Ethan Edward Klein (born June 25, 1985) is an American-Israeli

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and podcaster. He is the host of the '' H3 Podcast''. He first found fame with the YouTube channel

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, created by him and his wife Hila Klein.

Life and career

Klein was born in

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, in 1985 to Donna and Gary Klein, and has two older siblings. On his father's side, he is the biological grandson of

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, although his father was adopted and raised by another family. Klein attended Buena High School and has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the

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. Klein is of

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descent. He met his wife, Hila Hacmon, at the

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Holocaust memorial in

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in 2007 while he was on a

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trip and Hila was serving in the

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(IDF). They married in 2012. During the early years of their YouTube careers, they lived together in

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, Israel. Klein's entertainment career began shortly after the couple's meeting while Hacmon was enrolled in the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art in

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, Israel. Klein commented that their first YouTube channel began when Hacmon praised a male student in her video art class for his artistic talents. Wanting to prove himself to Hacmon, Klein proposed they make videos together and post them online under the h3h3Productions YouTube channel. The "h3h3" name was created in reference to the couple's first initials. However, because "hehe" was not an available title, they opted for "h3h3." The

YouTube channel first got mainstream traction when Klein began posting weekly reaction videos. These videos were in response to what he describes as left-leaning "social justice warriors," where he acted as the "anti-social justice warrior." In 2016, Ethan and Hila created the '' H3 Podcast'' YouTube channel. Although it initially started with pre-recorded episodes, the channel quickly pivoted towards long-form live content. The Kleins have three sons. They currently reside in Bel Air, California. Ethan Klein lives with

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. Klein is a brother-in-law to

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and Moses Hacmon, who met each other on his podcast.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Ethan Living people American comedy podcasters American Ashkenazi Jews Israeli YouTubers Jewish YouTubers Jewish Israeli anti-war activists Jewish American activists for Palestinian solidarity Jewish Israeli activists for Palestinian solidarity 21st-century Israeli Jews 21st-century American Jews 1985 births University of California, Santa Cruz alumni People from Ventura, California People with Tourette syndrome YouTubers from California YouTubers with disabilities

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