Jenna Marbles

Jenna Nicole Mourey{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/youtubers-apologize-for-racist-videos-liza-koshy-jenna-marbles-more/|title=Liza Koshy, Shane Dawson, Jenna Marbles and More YouTubers Apologize for Past Racist Content|first=Sarah|last=Hearon|website=Us Weekly|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=June 21, 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124034258/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/youtubers-apologize-for-racist-videos-liza-koshy-jenna-marbles-more/|archive-date=January 24, 2021|url-status=live}} was born on September 15, 1986{{Cite web|url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/09/15/milestones-september-15-birthdays-for-prince-harry-dan-marino-tom-hardy/|title=MILESTONES: September 15 birthdays for Prince Harry, Dan Marino, Tom Hardy|first=|last=|website=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=June 21, 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004192604/https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/09/15/milestones-september-15-birthdays-for-prince-harry-dan-marino-tom-hardy/|archive-date=October 4, 2020|url-status=live}} in Rochester, New York,{{Cite web |last=Devanshu |date=2022-12-23 |title=Who is Jenna Marbles? |url=https://opoyi.com/entertainment/who-is-jenna-marbles-827788/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Opoyi |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717193600/https://opoyi.com/entertainment/who-is-jenna-marbles-827788/ |url-status=live }} where she was also raised. Marbles attended Brighton High School in the Rochester suburb of Brighton, New York, and graduated in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/local/communities/blogs/our-towns/2015/07/24/congrats---bhs-alum/30605805/|title=Congrats to a BHS alum!|date=July 24, 2015|work=Democrat and Chronicle|last=Thaler-Carter|first=Ruth}} She then moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology at Suffolk University and a Master of Education in sport psychology and counseling at Boston University.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/youtube-star-jenna-marbles-5-facts-about-her-rise-to-internet-fame-1200564607/|title=YouTube Star Jenna Marbles: 5 Facts About Her Rise to Internet Fame|first=Todd|last=Spangler|work=Variety|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2015|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820232806/https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/youtube-star-jenna-marbles-5-facts-about-her-rise-to-internet-fame-1200564607/|archive-date=August 20, 2020|url-status=live}}

In the summer of 2010, Marbles was sharing a three-bedroom apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She supported herself by bartending, working at a tanning salon, vlogging, and go-go dancing at nightclubs.{{Cite news |last=O'Leary |first=Amy |date=April 14, 2013 |title=The Woman With 1 Billion Clicks: Jenna Marbles |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/fashion/jenna-marbles.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123190246/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/fashion/jenna-marbles.html |archive-date=November 23, 2020}} That year, Marbles started her career with Barstool Sports, where she wrote for their female-oriented site StoolLaLa. She left the publication in 2011.{{Cite news |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |date=December 13, 2013 |title=The Man Behind the 'Bible of Bro Culture' |language=en |work=NBC News |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/53821689/ns/business-small_business/t/man-behind-bible-bro-culture/#.U5DQ8fldWBI |url-status=dead |access-date=March 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918164245/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/53821689/ns/business-small_business/t/man-behind-bible-bro-culture/ |archive-date=September 18, 2019}}

Marbles at [[VidCon in 2012|upright|left|thumb]]

Marbles began her YouTube channel in 2010.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-29 |title=Jenna Marbles seen with fan in first photo since leaving YouTube |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jenna-marbles-what-happened-youtube-nicki-minaj-b2133892.html |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=The Independent |language=en}} That year, her comedy video "How to Trick People into Thinking You're Good Looking" quickly gained traction on the platform, gaining around 5.3 million views in its first week.{{Cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2013/04/jenna-marbles-on-1-billion-views-set-to-overtake-ray-william-johnson-video/|title=Jenna Marbles on 1 Billion Views, Set to Overtake Ray William Johnson?|first=Jeff|last=Klima|website=New Media Rockstars|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=October 10, 2014|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124071441/https://newmediarockstars.com/2013/04/jenna-marbles-on-1-billion-views-set-to-overtake-ray-william-johnson-video/|archive-date=November 24, 2020|url-status=live}} As of 2024, the video has over 70 million views.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnywTk |title=How to trick people into thinking you're good looking |date=2010-07-09 |last=JennaMarbles |access-date=2024-06-25 |via=YouTube}} Her video "How to Avoid Talking to People You Don't Want to Talk To" was featured in The New York Times and ABC News in August 2011. In the video, she said, "I'm sick and tired of guys thinking that just because I showed up at a club or a dance or a bar that I want to have their genitalia touching my backside."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/fashion/with-grinding-an-unwanted-advance-at-the-dance.html|title=Rendering Grinders Toothless|last=Conlin|first=Jennifer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 12, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309150651/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/fashion/with-grinding-an-unwanted-advance-at-the-dance.html|archive-date=March 9, 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/jenna-marbles-anti-dirty-dance-teens-grinding/story?id=14314828|title='Jenna Marbles' Anti-Dirty Dance': Teens Say No to Grinding|last1=Canning|first1=Andrea|last2=Marx|first2=Tracey|last3=Orso|first3=Alberto|last4=Singh|first4=Natasha|publisher=ABC News|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201155455/https://abcnews.go.com/US/jenna-marbles-anti-dirty-dance-teens-grinding/story?id=14314828|archive-date=December 1, 2020|url-status=live}}

Marbles adopted the pseudonym Jenna Marbles after her mother complained the search term "Mourey" resulted only in Jenna's videos on Google. Jenna's mother was unemployed when Jenna's first video went viral and was concerned that the content might put off potential employers. The name "Marbles" stems from her dog's name, Mr. Marbles.

Marbles portrayed Eve in the Epic Rap Battles of History episode "Adam vs. Eve",{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/02/11/epic-rap-battles-of-history-jenna-marbles/|title=Epic Rap Battles of History Pits Man Against Woman With Jenna Marbles|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|website=Tubefilter|date=February 11, 2013|access-date=February 25, 2013|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604031522/https://www.tubefilter.com/2013/02/11/epic-rap-battles-of-history-jenna-marbles/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=live}} and she made appearances in Annoying Orange, Ridiculousness,{{Cite magazine|url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/youtube-jenna-marbles-apology-video-offensive-past-quits-channel-final-message/|title=YouTube Star Jenna Marbles Apologizes Over Past Offensive Videos in Emotional Message to Fans|last=Levine|first=Daniel S.|magazine=popculture.com|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228032215/https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/youtube-jenna-marbles-apology-video-offensive-past-quits-channel-final-message/|archive-date=February 28, 2021|url-status=live}} and Smosh: The Movie.{{Cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/smosh-the-movie-premiere-vidcon-1201410628/|title='SMOSH: The Movie' Premiere Set For July 23 Next To VidCon|last=Bloom|first=David|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 15, 2015|access-date=February 22, 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211171145/https://deadline.com/2015/04/smosh-the-movie-premiere-vidcon-1201410628/|archive-date=February 11, 2021|url-status=live}} Marbles was featured in the rapper Pitbull's "Fireball" music video alongside fellow YouTubers Bart Baker and Brittany Furlan.{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2014-08-17|title=Pitbull 'Fireball' Official Video to Feature Jenna Marbles, Other Digital Stars (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/pitbull-fireball-official-video-to-feature-jenna-marbles-other-digital-stars-exclusive-1201284816/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614164402/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/pitbull-fireball-official-video-to-feature-jenna-marbles-other-digital-stars-exclusive-1201284816/|url-status=live}}

Alongside Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox of Smosh, Marbles became the first YouTube personality to have her likeness appear as a wax figure displayed at Madame Tussauds New York, which she unveiled in 2015.{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2015|last=Price|first=Lydia|title=Jenna Marbles Gets Madame Tussauds Wax Figure|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-marbles-gets-madame-tussauds-wax-figure/|access-date=February 6, 2022|website=People|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206190043/https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-marbles-gets-madame-tussauds-wax-figure/|archive-date=February 6, 2022|url-status=live}}

On June 25, 2020, Marbles uploaded an apology video to her YouTube channel following accusations of blackface and racism.{{Cite web|last=Fehr|first=Kaitlyn|date=September 24, 2021|title=A year without Jenna Marbles|url=https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=The Berkeley Beacon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010162144/https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/|archive-date=October 10, 2021|url-status=live}} In the video, she addressed content in YouTube videos that she originally published in 2011 and 2012. This included an impersonation of Nicki Minaj, using offensive language and costuming towards Asians, and using derogatory language towards sexually promiscuous women.{{Cite web|last=Zornosa|first=Laura|date=June 26, 2020|title=Longtime YouTuber Jenna Marbles leaves her channel after apologizing for blackface|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-26/jenna-marbles-leaves-youtube-channel-after-apologizing-for-blackface|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828195339/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-26/jenna-marbles-leaves-youtube-channel-after-apologizing-for-blackface|archive-date=August 28, 2020|url-status=live}} Marbles stated it was never her intent to hurt or offend anyone, acknowledging that these actions were "shameful" and "awful", wishing "it wasn't part of [her] past".{{Cite news|date=June 26, 2020|last=|first=|title=YouTuber Jenna Marbles quits over blackface|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53192702|access-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717182011/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53192702|archive-date=July 17, 2021|url-status=live}} She followed up these remarks by announcing her indefinite hiatus from YouTube.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/jenna-marbles-leaving-youtube-racist-videos-1234690649/|title=Jenna Marbles Leaving YouTube 'For Now,' Tearfully Apologizes for Past Racist and Other Offensive Videos|last=Spangler|first=Todd|website=Variety|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=June 25, 2020|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310232006/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/jenna-marbles-leaving-youtube-racist-videos-1234690649/|archive-date=March 10, 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=June 25, 2020|title=YouTube Star Jenna Marbles Leaving Her Channel, Apologizes For Blackface Video|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/youtube-star-jenna-marbles-leaving-blackface-video-apology-1202970520/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029021455/https://deadline.com/2020/06/youtube-star-jenna-marbles-leaving-blackface-video-apology-1202970520/|archive-date=October 29, 2020|access-date=June 25, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en}} Marbles's then-boyfriend (now husband), Julien Solomita, announced on Twitter that the couple's joint podcast and Twitch streams would also be put on indefinite hiatus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/julien-solomita-jenna-marbles-channel-podcast-twitch-stream-on-hold-2020-6|title=Jenna Marbles's boyfriend says he's suspending his YouTube channel, podcast, and Twitch stream|last=Tenbarge|first=Kat|website=Insider|date=June 27, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|language=en|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20200627101207/https://www.insider.com/julien-solomita-jenna-marbles-channel-podcast-twitch-stream-on-hold-2020-6|url-status=live}}

Public reaction to Marbles's apology was largely positive; The Berkeley Beacon noted that Marbles "was not the first to use the term 'accountability' in a YouTube apology, but she may have been the first one to actually mean it".{{cite web | last=Gordon | first=Jaime | title=Shane Dawson And Jenna Marbles Represent The End Of A YouTube Era | website=BuzzFeed News | date=14 July 2020 | url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jaimegordon/youtube-shane-dawson-jenna-marbles | access-date=3 January 2023 | archive-date=January 3, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103080459/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jaimegordon/youtube-shane-dawson-jenna-marbles | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Blondeau | first=Bella | title=By Stepping Away From YouTube, Jenna Marbles Sets An Example For Her Peers | website=TheGamer | date=27 June 2020 | url=https://www.thegamer.com/jenna-marbles-mourey-youtube-break-setting-example-for-platform/ | access-date=3 January 2023 | archive-date=January 3, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103080505/https://www.thegamer.com/jenna-marbles-mourey-youtube-break-setting-example-for-platform/ | url-status=live }}

Marbles released a brand of dog toys called Kermie Worm & Mr. Marbles. The toys are modeled after her dogs' likenesses. She also created items with some of her most popular phrases printed on them, including "What are this?" and "Team legs!"{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/how-youtube-turned-13-ordinary-people-and-1-cat-into-superstars-1.3045421|title=How YouTube turned 13 ordinary people (and 1 cat) into superstars|publisher=CBC News|date=April 23, 2015|access-date=July 16, 2020|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601024000/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/how-youtube-turned-13-ordinary-people-and-1-cat-into-superstars-1.3045421|archive-date=June 1, 2019|url-status=live}} Marbles previously hosted a weekly pop countdown on SiriusXM Hits 1 named YouTube 15.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtube-pacts-with-siriusxm-for-weekly-music-radio-show-with-jenna-marbles-1201251012/|title=YouTube Pacts with SiriusXM for Weekly Music Radio Show with Jenna Marbles|last=Spangler|first=Todd|website=Variety|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111195636/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtube-pacts-with-siriusxm-for-weekly-music-radio-show-with-jenna-marbles-1201251012/|archive-date=November 11, 2020|url-status=live}} In 2016, Marbles became an executive producer for Maximum Ride, a film based on James Patterson's series of novels of the same name.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/maximum-ride-review-934238|title='Maximum Ride': Film Review|last=Scheck|first=Frank|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 30, 2016|access-date=February 22, 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504190735/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/maximum-ride-review-934238|archive-date=May 4, 2019|url-status=live}}

In April 2021, Marbles became engaged to long-time partner and fellow YouTuber Julien Solomita.{{Cite web|date=April 16, 2021|first=Cydney|last=Contreras|title=YouTubers Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita Are Engaged After 8 Years of Dating|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1259374/youtubers-jenna-marbles-and-julien-solomita-are-engaged-after-8-years-of-dating|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=E! Online|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416012947/https://www.eonline.com/news/1259374/youtubers-jenna-marbles-and-julien-solomita-are-engaged-after-8-years-of-dating|url-status=live}} They married in November 2022.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Katie |title=Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita are married after 9 years together |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/youtubers/jenna-marbles-julien-solomita-married-wedding/ |website=PopBuzz |access-date=23 December 2022 |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223014135/https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/youtubers/jenna-marbles-julien-solomita-married-wedding/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Zhan |first1=Jennifer |title=Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita Are Officially 'Married Otters' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/jenna-marbles-julien-solomita-married-wedding-pictures.html |access-date=23 December 2022 |publisher=Vulture |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223014607/https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/jenna-marbles-julien-solomita-married-wedding-pictures.html |url-status=live }} In January 2023, Marbles and Solomita had an incident at their home where an intruder broke in, was subdued with pepper spray, and arrested.{{Cite web |title=Jenna Marbles' home broken into by stalker after months of harassment |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/jenna-marbles-home-broken-into-by-stalker-after-months-of-harassment-2022682/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Dexerto |date=January 3, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118052634/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/jenna-marbles-home-broken-into-by-stalker-after-months-of-harassment-2022682/ |url-status=live }}

Marbles is a vegan.{{cite news |last1=Starostinetskaya |first1=Anna |title=YouTube Stars Share Ultimate Vegan Breakfast Sandwich with 20 Million Subscribers |url=https://vegnews.com/2019/1/youtube-stars-share-ultimate-vegan-breakfast-sandwich-with-20-million-subscribers |access-date=27 September 2023 |work=VegNews |date=10 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Jenna Marbles is a vegan YouTube Vlogger |url=https://www.happycow.net/vegtopics/famous/jenna_marbles |website=HappyCow |access-date=27 September 2023}}

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