Jordan Maron

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Jordan Maron
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Jordan Maron at Minecon 2012
Personal information
Born
Jordan Maron

(1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California[1]
Nationality American
OccupationScript error: No such module "Detect singular". Internet personality
Video game developer
Website CaptainSparklez's YouTube
YouTube information
Also known as CaptainSparklez
Years active 2010–present
GenreScript error: No such module "Detect singular".
Subscribers 9.2 million
Total views 2.4 billion
Network Polaris (Maker Studios)
Associated acts SeaNanners
Last updated: May 18th, 2016

Jordan Maron (born February 10, 1992) is an American YouTube personality, also known by his YouTube channel username of CaptainSparklez, whose channel primarily consists of videos of him playing Minecraft. His channel is currently the 71st most subscribed on YouTube.[3]

Career

Maron had worked for Machinima Inc. Jordan Maron originally started up a Call of Duty gaming channel, which was called ProsDONTtalkSHIT.[4] In 2010, he moved over to his now main channel, CaptainSparklez, where his channel mainly focuses on Minecraft.

He has posted Survival Games, Let's Plays, Mod showcases, Hunger games and many more series. He is also well known for his Minecraft music videos, mostly animated parodies of popular pop songs. Maron also has played games such as Trials Fusion, Garry's Mod, and more recently slither.io. Additionally, Maron collaborates with other YouTube gamers like VanossGaming and SeaNanners.

CaptainSparklez has over 9 million subscribers currently. He also has another channel named CaptainSparklez 2, which is where he posts his livestreams, and is one of the creators of Fortress Fury, a free game which can be downloaded off of the app store, and will soon be available to PC. He is signed under Maker Studios' sub-network, Polaris.[5] In 2016, Maron was featured on Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30 List", which greatly surprised him. He was featured due to his popular videos and his gaming studio, XREAL.[6]

Minecraft Music Videos

Maron is best known for his many Minecraft-themed music videos. He began with parodies to popular songs in pop culture, but has more recently produced original music videos as well.

Minecraft Style

Maron created a parody video called "Minecraft Style", based on "Gangnam Style" by South Korean entertainer PSY that used animated Minecraft models.[7] He published it on YouTube under the username CaptainSparklez. According to MSN, within a few days, it had been viewed more than a million times.[8] The video was referenced in technology and gaming articles published by NBC,[9] The Daily Telegraph,[10] Mashable[11] and the Huffington Post.[7] By December 2012, his video, Minecraft Style, had amassed more than 37 million views.[12]

Awards

  • Youtube Golden Play Button[13]
  • Nominated in Shorty Awards[14]

References

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