Seán William McLoughlin: Biography in Details
Who is Seán William McLoughlin’s‘ Jacksepticeye’?
Seán William McLoughlin, aka ‘Jacksepticeye’ is an Irish Youtuber. Seán William McLoughlin is a professional drummer, actor, and voice-over.
Jacksepticeye is renowned for his vlogs, gaming videos, and comedic vlogs, especially the ‘Let’s Play’ series. He ranks as one of the highest subscribed channels in Ireland.
His other nicks are Jackaboy and Gaelic Gladiator. He is also a video game entrepreneur, commentator, and founder of the clothes company, CLOAK with his friend Markiplier. Seán occasionally creates online video-game sketches too.
Seán William McLoughlin -Birth Age, Family
Seán was born Seán William McLoughlin on 7 February 1990 in Ballycumber, County Offaly, Ireland.
He got his pseudonym ‘Jacksepticeye’ in Athlone, Co. West Meath, Ireland, where he grew up with his two brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers is Malcolm McLoughlin, a writer.
Jack’s pseudonym name has its origins in a childhood eye infection he had in a football accident in Athlone. A football blow injured both his eyes and in a few days, they were infected.
A child friend hollered calling him ‘Jack’s-with-the-septic-eye’ o’! and this nickname stuck. His eyes were as good as new in a few days.
Presently Jack lives in Brighton, England, United Kingdom.
In which school did Seán William McLoughlin attend?
Seán William McLoughlin graduated with a degree in Hotel Management. Then as a youngster, Seán played professional drum with the heavy metal band ‘Raised to the Ground’.
Thereafter he started to create videos on video games, sketches, and occasional vlogs. He joined the tube in February 2007 and now produces and uploads two videos per day. His collaborator among others is the tuber, Markiplier, another Irishman.
Seán William McLoughlin: Professional Career
Seán William McLoughlin took to the tubes on 24 February 2007 with his first upload in 2012 November. Here is a timeline of a few of Seán’s breakouts as a career vlogger.
| 2012 | Seán uploads his first video |
| 2013 | Shout-out competition at PewDiePie gave him the head start as a web personality. |
| 2014 July | Seán’s channel receives 57 million views and 800, 00 subscribers |
| 2015 February | He hit 1 billion views for the first time with 3.2 million subscribers |
| 2016 January | First vlogger to sign up under PewDiePie Network, Revelmode |
| 2017 June | Polaris, Walt Disney Company division contract to feature him on Disney XD |
| 2017 July | Seán, Strawburry17 hosts the Level Up! Game panel at the 2017 D23 Expo |
| 2017 July | Is the playable character in the strategic prison-escape game, ‘The Escapists 2’ |
| 2017 October | He tours the United States with the ‘How Did We Get Here Tour |
| 2018 February | Releases dates for Canada and the US ‘How Did We Get Here Tour |
| 2018 April | Seán is a part of the comedy line-up for HowTheLightGetsIn Festival |
| 2018 May | Uploads a vlog playing the video game ‘Deadpool’ with Ryan Reynolds |
| 2019 January | Seán signs up with WME |
Then in 2019 June, – Seán was at the line-up at the Metarama Gaming and Music Festival with Marshmello, Logic, Ninja, and Overwatch League players.
Some are a few of Seán’s Vlogs that are Rated the Most Popular
| Mirror’s Edge with the Oculus Rift Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Animation |
A few of the introduction invitations to Jacksepticeye channels begin like this-
-‘Top of the mornin’ to ya, laddies! Welcome to my channel, my name is jacksepticeye. I am very energetic… ‘ let’ player’ with a big heart who just wants to hav…’
– ‘Spider-Man sneaks into Martin Li’s office to find out the secrets! Don’t get caught!’
Business Ventures
In March 2016, Seán co-hosted South by Southwest. Then in 2018, he signed with Disney Digital Network to produce exclusive content through Twitch.
Additionally, Seán William McLoughlin along with Markiplier founded the clothes company, CLOAK. Seán is a collaborator with PewDiePie concerns.
Seán William McLoughlin – Achievements
| Movies 2020, post-production ‘Free Guy as Q Bert | Television 2017, Disney XD Channel ‘Polaris’ as himself 2018, The Late Late Show RTÉ One Channel as Guest | Web Series 2015-16 Did You Know Gaming? Voice Over as Himself 2016 YouTube Rewind, Himself 2018 Good Mythical Morning and Good Mythical More as Himself |
Seán William McLoughlin – Philanthropy
Seán William McLoughlin is respected locally and worldwide as a practicing philanthropist. He regularly participates in charity fundraisers and raised #3 million US dollars online in support of his favorite charity.
He even dyed his hair green in the name of charity along with, no guesses- Markiplier. Some of his charities are given- and some names of the charities speak volumes about what it implies.
| Red Nose Day Crisis Text Line Gates Foundation Save the Children Make-A-Wish Foundation Revelmode Charity Holiday GameChanger, AbleGamers St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
Seán William McLoughlin -Rumor and Controversy
– PewDiePie
Seán William McLoughlin co-starred as the antagonist of the second season of the YouTube Red show Scare PewDiePie which was set to premiere on 9 March 2017. However, a controversy surrounding PewDiePie prevented its release.
Later on 18 February 2017, Seán clarified the controversy with a video “Let’s Talk!” on his YouTube. He discussed that PewDiePie was cut from Maker Studios for his use of anti-Semitic imagery and language.
Seán reacted immediately by tweeting in support of PewDiePie. However, Seán later apologized and said that he does not support PewDiePie’s verbal abuse.
Thereafter on a video the next day, he regretted that he had been ‘naïve’ to criticize the YouTuber. He reiterated that there are some unethical practices at play with the media that includes a lot of misquoting and misrepresentation’.
Revelmode network had been shut down by Disney.
-Criticism of YouTube
A not-so-healthy Critic -Seán William McLoughlin is a critic of the changing algorithms and policies on the YouTube channel. He is not happy with what he considers YouTube pulling ads from ‘unsuitable content’. Yes, you heard that right.
How tall is Seán William McLoughlin?
His real hair is brown with hazel eyes. His height is 5 ft.9 in, and his weight is 70 kg.
Seán William McLoughlin –Net Worth, Earnings
His net worth is million $16 M US. He earns through his YouTube, endorsements, and merch.
Seán William McLoughlin -Social Media, Rank
Seán William McLoughlin has 26.6 M views on YouTube, 7.5 M followers, and on Instagram, 435 K followers, and 414,969 likes.
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Seán William McLoughlin's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | February | Wednesday |
| 2025 | February | Friday |
| 2026 | February | Saturday |
| 2027 | February | Sunday |
| 2028 | February | Monday |
