JC Caylen

JC Caylen
JC Caylen at VidCon 2014
Personal information
Born
Justin Caylan Castillo

(1992-09-11) September 11, 1992 (age 32)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)YouTuber, comedian, actor, streamer
PartnerChelsey Amaro (2017-present)
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2010–present
Genres
  • Vlogs
  • comedy
  • challenges
  • music
Subscribers
  • 2.71 million (Jc Caylen)
  • 3.77 million (KianAndJc)
  • 218 thousand (JcCaylenEDITS)
  • 112 thousand (JcCaylenVODS)
Total views
  • 184 million (Jc Caylen)
  • 868 million (KianAndJc)
  • 47 million (JcCaylenEDITS)
  • 33 million (JcCaylenVODS)
Associated actsKian Lawley
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2014
10,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: September 9, 2024

JC Caylen (born Justin Caylan Castillo; September 11, 1992) is an American YouTube personality from Houston, Texas.

Early life and education

Jc Caylen was born in Houston, Texas. He and his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he grew up. He has three siblings; Jaylyn, Ava Grace and Joe Felix. His parents divorced when he was very young. Caylen attended high school at Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Helotes, Texas.[1] He briefly attended The University of Texas at San Antonio before dropping out to focus on his YouTube career.[2]

Career

Caylen began his career on YouTube, uploading his first public video to his channel, Life with Jc, in 2010. Caylen also gained exposure due to the YouTube supergroup Our2ndLife where he, Connor Franta, Ricky Dillon, Kian Lawley, Trevi Moran and Sam Pottorff went on an international tour and amassed a total 2.7 million subscribers before the group broke up in December 2014.[3]

In 2015, Caylen's compilation album Neptones hit number one on the Top Dance/rap Albums chart, according to Billboard Magazine, the album was from Heard Well, a record label started by YouTube user Connor Franta, CAA new Agent Andrew Graham and entrepreneur Jeremy Wineberg.[4]

In addition to his YouTube career, Caylen also has appeared as an actor in several films and television series. In an interview with AOL, Caylen stated about his YouTube presence affecting his acting career, saying "I'd say that it's impacted my career so much because people see my personality on YouTube and they want to work with me more.. It's almost like a video resume because I have my own personality on YouTube and since I don't play a character, they can see who I am and what I'm about. I feel like they know me on a personal level and know what I will be like to work with."[5] Caylen played Mikey in the 2016 Tyler Perry comedy Boo! A Madea Halloween,[6] and its 2017 sequel, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.

Personal life

JC is in a relationship with social media influencer Chelsey Amaro. On September 8, 2024, the couple announced on Instagram that they are expecting a baby boy who will be born in February 2025.[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Series Role Notes
2014 Teen Wolf Unnamed background character Episode: "More Bad Than Good"
2016 Making Moves Himself Episode: "The Name Part 2"
2016 The YouTube Killer Himself Short film
2016 Fight of the Living Dead: Experiment 88 Himself Reality web series, survived
2017 T@gged Sean 23 episodes
2017 H8ters Himself / Zweeb / Gui Spice 10 episodes
2017 Apologies In Advance with Andrea Russett Himself Episode: "JC Caylen"
2018 Escape the Night Himself as The Hippie Reality web series,2 episodes
2019 Tell Me a Story Season 2

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2015 #O2LFOREVER Himself Documentary
2016 Sickhouse Himself
2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween Mikey
2017 Party Boat Officer Hicks Crackle film
2017 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween Mikey

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jc Caylen - O'Connor High". Twitter. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "JC Caylen - UTSA". Twitter. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Spangler, Todd. "JennXPenn, Connor Franta and Other YouTube and Vine Stars Featured in Fullscreen's First In-Real-Life Festival". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  4. ^ McCall, Malorie (December 17, 2015). "YouTuber Jc Caylen on His Compilation Album Hitting No. 1 ('Whoa!') & Making His Own Music". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Social star Jc Caylen dishes about his Outside Lands experience". AOL. August 10, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Tyler Perry Will Wear Dress Again in 'Boo! A Madea Halloween'". TheWrap. 19 January 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "guess whaaaat.. 💙". Instagram. 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-09.