Publisher Description
Vine ingenues, YouTube megastars, hip-pop sensations, and best friends Jack & Jack bring their own brand of irreverent comedy, on-point style, and heartfelt life advice to You Don't Know Jacks.
Nebraska natives Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson shot to instant fame after their first Vine, "Nerd Vandals," was dubbed "a perfect Vine" by the Huffington Post. It's been looped more than ten million times since—and that Vine was just the beginning.
Now, after a number one hit on iTunes, nearly two million singles sold, live performances where they have shared the stage with Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, and Fifth Harmony, and over 26 million followers across all their social media channels, Jack & Jack are on a wild ride—and they're not planning to slow down anytime soon.
Fans will love listening about their journey from being two regular kids growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, to global superstardom. Complete with behind-the-scenes stories and hilarious personal anecdotes, You Don't Know Jacks is an insider look at the lives of Jack & Jack, as told by the guys themselves.
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About the Authors
Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson, known to their combined 23+ million social media followers as Jack & Jack, have been best friends since kindergarten. Their classroom antics are now lore, but they were the springboard for a career only they could have imagined. The summer before their senior year, they began making Vines and within months propelled themselves into the hearts of millions of loyal fans. Since that crazy summer, Jack & Jack have independently released eleven original singles, all of which charted on iTunes. Their debut EP, Calibraska, even rose to number one. They now have almost one hundred million views on their YouTube channel and were nominated for the 2015 Streamys Entertainer of the Year award. With a career that’s taking them all around the world and a new album in the works, this is just the beginning for Jack & Jack.
Twenty-year-old Jack Johnson, known to his combined 14+ million social media followers as one half of the duo Jack & Jack, has been best friends with his counterpart since kindergarten. His classroom antics are now lore but were the springboard for a career only he could have imagined. The summer before his senior year in high school, he began making Vines consisting of both comedic and musical content and within months propelled himself into the hearts of millions of loyal fans. His first viral Vine with Jack G, “Nerd Vandals,” was hailed by the Huffington Post as “a perfect Vine.”
Since then, as a part of Jack & Jack, he has independently released eleven original singles, all of which charted on iTunes, and a debut EP, Calibraska, which rose to number one on iTunes. With eleven of their fifteen singles appearing on numerous Billboard charts, they have sold nearly two million singles and have over 100 million music streams. They have over 100 million views on their YouTube channel, a 2015 Streamys Entertainer of the Year nomination, and a 2015 Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Web Star: Music. In 2015, a Forbes magazine article heralded the way Jack & Jack are “changing the playing field of pop music.”
With a career that’s taking him all around the world on sold-out tours, this is just the beginning for Jack Johnson.
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