Justin Escalona (born September 13, 1996) is a filmmaker and YouTube Star, he was formerly known as a member of the joint YouTube channel, OurPizzaGang (OPG) alongside Crawford Collins, Jake Foushee, Alex Ernst and Zach Lilley. ^[2]

His channel has over 211 thousand subscribers due to its great content.^[1]

Justin was born on September 13, 1996 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. His parents’ names are not known. He has one sibling, a younger sister named Serena Escalona, who is four years younger than him. He is of Filipino ancestry. ^[2]

Justin Escalona grew up and lived in Illinois with his family. Growing up, he began having a deep interest in cinematography. When he was 8 years old, he began developing his skills in cinematography by shooting rap concerts in downtown Chicago. ^[2]

He practiced for quite a while before he started uploading his contents online.

He is a high school graduate, he graduated from Palatine High School located in Chicago. While in school, he played sports like hockey and lacrosse. ^[1]

He then went on to attend the University of Southern California to study film and TV and he is expected to graduate this year. ^[2]

He began his career in video production; with his skill in cinematography, he would go to rappers’ concerts and film them.^[3]

In 2013, he joined his friends and they collaborated and launched a YouTube channel, they named it “OurPizzaGang” or OPG. It was launched on September 23, 2013. ^[2]

Other members are Jake Foushee, Crawford Collins, Alex Ernst and Mikey Murphy. The channel has over 211 thousand subscribers and more than 12 million views. The channel has been inactive since 2016. ^[3]

He has his own self-titled channel, which he named “PlayTheGameFilms” which he later renamed to “Justin Escalona” he launched the channel on December 17, 2008.

His channel.

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In July 2014, he began a series titled Rooftop Sessions, he has also done filming for the FaZe Clan gamers. Gamers like, include FaZe Adapt, FaZe Rain, and FaZe Apex. ^[1]

He has over 321 subscribers to his channel and more than 62 million views.

Many of his projects have been featured on various media publications such as Complex, ILLROOTS, and Hotnewhiphop. ^[2]

He is currently in a relationship with a woman named Marissa Hastings, she is a musician, and they met at the University of Southern California where she is also studying. She has appeared in some of his videos. ^[2]

They broke up for a short while, between late 2016 and early 2017, they state

They are currently back together.

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