Ethan Klein | |
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| Born | Ethan Edward Klein June 25, 1985 Ventura, California, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) |
| Occupation | Internet personality |
| Known for | H3 Podcast h3h3Productions |
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| Children | 3 |
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Ethan Edward Klein (born June 25, 1985 [2] ) is an American and Israeli YouTuber and host of the H3 Podcast . He first found fame with the YouTube channel h3h3Productions, created by him and his wife Hila Klein.
Klein was born in Ventura, California in 1985 to Donna and Gary Klein, [3] and has two older siblings. On his father's side, he is the biological grandson of Leonard Katzman, although his father was adopted and raised by another family. Klein attended Buena High School and has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. [1] [4]
Klein is Jewish and of Ashkenazi descent. [5] He met his wife, Hila Hacmon, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel in 2007 while he was on a Birthright Israel trip and Hila was serving in the Israel Defense Forces. [6] They married in 2012. [7] During the early years of their YouTube careers, they lived together in Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel. [8]
Klein’s entertainment career began shortly after the couple’s meeting while Hacmon was enrolled in the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art in Ramat Gan, Israel. Klein commented that their first YouTube channel began out of “spite” when Hacmon praised a male student in her video art class for his artistic talents. Wanting to prove himself to Hacmon, Klein proposed they make videos together and post them online under the h3h3Productions YouTube channel. The "h3h3" name was created in reference to the couple's first initials. However, because “hehe” was not an available title, they opted for "h3h3." [9]
The h3h3Productions YouTube channel first got mainstream traction when Klein began posting weekly reaction videos. These videos were in response to what he describes as left-leaning "social justice warriors," where he acted as the "anti-social justice warrior." [10] In 2016, Ethan and Hila created the H3 Podcast YouTube channel. Although it initially started with pre-recorded episodes, the channel quickly pivoted towards long-form live content.
Klein is vocal about his support for antidepressants, which he says helped save his relationships not only with his wife but with all those around him. [11] [12]
The Kleins have three sons. [7] [13] [14] They currently reside in Bel Air, California. [15]
Klein is a brother-in-law to Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon, who met each other on his podcast. [16]
Klein has Tourette's syndrome and has been vocal about how it affects his life. [17]
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