Jake Foushee
Jake Foushee
Jake Foushee (born May 1, 1997) is a YouTube Star; actor, and voice-over artist, he gained popularity on the now inactive Social media**** app, Vine. He is also known for his YouTube channel MoonwalkHD.[2]
His channel has over 120 thousand subscribers due to its great content.[1]
Early Life
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Jacob Jake Tillman Foushee was born on May 1, 1997 in North Carolina, United States. His father’s name is not known, but his mother’s name is Joanna Foushee. He has a sibling, a younger brother named Luke Foushee. [3]
He grew up living in Mebane, North Carolina with his family. Growing up, he has a big change in his life when suddenly his voice deepened when he was 13 years old.
It happened overnight, he got a cold and when he woke up the next morning his voice had disappeared he thought it was just the cold but when the cold eventually went away his voice did not return back to normal.
His mother said they were all confused about his voice change but they eventually got used to it and accepted it.[2]
He said this when he made an appearance on The Ellen Show. His friends found out that he had this new voice and they would often send him to girls to say “Hey, baby.” They would also pay him to record voicemails for them. [5]
Career
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He began his online career in when he was around 15 years old, he got used to his change in voice and he enjoys entertaining his friends with his voice that he decided to open a Vine account. [4]
He was known for his deep voice and he gained a lot of fame when he did a voice impression of Optimus Prime. He gained over 1.7 million followers before the app was abruptly shut down. [5]
When he was 16 years old, he auditioned in the ninth season of America's Got Talent, where he did an impressionist act. It was not revealed whether he was buzzed out or continued in the competition[5]
Ellen was impressed with his voice impression talent and she got him signed with a New York-based talent agency.
He has also appeared on Inside Edition and Good Morning America.[3]
He was also part of OurPizzaGang, a group of internet personalities.
It was active from 2013 to 2016, the group included him and other members like Christian Collins, Alex Ernst, Justin Escalona, Hudson Luthringshausen, and Zach Lilley. [3]
As a voice actor, he has used his voice for various characters in the web series Sanders Shorts from 2014 to 2015.[4]
He was 21 years old when he voiced Optimus Prime in Transformers: Cyberverse (2018). He is the youngest actor to voice Optimus Prime in an official Transformers production until date. In 2019, he was a cast in the film Slasher Party. [4]
Personal Life
There is no information about his education or background but he is a high school graduate, he graduated from a high school located in North Carolina. [1]
He is currently single and lives in Los Angeles, California. He considers voice actor Don LaFontaine as his inspiration and idol. [3]