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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] |