Jenna Marbles

Jenna Marbles
Marbles at the 2014 VidCon
Personal information
Born Jenna Nicole Mourey
(1986-09-15) September 15, 1986
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Partner(s)

Julien Solomita

Alma mater Suffolk University (BS)
Boston University (MEd)
Website jennamarblesblog.com
YouTube information
Also known as Jenna Marbles
Years active 2006–present
Genre
Subscribers 18+ million
Total views 2.8+ billion
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2012
1,000,000 subscribers 2012
10,000,000 subscribers 2013

Jenna Nicole Mourey (born September 15, 1986[1][2]), better known by her pseudonym Jenna Marbles, is an American YouTuber, vlogger, comedian, and actress. As of September 2018, her channel has over 2.8 billion video views and 18.5 million subscribers,[3] making it the eighth most popular channel operated by a woman.[4] Marbles is the first social media star to have a wax figure displayed in Madame Tussauds Museum, located in New York City.[5]

Early life

Marbles was born and raised in Rochester, New York, where she graduated from Brighton High School in 2004. Her father is a chemist who holds several patents and she has one older brother.[6] She then moved to Boston, where she attended Suffolk University. 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]

Career

Marbles initially started her career with Barstool Sports, where she wrote for their female counterpart site StoolLaLa.[8] In the summer of 2010, Marbles was sharing a three-bedroom apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She paid $800 rent by working various jobs, like bartending, working at a tanning salon, blogging, and go-go dancing at nightclubs.[9]

YouTube

Marbles appearing in a Vlogbrothers video, 2016.

Marbles released a video in 2010 entitled "How To Trick People Into Thinking You're Good Looking" which was viewed over 5.3 million times in its first week.[10][11] 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. 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 36.4 million views as of September 2018.[14]

She uploads a new video to her YouTube channel every Wednesday or Thursday. Her pseudonym "Jenna Marbles" comes from her mother's complaint that "Mourey," their legal surname, pulled up only Jenna's videos on Google. 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] The name "Marbles" comes from her dog "Mr. Marbles". As of September 2018, Marbles' YouTube channel had about 18.6 million subscribers and 2.8 billion video views.[15][16]

Marbles appeared as Eve in season 2 of Epic Rap Battles of History, episode 13, "Adam vs. Eve".[17] She played a banana in The Annoying Orange episode "Fake n' Bacon." She played Miley Cyrus in a "Wrecking Ball"–inspired segment of YouTube Rewind 2013. On January 30, she appeared in season four of Ridiculousness.

Marbles appeared as a fictionalized version of herself in Smosh: The Movie.[18]

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).[9]

Other ventures

Marbles released a brand of dog toys called Kermie Worm & Mr. Marbles. The toys' appearances are based upon her real dogs.[7] She has also created items with some of her most memorable quotes printed on them (e.g. "what are this").

Marbles also hosts a weekly pop countdown on SiriusXM Hits 1 called "YouTube 15".[19][20]

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.[21]

Marbles does a weekly podcast with her boyfriend Julien Solomita called "The Jenna Julien Podcast" (formerly called "The Jenna and Julien Podcast"). Topics focus on things such as stories of growing up, conspiracy theories, YouTubers and other general topics. They sometimes feature other YouTubers as guests on their podcast including Shane Dawson among others[22].

In 2017, Marbles spoke at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.[23] In 2018, she spoke at a web conference related to Web Summit called Rise in Hong Kong.[24]

In September 2018, Marbles spoke at a "Fall Speaker Event" at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania at the request of the school's University Program Board.[25] More than 1500 students attended the event.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2014 Young Hollywood Award Viral Superstar Won [26]
2015 Streamy Award Best Comedy Series Nominated
2017 Best First-Person Series Nominated
Audience Choice Creator of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Jenna Mourey/Marbles on Twitter". Twitter.
  2. ↑ Things I Get Excited About As An Adult. August 27, 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ JennaMarbles. YouTube.
  4. ↑ "PewDiePie, Jenna Marbles, CaptainSparklez: The Web's Biggest Stars". Reason. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Stark, Chelsea. "Jenna Marbles, Smosh are first YouTube stars with their own wax figures". Mashable. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Draw My Life- Jenna Marbles". JennaMarbles. March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 Spangler, Todd (July 18, 2013). "YouTube Star Jenna Marbles: 5 Facts About Her Rise to Internet Fame". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Man Behind the 'Bible of Bro Culture'". NBC News. December 13, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "The Woman With 1 Billion Clicks: Jenna Marbles". The New York Times. April 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ O’Leary, Amy (April 12, 2013). "The Woman With 1 Billion Clicks: Jenna Marbles". The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Klima, Jeff (April 22, 2013). "Jenna Marbles on 1 Billion Views, Set to Overtake Ray William Johnson?". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rendering Grinders Toothless". The New York Times. August 12, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ ""Jenna Marbles'" Anti-Dirty Dance: Teens Say No to Grinding – ABC News". ABC News. August 16, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ "jennamarbles Most Viewed YouTube Videos - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  15. ↑ "JennaMarbles YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". vidstatsx.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  16. ↑ "jennamarbles YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics - Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ Sam Gutelle (February 11, 2013). "Epic Rap Battles of History Pits Man Against Woman With Jenna Marbles". Tubefilter. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Jenna Marbles". IMDb.
  19. ↑ SiriusXM Hits 1
  20. ↑ "jenna marbles – SiriusXM Blog". siriusxm.com.
  21. ↑ "Maximum Ride (2016)". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Jenna Julien". YouTube. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Meet our past speakers". websummit.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Meet our 2018 speakers". riseconf.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  25. ↑ http://www.sru.edu/news/091818c
  26. ↑ "Jenna Marbles - Awards - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
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