Vinnie Hacker

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|07|14}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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| occupation = {{hlist|Influencer|model|online streamer}}

| years_active = 2020–present

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| followers = 15.3 million

| likes = 1.1 billion

| stats_update = March 31, 2025

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Vincent Cole Hacker (born July 14, 2002), known professionally as Vinnie Hacker, is an American influencer and model. He became popular on TikTok starting in 2020, largely for posting thirst trap–style videos, and amassed more than 15 million followers by 2023. He joined the TikTok content house the Hype House in 2021, also starring in a Netflix reality television series of the same name (2022) about the house.

Hacker participated in the 2021 exhibition boxing event Battle of the Platforms, where he defeated YouTuber Deji. He began modeling at age 15 and signed with IMG Models in 2023. He live streams on Twitch, where, {{As of|lc=y|2025}}, he has more than one million followers.

Life and career

Hacker was born on July 14, 2002 in Seattle and raised in a Catholic household; he attended O'Dea High School, an all-boys private school, where he played baseball.{{cite web |last1=Novato |first1=Olivia |title=Vinnie Hacker and Ralph Lauren Brought Cowboy Vibes to the Hamptons |url=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a62084337/vinnie-hacker-ralph-lauren-hamptons-fashion-show/ |website=Esquire |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=September 6, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Ponce |first1=Kevin |title=Hacker Alert With Vinnie Hacker |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/hacker-alert-with-vinnie-hacker/ |website=V |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=May 7, 2024}} His father works as an electrician while his mother, Maria, works as an emergency dispatcher.{{cite web |last1=Namaste |first1=Justice |title=Vinnie Hacker Is The Hype House's Resident Thirst Trap |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-is-vinnie-hacker-instagram-tiktok-twitch-girlfriend-dating |website=Bustle |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=February 20, 2025}} He also has a younger brother, Reggie. He began video game livestreaming at age 13 and was first scouted to work as a model at age 15. Prior to becoming an influencer, he planned on attending community college for fire science and becoming a firefighter.{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Evan Ross |title=Gen V3: Pick Your Player With Vinnie Hacker |url=https://genv.co/article/pick-your-player-vinnie-hacker/ |website=Gen V |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=September 12, 2023}}

Hacker began posting videos on TikTok in 2020. A "thirst trap" video of him standing in front of his mirror went viral on the platform while he was a junior in high school, earning him hundreds of thousands of followers, and he moved to Los Angeles one week after turning 18 years old, where he lived for eight months before moving to Thousand Oaks; he later became known on TikTok for his lip syncing and other thirst trap–style videos.{{cite web |last1=Novato |first1=Olivia |title=V People: Vinnie Hacker |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/v-people-vinnie-hacker/ |website=V |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=June 5, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Mendez II |first1=Moises |last2=Bergman |first2=Sirena |title=Everything you need to know about the TikTokers starring in Netflix's 'Hype House' reality show about behind-the-scenes influencer life |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/hype-house-members-netflix-reality-show-2021-4 |website=Business Insider |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=January 10, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Preston |first1=Devon |title=Hack the System |url=https://inkedmag.com/original-news/vinnie-hacker |website=Inked |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=February 18, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Theil |first1=Michele |title=Troye Sivan gives hot TikTok influencer a steamy lapdance at sell-out LA gig |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/18/troye-sivan-vinnie-hacker-tiktok-sweat-charli-xcx/ |website=PinkNews |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=October 18, 2024}}{{cite magazine |last=Hess |first=Tobias |date=March 2025 |title=Vinnie Hacker: The Rhythm Is Consistent, The Rhythm is Downright Yummy |url=https://www.flaunt.com/post/vinnie-hacker-rhythm-is-a-dancer-issue |issue=197 |magazine=Flaunt |location= |publisher= |access-date=March 31, 2025}} He was a member of Sway Gaming, the TikTok content house Sway House's gaming wing, before departing in early January 2021 and joining the TikTok collective the Hype House later that month.{{cite web |last1=Campano |first1=Leah |title=All You Need to Know About TikTok Star and Hype House Member Vinnie Hacker |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a38737892/tiktok-vinnie-hacker-facts/ |website=Seventeen |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=January 11, 2022}} He appeared in a Netflix reality television series about the Hype House the following year, which partially focused on his struggles with being overly sexualized online and his desire to move from posting thirst traps to becoming a full-time Twitch streamer.{{cite web |last1=McNeal |first1=Stephanie |title=Netflix's 'Hype House' Is So Sad |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/hype-house-netflix-review |website=BuzzFeed News |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=January 7, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Roth |first1=Madeline |title=Netflix's 'Hype House' Is Filled With TikTok Stars Who Seem Absolutely Miserable |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/netflixs-hype-house-is-filled-with-tiktok-stars-who-seem-absolutely-miserable/ |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=January 7, 2022}} The Guardian{{'}}s Adrian Horton referred to him by the show's premiere as the "star du jour" of the Hype House.

Hacker participated in Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms, an exhibition boxing match between various YouTubers and TikTokers, in June 2021.{{cite web |last1=Trent |first1=Rachel |title=Boxing, influencers and NFTs share the stage as YouTubers and TikTokers fight in Battle of the Platforms |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/12/us/youtube-vs-tiktok-fight-trnd/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=June 12, 2021}} He fought against YouTuber Deji, whom he knocked out to become the only TikToker of the night to win their match.{{cite web |last1=Covington |first1=Abigail |title=Austin McBroom Knocked Out Bryce Hall in the Battle of the Platforms Boxing Match |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a36709006/austin-mcbroom-bryce-hall-youtube-tiktok-battle-of-the-platforms-boxing-match/ |website=Esquire |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=June 13, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Tolentino |first1=Daysia |title='This somewhat humbled me': YouTuber Deji announces social media break following 'YouTubers vs TikTokers' boxing loss |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/deji-vinnie-hacker-youtubers-tiktokers-boxing-loss/ |website=The Daily Dot |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=June 13, 2021}} He signed with the management organization Underscore Talent and the esports organization 100 Thieves in 2022, and with Creative Artists Agency and IMG Models in 2023, by which point he had more than 15 million followers on TikTok.{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=J. Clara |title=Underscore Talent Signs 'Hype House' Member Vinnie Hacker, Adds 3 Managers (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/underscore-talent-hype-house-vinnie-hacker-1235082066/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=January 27, 2022}}{{cite press release |last=Flynn |first=Sean |last2=Newman |first2=Baylee |date=May 11, 2022 |title=100 Thieves Signs Vinnie Hacker as the Organization's Newest Content Creator |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220511006062/en/100-Thieves-Signs-Vinnie-Hacker-as-the-Organizations-Newest-Content-Creator |location=Los Angeles |publisher= |agency=Business Wire |access-date=March 31, 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Vinnie Hacker, TikTok Creator and Star of Netflix's 'Hype House,' Signs With CAA |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/vinnie-hacker-caa-1235538214/ |website=Variety |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=February 28, 2023}} He was featured in a promotional short film directed by Xavier Dolan for a collaborative capsule collection by H&M and Rabanne in October 2023.{{cite web |last1=Sangster |first1=Ella |title=A closer look at the Cher-approved H&M x Rabanne collection |url=https://harpersbazaar.com.au/hm-rabanne-collaboration/ |website=Harper's Bazaar Australia |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=October 24, 2023}} He was a presenter at the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in March 2024 and starred in advertising campaigns for Hugo Boss and Yves Saint Laurent's MYSLF Le Parfum fragrance in February and October of that year, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Palmieri |first1=Jean E. |title=Hugo Summer Campaign Features Multinational Creatives |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/hugo-summer-campaign-vinnie-hacker-jteezo-touchdown-jasmine-jobson-1236224689/ |website=WWD |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=February 28, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Anime Awards 2024: Hiroyuki Sawano & Kohta Yamamoto, Shing02, Yoasobi and More Set to Perform Live |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2024/2/13/anime-awards-2024-presenters-performers-yoasobi-shing02-hiroyuki-sawano |publisher=Crunchyroll |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=February 13, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Muhammad |first1=Latifah |title=Shaboozey Debuts in Digital Series With YSL Beauty: Shop MYSLF Le Parfum |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/shaboozey-ysl-beauty-fragrance-campaign-myslf-le-parfum-1235790715/ |website=Billboard |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=October 2, 2024}} By mid-2024, Hacker had more than one million followers on Twitch, where he primarily live streams his gameplay of first-person shooters such as Valorant and Apex Legends. By 2025, he had more than 4.7 million followers on Instagram. He voiced the character of Slur, a mysterious hitman, in Netflix's anime adaptation of Sakamoto Days, which premiered in 2025.{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Rosa |title=10 Best Assassins in Sakamoto Days, So Far |url=https://www.cbr.com/sakamoto-days-best-assassins/ |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=February 22, 2025}}

Public image

Hacker has been described in the media as a heartthrob.{{cite web |last1=Horton |first1=Adrian |title=Hype House: Netflix series shows the depressing side of TikTok fame |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/08/hype-house-netflix-series-shows-the-depressing-side-of-tiktok-fame |website=The Guardian |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=January 8, 2022}} He is also known for his many tattoos.{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Taylor |title=Meet the hot influencer who got a lap dance from Troye Sivan on the Sweat Tour |url=https://www.advocate.com/troye-sivan/troye-sivan |website=Advocate |access-date=March 31, 2025 |date=October 18, 2024}}

Filmography

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scope="row"\| 2021 \| Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms \| Self \| Pay-per-view boxing event \|
scope="row"\| 2022 \| Hype House \| Self \| Main role \|
scope="row"\| 2025 \| Sakamoto Days \| Slur/Kei Uzuki \| Voice role Episode: "Source of Strength" \|

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scope="row"| 2021

| Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms

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| Pay-per-view boxing event

scope="row"| 2022

| Hype House