User:Dyln1/Drafts/Jschlatt

Jschlatt begun uploading to YouTube in 2010, creating Nerf videos inspired by Call of Duty gameplay and Freddie Wong.{{cite AV media |people=Jschlatt |date=2018-10-19 |title=8 years of creating. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM-0NFW6hCQ |type=Podcast |via=YouTube |quote="Our journey begins in 2010, inspired by a mix of Call of Duty commentaries and Freddie W short films, I decided with my best friend [...] we filmed ourselves running around shooting each other with bright yellow Nerf guns"}} After pivoting to creating gameplay videos with an Xbox and a PVR, in July 2013 Schlatt created the jschlatt channel with the intention of creating "MLG montage parodies".{{cite AV media |people=Jschlatt |date=2018-10-19 |title=8 years of creating. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM-0NFW6hCQ |type=Podcast |via=YouTube |quote="2014 was when I really started grinding at it, though. [...] I turned to the warm embrace of memes, montage parodies as they were called then. And this is actually when I started the jschlatt channel, the one I have today."}}

From early on, Schlatt used an avatar of Rammie, a character from Castle Crashers, as his YouTube avatar.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzj25NxFjI5jJM8StIBOvPA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617235328/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzj25NxFjI5jJM8StIBOvPA |archive-date=2016-06-17 |title=jschlatt - YouTube |url-status=dead |website=YouTube}} In December 2017, Schlatt switched to a new profile picture inspired by Rammie, created by Dana Clement.{{Cite tweet |user=jschlatt |number=945352792197292033 |title=I'm happy to show you my new YouTube profile picture, made by @DannaClement! |date=2017-12-25 |access-date=2024-06-13}} Since then, Schlatt has released a number of physical products under the Rammie brand, including a range of Youtooz products.{{Cite web |title=Jschlatt – Youtooz Collectibles |url=https://youtooz.com/products/jschlatt |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Youtooz |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Iqbal |first=Abdullah |date=2024-01-07 |title=Best Youtooz Plushies Of 2024 |url=https://www.thegamer.com/best-youtooz-plushies/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=TheGamer |language=en}} The Rammie trademark was registered in August 2022.{{Cite web |title=Global Brand Database - Rammie |url=https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch/brand/US502022097545177 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Global Brand Database}}

Using his editing skills and knowledge of comedic timing gained from his previous channels, Jschlatt successly grew the channel to over 400 subscribers in three years.

In late 2016, Schlatt begun experimenting with creating video essays, releasing What's Out There?, focusing on theories about the Observable universe.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zlcuc4M7aU |title=What's Out There? |date=2016-12-17 |last=jschlatt |access-date=2024-06-13 |via=YouTube}} His most successful essay videos between 2017 and 2018 focus on OpenTTD, Minecraft and Radiohead's 1997 album, OK Computer.

Jschlatt uploaded the first episode of Sleep Deprived, a comedy podcast, on July 22nd 2017, his first podcast with long-time friend and content creator Mikasacus.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpyVRTRPr_c |title=Sleep Deprived Podcast #1 w/ Mikasacus |date=2017-07-22 |last=jschlatt |access-date=2024-06-07 |via=YouTube}} Fellow commentary YouTubers Aztrosist and Apandah joined early on, and the line-up has remained the same since.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-19 |title=‎Sleep Deprived Podcast on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sleep-deprived-podcast/id1540689443 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}

On February 7th, 2018, Jschlatt uploaded elon r u ok, a short video focused on Elon Musk.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8uyilHatBA |title=elon r u ok |date=2018-02-06 |last=jschlatt |access-date=2024-06-13 |via=YouTube}} It went viral and remains his most popular video.

In June 2018, Schlatt began streaming on Twitch, primarly playing Minecraft, Planet Coaster and Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.{{Cite web |title=Schlatt - Streams List and Statistics |url=https://twitchtracker.com/schlatt/streams |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=TwitchTracker |language=en}} By March 2019 he had over 3,000 followers while streaming Minecraft.{{Cite web |title=Schlatt - Statistics |url=https://twitchtracker.com/schlatt/statistics |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=TwitchTracker |language=en}}

Schlatt was one of the orginal creators involved with Carson "CallMeCarson" King and Cooper "Cscoop" Schulz's SMPLive survival multiplayer server, which operated from March 2019 until January 2020. Jschlatt's channels experienced massive growth upon joining SMPLive; his newly created channel jschlattLIVE had gained over 89,000 subscribers by June.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-01 |title=YouTube |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601045453/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzj25NxFjI5jJM8StIBOvPA |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=web.archive.org}} Schlatt joined other ventures with King and Schulz, appearing as a regular guest on their podcast Goopcast (later Lunch Club) from June 2019.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BFzq-LotFM |title=Goopcast #7 - Profitable |date=2019-06-05 |last=Lunch Club Podcast |access-date=2024-06-11 |via=YouTube}}

In July 2019, Schlatt created the TekkitLive server, a spin-off of SMPLive, which used the "Tekkit" modpack. The focus of TekkitLive, also known as Tekkit Tuesdays, revolved around various "companies" (comprising of streamers including Technoblade, Ted Nivison, ConnorEatsPants, and Carson) competing in an arms race. Schlatt named his company Schlatt & Co., which later became the name for his second YouTube channel.

Ultimately he dissasociated from Carson, who in 2021 was accused of grooming underage fans.{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=A 'Minecraft' YouTube star has been accused of 'grooming' and sexting with 2 underage fans |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/carson-callmecarson-king-accusations-of-grooming-underage-fans-youtube-2021-1 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuDZTamh3yg |title=Carson |date=2021-01-06 |last=theweeklyslap |access-date=2024-06-08 |via=YouTube}}

In 2021, Schlatt joined the cast of the Dream SMP.

Jschlatt keeps most details of his personal life private [has he explained why - cite?]. He was born and raised in New York State, USA in 1999{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2021-06-29 |title=A streamer whose frequent 'cancellations' sparked a meme is accused of Islamophobia for 2018 Allah tweet |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jschlatt-youtube-streaming-allah-tweet-islamophobia-controversy-2021-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505184032/https://www.businessinsider.com/jschlatt-youtube-streaming-allah-tweet-islamophobia-controversy-2021-6 |archive-date=2024-05-05 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Business Insider |language=}} and was raised a Catholic. After graduating from Regis High School in 2017,{{Cite web |url=https://www.regis.org/article.cfm?id=5584 |title=Regians Compete in FIRST Tech Challenge |author= |website=Regis High School (New York City) |date=2016-04-18 |accessdate=2024-06-07 |quote="John Schlatter '16"}} Schlatt studied computer science at college until he dropped out in 2019 to persue his content creation career full-time.

Schlatt has stated multiple times that his date of birth is 2 years and one day before the September 11 attacks.

In February 2021, Schlatt moved to Austin, Texas with fellow creator ConnorEatsPants, as severe winter storms swept the state. [quote from chuckle sandwich ep? twt?] He returned to New York in 2024, citing [?].

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