by a woman. [4]

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Marbles is the first social media star to have a wax figure displayed in Madame Tussauds Museum, located in New York City. [5]

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Early life

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Marbles was born and raised in Rochester, New York, where she graduated from Brighton High School in 2004.

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Her father is a chemist who holds several patents and she has one older brother. [6]

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She then moved to Boston, where she attended Suffolk University.

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At Suffolk she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and later attended Boston University for a Master of Education in Sport Psychology and Counseling. [7]

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Career

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In the summer of 2010, Marbles was sharing a three-bedroom apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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She paid $ 800 rent by working various jobs, like bartending, working at a tanning salon, blogging, and go-go dancing at nightclubs. [8]

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That year, Marbles started her career with Barstool Sports, where she wrote for their female-oriented site StoolLaLa.

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She left Barstool Sports in 2011. [9]

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YouTube

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Marbles uploads a new video to her YouTube channel every Wednesday/Thursday.

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One video, released in 2010 and entitled 'How To Trick People Into Thinking You're Good Looking' was viewed over 5.3 million times in its first week. [10] [11]

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Her video 'How To Avoid Talking To People You Don't Want To Talk To 'was featured in articles by The New York Times and ABC News in August 2011.

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In the video, she stated, 'I'm sick and tired of guys thinking that just because I showed up at a club or a dance or a bar, that I want to have their genitalia touching my backside'; [12] [13] the video had approximately 36.2 million views as of March 2018. [14]

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The pseudonym 'Jenna Marbles 'comes from her mother's complaint that 'Mourey', their legal surname, pulled up only Jenna's videos on Google.

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Jenna's mother was unemployed at the time that Jenna's first video went viral, and was concerned that their content might put off potential employers. [7]

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The name 'Marbles' comes from her dog 'Mr. Marbles'.

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As of January 2019, Marbles's YouTube channel had about 19 million subscribers and 2.9 billion video views. [15] [16]

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Marbles appeared as Eve in season 2 of Epic Rap Battles of History, episode 13, 'Adam vs. Eve' [17]

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She played a banana in The Annoying Orange episode 'Fake n' Bacon'.

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She played Miley Cyrus in a 'Wrecking Ball' - inspired segment of YouTube Rewind 2013.

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On January 30, 2014, she appeared in season four of Ridiculousness.

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Marbles appeared as herself in Smosh: The Movie. [18]

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In 2015, Marbles unveiled a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds New York.

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She was the first ever YouTube star to be immortalized at Madame Tussauds New York and her figure is the first selfie-taking wax figure at this location. [19]

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Marbles has also professionalized her business affairs by expanding her business and bringing in people to help, including, a personal assistant, a business manager, and her mother (the chief executive officer). [8]

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Marbles does a weekly podcast with her boyfriend Julien Solomita called 'The Jenna Julien Podcast' (formerly called 'The Jenna and Julien Podcast').

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Topics include stories of growing up, conspiracy theories, YouTubers and other general topics.

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They sometimes feature other YouTubers as guests on their podcast, including Shane Dawson. [20]

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Other ventures

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Marbles released a brand of dog toys called Kermie Worm & Mr. Marbles.

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The toys' appearances are based upon her real dogs. [7]

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She has also created items with some of her most memorable quotes printed on them (e.g. 'what are this').

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Marbles also hosts a weekly pop countdown on SiriusXM Hits 1 called 'YouTube 15'. [21] [22]

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In 2016, Marbles became an executive producer for Maximum Ride, a film based on the series of novels of the same name by James Patterson. [23]

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Personal life

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In 2015, Marbles became a full-time vegan. [24] [25]

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Marbles has been in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Julien Solomita since 2013, and the two live together in California with their four dogs, Marbles, Kermit, Peach and Bunny, who regularly appear in her videos. [26]