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Jerma985
Personal information
Born
Jeremy

(1985-09-22) September 22, 1985 (age 39)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other namesJerma, Jerma985
Occupations
Signature
YouTube information
Channel
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Years active
  • 2011–2017 (Jerma985)
  • 2016–present (2ndJerma)
GenreVariety
Subscribers
  • 950,000 (Jerma985)
  • 800,000 (2ndJerma)
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Total views
  • 232 million (Jerma985)
  • 297 million (2ndJerma)
[1]
100,000 subscribers
  • 2013 (Jerma985)
  • 2016 (2ndJerma)
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreGaming
Followers1.5 million
Last updated: August 10, 2024

Jeremy (born September 22, 1985), better known as Jerma985 or Jerma (/ˈdʒɜːrmə/ JUR-mə), is an American live streamer, YouTuber, performance artist, and voice actor known for his elaborate Twitch live streams incorporating surrealist comedy, including intricate skits, performance art, and burlesques, often regarded as composite commentary on the humanity of struggle and other complex topics. He has been described as an online personality across multiple social media platforms.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

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Jerma was born on September 22, 1985, to Catholic parents of Irish and Polish descent.[5][6][7] Upon receiving a Bachelor of Science in communication studies, Jeremy became a substitute teacher and freelance wedding videographer.[8][9]

Career

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Early work and voice acting

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Jerma previously owned a now defunct website called jermanet.com, which contained video and audio clips, largely from his college years.[10][non-primary source needed]

He has voiced characters in multiple indie games, such as "Matt" in Galactic Phantasy Prelude,[11] the Engineer in Cryptark,[12] and the Horse Lord Hipparchos in Apotheon.[13]

YouTube

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Jerma created his YouTube channel, Jerma985, on June 11, 2011.[14] His content primarily focused on the video game Team Fortress 2, which he used to help raise money for the non-profit organization Camp One Step.[15][failed verification]

On October 8, 2011, Jerma announced his partnership with the online entertainment network Machinima.[16]

In March 2014, Jerma released the first "Jerma Rumble", an annual production which used the WWE 2K games to make primarily quirky or strange characters, often based on characters from past videos and live streams, and watch them wrestle in-game.[17] In August 2016, Jerma released a live-action wrestling sketch as that year's Jerma Rumble.[18] In 2015, he played multiple low quality Grand Theft Auto clones through the Apple app store, which is, to date, his most-viewed video.[19]

Twitch

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Jerma did not fully transition into Twitch streaming until 2016.[20] He primarily streamed video games (such as The Sims) while interacting with viewers in the chat.[21] His streams were heavily comedically-driven, often involving physical sketches or interplay with the virtual audience. After transitioning to Twitch as a main platform, he became well known for his "unconventional streams" and green screen performances, which fans used to edit comedic videos, gaining notoriety for his distinctive and atypical live streaming formats and viewer interaction.[22]

On September 21, 2019, Jerma hosted a real-life "robot carnival" stream that used viewer-controlled robots, allowing members of the live stream chat to control the aim in carnival games such as ring toss and dunk tank.[23][24]

Notably, a large portion of Jerma's streams and comedic sketches involve attempting to "trick" new and unknowing viewers, including acting as a computer engineer, a disgruntled teen living with his mother, a nervous singer, an author, a tired employee, a gambling addict, and many more.

In March 2021, Jerma hosted a real-life archaeology and geology stream with a paleontologist from the Nevada Science Center.[25] In the stream, he "unearthed" Grotto Beasts!, a fictitious trading card game from the 1990s based on Pokémon.[26] The cards were produced in collaboration with multiple artists. Fans played along with the joke, producing fan art in the form of found footage-style art, such as a website for the card game made to resemble a GeoCities webpage from the 1990s.[27][25] In early 2022, he donated $10,000 to the Nevada Science Center.[28]

In August 2021, Jerma began his real-life The Sims-inspired "Dollhouse" streams, which he described as his "biggest project yet".[29] The first of three streams, entitled "The Jerma985 Dollhouse", was aired on August 18, 2021 and began with a prerecorded video of Jerma choosing his outfit. The streams allowed viewers to control Jerma's actions through voting and suggestions, similar to the way one would control a Sims character: keeping him fed, happy, healthy and energetic, leading to a primarily improvised plot and series of events.[2][30] The Dollhouse series is notable for its high production value,[31] as well as the level of control that viewers were allowed to have over the events of the stream.[32] These streams used a combination of visual effects and a real set in order to portray a scene similar to that of the Sims series.

On August 19, 2022, Jerma hosted a streamed baseball game[33] at CarShield Field, featuring the fictitious Jerma Baseball Association. He later compared the game to a "live comedy improv show".[4] During the stream, two fictitious and comedic baseball teams, the Maryland Magicians and the California Circus (made up of semi-professional baseball players and circus performers), played a modified game of baseball with various gimmicks,[4] such as "Power Cards" which provided advantages to the team that played them. Jerma played the role of the umpire.[4][34][35] The event received financial support from sponsors Fansly and Manscaped.[4]

On December 17, 2022, Jerma hosted the 'Jerma Christmas Special', initially posing as a straightforward end-of-year awards stream. Instead, the main channel was then 'hacked' by a character named "The Extinguisher",[36] in which he played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's campaign mode as retribution for various broken promises Jerma had made to his community. The awards show continued on an alternate Twitch channel. After an hour of both streams being up simultaneously, Santa Claus appeared and helped the two make amends. This stream was produced by OFFBRAND and Beyond The Summit.[37]

At the end of February 2023, Jerma revealed that Grotto Beasts! was officially being released nearly two years after the initial reveal. The 'revamped' trading card game features artwork from 20 different artists, including Jerma himself. There are currently 200 unique cards with four types: Grottos, Beasts, Wishes, and Challengers.[38][39]

On June 12, 2023, Jerma joined Offbrand, a media production company co-founded by fellow streamer and occasional collaborator[40] Ludwig Ahgren, as chief creative officer.[41][42]

Over the second half of 2023, Jerma revealed and repeatedly discussed plans for a "soft retirement", consisting of gradually abandoning streaming as a full-time job, and moving into further work with other creators in collaboration with Offbrand.[43]

On May 27, 2024, Jerma admitted to being "completely retired" from streaming as a career and full-time job.[44] Despite this, he still occasionally streams.[45]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Streamed Event The Jerma985 Dollhouse Won [46]
League of Their Own Himself Won
2023 Streamer of the Year Nominated [47]
Legacy Award Won
Best Streamed Event Jerma Baseball Stream Nominated

References

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  6. ^ Jerma985 (July 15, 2012). ""@jlincoln88 hell ya, I'm south of Boston. Im at the derby shoppes all the time with Burgah boy hah. Small world"". Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  12. ^ Jerma985 (October 14, 2015). Alien Engineer Frog Actor – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  28. ^ Nevada Science Center (January 21, 2022). "Thank you @Jerma985 and his community for a $10K donation! We want to give back! Share, tag, tell us why you like science,and #jermagem 💎4 lucky winners receive geodes from the show! Winners announced 1/26. #thankyou #science #geode". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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