Jesse Cox (YouTuber) explained

Jesse Cox
Birth Name:Jesse Louis Cox
Birth Date:18 May 1981
Birth Place:Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Alma Mater:State University of New York at Buffalo
University of Dayton
Occupation:YouTuber, entertainer, comedian, producer, video game commentator
Years Active:2011 - present
Awards:"YouTube - Upcoming Personality of the Year", Golden Joystick Awards, 2016.
Alias:OMFGcata

Jesse Louis Cox (born May 18, 1981) is an American YouTube gaming personality, comedian, voice actor, media commentator and video game producer. He is the owner of the YouTube channel previously named OMFGcata, a gaming channel on which Cox posts most of his content. As of February 2024, the channel has over 1,000,000 subscribers.[1]

Biography

Jesse Cox was born in Wheeling, West Virginia and for the early part of his life traveled frequently with his parents around the country. Eventually, they settled in Oakwood, Ohio just outside of Dayton. After high school, he studied at the State University of New York at Buffalo where he double majored in Theater and History, earning a bachelor's degree. He later went on to receive his master's degree in education while teaching, from the University of Dayton.

He is named after his great-grandfather, Jesse.[2]

Career

YouTube

Jesse Cox's YouTube channel (formerly known as "OMFGCata") serves as his primary content platform. The original name of the channel was inspired by the Cataclysm expansion of World of Warcraft, the coverage of which was one of Cox's first major video series. After the initial release of Cataclysm, Jesse expanded his coverage into "Let's Play" style gaming videos and eventually into a weekly "show" format featuring friends and colleagues. In 2016, he won a Golden Joystick Award for upcoming YouTube personality.[3] The gaming convention Coxcon is named after Cox.

In 2016, it was announced that Cox and Michele Morrow were co-creating in a YouTube Red series, Good Game, about a fledgling eSports team starring Cox. It aired in 2017, and was generally praised by critics, but was cancelled in 2018 after one season due to low viewership.[4] [5] Cox was signed to Creative Artists Agency in 2020.[6]

Voice acting

Cox has voiced several video game characters such as Spriticus in Heroes of Newerth, Genji in Awesomenauts, and an ice troll named Jesse in , as well as a quest-giving character in Cyberpunk 2077, named Jesse Johnson.[7] [8]

Podcasts

Cox co-hosted the Co-Optional Podcast alongside his friends Brooke "Dodger" Thorne and John "TotalBiscuit" Bain (prior to his death in 2018). After Bain's death, the podcast was hosted by his wife, Genna Bain. The last episode of the podcast, Episode 257, aired on Genna Bain's YouTube channel in October 2019. The gaming Podcast was hosted every week, usually with a fourth special guest, or their friend Eric "Crendor" Hraab in a heavily recurring role. While the podcast's main focus was about video games, they commonly derail and discuss other topics of the day, giving way to the joke "We do occasionally talk about video games".[9]

In November 2012, Cox and Hraab launched the "Cox 'n' Crendor Podcast", an initially daily, and later weekly, series that serves as a parody of a daily news show. Cox and Hraab discuss one another's personal and professional lives, poke fun at entertaining news stories, and do humorous reports on traffic, sports, and weather, the latter of which utilizes the hometowns of viewers. As of February 2024, the Cox'n'Crendor Podcast YouTube channel has more than 77,000 subscribers.[10] Jesse is also apart of the "Chilluminati Podcast" a podcast about paranormal happenings and true crime.[11]

Video game development

Cox also works in game development primarily as a producer, with his first project being the dating sim, Monster Prom, that was released in 2018.[12] In 2023, together with Airdorf Games and starring TikToker Molly Moonn, he announced the point-and-click adventure game, Excuse Me Sir, alongside a demo.[13] His next project called, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder, is an side-scrolling action RPG which he worked on as an executive producer alongside his The Geekenders Podcast co-host, Dodger. The game is set for release on May 21, 2024.[14] [15]

CoxCon

CoxCon was a video game and content creator convention, hosted by Cox and held annually in Telford, United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019. The convention featured game exhibitors, vendors, board gaming, and most prominently internet celebrity guests in various panels over the course of two days.[16] Most of the artwork featured in Coxcon's promotional material was created by Daniel "Supardanil" Tan, animator of "Cox n' Crendor Animated!".

!Year!Guests
2015Brooke "Dodger" Thorne, Sam "Strippin" Thorne, Eric "Crendor" Hraab, John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, Genna Bain
2016John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, Genna Bain, Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil, Alex Faciane, Michael Davis, Eric "Crendor" Hraab
2017Brooke "Dodger" Thorne, Sam "Strippin" Thorne, Angi Viper, John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, Genna Bain, Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil, Alex Faciane, Michael Davis, Kellie "PokeKellz", Daniel "Nerd³" Hardcastle, Chris "Sips" Lovasz
2018Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil, Alex Faciane, Michael Davis, David "Lasercorn" Moss, Matthew Sohinki, Pamela Horton, Amie "misshabit" Lynn, Paul Ritchey, Josh Henderson, Nick Murphy, Jared "ProJared" Knabenbauer, Heidi O'Ferrall, Shane Gill, Satchell Drakes, Daniel "Supardanil" Tan
2019Chris "Sips" Lovasz, Stuart Ashen, Mike "MathasGames" Martin, Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil, Alex Faciane, Michael Davis, Angi Viper, Daniel "Nerd³" Hardcastle, Steve "Dad³" Hardcastle, Rebecca Maughan, Daniel "Supardanil" Tan, Thomas "Tomska" Ridgewell

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jesse Cox. YouTube. en. 2017-01-25. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202192558/https://www.youtube.com/user/OMFGcata. live.
  2. Web site: C . Revenge of the Q&A - Revenge of the Parents . . 12 July 2014 .
  3. Sheridan. Connor. Overwatch scoops five awards, Firewatch wins Best Indie Game: Here are all the Golden Joystick 2016 winners. Games Radar. November 18, 2016. May 18, 2017. March 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326055857/http://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-scoops-5-awards-firewatch-wins-best-indie-game-here-are-all-the-golden-joystick-2016-winners/. live.
  4. News: Dan Harmon Is Producing A Sitcom About Esports. Walker. Alex. 2017-03-21. en. 2017-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170322015527/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/dan-harmons-company-is-writing-a-sitcom-about-esports/. live.
  5. News: June 23, 2017 . YouTube, Dan Harmon are hopping on TV's newest trend with scripted esports comedy . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726235411/https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/6/23/15861400/youtube-red-dan-harmon-esports . July 26, 2022.
  6. Web site: CAA Signs YouTube and Twitch Personalities Jesse Cox, Bruce Greene (Exclusive). 2020-06-06. The Hollywood Reporter. 19 March 2020 . en. 2020-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606224819/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caa-signs-youtube-twitch-personalities-jesse-cox-bruce-greene-1285429. live.
  7. Web site: Franzese. Tomas. 'Cyberpunk 2077' could feature a controversial cameo. 2020-12-12. Inverse. 22 October 2020 . en. 2020-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205142212/https://www.inverse.com/gaming/cyberpunk-2077-dr-disrespect-cameo. live.
  8. Web site: Help Jesse Cox With a Very Personal Issue in Cyberpunk 2077. Kratky. Otto. DualShockers. June 26, 2020. November 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628063403/https://www.dualshockers.com/jesse-cox-cyberpunk-2077/. June 28, 2020.
  9. Web site: The Co-Optional Podcast - YouTube. YouTube. en. 2017-03-23. 2017-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407033016/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFE010B0EEA9E5F06. live.
  10. Web site: Cox n Crendor Podcast. YouTube. en. 2022-08-10.
  11. Web site: This Week in Comedy Podcasts: The Comfort of Las Culturistas. Hershon. Marc. Vulture. September 10, 2020. May 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910212127/https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/this-week-in-comedy-podcasts-the-comfort-of-las-culturistas.html. September 10, 2020.
  12. Web site: Monster Prom is a quirky competitive dating sim with party games. Chan. Stephanie. VentureBeat. April 4, 2018. November 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206031200/https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/monster-prom-is-a-quirky-competitive-dating-sim-with-party-games/. December 6, 2022.
  13. Web site: TikTok star Molly Moonn creating surreal horror game following terrifying viral videos. Schutler. Ali. NME. November 13, 2023. November 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231113180713/https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/tiktok-star-molly-moonn-creating-surreal-horror-game-following-terrifying-viral-videos-3537764. November 13, 2023.
  14. Web site: Gestalt: Steam & Cinder for PC launches May 21. Romano. Sal. Gematsu. April 10, 2024. April 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: Gestalt: Steam & Cinder - Official Release Date Trailer. Janco. Ben. GameSpot. April 10, 2024. April 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415165642/https://www.gamespot.com/videos/gestalt-steam-cinder-official-release-date-trailer/2300-6463864/. April 15, 2024.
  16. Web site: CoxCon 2019: Everything you need to know – guests, schedule and more!. Fogarty. Paul. HITC. July 12, 2019. November 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231125191854/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/07/12/coxcon-2019-everything-you-need-to-know-guests-schedule-and-more/. November 25, 2023.