Biography:Jerma985

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Jerma985
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BornJeremy
(1985-09-22) September 22, 1985 (age 38)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Years active
  • 2011–2017 (Jerma985)
  • 2016–present (2ndJerma)
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  • Variety
Subscribers
  • 943,000 (Jerma985)
  • 782,000 (2ndJerma)
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  • 231 million (Jerma985)
  • 290 million (2ndJerma)
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  • 2013 (Jerma985)
  • 2016 (2ndJerma)

Template:Infobox Twitch streamer

Updated January 31, 2024

Jeremy[lower-alpha 1][3] (born September 22, 1985), known online as Jerma985 or Jerma (/ˈdʒɜːrmə/), is an American live streamer, YouTuber, and voice actor known for his elaborate and "borderline surreal" livestreams on Twitch.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Jerma was born on September 22, 1985, to Irish and Polish parents.[7][8][9] Upon receiving a Bachelor of Science in communication studies, Jerma became a substitute teacher, and was a freelance wedding videographer.[10][11]

Career

Early work and voice acting

Jerma previously owned a now defunct website called "jermanet.com". It contained video and audio clips, largely from his college years.[12][non-primary source needed]

He has given his voice to characters in multiple indie games, such as "Matt" in Galactic Phantasy Prelude,[13] the Engineer in Cryptark,[14] and the Horse Lord Hipparchos in Apotheon.[15]

YouTube

Jerma created his YouTube channel, Jerma985, on June 11, 2011.[16] 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.[17]

On October 8, 2011, Jerma announced his partnership with the online entertainment network Machinima.[18]

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.[19] In August 2016, Jerma released a live-action wrestling sketch as that year's Jerma Rumble.[20] In 2015, he played multiple low quality Grand Theft Auto clones through the Apple app store, which is to date his most-viewed video.[21]

Twitch

Jerma did not fully transition into Twitch streaming until 2016.[22] He primarily streams video games (such as The Sims) while interacting with viewers in the chat.[23] 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.[24]

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.[25][26]

In March 2021, Jerma hosted a real-life archaeology and geology stream with a paleontologist from the Nevada Science Center.[27] In the stream, he "unearthed" Grotto Beasts!, a fictitious trading card game from the 1990s based on Pokémon.[28] 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 eponymous card game made to resemble a GeoCities webpage from the 1990s.[29][27] In early 2022, he donated $10,000 to the Nevada Science Center.[30]

In August 2021, Jerma began his real-life The Sims-inspired "Dollhouse" streams, which he described as his "biggest project yet".[31] The first of three streams, entitled "The Jerma985 Dollhouse", was aired on August 18 and began with a prerecorded video of Jerma choosing his outfit. The streams allowed viewers to control Jerma's actions similar to the way one would control a Sims character: keep him fed, happy, healthy and energetic.[4][32] The Dollhouse series is notable for its high production value[33] as well as the level of control that viewers were allowed to have over the events of the stream.[34] These streams used a combination of visual effects and a real set.

On August 19, 2022, Jerma hosted a streamed baseball game[35] at CarShield Field, featuring the fictitious Jerma Baseball Association. He later compared the game to a "live comedy improv show".[6] 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,[6] such as "Power Cards" which provided advantages to the team that played them. Jerma played the role of the umpire.[6][36][37] The event received financial support from sponsors Fansly and Manscaped.[6]

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",[38] 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.[39]

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 art work from 20 different artists, including Jerma himself. There are currently 200 unique cards with four types: Grottos, Beasts, Wishes, and Challengers.[40][41]

On June 12, 2023, Jerma joined Offbrand, a production company co-founded by fellow streamer and occasional collaborator[42] Ludwig Ahgren, as chief creative officer.[43][44]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Streamed Event The Jerma985 Dollhouse Won [45]
League of Their Own Himself Won
2023 Streamer of the Year Nominated [46]
Legacy Award Won
Best Streamed Event Jerma Baseball Stream Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Different sources list his surname as either Elbertson[1] or Harrington.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Spencer, Maxwell (February 25, 2021). "Elbertson takes teaching tricks to Twitch as Jerma985". https://www.rubiconline.com/elbertson-takes-teaching-tricks-to-twitch-as-jerma985/. 
  2. ↑ "Jeremy Harrington's Behind the Voice Actors page". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jeremy-Harrington/. 
  3. ↑ @Jerma985. "@chrisho_1217 Jerma is just short for Jeremy. Try using a nickname you have, that is usually a good place to start.". https://twitter.com/Jerma985/status/194269059968278528.  Missing or empty |date= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Howard, Jessica (August 20, 2021). "Twitch Streamer Jerma Is Letting Fans Control Him In 'Sims' Streams". https://uproxx.com/edge/twitch-streamer-jerma-sims/. 
  5. ↑ Guerreiro, Guilherme (September 1, 2021). "Press Play to Start: What the emergence of "IRL" streams on Twitch means for gaming". https://dailytrojan.com/2021/09/01/press-play-to-start-what-the-emergence-of-irl-streams-on-twitch-means-for-gaming/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Cheng, Alex (2022-10-18). "With outside the box productions, streamer Jerma985 pushes the boundaries of Twitch" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2022/10/16/1129355129/meet-the-twitch-streamer-creating-performance-art-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-v. 
  7. ↑ Jerma Streams - Jerma's Birthday Talking, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWNHfmKU6dA, retrieved 2022-01-07 
  8. ↑ 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"". https://twitter.com/jerma985/status/224616101613539329. 
  9. ↑ TF2 - Q&A Answer Session: Gameplay/Commentary, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0YTxTAZRvU&t=1819, retrieved 2022-01-07 
  10. ↑ Jerma985 (August 31, 2019). "What Jerma did after college". https://clips.twitch.tv/TawdryCrazyWasabiGrammarKing. 
  11. ↑ Spencer, Maxwell (February 25, 2021). "Elbertson takes teaching tricks to Twitch as Jerma985". https://www.rubiconline.com/elbertson-takes-teaching-tricks-to-twitch-as-jerma985/. 
  12. ↑ "Jerma's Student Videos, Audio clips, and Animations". March 13, 2005. http://www.jermanet.com/. 
  13. ↑ Jerma985. "Voice Acting: I'm in a Game! [Personal Story"]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFNHTklm6Uk. 
  14. ↑ Jerma985 (October 14, 2015). Alien Engineer Frog Actor – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Jeremy Harrington's Behind the Voice Actors page". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jeremy-Harrington/. 
  16. ↑ "Jerma985". https://www.youtube.com/user/Jerma985/about. 
  17. ↑ Mary-Justice, Amelia (October 4, 2018). ""Tip of the Hats," a TF2-themed charity event, is the most fun Overwatch fans will have all week". https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/6384/tip-of-the-hats-a-tf2-themed-charity-event-is-the-most-fun-overwatch-fans-will-have-all-week. 
  18. ↑ Jerma985 (October 8, 2011), Vlog - Partnership and TF2 Server :), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fKj99AJ_zU, retrieved December 18, 2021 
  19. ↑ Vas, Gergo (March 13, 2014). "Pro Wrestling Is So Much Better With Sonic And Gabe Newell". https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/03/pro-wrestling-is-so-much-better-with-sonic-and-gabe-newell/. 
  20. ↑ Diaz, Ana (August 23, 2021). "A Twitch streamer let people control his life like The Sims, including when he peed". https://www.polygon.com/22634146/twitch-jerma-sims-dollhouse-stream-livestreaming. 
  21. ↑ Henderson, Rik (October 2, 2015). "This guy plays all the bad iOS GTA clones so you don't have to". https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/youtube/135504-this-guy-plays-all-the-bad-ios-gta-clones-so-you-don-t-have-to. 
  22. ↑ Williams, Kenneth (August 4, 2021). "Chat will control Jerma in his upcoming "doll house" streams". https://win.gg/news/chat-will-control-jerma-in-his-upcoming-doll-house-streams/. 
  23. ↑ Grayson, Nathan (April 19, 2021). "Probably Shouldn't Have Checked On Caramel". https://kotaku.com/probably-shouldnt-have-checked-on-caramel-1846714087. 
  24. ↑ Switzer, Eric (September 23, 2019). "Twitch Streamer Creates Backyard Carnival Using Twitch-Controlled Robots". https://www.thegamer.com/jerma985-carnival-twitch-stream/. 
  25. ↑ Etra, Alden (August 19, 2021). "Twitch Streamer Jerma Lets Chat Control His Life In IRL Sims Game". https://screenrant.com/twitch-streamer-jerma-chat-control-sims-game/. 
  26. ↑ Switzer, Eric (2019-09-23). "Twitch Streamer Creates Backyard Carnival Using Twitch-Controlled Robots" (in en-US). https://www.thegamer.com/jerma985-carnival-twitch-stream/. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Grayson, Nathan (March 8, 2021). "A Twitch Streamer Unearthed Cards From A Fake '90s Pokémon Ripoff, And Fans Are Pretending The Series Was Real All Along [UPDATE"]. https://kotaku.com/a-twitch-streamer-unearthed-cards-from-a-fake-90s-pokem-1846431551. 
  28. ↑ Molke, David (March 9, 2021). "Streamer nutzt den Pokémon-Hype für geniale Fake-Show und alle machen mit" (in de-DE). GamePro. https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/streamer-pokemon-hype-fake-show,3367744.html. Retrieved December 27, 2021. 
  29. ↑ Salaun, Theo (March 7, 2021). "What is Grotto Beasts? The 'very real' '90s monster card company owned by Jerma". https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/what-is-grotto-beasts-the-very-real-90s-monster-card-company-owned-by-jerma-1528772/. 
  30. ↑ 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". https://twitter.com/ScienceNevada/status/1484629516446093313. 
  31. ↑ Taylor, Mollie (August 19, 2021). "IRL Sims stream controlled by viewers goes as well as you'd expect". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/irl-sims-stream-controlled-by-viewers-goes-as-well-as-youd-expect/. 
  32. ↑ "Twitch Streamer Jerma985 Recreates The Sims in Real Life in New Twitch Event". 2021-08-19. https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/twitch/twitch-jerma985-real-life-sims/. 
  33. ↑ Sato, Kazuo Alerik (August 20, 2021). "Twitch Streamer Jerma985 is Playing a Weird Version of IRL Sims". https://gamerant.com/jerma985-twitch-irl-sims-stream/. 
  34. ↑ Gach, Ethan (August 19, 2021). "Twitch Viewers Control Streamer's Life, Sims Style". https://kotaku.com/twitch-viewers-control-streamer-s-life-sims-style-1847517788. 
  35. ↑ "Twitch's Biggest Clown Talks About His Wildest Spectacle Yet" (in en-us). 2022-08-19. https://kotaku.com/jerma985-twitch-amazon-youtube-dollhouse-baseball-1849434689. 
  36. ↑ (in en) Jerma Streams - The Baseball Stream, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wae1lbb4njY, retrieved 2022-09-16 
  37. ↑ "The Jerma Baseball Association". August 19, 2022. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1566902648. 
  38. ↑ "Luis Jumenez as 'The Extinguisher'". December 17, 2022. https://twitter.com/LuAngeles/status/1604305594893991936. 
  39. ↑ "Jerma's Christmas Special/Stream Awards 2022". December 17, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ZfWeWqNdg. 
  40. ↑ Innes, Ruby (March 2, 2023). "Jerma's Grotto Beasts Is Real, And It's Available For Pre-Sale Now". https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/03/jermas-grotto-beasts-is-real-and-its-available-for-pre-sale-now/. 
  41. ↑ "grottobeasts.net". https://grottobeasts.net/. 
  42. ↑ Diaz, Ana (August 23, 2021). "A Twitch streamer let people control his life like The Sims, including when he peed". https://www.polygon.com/22634146/twitch-jerma-sims-dollhouse-stream-livestreaming. 
  43. ↑ OFFBRAND (June 12, 2023). ".@Jerma985 joins OFFBRAND as Chief Creative Officer". https://twitter.com/OFFBRAND_Studio/status/1668393960476397568. 
  44. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2023-06-12). "Ludwig's Offbrand expands with Jerma, key hires, and an upcoming investment (Exclusive)". https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/06/12/ludwig-offbrand-nick-allen-hire-jerma-expand-growth/. 
  45. ↑ Polhamus, Blaine (March 13, 2022). "All 2022 Streamer Award Winners". Gamurs. https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-2022-streamer-award-winners. 
  46. ↑ Snavely, Adam (March 11, 2023). "Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category". Gamurs. https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/streamer-awards-2023-all-results-and-winners-for-every-category. 

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