Jon Paul Piques

Jon Paul Piques
Jon Paul Piques in 2016.
Born (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986
Toronto, Ontario
Residence Los Angeles
Nationality Canadian
Education Humber College
Occupation Actor, Director
Years active 2004–present
Known for Facebook and Instagram skits

Jon Paul Piques (born June 30, 1986) is a Canadian actor, director, internet celebrity and former football player. He has over 3 billion views on Youtube and over 11 million combined followers.[1][2]

Career

From 2004 to 2008, Piques played professional football with the European teams Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.C Braga before returning to Canada to play one season with the Montreal Impact.[3] In 2007, he played with Montreal's reserve team Trois-Rivières Attak in the Canadian Soccer League, where he won the Open Canada Cup.[4][5] The following season, he played with division rivals the Italia Shooters, where he won the International Division title.[6]

Piques decided to change career paths and attended Humber College, majoring in marketing and sales. After college, Piques worked as a business insurance salesman, but later moved to Los Angeles following initial success on social media. Piques’ breakthrough on social media was through Vine, where he posted comedic videos on his way back and forth to his insurance job. Following his success on Vine, Piques expanded into Facebook where he is, as of May 2016, in the top 10 content creators. Many of Piques’ social media videos involve collaborations with other Vine stars such as Jerry Purpdrank, Curtis Lepore, Amanda Cerny, Lele Pons, Max Jr and King Bach.

Piques was a featured speaker in the 2016 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, where he led the panel about the rise of social media in today’s world.[7]

Piques shot his first pilot presentation in May 2016, which he wrote and is starring in for Playboy Digital.[8][9][10] Additionally, Piques is set to star in a 6-part animated series to be directed by The Simpsons’ director David Silverman. He will also be acting in the feature film Airplane Mode.

Some of the brands Piques has worked with include T-Mobile, Anheuser-Busch and TGI Fridays among others.

Personal life

Jon Paul Piques was raised in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. He is of Italian and Portuguese descent.

References

  1. ↑ "Piques". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. ↑ "'Simpsons' Director Teams With Social Media Stars for Animated Stoner Comedy 'Superslackers' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Players". 2007-10-24. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 3, 2007 CSL Open Canada Cup Final Columbus Clan vs Trois-Rivieres Attak". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Attak FC". 2008-05-26. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-04-24. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  7. ↑ Tribune, Chicago. "Obama addresses 'influencers' at SXSW". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  8. ↑ Perlberg, Steven (2016-05-13). "Playboy Unveils 'Safe For Work' Web Video Slate". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. ↑ Spangler, Todd (2016-05-13). "Playboy, Out of the Nudity Biz, Leans Into Lifestyle and Scripted Shows for Men". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Playboy Celebrates 'Safe for Work' Transition With a Massive Push Into Original Video". AdWeek. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
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