:Ethan Klein

{{Infobox person

| name = Ethan Klein

| image = Ethan Klein (cropped).jpg

| caption = Klein in 2017

| birth_name = Ethan Edward Klein

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|25}}

| birth_place = Ventura, California, U.S.

| citizenship = {{flatlist|

United States
Israel}}

| occupation = Internet personality

| education =

| alma_mater = University of California, Santa Cruz (BA)

| known_for = H3 Podcast
h3h3Productions
Teddy Fresh

| spouse = {{marriage|Hila Klein|2012}}

| children = 3

| relatives = {{plainlist|

Leonard Katzman (biological grandfather)
Trisha Paytas (sister in-law)
Moses Hacmon (brother in-law)

}}

Ethan Edward Klein (born June 25, 1985){{cite web |date=26 June 2024 |title=Meeting The Queen Of Melrose - H3 Show #28 |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/-YJSijE7AZM?si=_C6LJoV7aJ5mlFzv&t=5834 |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=YouTube |publisher=H3 Show}} is an American-Israeli{{cite web |title=Ethan Klein claims "white supremacists" are to blame for his YouTube ban |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ethan-klein-claims-white-supremacists-are-to-blame-for-his-youtube-ban-1964789/ |website=Dexerto |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=21 October 2022}} YouTuber and podcaster. He is the host of the H3 Podcast. He first found fame with the YouTube channel h3h3Productions, created by him and his wife Hila Klein.

Life and career

Klein was born in Ventura, California, in 1985 to Donna and Gary Klein,{{cite web |last1=Parsons |first1=Kit |title=Podcast Review and Mini-Interview: H3 Podcast with Gary Klein {{!}} Redbrick Culture |url=https://www.redbrick.me/podcast-review-and-mini-interview-h3-podcast-with-gary-klein/ |website=Redbrick |access-date=24 June 2023 |date=15 November 2021}} and has two older siblings. On his father's side, he is the biological grandson of Leonard Katzman, although his father was adopted and raised by another family. Klein attended Buena High School and has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.{{cite web |last1=Pellot |first1=Emerald |title=Who is Ethan Klein? The YouTuber is best known for h3h3 productions |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/ethan-klein-h3/ |website=In The Know |access-date=6 August 2023 |date=11 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/ethan-klein-hila-h3h3-frenemies-feuds-controversy-keeemstar-trisha-paytas-2021-8|title=How controversial influencer Ethan Klein rose to fame, from feuds and Frenemies to being banned from YouTube for a week|first=Charlotte|last=Colombo|website=Insider|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2024}}

Klein is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.{{cite web |last1=Starr |first1=Michael |title=If another Holocaust, 'I hope Ben Shapiro gets gassed first' - YouTuber |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-720168 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=24 June 2023}} He met his wife, Hila Hacmon, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel in 2007 while he was on a Birthright Israel trip and Hila was serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).{{cite web|last=Raphael|first=Shannon|date=December 11, 2020|title=Is YouTube Comedian Ethan Klein Married?|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/ethan-klein-wife|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529053525/https://www.distractify.com/p/ethan-klein-wife|archive-date=May 29, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=Distractify|language=en-US}} They married in 2012.{{Cite web|last=Adhya|first=Arpita|date=May 28, 2021|title=Who is Hila Klein's husband Ethan Klein? YouTuber couple learns about pregnancy live on H3 podcast|url=https://meaww.com/hila-klein-ethan-pregrancy-live-h-3-podcast-youtube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529042623/https://meaww.com/hila-klein-ethan-pregrancy-live-h-3-podcast-youtube|archive-date=May 29, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=Meaww|language=en-US}} During the early years of their YouTube careers, they lived together in Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel.Klein, Ethan (January 10, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtSuF-9xMGQ&t=110s "Trapped in Israel"], at timestamp 1:30. YouTube. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

Klein's entertainment career began shortly after the couple's meeting while Hacmon was enrolled in the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art in Ramat Gan, Israel. Klein commented that their first YouTube channel began when Hacmon praised a male student in her video art class for his artistic talents. Wanting to prove himself to Hacmon, Klein proposed they make videos together and post them online under the h3h3Productions YouTube channel. The "h3h3" name was created in reference to the couple's first initials. However, because "hehe" was not an available title, they opted for "h3h3."Rawtalk Podcast. "H3 Calls Out Sneako & Tate Arrested in Romania?" YouTube video, 2:11:14. January 3, 2023

The h3h3Productions YouTube channel first got mainstream traction when Klein began posting weekly reaction videos. These videos were in response to what he describes as left-leaning "social justice warriors," where he acted as the "anti-social justice warrior."Rawtalk Podcast. “H3 Calls Out Sneako & Tate Arrested in Romania?” YouTube video, 2:11:14. January 3, 2023 In 2016, Ethan and Hila created the H3 Podcast YouTube channel. Although it initially started with pre-recorded episodes, the channel quickly pivoted towards long-form live content.JeffFM. “First LIVE show with Teenage Heartthrob Ethan Klein from the H3Podcast Ep. 123.” YouTube video, 1:49:10. January 25, 2024.Steve-O’s Wild Ride! - Podcast. “Ethan Klein is Sick of Lawsuits - WIld Ride #223.” YouTube video, 1:20:33. July 11, 2024.

The Kleins have three sons.{{Cite web |last=Ojomu |first=Nola |date=2019-06-05 |title=YouTube stars H3H3 announce birth of their baby boy, Theodore |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/05/youtuber-duo-h3h3-announce-birth-of-their-baby-boy-theodore-9831506/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Metro |language=en}}{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Geoff|date=June 6, 2019|title=H3h3Productions' Ethan And Hila Klein Give Birth To Baby Boy, Theodore|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/06/06/h3h3productions-ethan-hila-klein-parents/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307065504/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/06/06/h3h3productions-ethan-hila-klein-parents/|archive-date=March 7, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=Tubefilter|language=en-US}} They currently reside in Bel Air, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dirt.com/entertainers/influencers/ethan-klein-house-bel-air-1203300328/|title=YouTubers Ethan & Hila Klein Buy $9 Million Bel Air Mansion|website=Dirt|first1=James|last1=McClain|date=October 27, 2019|accessdate=October 20, 2021}}

Klein is a brother-in-law to Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon, who met each other on his podcast.{{Cite web |title=A timeline of Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon's relationship, from a YouTube dating show to walking down the aisle and having a baby |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/timeline-trisha-paytas-moses-hacmons-195631034.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Yahoo News |date=September 15, 2022 |language=en-GB}}