Jack Mathew Baran (born January 13, 1997), also known on

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Early life

Baran was born in Fairfield, Connecticut on January 13, 1997. He attended and graduated from

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in 2014.

Career

Baran created his YouTube channel in 2010 and now primarily uploads lifestyle and vlog videos. In early 2015, Baran starred in an AwesomenessTV skit alongside Paulina Cerrilla, portraying a

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barista. In the summer of 2015, Baran and fellow YouTube personality

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(jennxpenn) began starring in an

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series titled ''First Times with Jack + Jenn''. In December 2016 Jack Baran, along with co-stars Gabbie Hanna, Andrew Lowe, Chachi Gonzales, and Ricky Dillon, went across the United States lip-syncing as part of the Drop the Mic Tour. In 2017, Baran hosted a

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for the

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, quizzing people on the streets about their knowledge of the awards show. As of 28 October 2021, he has over 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube.

Personal life

Baran currently resides in Los Angeles, California. On July 24, 2015, Baran uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, titled ''I'm Gay'', announcing that he is gay. Baran was active on all of his social media April 2019 and thereafter he deleted his YouTube,

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, and

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accounts. On July 5, 2020 he reactivated his YouTube channel and his Twitter, however not much activity has come from his social media since, as he referenced in his video he is taking time to work on himself and will update fans when he is comfortable sharing his journey.

Awards and nominations

References

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