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 Vsauce.

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

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's company Beme. 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 YouTube Original 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

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. 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

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