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My Take
Jenna Marbles is, to me, a genuine legend of YouTube's early days, with a peak of over 20 million subscribers and roughly 1.8 billion views built on fearless, self-deprecating comedy. But what earns my real respect isn't the numbers. In 2020, she looked back at her own older content, apologised, and walked away from a wildly lucrative platform on her own terms. Choosing your own exit while still at the height of your earning power is incredibly rare and, frankly, brave. She made millions laugh and then silenced them with honesty. That combination of humour and integrity is something I genuinely admire.
Overview
Jenna Nicole Mourey (born September 15, 1986), better known as Jenna Marbles, is an American former YouTuber. Over the span of ten years, her YouTube channel has accumulated approximately 1.8 billion video views and, at its peak, over 20 million subscribers. After apologizing for a series of accusations involving content in her older videos, Marbles announced her indefinite hiatus from the platform in 2020.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jenna Marbles
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェナ・マーブルス パートナー
- Reading
- じぇな・まーぶるす ぱーとなー
- Born
- September 15, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 166 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- YouTuber / podcaster
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Brighton High School
- University
- Suffolk University
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Silver Play Button
- 2012 Gold Play Button
- 2013 Diamond Play Button
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | How To Trick People Into Thinking You're Good Looking | — |
6. Links
YouTuber — see all → · Podcaster — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.