Ryan Jaunzemis

RYAN JAUNZEMIS (Born February 5, 1980, Inglewood, California), is an American former professional Aggressive Inline Skater/Rollerblader[1] & Soap Shoes[2] professional athlete, who rose to prominence in 1997, after being signed onto the fledgling "grind shoe" footwear company. His rise to fame after being featured in the Soap Shoes National, & International Sales Commercials (grinding a 72-stair handrail leading down to the Beach strand/bike-path, from Ave C, Redondo Beach, CA) was played on a continuous, 3-hour VHS loop, for the following 4 years, in Journeys, Pacific Sunwear, Gadzookz, Rollerskates of America, and other Soap Shoe retail shops throughout the country; leading him to becoming ranked as the #1 "Soaper" in the World on the Soap Shoes professional "research & development team" (including professional Soap Shoe team members: Bryndon Smith, Danny Lynch, Paul Cirfuentes, Eddie Ramirez, Ben Kelly, Joey Barbara, Sandy Murray, Tyler Wheatrich, EJ Stacy, Derek Brooks, & others). He was described as the "Poster boy" for the 90s fad, and was later named, "The Best Soaper in the World" by SoapShoe.com (1999). He was later fired from Soap by CEO, Chris Morris, after a mis-sent E-mail (the situation described in great detail in his 2015 autobiography, "PRO SOAPER."

After being fired from Soap, and now engaged to be married to his girlfriend, Sarah Lowery (now pregnant with his son, Aaron) Ryan got a job at Guitar Center in hopes of helping to advance his music career as a "gangsta" rapper (2000). A month later he was fired, but returned to rob Guitar Center and was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on 2 Felony counts of Grand Thief & Burglary (The charges were later dropped to Misdemeanor Petty Thief, $945.00 Restitution fees, & 3-years Summary-Probation). Upon his release he joined the U.S. Navy as a Lithographer 3rd class (LI3). He graduated from the National Geospatial Intelligence School, Ft Belvoir, VA, for graphic design in Adobe Photoshop, and was stationed at Top Gun, Naval Air Station, Fallon, NV, where he worked in the Reprographics department's Print Shop (2002). Upon his release of the Navy (Honorable Discharge/RE1) he attended & graduated Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA, for Recording Engineering & Live Sound witht he help from his GI Bill (2005).

Ryan (and family) later relocated to New Castle Upon Tyne, England (2005), but was then arrested on 7 criminal charges (2006). Upon his release he later fled the country and is now banned from re-entry into the United Kingdom.

After fleeing legal disputes in England, Ryan moved to Las Vegas, NV, and got a job as an audio stagehand at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (2006), and also became a member of the PUA/Seduction Community. He later became a professional PUA/dating, & relationship guru (2008), and is the founder of The Las Vegas PUA Lair, where he had over 215+ PUA students, and began teaching formal PUA bootcamps/seminars on how to "pick-up" & seduce hot women. pick-up artist. He also became a rapper, successful YouTube personality[3], and a self-help author[4]. His most notable works being his autobiography, "Pro Soaper" (2015), and his self-help guide, "10 STEPS TO SUCCESS" (2015); both featured on h3h3 Productions.

Ryan is the star of the film, Soap Or Die[5] (2016), produced & directed by Californian based film makers, Grey Keith & Logan Shillinglaw IV, which was covered in Vice Magazine.[6]. He was also a major character in the film, Lords of Soaptown[7] (2016), produced & directed by film maker, Jason Klamm; also covered in an alternate article by Vice Magazine.[8] He later became a pick-up artist, coach/instructor/guru, & self-help author.[9][10]

Ryan has appeared in several videos produced by Ethan & Hila Klein, of h3h3 Productions. One video on the subject of him having over 6.2 million views.[11]

Ryan is the father of Aaron Jaunzemis (17) & Aiden Jaunzemis (15), who reside in New Castle upon Tyne, England, with their mother, Sarah. Ryan is banned from the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, & Wales) after being arrested on 7 criminal charges, including: Multiple counts of assault & battery, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, destruction of Council property, & disturbing the peace). Upon his release from solitary confinement he fled the country, disregarding/violating his terms of probation, and is now subject to arrest upon re-entry.

Ryan currently resides in Las Vegas, NV.

References

  1. "Intervija ar Ryan Jaunzemis – amerikāņu virtuozs ar latvieša saknēm" [Interview with Ryan Jaunzemis — American Born Virtuoso with Latvian Roots]. taktika.lv. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "Meet the Former Soap Shoes Pro Athlete Who Became a Las Vegas Pickup Artist". Vice.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "Contact Support". Ryanjaunzemisbiography.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "Ryan Jaunzemis - Amazon Author Bibliography". Amazon.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. "Soap Or Die (2016)". IMDb.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. "The Bizarre, Lonely Story of the World's Best Soap Shoe Pro". Vice.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. "Lords of Soaptown (2016)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  8. "How 'Freestyle Walking' Went from a Teenaged 90s Prank to a Multimillion-Dollar Business". Vice.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  9. "The Ladykillers". Vegasseven.com. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  10. "Ryan Jaunzemis". Pualingo.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  11. h3h3Productions (5 June 2016). "The Greatest YouTuber of ALL TIME -- h3h3 reaction video". YouTube. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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