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Gregory Jackson
Personal information
Born
Gregory Daniel Jackson

(1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 38)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • Musician
  • Author
Spouse
  • Skye Tantaga
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2005; div. 2010)​
    [1]
Website
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Genre(s)Comedy, commentary
Subscribers
  • 2 million (Onision)
  • 2 million (UhOhBro)
  • 1.6 million (OnisionSpeaks)
  • 565 thousand (OnisionArchive)
  • 162 thousand (OnisionEncore)
  • 48 thousand (OniChan)
[2]
Total views2 billion (combined)[2]
100,000 subscribers2009
1,000,000 subscribers2013
Last updated: May 20, 2018

Gregory Daniel Jackson (born November 11, 1985),[3][4] is an American entertainer and YouTube personality.[5] He is known professionally by his aliases Onision (/oʊˈniːsiːɒn/) and Emo Charlie. While his primary YouTube channel, Onision, features satirical clips, clips posted to his other channels focus on personal stories, topics such as suicide and self-harm, and discussion with viewers. He has been called "the most controversial YouTuber" and "YouTube's most troubled star".[5][6] This controversy has led to him being critiqued by many other youtubers (mainly commentary channels) such as LeafyIsHere and MrRepzion.[1][7]

The Banana Song (I'm A Banana), written and performed by Jackson, has garnered over 70 million views. It was featured on an episode of Tosh.0 in 2010.[8]

Early life

Jackson has told fans his mother raised him and his older sisters in a rural environment, and that they were Seventh-day Adventists. [3][4] In 2005 he graduated from high school and enlisted with the United States Air Force. He says he was deployed to South Korea before his discharge in 2008.[4]

Career

Jackson created his channel in 2006, but did not upload any content until October 2007.[9][1] His earliest clips featured a character named Chibi whom fans interpreted as a parody of Fred Figglehorn.[1]

In 2009 Jackson uploaded the Banana Song (I'm a Banana), which went viral. The video featured his first wife, Skye.[10][1] Banana Song was featured on Tosh.0 as the "Viewer Video of the Week" in 2010.[8]

Tubefilter listed Jackson as one of "5 YouTubers On Their Way Up" in 2010, alongside Shane Dawson and the Fine Brothers. It described his channel as frequently updated, with a "very rough, in-your-face R-rated style", and called Jackson "the most controversial YouTuber."[5] Writing for The Daily Dot, James Cook called Jackson "YouTube's most troubled star".[6][11]

Controversies

In 2011, Jackson posted a number of clips with his then-girlfriend Shiloh Hoganson.[1] The clips were scripted but presented in a manner many fans interpreted as unscripted. In some of them, however, Hoganson experienced amnesia, which was confirmed by her to have experienced a memory loss and was real, a pregnancy, and a miscarriage.[1][6]

In 2018 Jackson posted a reaction video of a young African-American girl explaining her hair-care routine and her review of various hair care products. He was criticized for calling the young girl's hair "unwashed" and "frizzy crap". Responses to Jackson's commentary were negative, including accusations of racism and whitesplaining.[12][13] The video has since been deleted.

In November 2019 Jackson was banned from Patreon after posting the phone number of fellow YouTube creator Billie Dawn Webb, who claimed she had been groomed and manipulated into a sexual relationship. At the time, Webb was among several women who have accused Jackson of harassment, manipulation, and abuse.[14][15] Patreon confirmed in a statement to The Verge that they had banned Jackson "as he violated our Bullying and Harassment [policy] as it relates to doxing."[14] In response to the ban, Jackson uploaded a video of him contorting himself, screaming, and shouting, "What am I going to do now?"[15] Jackson subsequently opened a new web site where his supporters could re-donate.[15]

Bibliography

Jackson has self-published three novellas, each as Onision:

  • Stones to Abbigale (March 29, 2015) ISBN 978-0-692-41863-5
  • This Is Why I Hate You (September 11, 2015) ISBN 978-0-692-50759-9
  • Reaper's Creek (December 14, 2018) ISBN 978-1-79095-133-8

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Onision: The Definitive Timeline Of YouTube's Perfect Villain". NewMediaRockstars. June 27, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About Onision". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b Jackson, Gregory Daniel. "Onision FAQ". onision.net. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Jackson, Gregory Daniel (January 13, 2014). "Facts About Onision (My Life Story)". YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "5 YouTubers on Their Way Up". Tubefilter. April 12, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Cook, James (December 10, 2013). "YouTube's most troubled star". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Onion rant". Youtube.com.
  8. ^ a b "Tosh.0 - February 3, 2010 - Friendly Tackle - Full Episode". Comedy Central. January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  9. ^ Jackson, Gregory Daniel (May 15, 2019). "Onision: About". YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Jackson, Gregory Daniel (September 25, 2009). "Banana Song (I'm a Banana) (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  11. ^ See also Surviving Onision & Kai: ex girlfriends tell their stories
  12. ^ "Mediocre White Youtube Troll Offensively Critiques Black Women's Hair". hellobeautiful.com. June 26, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  13. ^ "Whitesplain: White YouTuber Gets Roasted After Critiquing Black Hair". BET. March 20, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Controversial YouTuber banned from Patreon after alleged doxxing". The Verge. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  15. ^ a b c "Who is Onision? YouTuber banned from Patreon after doxxing". Newsweek. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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