Ethan Klein

American YouTuber and internet personality (born 1985)

  • United States
  • Israel
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa CruzOccupationInternet personalityKnown forH3 Podcast
h3h3ProductionsSpouse
Hila Klein
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(m. 2012)​
Children3Relatives
  • Leonard Katzman (biological grandfather)[1]
  • Trisha Paytas (sister in-law)
  • Moses Hacmon (brother in-law)

Ethan Edward Klein (Hebrew: איתן קליין; born June 24, 1985) is an American and Israeli YouTuber and host of the H3 Podcast. He first found fame with the YouTube channel h3h3Productions, created and hosted by him and his wife, Hila Klein. Their content consisted of reaction videos and sketch comedy in which they satirized internet culture.

Life and career

Klein was born in Ventura, California in 1985 to Donna and Gary Klein.[2] He has two older siblings, Sean and Jessica. He is Jewish.[3] He attended Buena High School. He has a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1][4]

He met his wife, Hila, at the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem in Israel in 2007 when he was on his Birthright Israel trip, and Hila was serving in the Israel Defense Forces.[5] They married in 2012.[6] During the early years of their YouTube careers, they lived together in Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel.[7] The Kleins have three sons.[6][8][9] They currently reside in Bel Air, California.[10]

Klein is a brother-in-law to Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon, who met each other on his podcast.[11]

Klein has Tourette's syndrome[12][13][14][15] and has been vocal about how it affects his life.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ethan Klein.

References

  1. ^ a b Pellot, Emerald (June 11, 2021). "Who is Ethan Klein? The YouTuber is best known for h3h3 productions". In The Know. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Parsons, Kit (November 15, 2021). "Podcast Review and Mini-Interview: H3 Podcast with Gary Klein | Redbrick Culture". Redbrick. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Starr, Michael (October 20, 2022). "If another Holocaust, 'I hope Ben Shapiro gets gassed first' - YouTuber". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Colombo, Charlotte (December 22, 2021). "How controversial influencer Ethan Klein rose to fame, from feuds and Frenemies to being banned from YouTube for a week". Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Raphael, Shannon (December 11, 2020). "Is YouTube Comedian Ethan Klein Married?". Distractify. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Adhya, Arpita (May 28, 2021). "Who is Hila Klein's husband Ethan Klein? YouTuber couple learns about pregnancy live on H3 podcast". Meaww. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Klein, Ethan (January 10, 2017). "Trapped in Israel", at timestamp 1:30. YouTube. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Ojomu, Nola (June 5, 2019). "YouTube stars H3H3 announce birth of their baby boy, Theodore". Metro. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Weiss, Geoff (June 6, 2019). "H3h3Productions' Ethan And Hila Klein Give Birth To Baby Boy, Theodore". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  10. ^ McClain, James (October 27, 2019). "YouTubers Ethan & Hila Klein Buy $9 Million Bel Air Mansion". Dirt. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "A timeline of Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon's relationship, from a YouTube dating show to walking down the aisle and having a baby". Yahoo News. September 15, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Zahra, Mehak (October 21, 2021). "Ethan Klein reacts to Trisha Paytas joking about his Tourette's, but TikTok took it down - Dankanator". Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ^ Zahra, Mehak (October 20, 2021). "Trisha Paytas defends making fun of Ethan Klein's Tourette's, saying they were "clearly joking"". Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  14. ^ Wolff, Kevin (October 20, 2021). "Ethan Klein reacts to Trisha Paytas making fun of his Tourette's and TikTok takes it down". GINX. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Five myths about Tourette's that need changing". Dealing with Disorder. February 5, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

External links

  • Official website
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