Jack Baran Bio

Jack Mathew Baran, who began his career at a young age, rose to stardom after he created his YouTube channel, ‘thatsojack’. His love for video editing and spending time working on special effects encouraged him to create videos. Jack is very popular among his audience, for his lifestyle and vlog videos. His success with his personal channel led him to sign a contract with ‘Fullscreen’, a YouTube multi-channel network and talent management unit that his friends Jenn McAllister and Lohanthony were already a part of. Jack’s videos have not just brought him laurels from across the globe, but have also fetched him a handful of opportunities to cement his place in the social media platform. In 2015, he became a recipient of Youtube’s ‘Gold Creator Award’ after his channel surpassed 1 million subscribers.

Besides skits and YouTube vlogs, he has also been featured in ‘AwesomenessTV’ series, ‘First Times with Jack + Jenn,’ along with his friend and co-star, Jenn McAllister (jennxpenn). He guest starred on ‘KIIS-FM’, and in 2016, Jack along with his co-stars Gabbie Hanna, Andrew Lowe, Chachi Gonzales, and Ricky Dillon, went across the US, lip-syncing as part of the ‘Drop the Mic Tour.’

Jack Baran is one of the most versatile vloggers. The variety of topics he chooses in his videos is what differentiates him from other YouTubers. He has a strong insight into various technical aspects of music and editing, including background music, lighting, color correction, titles, intros, outros, and creative content. His videos sometimes revolve around one song and sometimes feature a playlist, as in ‘My Favorite Songs You’ve Never Heard’. In one of his videos, Jack revealed that he checks his videos 10-15 times before he uploads them on his YouTube channel. Besides, this young star is also on his way to developing a short video project for linear television which includes his favorite music numbers and fashion.

Jack Mathew Baran was born on January 13, 1997, in Fairfield, Connecticut. He has an older brother, Doug. Jack graduated from Fairfield Warde High School and later quit his studies to concentrate more on his YouTube videos. Currently, he lives in Los Angeles. In 2015, he uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, titled 'I'm Gay', in which he admitted that he is gay.