How did Jay Versace become the funniest Instagram star?
Funny boy Jay Versace switched from class clown to arguably being the funniest person on the internet. The young African American, who rose to national fame by posting short video clips of him performing random comedic activities on social media apps like Vine, Twitter and Instagram, now owns and controls a YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers.
The aspiring actor is currently off base in Los Angeles, California to pursue his dream of becoming a big movie star. But how did his journey to online fame begin? Read to learn more.
biography
Jay Versace’s birth name is unknown. However, he was born on January 24, 1998 in Pleasantville, New Jersey to an African American family. He was raised by his mother and a stepfather, whose names are also not known. His stepfather died of an illness in 2014.
How his comedy began
Since childhood, Jay Versace has been known tobe funny. At school, he was always known as a class clown, making fun of his peers and teachers. However, his mother was his most important comic material, as he always imitated her pattern of parenting, arguments, and conversations.
He was also a very good impersonator of other people’s voices and had a knack for conjuring up random funny scenarios to entertain anyone willing to watch. Eventually he became a strain after it needed some comedic relief, prompting him to make sketches and post them on the internet. His mother in particular was the brains behind the move as she pushed him to start filming the videos and uploading them.
He later came up with the name “Jay Versace” as his alias after seeing a video of rapper Riff Raff on Vine feeding his dog what he called “Versace water.” He found this extremely funny and immediately took the Versace part and added it to his name.Then Jay started making videos and posting Day on the Vine. When he wasn’t impersonating his family members, it was a celebrity, entertainer, or internet personality who, for some reason, was in the news and caught his attention. In the videos, he relied heavily on his absurd facial movements and used props and wigs to easily identify the person he’s impersonating and make his audience laugh.
However, what sets him apart from the rest of the world’s other internet funny guys is his ability to make simple things look extremely funny. If you don’t believe us, check out the stats of the number of people who follow him on his social media platforms. From December 2014 to January 2015, Jay has garnered up to 400,000 followers on his vine, currently at 3 million. He also has more than 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, more than 3 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million followers on Twitter.
A number of celebrities can be added to his long list of admirers. These include Tyra Banks and Erykah Badu. One of the videos, in which he posed as Tyra Banks as she made a scene by shouting at a public event, has long been trending and caught the eye of the former runway model.
Another of him plays and dances to ErykahBadu’s “On And On” in a bathroom, head and body captioned wrapped in a towel; “What it feels like when you light incense,” the Soul Music Queen drew attention to. She re-tweeted the video and added; “We live you like this!! The kids and I are true fans. Genius!”
It was later revealed that Ms. Badu sent Jay a direct message with her number and contact information. Both have established a relationship.
Jay Versace Net Worth (Income and Earnings)
Jay Versace’s exact net worth is not known but is estimated to be around $700,000. This was calculated from the median income of a YouTube creator earning about $7.60 per thousand views.
His net worth is definitely set to increase in the years to come as the comedian attempts to transition from social media to the big screen to continue entertaining his audience.
Quick Facts – Sun Sign, Altitude
Name: Jay Versace
Date of Birth: January 24, 1998
Place of Birth: Pleasantville, New Jersey
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 1.85m
