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'''John Patrick "Jack" Douglass''' (born June 30, 1988),<ref group ="‡" name="DML"/> better known as '''jacksfilms''', is an American [[YouTuber]]. Douglass began his online career in 2006. His YouTube channel initially consisted of [[infomercial]] parodies, sketches, and comedic music videos. As his audience grew, he expanded into comedy series centered around viewer comments and submissions, such as ''Your Grammar Sucks'' (''YGS''), in which he makes fun of incorrect grammar; ''JackAsk'', in which he answers questions about himself (often satirically); and ''Yesterday I Asked You'' (''YIAY'' {{IPAc-en|j|aɪ}}), initially a segment at the end of JackAsk, which later became a standalone series, in which he asks questions to his audience, and they give answers for him to react to. In October 2020, Douglass announced the end of ''YGS'' and ''JackAsk'',<ref group ="‡">{{Cite tweet|number=1320459048358010880|user=jacksfilms|title=I know a lot of you are concerned about me ending YGS and JackAsk, but I promise it's for the best - these shows feel like obligations at this point, and they're holding me back from creating genuinely fresh stuff. Think of this as a big fat reset button|author=Jack Douglass|date=October 25, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> though he later revived those series by presenting them in a blind, unscripted format.
'''John Patrick "Jack" Douglass''' (born June 30, 1988),<ref group ="‡" name="DML"/> better known as '''jacksfilms''', is an American [[YouTuber]]. Douglass began his online career in 2006. His YouTube channel initially consisted of [[infomercial]] parodies, sketches, and comedic music videos.

Douglass also does occasional livestreams on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]], where he has two shows: ''YIAY Live'' and its spinoff, ''Are You Funnier Than A YouTuber?''

On June 28, 2021, Douglass and his wife, Erin, began hosting a podcast entitled ''Erin is the Funny One'', which is still ongoing.<ref group ="‡" name="EitFOAnnounce">{{cite web|title=jacksfilms – Instagram podcast announcement|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHDWcWrr-u/|url-status=live|access-date=March 5, 2022|website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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Douglass was born in [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]], [[Maryland]], on June 30, 1988, and is primarily of [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.<ref group ="‡">{{cite AV media|last=Douglass|first=Jack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcwGLjl2W_s|title=The CLICKBAIT Game (YIAY #304) |work=jacksfilms|via=[[YouTube]]|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{cite AV media|last=Douglass|first=Jack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZMIc3w-Llc|title=My Apology|work=jacksfilms|via=[[YouTube]]|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> He has two older sisters. Douglass went to school in Maryland. During high school, he started to develop a love for music. He then began to play the [[French horn]] as well as the [[piano]].
Douglass was born in [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]], [[Maryland]], on June 30, 1988, and is primarily of [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.<ref group="‡">{{cite AV media|last=Douglass|first=Jack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcwGLjl2W_s|title=The CLICKBAIT Game (YIAY #304) |work=jacksfilms|via=[[YouTube]]|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref group="‡">{{cite AV media|last=Douglass|first=Jack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZMIc3w-Llc|title=My Apology|work=jacksfilms|via=[[YouTube]]|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> He has two older sisters. Douglass went to school in Maryland. During high school, he started to develop a love for music. He then began to play the [[French horn]] as well as the [[piano]].


In May 2006, during his senior year of high school, he was given the task of making a video about all the books he had read during the year. He and his friends decided to film a series of short videos that made fun of books such as ''Beowulf'' and ''All the King's Men''. After making these sketches, he decided that he wanted to make more films. By the next month, started using YouTube and uploading videos.<ref group ="‡" name="DML">{{cite AV media|last=Douglass|first=Jack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAHDywxvxuw|title=DRAW MY LIFE - Jack Douglass|work=jacksfilms|via=[[YouTube]]|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>
In May 2006, during his senior year of high school, he created short video sketches due to a school assignment, leading him to decide to make more films. By the next month, started using YouTube and uploading videos.<ref group="‡" name="DML">{{cite AV media|last=Douglass|first=Jack|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAHDywxvxuw|title=DRAW MY LIFE - Jack Douglass|work=jacksfilms|via=[[YouTube]]|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>
After graduating from [[Atholton High School]], Douglass attended [[American University]], where he majored in film and minored in music theory.<ref name="WashTimes2009">{{Cite news|date=November 11, 2009|title=Cashing in big on viral videos|work=[[The Washington Times]]|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/11/cashing-in-big-on-viral-videos/|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>
After graduating from [[Atholton High School]], Douglass attended [[American University]], where he majored in film and minored in music theory.<ref name="WashTimes2009">{{Cite news|date=November 11, 2009|title=Cashing in big on viral videos|work=[[The Washington Times]]|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/11/cashing-in-big-on-viral-videos/|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>


== YouTube career ==
== YouTube career ==
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[[File:JacksFilms (7486844900) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Douglass at [[VidCon 2012]]|left]]Douglass launched his main YouTube channel, jacksfilms, on June 26, 2006.<ref group="‡" name="YTabout">{{cite web|title=jacksfilms – YouTube about page|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/jacksfilms/about|url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Later, he uploaded ''The WTF Blanket ([[Snuggie]] Parody)'' on January 22, 2009,<ref name="WashTimes2009" /><ref name="Popken2009">{{cite web|last=Popken|first=Ben|url=http://consumerist.com/2009/01/you-say-snuggie-i-say-wtf-blanket.html|title=You Say Snuggie, I Say WTF Blanket|work=[[Consumerist|The Consumerist]]|date=January 31, 2009|access-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3863361/the-wtf-blanket |title=The WTF Blanket |publisher=[[CollegeHumor]] |date=January 26, 2009 |access-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607220439/http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3863361/the-wtf-blanket |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Nudd2009">{{cite web|last=Nudd|first=Tim|url=http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/be-utter-tool-order-wtf-blanket-now-14652|title=Be an utter tool, order the WTF Blanket now|work=[[Adweek]]|date=February 12, 2009|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> which has become his most popular video.<ref name="May2009">{{cite web|last=May|first=Brookes|url=http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/story/student-strikes-youtube-gold/|title=Student strikes YouTube gold|work=The Eagle|date=October 25, 2009|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108110454/http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/story/student-strikes-youtube-gold/|archive-date=November 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of Douglass' early videos were parodies, often about [[infomercials]], and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] or [[Samsung]] phones.<ref name="Kaiser2012">{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Lukas|url=http://humor.about.com/od/viralvideos/tp/jacks_films.htm|title=The Commercial Parodies of Jacks Films|website=[[Dotdash|About.com]]|date=2010|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117171015/http://humor.about.com/od/viralvideos/tp/jacks_films.htm|archive-date=January 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Miragliotta2011">{{cite web|last=Miragliotta|first=Joe|url=http://www.joesdaily.com/2011/10/05/the-new-iphone-4s-parody-by-jacksfilms/|title=THE NEW IPHONE 4S (PARODY) BY JACKSFILMS|work=Joe's Daily|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://apple.mmgn.com/Videos/The-Magical-iPad-parody |title=The Magical iPad(parody)|work=MMGN|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918031622/http://apple.mmgn.com/Videos/The-Magical-iPad-parody |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>In June 2011, Douglass began the series ''Your Grammar Sucks'', mocking internet comments with excessive grammatical and spelling errors. On June 27, 2013, the jacksfilms channel reached 1 million subscribers.<ref name="Gutelle2013">{{cite web|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/07/18/jacksfilms-jack-douglass-youtube-millionaires-your-grammar-sucks/|title=YouTube Millionaires: Jacksfilms Now Has Over One Million 'Biches'.|work=[[Tubefilter]]|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Douglass' channel jacksfilms was listed on ''[[NewMediaRockstars]]''{{'}} list of the top 100 YouTube channels, ranked at #54.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/12/the-nmr-top-100-youtube-channels-75-51/|title=The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 75-51!|work=[[NewMediaRockstars]]|date=December 30, 2014|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>
=== Launching jacksfilms and early career (2006–2011) ===
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Douglass launched his main YouTube channel, jacksfilms, on June 26, 2006.<ref group ="‡" name="YTabout">{{cite web|title=jacksfilms – YouTube about page|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/jacksfilms/about|url-status=live|access-date=April 2, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> His first video was a commercial for a fictional device, the Handy Pen, and featured himself and his family members. Later, he uploaded ''The WTF Blanket ([[Snuggie]] Parody)'' on January 22, 2009,<ref name="WashTimes2009" /><ref name="Popken2009">{{cite web|last=Popken|first=Ben|url=http://consumerist.com/2009/01/you-say-snuggie-i-say-wtf-blanket.html|title=You Say Snuggie, I Say WTF Blanket|work=[[Consumerist|The Consumerist]]|date=January 31, 2009|access-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3863361/the-wtf-blanket |title=The WTF Blanket |publisher=[[CollegeHumor]] |date=January 26, 2009 |access-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607220439/http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3863361/the-wtf-blanket |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Nudd2009">{{cite web|last=Nudd|first=Tim|url=http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/be-utter-tool-order-wtf-blanket-now-14652|title=Be an utter tool, order the WTF Blanket now|work=[[Adweek]]|date=February 12, 2009|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> which has become his most popular video.<ref name="May2009">{{cite web|last=May|first=Brookes|url=http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/story/student-strikes-youtube-gold/|title=Student strikes YouTube gold|work=The Eagle|date=October 25, 2009|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108110454/http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/story/student-strikes-youtube-gold/|archive-date=November 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of Douglass' early videos were parodies, often about [[infomercials]], and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] or [[Samsung]] phones.<ref name="Kaiser2012">{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Lukas|url=http://humor.about.com/od/viralvideos/tp/jacks_films.htm|title=The Commercial Parodies of Jacks Films|website=[[Dotdash|About.com]]|date=2010|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117171015/http://humor.about.com/od/viralvideos/tp/jacks_films.htm|archive-date=January 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Miragliotta2011">{{cite web|last=Miragliotta|first=Joe|url=http://www.joesdaily.com/2011/10/05/the-new-iphone-4s-parody-by-jacksfilms/|title=THE NEW IPHONE 4S (PARODY) BY JACKSFILMS|work=Joe's Daily|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://apple.mmgn.com/Videos/The-Magical-iPad-parody |title=The Magical iPad(parody)|work=MMGN|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918031622/http://apple.mmgn.com/Videos/The-Magical-iPad-parody |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On January 8, 2014, Douglass launched a new series titled ''JackAsk'', in which he answers viewers' questions in a satirical way. On February 3, 2015, Douglass started a daily series on his secondary channel jackisanerd, titled ''Yesterday I Asked You'' (''YIAY''), in which he would ask his viewers a question and then read his favorite answers to the viewers.
=== ''Your Grammar Sucks'' and emerging success (2011–2014) ===
[[File:JacksFilms (7486844900) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Douglass at [[VidCon 2012]]|left]]
In June 2011, Douglass began the series ''Your Grammar Sucks'', mocking internet comments with excessive grammatical and spelling errors. This would become a major recurring series on his channel, and grew to include self-created songs and comedic sketches.In the same month, Douglass visited [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011]] (E3 2011) to help Toby Turner film footage for a video.


In 2016 and 2017, Douglass released a series of phone commercial parodies, on the [[iPhone SE (1st generation)|first-generation iPhone SE]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=iPhone SE parody commercial says what everyone's thinking|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/iphone-se-parody-commercial-says-what-everyones-thinking/|website=CNET |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> [[Samsung Galaxy S8|Galaxy S8]],<ref name="cnetS8">{{cite web|title=Samsung Galaxy S8 video trending on YouTube isn't flattering|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/samsung-galaxy-s8-video-trending-on-youtube-isnt-flattering/|website=CNET |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> and [[iPhone X]].<ref>{{cite web|title=It's What Steve Jobs Would've Wanted|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/its-what-steve-jobs-wouldve-wanted/|website=Kotaku Australia |language=en |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cnetX">{{cite web|title=Apple iPhone X parody video snarks at '$1,000 emoji machine'|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/apple-iphone-x-parody-jacksfilms-emoji-machine-video/|website=CNET |language=en }}</ref> These parodies received media attention from ''[[CNET]]<ref name="cnetX" /><ref name=":1" />'' and ''[[Kotaku]]''.<ref name=":1" /> On April 15, 2018, Douglass won the 2018 [[Shorty Awards|Shorty Award]] for YouTuber of the Year, which he accepted while dressed in a [[Garfield (character)|Garfield]] costume.<ref name="Shorty2018">{{cite web|title=YouTuber of the Year|url=http://shortyawards.com/category/10th/youtuber|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416064848/http://shortyawards.com/category/10th/youtuber|archive-date=April 16, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2018|publisher=[[Shorty Awards]]}}</ref>
During [[VidCon#2012 (3rd annual VidCon)|VidCon 2012]], Douglass performed a live edition of his ''Your Grammar Sucks'' series. Douglass, alongside Toby Turner and Sean Klitzner, performed a live version of their ''Sideburns'' Song at [[VidCon|VidCon 2012]] as well.<ref group ="‡">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTA5CNI8yYo|title=VidCon 2012 "Sideburns" Live Performance|access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>


After Douglass made videos poking fun at the ''[[The Emoji Movie|Emoji Movie]],'' on July 20, he received a package from the film's marketing team, thanking him for being "the [No. 1] fan of ''The Emoji Movie''".<ref name=":0" /> They invited him to the world premiere on July 23, and sent ''Emoji Movie''-related merchandise.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Dryden |first=Liam |url=http://www.wetheunicorns.com/news/jacksfilms-emoji-movie-premiere/ |title=JacksFilms Got The Best Response After Trolling The Sh*t Out Of 'The Emoji Movie' |date=July 21, 2017 |work=We the Unicorns |access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref>
On July 1, 2012, jacksfilms reached a total of 100 million video views on his channel. On December 16 the same year, the [[Fine Brothers]] released a video titled "Teens React to Jacksfilms".<ref group ="‡">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A39cuQDl1GI|title=TEENS REACT TO JACKSFILMS|work=[[Fine Brothers Entertainment|FBE]]|via=[[YouTube]]|date=December 16, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> Douglass saw a rapid rise in subscribers, gaining almost 100,000 in the following week. On June 27, 2013, the jacksfilms channel reached 1 million subscribers.<ref name=Gutelle2013>{{cite web|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/07/18/jacksfilms-jack-douglass-youtube-millionaires-your-grammar-sucks/|title=YouTube Millionaires: Jacksfilms Now Has Over One Million 'Biches'.|work=[[Tubefilter]]|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{cite tweet|user=jacksfilms|number=350305281709834240|date=June 27, 2013|title=1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!|access-date=August 25, 2013|author=Jack Douglass}}</ref>

In 2014, Douglass' channel jacksfilms was listed on ''[[NewMediaRockstars]]''{{'}} list of the top 100 YouTube channels, ranked at #54.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/12/the-nmr-top-100-youtube-channels-75-51/|title=The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 75-51!|work=[[NewMediaRockstars]]|date=December 30, 2014|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

=== ''JackAsk'' and ''YIAY'' (2014–2015) ===
[[File:Jack Douglass at VidCon 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Douglass at [[VidCon 2014]]]]
On January 8, 2014, Douglass launched a new series titled ''JackAsk'', in which he answers viewers' questions in a satirical way. The intro and logo for the series are a reference to the TV series of a similar name, ''[[Jackass (TV series)|Jackass]]''. The last episode of the original ''JackAsk'' was released on October 21, 2020.

On February 3, 2015, Douglass started a daily series on his secondary channel jackisanerd, titled ''Yesterday I Asked You'' (''YIAY''), in which he would ask his viewers a question and then read his favorite answers to the viewers. After 15 days of uploading ''YIAY'' videos to his second channel, jackisanerd, he moved the series to his main channel, jacksfilms, and has released episodes on it since. As of February 2022, he has uploaded 600 episodes, making it the series with the most installments on his channel. He also briefly operated a live version of this series known as ''YIAY LIVE'' (in which he had live viewers on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] compete for the best answer to a given question), which was cancelled due to the large amount of technical difficulties. Many other series, like [[PewDiePie]]'s ''LWIAY'' (''Last Week I Asked You''), [[Davie504]]'s ''SDAIAY'' (''Some Days Ago I Asked You''), Aloona Larionova's ''STTA'' (''Show This To Aloona''), [[Joel Berghult|Roomie]]'s ''SIOR'' (''Slap It On [[Reddit]]),'' [[ElectroBOOM]]'s ''LATITY'' ''(Last Time I Told You)'' were inspired by YIAY.

===Continued success and meme-related videos (2016–2020)===
On March 21, 2016, Douglass uploaded a [[iPhone SE (1st generation)|first-generation iPhone SE]] parody in which he mocks the phone for its small screen size.<ref>{{cite web|title=iPhone SE parody commercial says what everyone's thinking|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/iphone-se-parody-commercial-says-what-everyones-thinking/|website=CNET |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfktt22nUG4|title=iPhone SE (parody)|date=March 21, 2016|last=Douglass|first=John|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref> In March 2017, Douglass uploaded a video titled ''[[Samsung Galaxy S8|Galaxy S8]] first look (parody)'', which has earned more than two million views.<ref name="cnetS8">{{cite web|title=Samsung Galaxy S8 video trending on YouTube isn't flattering|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/samsung-galaxy-s8-video-trending-on-youtube-isnt-flattering/|website=CNET |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WMEPWEavRY|title=Galaxy S8 first look (parody)|date=March 29, 2017|first=John|last=Douglass|work=jacksfilms|access-date=September 17, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In September, Douglass made an [[iPhone X]] parody, which has over 8 million views (making joking claims including, "The [[Face ID]] shoot[s] thousands of lasers straight into your pores. Then it sucks out your soul, much like a [[Dementor]]").<ref>{{cite web|title=It's What Steve Jobs Would've Wanted|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/its-what-steve-jobs-wouldve-wanted/|website=Kotaku Australia |language=en |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{cite web|last1=Douglass|first1=Jack|title=iPhone X (parody)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjlHnJvXdQs|via=YouTube |date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cnetX">{{cite web|title=Apple iPhone X parody video snarks at '$1,000 emoji machine'|url=https://www.cnet.com/au/news/apple-iphone-x-parody-jacksfilms-emoji-machine-video/|website=CNET |language=en }}</ref> Douglass also made several references to ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in the videos.<ref name="cnetS8" /><ref name="cnetX" />

On June 29, 2017, Douglass celebrated his 11th anniversary on YouTube with a 16-minute compilation of his parodies, music videos and sketches.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1h6XsIIQvc|title=11 Years on YouTube.|date=June 29, 2017|first=John|last=Douglass|access-date=October 3, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref> On July 27, 2017, the day before the release of his ''Emoji Movie'' review video, he hit 3 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|title=jacksfilms Monthly YouTube Statistics - Socialblade.com|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/jacksfilms/monthly|access-date=December 8, 2017|publisher=[[Social Blade]]}}</ref> On April 1, 2018, he hit 4 million subscribers. On April 15, 2018, Douglass won the 2018 [[Shorty Awards|Shorty Award]] for YouTuber of the Year, which he accepted while dressed in a [[Garfield (character)|Garfield]] costume.<ref name="Shorty2018">{{cite web|title=YouTuber of the Year|url=http://shortyawards.com/category/10th/youtuber|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416064848/http://shortyawards.com/category/10th/youtuber|archive-date=April 16, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2018|publisher=[[Shorty Awards]]}}</ref>

On January 30, 2017, Douglass referred to ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'' for the first time in his video ''How do we fix YouTube? (YIAY #309)''.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTYaAU0nrw|title=How do we fix YouTube? (YIAY #309)|date=January 30, 2017|last=Douglass|first=John|access-date=August 1, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref> Douglass referenced ''The Emoji Movie'' frequently in 2017, making a parody of the trailer and selling merchandise of the date of its release, July 28. His videos, "''Frame-by-frame analysis of The Emoji Movie Trailer''", "''THE EMOJI MOVIE - Trailer #2''", and "''Counting down to The Emoji Movie while spinning 15 [[fidget spinner]]s and [[Dab (dance)|dabbing]] every 60 seconds''" have over 7 million views combined, {{as of|2021|2|lc=y}}.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1C6bm52f5Q|title=THE EMOJI MOVIE - Trailer #2|date=April 27, 2017|last=Douglass|first=John|access-date=July 15, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{cite web|title=JULY 28 - UNISEX T-SHIRT|url=https://shop.crowdmade.com/collections/jacksfilms/products/emoji-movie-2-unisex-t-shirt|publisher=Crowdmade|work=jacksfilms|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728200743/https://shop.crowdmade.com/collections/jacksfilms/products/emoji-movie-2-unisex-t-shirt|archive-date=July 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 20, Douglass received a package from the marketing team at [[Sony Pictures Animation]], thanking him for being "the [No. 1] fan of ''The Emoji Movie''", inviting him to the world premiere on July 23, and sending ''Emoji Movie''-related merchandise, including fidget spinners, face masks of ''Emoji Movie'' characters, and a [[Stuffed toy|plushie]] of the character Poop.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dryden |first=Liam |url=http://www.wetheunicorns.com/news/jacksfilms-emoji-movie-premiere/ |title=JacksFilms Got The Best Response After Trolling The Sh*t Out Of 'The Emoji Movie' |date=July 21, 2017 |work=We the Unicorns |access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> The video in which Douglass unboxed the package and discussed his invitation has received over 4 million views.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1-Lnk99G1U|title=I got invited to the world premiere of The Emoji Movie|date=July 21, 2017|last=Douglass|first=John|access-date=July 15, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref> On July 28, Douglass uploaded a "review" of the film, hinting at the large amount of product placements but acting as if he enjoyed the film. The "review" has received over 7 million views.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|work=jacksfilms|title=The Emoji Movie Review |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWn8zsYtbtY|via=[[YouTube]] |date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref>

In August 2018, Douglass announced a new series that would take place on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]], called YIAY LIVE.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|title=My Big, Fat Announcement|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6MXspLcTxA|last=Douglass|first=John|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref> This show was a live edition of his popular ongoing series, YIAY, and would have viewers answer his questions in real-time, and he would pick his favorite ones. The viewers would then get to vote for the best answer among those shortlisted ones, and the answer with the most votes would win. There would be 5 different rounds, each with a different format of answering. The winners of the first 4 rounds will be pitted against each other in the final round, and the winner of the final round would receive a code to obtain any merchandise from his official store.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=Jacksfilms Official Merchandise|url=https://crowdmade.com/collections/jacksfilms|website=Crowdmade|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> for free. This show had seven episodes in total, with the last one coming out in October 2018. A special episode was released on April 1, 2019, and was the only YIAY LIVE episode to be released on YouTube.

In January 2020, he released the song "[[Twitter for Android]]",<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=Twitter for Android|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujZcM-DSamA}}</ref> a song made exclusively from tweets that he had put out on [[Twitter]] in the past year. He had started this as a joke because people were criticizing him for using an [[Android (operating system)|Android]] smartphone. The first tweet came out on December 30, 2018, and every day after for a year, he would take a screenshot of the chain of tweets, and add a new tweet each day, often saying "Twitter for Android", but after several months, he would tweet the lyrics that would be featured in his song. The last tweet was posted on December 31, 2019, an entire year later. This song has received over 2 million views.

===''JackAsk'' and ''YIAY'' milestones and reforms (2020–2021)===
In May 2020, Douglass uploaded the 500th episode of YIAY, titled "YIAY #500".<ref group ="‡">{{cite web |title=YIAY #500 |website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UThPS_UijHo |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> He previously mentioned that the milestone episode would be 1 hour long,<ref group ="‡">{{cite tweet |user=jacksfilms |number=931278909101846528 |title=YIAY 500 will be an hour long... |url=https://twitter.com/jacksfilms/status/931278909101846528?lang=en |access-date=May 28, 2020 |date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> similarly to "YGS #100". It also features many of his YouTuber friends. This video, as of May 2021, has accumulated 2.61 million views.

On October 21, 2020, Douglass announced on Twitter that he was ending his long-running series JackAsk after 107 episodes. He cited "getting tired of the format",<ref group ="‡">{{Cite tweet|number=1319089938537693184|user=jacksfilms|title=I think JackAsk this month is the last JackAsk I'll ever do (just getting tired of the format). So last call for #jackask questions ever!|author=Jack Douglass|date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> saying that the lack of variety was "killing him".<ref group ="‡">{{Cite tweet|user=jacksfilms|number=1320475815683911680|title=Here's the thing - YIAY can be whatever I want it to be!...|url=https://twitter.com/jacksfilms/status/1320475815683911680|access-date=October 25, 2020|date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> He also announced the end of ''Your Grammar Sucks'' on the same day, saying that the two series felt like "obligations" and expressed excitement for the new things to come with their cancellations.<ref group ="‡" name=":0">{{Cite tweet|number=1320459048358010880|user=jacksfilms|title=I know a lot of you are concerned about me ending YGS and JackAsk, but I promise it's for the best - these shows feel like obligations at this point, and they're holding me back from creating genuinely fresh stuff. Think of this as a big fat reset button|author=Jack Douglass|date=October 25, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> Douglass uploaded what he called the final episode of JackAsk on October 26, 2020.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=The Last JackAsk.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaJPIBDwyy0|access-date=October 26, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> However, on May 12, 2021, jacksfilms uploaded a new video entitled ''JACKASK IS BACKASK!''.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=JACKASK IS BACKASK!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eQAyPL1qaY|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> This was the start of a new blind format of ''JackAsk.''

On October 28, 2020, Douglass created a [[Kickstarter]] campaign for a new YIAY-themed [[board game]].<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2020|title=WE MADE A BOARD GAME AHHHH - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FqQu-OXua0|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]|language=en}}</ref> It reached its $10,000 goal in just 24 minutes.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite tweet|user=yiayboardgame|number=1321527639039881216|title=We hit our goal in 24 MINUTES...|url=https://twitter.com/yiayboardgame/status/1321527639039881216|access-date=November 1, 2020|date=October 28, 2020}}</ref>

A live tour for ''YIAY Live'' was planned for 2020, but was initially postponed to January 2021,<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxB9xerjRxY|title=My announcement but it's a TikTok dance|date=May 1, 2020|last=Douglass|first=John|access-date=October 25, 2020|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref> then again later in 2021<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|last=Douglass|first=John|date=January 4, 2021|title=YouTube gave me an Original Series - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=15&v=mwhbKWW7Hdc&feature=youtu.be|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=www.youtube.com|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

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On January 4, 2021, Douglass took to his YouTube channel and other social media accounts to announce ''YIAY TIME: The Game Show'', a new YouTube Originals show.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Douglas hosts New YIAY Live Game Show|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/01/05/jack-douglass-youtube-yiay-live-game-show/|access-date=January 5, 2021|work=www.tubefilter.com|date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> It premiered the next day on January 5, 2021, for free on Douglass' YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/01/05/jack-douglass-youtube-yiay-live-game-show/|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=[[Tubefilter]]|title=Jack Douglass Teams With YouTube To Turn Hit 'YIAY' Series Into Live Game Show|date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> The first episode of the show aired to negative perception, saying that the style of the show was very different than the channel's typical style, causing Douglass to create a secondary video apologizing and stating that a re-cut and re-edit of the episodes would be put in progress.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=Wow, you guys didn't like this - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxOfWhnmJDc|access-date=January 10, 2021|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

On May 7, 2021, Douglass uploaded YGS #128, announcing that the series would be continued and uploaded every Friday. Shortly afterward, Douglass uploaded Jackask #108, announcing that the series would be revived, but under a different format in which he did not read the questions beforehand before answering them. He also does YIAY episodes blindly, with the answers being picked in advance by his [[Discord (software)|Discord]] moderators, which he refers to ominously as ‘the council’.

On December 29, 2021, Douglass announced on his [[YouTube]] channel the creation of a [[video game]] by the name of ''Be Funny NOW!'',<ref group ="‡">{{cite AV media|title=I have a big announcement...|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA0eRVh5uFo|language=en|access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref> modeled after YIAY, released on May 17th, 2022, on mobile and PC.<ref group ="‡">{{cite AV media|title=No video this week. Go play my game|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d3bzPYwpmw|language=en|access-date=2022-05-20}}</ref>


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On January 4, 2021, Douglass took to his YouTube channel and other social media accounts to announce ''YIAY TIME: The Game Show'', a new YouTube Originals show.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Douglas hosts New YIAY Live Game Show|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/01/05/jack-douglass-youtube-yiay-live-game-show/|access-date=January 5, 2021|work=www.tubefilter.com|date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> It premiered the next day on January 5, 2021, for free on Douglass' YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/01/05/jack-douglass-youtube-yiay-live-game-show/|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=[[Tubefilter]]|title=Jack Douglass Teams With YouTube To Turn Hit 'YIAY' Series Into Live Game Show|date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
== Collaborations and appearances in other media ==
== Collaborations and appearances in other media ==
[[File:TobyTurnerJackDouglassVidCon2012.jpg|thumb|Douglass performing with [[Toby Turner]] at [[VidCon 2012]]]]
[[File:TobyTurnerJackDouglassVidCon2012.jpg|thumb|Douglass performing with [[Toby Turner]] at [[VidCon 2012]]]]
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Douglass is also known for playing the role of [[List of MyMusic characters#Intern 2/Flowchart|Intern 2]] on ''[[MyMusic]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatstrending.com/2013/09/jack-douglass-adam-busch-mymusic-season-2-making-youtube-magic-fine-bros/|title=Jack Douglass And Adam Busch On "MyMusic" Season 2 And Making YouTube Magic with the Fine Bros|author=Amanda Walgrove|date=September 6, 2013|publisher=What's Trending?|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221240/http://whatstrending.com/2013/09/jack-douglass-adam-busch-mymusic-season-2-making-youtube-magic-fine-bros/|archive-date=October 4, 2013|access-date=October 1, 2013}}</ref> a defunct show funded by YouTube's $100&nbsp;million [[YouTube Original Channel Initiative|original channel initiative]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techi.com/2011/10/youtube-expands-its-exclusive-content-drive-with-100-new-video-channels/|title=YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels|author=Connor Livingston|date=October 29, 2011|publisher=Techi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322122712/http://www.techi.com/2011/10/youtube-expands-its-exclusive-content-drive-with-100-new-video-channels/|archive-date=March 22, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Douglass began voicing Jimmy, the protagonist in ''16-Bit High'', an animated series launched by [[Smosh Games]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sxsw-smosh-games-launches-two-686776|title=SXSW Exclusive: Smosh Games Launches Two New YouTube Series (Video)|magazine=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 7, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> In October 2015, Douglass portrayed "Pippen" in the film ''[[Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSnCCN4LPs3B+1d9+MKW20150925 |title=Influencer Comedy Film "Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin" Trailer Debuts |work=Reuters |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=April 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426005555/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSnCCN4LPs3B%2B1d9%2BMKW20150925 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Douglass appeared in the 2016 and 2017 editions of ''[[YouTube Rewind]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlsCjmMhFmw|title=YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 {{!}} #YouTubeRewind|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref>
Douglass' relocation to [[Los Angeles]] from [[Maryland]] offered opportunities to collaborate with fellow YouTube users and expand his audience. The success of his collaborations with [[Toby Turner]] and [[Sean Klitzner]] led to the trio being nicknamed "The Sideburns Crew".<ref group ="‡" name="YGS100video">{{cite AV media|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEmPk7uAQ34|title=YGS #100|via=[[YouTube]] |work=jacksfilms|date=November 20, 2015|access-date = December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{cite web|last1=Douglass|first1=Jack|title=THE VALENTINES DAY SONG|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtXHkgalwM|via=YouTube |date=February 14, 2012 |access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> Douglass also filmed videos for Los Angeles-based YouTube partner Olga Karavaeva, more commonly referred to as [[Olga Kay]]. He has also collaborated with [[Shane Dawson]], Vincent Cyr, [[Onision]] and Stefan Li among others. Douglass has also featured as a voice guest in the asdfmovie series and other sketches by [[TomSka]]. On September 26, 2011, Douglass uploaded "Take Off Your Clothes (Like [[Scarlett Johansson]])".<ref>{{cite web|author=Joe Miragliotta|url=http://www.joesdaily.com/2011/09/26/take-off-your-clothes-like-scarlett-johansson/|title=TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES (LIKE SCARLETT JOHANSSON)|publisher=Joe's Daily|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref> On July 23, 2012, he uploaded "The Ray William Johnson Song", which featured ten other YouTube stars including Olga Kay, [[PewDiePie]] and [[Steve Kardynal]]. On September 23, 2012, he uploaded "''Your Grammar Sucks #40''", which featured YouTube performers including the [[Fine Brothers]] and Brock Baker.

Douglass frequently collaborates with animator [[RageNineteen]], on videos such as "KERMIT SINGS",<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|date=April 7, 2014|title=KERMIT SINGS - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ywroqsgPk|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> "STORYTIME!",<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|date=March 28, 2017|title=STORYTIME! - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA8A1RHMtuA|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and "Genie",<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|date=March 14, 2016|title=Genie - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Fg3YbwG8E|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> as well as several segments in Your Grammar Sucks #100, Douglass's ''Short Shorts'' series, and Royalty Free Christmas Songs. Other animation collaborations include "CARTOON: We wrote anime"<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|date=April 4, 2016|title=CARTOON: We wrote anime - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnRkbJgRf7M|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> with Reality Punch Studios.

Douglass has appeared on the [[h3h3Productions|H3 Podcast]] numerous times, typically accompanied by fellow YouTube creator Erik Hoffstad.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W555pdLeI_I |title = H3 Podcast #17 |access-date = February 22, 2019}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey7zaPv00fo |title = H3 Podcast #29 |access-date = February 22, 2019}}</ref>

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Douglass is also known for playing the role of [[List of MyMusic characters#Intern 2/Flowchart|Intern 2]] on ''[[MyMusic]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatstrending.com/2013/09/jack-douglass-adam-busch-mymusic-season-2-making-youtube-magic-fine-bros/|title=Jack Douglass And Adam Busch On "MyMusic" Season 2 And Making YouTube Magic with the Fine Bros|author=Amanda Walgrove|date=September 6, 2013|publisher=What's Trending?|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221240/http://whatstrending.com/2013/09/jack-douglass-adam-busch-mymusic-season-2-making-youtube-magic-fine-bros/|archive-date=October 4, 2013|access-date=October 1, 2013}}</ref> a defunct show funded by YouTube's $100&nbsp;million [[YouTube Original Channel Initiative|original channel initiative]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techi.com/2011/10/youtube-expands-its-exclusive-content-drive-with-100-new-video-channels/|title=YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels|author=Connor Livingston|date=October 29, 2011|publisher=Techi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322122712/http://www.techi.com/2011/10/youtube-expands-its-exclusive-content-drive-with-100-new-video-channels/|archive-date=March 22, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> ''[[MyMusic]]'' has over 430,000 subscribers and over 48.2&nbsp;million video views as of September 4, 2018.

In 2014, Douglass began voicing Jimmy, the protagonist in ''16-Bit High'', an animated series launched by [[Smosh Games]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sxsw-smosh-games-launches-two-686776|title=SXSW Exclusive: Smosh Games Launches Two New YouTube Series (Video)|magazine=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 7, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> In October 2015, Douglass portrayed "Pippen" in the film ''[[Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSnCCN4LPs3B+1d9+MKW20150925 |title=Influencer Comedy Film "Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin" Trailer Debuts |work=Reuters |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=April 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426005555/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSnCCN4LPs3B%2B1d9%2BMKW20150925 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Douglass appeared in the 2016 and 2017 editions of ''[[YouTube Rewind]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlsCjmMhFmw|title=YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 {{!}} #YouTubeRewind|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref group ="‡" name="rewind">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7KLLikFHys|title=TOO HOT for YOUTUBE REWIND? (JackAsk #74)|date=December 14, 2016|last=Douglass|first=John|access-date=September 17, 2017|via=[[YouTube]]|work=jacksfilms}}</ref>

===''Erin is the Funny One'' podcast===
On June 13, 2021, Douglass teased an announcement with a tweet, showcasing a silhouetted drawing.<ref group ="‡">{{Citation|title=fun announcement tomorrow weeeee|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/jacksfilms/status/1404261515700555778|language=en|access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> The following day, June 14, Douglass officially announced the ''Erin is the Funny One'' podcast,<ref group ="‡">{{Citation|title=Podcast Announcment|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHDWcWrr-u/|language=en|access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> revealing that the drawing from the day before was the cover. The podcast was set to be hosted by Douglass himself, as well as his wife, Erin. The name of the podcast is in reference to comments made by fans of the ''jacksfilms'' channel in the past, where whenever Erin would make an appearance, many of the comments would say that she should host the channel, and that she was funnier than Douglass.

The podcast's first episode aired on June 28, 2021. The show starts with the "Wine of the Week" segment, in which Douglass or Erin choose a wine, and review it for the audience. This is generally followed by the main segment where the hosts talk about the episode's "subject", which is most often a quiz created by either, an example includes guessing whether a quote was from ''[[Alex Jones|The Alex Jones Show]]'' or ''[[The Onion]]''. The last segment is "[[Horoscopes]]", where Douglass or Erin come up with horoscopes for the other to read. Overtime, the segment has shifted from horoscopes for all the [[zodiac signs]] to a [[Mad Libs]]-type game for only the current season's zodiac sign. The podcast is ongoing, despite a short hiatus from December 2021 to February 2022.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
On January 1, 2017, Douglass became engaged to his longtime partner Erin Breslin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.j-14.com/posts/youtube-jack-douglass-engaged-erin-elizabeth-breslin-122557/photos/kelsea1-221818 |title=YouTube Star Jack Douglass Is Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Erin Elizabeth Breslin |last=Rodriguez |first=Karla |website=[[J-14 (magazine)|J-14]] |date=January 6, 2017}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{cite tweet|user=jacksfilms|number=816127315449118721|title=She said yes!! @2ToesUp|url=https://twitter.com/jacksfilms/status/816127315449118721|date=January 3, 2017|access-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> The couple married on April 21, 2018.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BecHPxqHOHZ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/2toesup/1701266629676818905 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram post by E.E. 🍀 • Jan 27, 2018 at 4:20am UTC|via=Instagram|language=en|access-date=February 5, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref group ="‡">{{Cite AV media |last=jacksfilms|title=Wedding Hashtags (YIAY #330)|date=May 22, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J43TouOsqM|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref> Douglass owns three [[American Eskimo dog]]s named Klondike, Sundae and Chipwich.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=Yiay 501; 3:12 mark|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zowoVzSmtrA}}</ref> Their oldest dog, Klondike, inspired Douglass to create a new line of merchandise named after her. The line, a semi-satirical dig at [[Logan Paul]]'s "Be a Maverick" clothing line, features images and art of Klondike.
On January 1, 2017, Douglass became engaged to his longtime partner Erin Breslin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.j-14.com/posts/youtube-jack-douglass-engaged-erin-elizabeth-breslin-122557/photos/kelsea1-221818 |title=YouTube Star Jack Douglass Is Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Erin Elizabeth Breslin |last=Rodriguez |first=Karla |website=[[J-14 (magazine)|J-14]] |date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> The couple married on April 21, 2018.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BecHPxqHOHZ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/2toesup/1701266629676818905 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram post by E.E. 🍀 • Jan 27, 2018 at 4:20am UTC|via=Instagram|language=en|access-date=February 5, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Douglass owns three [[American Eskimo dog]]s named Klondike, Sundae and Chipwich.<ref group ="‡">{{Cite web|title=Yiay 501; 3:12 mark|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zowoVzSmtrA}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

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jacksfilms
Douglass in 2019
Personal information
Born
John Patrick Douglass

(1988-06-30) June 30, 1988 (age 35)
Columbia, Maryland, U.S.
EducationAmerican University
Occupations
Spouse
Erin Breslin
​
(m. 2018)​
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Genre(s)Satire, musical comedy, self-deprecation, black comedy
Subscribers
  • 4.77 million (jacksfilms)
  • 532,000 (jackisanerd)
  • 40,600 (SHUTUPDENNIS)
  • 3,690 (featuredfridays)
Total views
  • 2.65 billion (jacksfilms)
  • 62 million (jackisanerd)
  • 6.1 million (SHUTUPDENNIS)
  • 56,791 (featuredfridays)
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2010, 2013
1,000,000 subscribers2013
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Followers361 thousand
Last updated: August 11, 2022

John Patrick "Jack" Douglass (born June 30, 1988),[‡ 1] better known as jacksfilms, is an American YouTuber. Douglass began his online career in 2006. His YouTube channel initially consisted of infomercial parodies, sketches, and comedic music videos.

Early life and education

Douglass was born in Columbia, Maryland, on June 30, 1988, and is primarily of Irish ancestry.[‡ 2][‡ 3] He has two older sisters. Douglass went to school in Maryland. During high school, he started to develop a love for music. He then began to play the French horn as well as the piano.

In May 2006, during his senior year of high school, he created short video sketches due to a school assignment, leading him to decide to make more films. By the next month, started using YouTube and uploading videos.[‡ 1]

After graduating from Atholton High School, Douglass attended American University, where he majored in film and minored in music theory.[1]

YouTube career

Douglass at VidCon 2012

Douglass launched his main YouTube channel, jacksfilms, on June 26, 2006.[‡ 4] Later, he uploaded The WTF Blanket (Snuggie Parody) on January 22, 2009,[1][2][3][4] which has become his most popular video.[5] Many of Douglass' early videos were parodies, often about infomercials, and Apple or Samsung phones.[6][7][8]In June 2011, Douglass began the series Your Grammar Sucks, mocking internet comments with excessive grammatical and spelling errors. On June 27, 2013, the jacksfilms channel reached 1 million subscribers.[9] In 2014, Douglass' channel jacksfilms was listed on NewMediaRockstars' list of the top 100 YouTube channels, ranked at #54.[10]

On January 8, 2014, Douglass launched a new series titled JackAsk, in which he answers viewers' questions in a satirical way. On February 3, 2015, Douglass started a daily series on his secondary channel jackisanerd, titled Yesterday I Asked You (YIAY), in which he would ask his viewers a question and then read his favorite answers to the viewers.

In 2016 and 2017, Douglass released a series of phone commercial parodies, on the first-generation iPhone SE,[11] Galaxy S8,[12] and iPhone X.[13][14] These parodies received media attention from CNET[14][11] and Kotaku.[11] On April 15, 2018, Douglass won the 2018 Shorty Award for YouTuber of the Year, which he accepted while dressed in a Garfield costume.[15]

After Douglass made videos poking fun at the Emoji Movie, on July 20, he received a package from the film's marketing team, thanking him for being "the [No. 1] fan of The Emoji Movie".[16] They invited him to the world premiere on July 23, and sent Emoji Movie-related merchandise.[16]

On January 4, 2021, Douglass took to his YouTube channel and other social media accounts to announce YIAY TIME: The Game Show, a new YouTube Originals show.[17] It premiered the next day on January 5, 2021, for free on Douglass' YouTube channel.[18]

Collaborations and appearances in other media

Douglass performing with Toby Turner at VidCon 2012

Douglass is also known for playing the role of Intern 2 on MyMusic,[19] a defunct show funded by YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative.[20] In 2014, Douglass began voicing Jimmy, the protagonist in 16-Bit High, an animated series launched by Smosh Games.[21] In October 2015, Douglass portrayed "Pippen" in the film Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin.[22] Douglass appeared in the 2016 and 2017 editions of YouTube Rewind.[23]

Personal life

On January 1, 2017, Douglass became engaged to his longtime partner Erin Breslin.[24] The couple married on April 21, 2018.[‡ 5] Douglass owns three American Eskimo dogs named Klondike, Sundae and Chipwich.[‡ 6]

Awards

Year Nominated Award Result Ref(s)
2018 Shorty Awards YouTuber of the Year Won [15]
2018 Streamy Awards Overall Comedy Nominated [25]
2019 Streamy Awards Comedy Won [26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cashing in big on viral videos". The Washington Times. November 11, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Popken, Ben (January 31, 2009). "You Say Snuggie, I Say WTF Blanket". The Consumerist. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "The WTF Blanket". CollegeHumor. January 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Nudd, Tim (February 12, 2009). "Be an utter tool, order the WTF Blanket now". Adweek. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. ^ May, Brookes (October 25, 2009). "Student strikes YouTube gold". The Eagle. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Kaiser, Lukas (2010). "The Commercial Parodies of Jacks Films". About.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  7. ^ Miragliotta, Joe (October 5, 2011). "THE NEW IPHONE 4S (PARODY) BY JACKSFILMS". Joe's Daily. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Magical iPad(parody)". MMGN. September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  9. ^ Gutelle, Sam (July 18, 2013). "YouTube Millionaires: Jacksfilms Now Has Over One Million 'Biches'". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 75-51!". NewMediaRockstars. December 30, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "iPhone SE parody commercial says what everyone's thinking". CNET. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Samsung Galaxy S8 video trending on YouTube isn't flattering". CNET. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "It's What Steve Jobs Would've Wanted". Kotaku Australia. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Apple iPhone X parody video snarks at '$1,000 emoji machine'". CNET.
  15. ^ a b "YouTuber of the Year". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  16. ^ a b Dryden, Liam (July 21, 2017). "JacksFilms Got The Best Response After Trolling The Sh*t Out Of 'The Emoji Movie'". We the Unicorns. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  17. ^ "Jack Douglas hosts New YIAY Live Game Show". www.tubefilter.com. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "Jack Douglass Teams With YouTube To Turn Hit 'YIAY' Series Into Live Game Show". Tubefilter. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Amanda Walgrove (September 6, 2013). "Jack Douglass And Adam Busch On "MyMusic" Season 2 And Making YouTube Magic with the Fine Bros". What's Trending?. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  20. ^ Connor Livingston (October 29, 2011). "YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels". Techi. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  21. ^ Jarvey, Natalie (March 7, 2014). "SXSW Exclusive: Smosh Games Launches Two New YouTube Series (Video)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  22. ^ "Influencer Comedy Film "Bob Thunder: Internet Assassin" Trailer Debuts". Reuters. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  23. ^ YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 | #YouTubeRewind. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  24. ^ Rodriguez, Karla (January 6, 2017). "YouTube Star Jack Douglass Is Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Erin Elizabeth Breslin". J-14.
  25. ^ "8th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  26. ^ "9th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
Primary video and playlist sources

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ^ a b Douglass, Jack (July 19, 2013). DRAW MY LIFE - Jack Douglass. jacksfilms. Retrieved December 10, 2015 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Douglass, Jack (January 13, 2017). The CLICKBAIT Game (YIAY #304). jacksfilms. Retrieved January 13, 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Douglass, Jack (May 1, 2017). My Apology. jacksfilms. Retrieved July 19, 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "jacksfilms – YouTube about page". YouTube. Retrieved April 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Instagram post by E.E. 🍀 • Jan 27, 2018 at 4:20am UTC". Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2018 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "Yiay 501; 3:12 mark". YouTube.

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