Jacob Alexander Roper (born January 25, 1987) is an American

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primarily known for hosting the Vsauce3 YouTube channel, which is part of the YouTube channel brand

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Career

Prior to working on

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, Roper used his film degree for various jobs in

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and advertising. Before working with Michael Stevens under the Vsauce brand, Roper was working at

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, alongside Stevens, as well as hosting a

show called Space Lab, which was a space show for kids. Roper began to host Vsauce3 in 2012. Roper's channel focuses on explanations of the science behind fictional worlds, according to ''

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'' in 2015. On March 31, 2017, Roper announced he had joined as the new director of production at Casey Neistat's company

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. However, on January 31, 2018, CNN closed the Beme News division and offered the 22-person team positions in CNN. On September 20, 2018, Roper announced he would host the

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special ''Could You Survive the Movies''. On May 21, 2020, the show was nominated for a

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in the category "Outstanding Educational or Informational Series", which it won.

Personal life

Roper was born on January 25, 1987 and grew up in

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. He attended New York's

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where he received a degree in film. On November 25, 2015, Roper announced on his side channel that he had a rare form of cancer called a

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. In June 2016, he announced that test readings had come back indicating that the cancer was gone.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Jake Roper's second channel
on YouTube * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roper, Jake 1987 births Living people American YouTubers Online edutainment Vsauce3 School of Visual Arts alumni People from Evergreen, Colorado People from Los Angeles Gaming YouTubers YouTube channels launched in 2010