In the world we live in today, being a successful entrepreneur doesn’t depend on what school you went to or what you studied, nor does it depend on what race you belong to, that matters. really, this is why we do what we do, for what purpose, how it could affect people’s lives in a positive way. This is what Joe Jo saw and was able to put to good use. He saw a way to unify the Asian-American community through comedy videos, and he has been successful in that bid so far. Jo has now gained recognition not only within the Asian-American community, but also globally.
Joe Jo Biography, Age, Ethnicity
Born Joseph Masato Jitsukawa on April 13, 1985, in California, Joe Jo as he is widely known is an online practitioner, comedian, entrepreneur, actor, and YouTube personality. He is also a writer, director and co-founder of the YouTube channel JustKiddingFilms.
Joe Jo’s parents are both Japanese, who moved to California to pursue their interest in classical music, due to the fact that classical music was not appreciated enough in their home country.
Joe Jo was born in California, which makes him an American by birth. Her ethnicity is Japanese while her nationality is American.
A Japanese American, born and raised in the United States, California by Japanese parents, Joe studied psychology at California State University in Los Angeles. He loves to travel and has had the opportunity to go to places like Texas, Michigan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Thailand, Australia and his native Japan.
Joe Jo got the motivation to be an entrepreneur after reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He got inspired to start a business for himself. He was able to start an e-Bay business where he sold auto parts and did several types of tasks like shipping goods before getting into logistics. In school, Joe’s main goal in college wasn’t to get a degree, he wanted to be around people his own age rather than being surrounded by old people at home. After graduating from college, he applied for several jobs but all of his applications were unsuccessful.
Joe Jo met Bart Kwan at a mixed martial arts gym. Kwan is a Taiwanese-American, from the same Asian-American community as Joe Jo. The couple decided to make comedy videos on YouTube with the initial goal of desegregating the Asian-American community, to help people in the community understand each other well, regardless of their different countries of origin and languages.
On August 18, 2007, JustKiddingFilms was established with the initial goal of uniting the Asian-American community through funny videos, but today the YouTube channel has gone viral and beyond its original goal of becoming more of a comedy business platform and a full-time job for the co-founders. The pair also have other related channels like JustKiddingNews, JustKiddingGamers, and JustKiddingParty. Initially, their fanbase consisted of Asians who could relate to their videos, but today they have gained recognition from fans all over the world. Their YouTube channel JustKiddingFilms has subscribers of over 1.6 million.
Joe Jo also has his personal YouTube channel and he has over 500,000 subscribers, he has over 600 videos on his channel. His videos get an average of 50,000 views per video. His YouTube channel name is Joe Jitsukawa.
Net value
Joverdose, as he is nicknamed, has several YouTube channels that are both co-owner and personal and have over 4 million subscribers across all of those channels combined. Based on his earnings, he is said to have an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Joe Jo Girlfriend
Joe Jo is currently dating Jessica Caldwell, a film producer and writer. The couple met in 2015. Right after they started dating, Jessica joined JustKiddingFilms as a producer.
Jessica is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration before earning a master’s degree in accounting herself at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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other facts
- Joe Jo and Bart Kwan both went to UCLA to become doctors, but today both are YouTube personalities.
- Joe Jo’s real name is Joseph Masato Jitsukawa.
- Joe Jo currently resides in California.
- JustKiddingFilms was created to promote unity within the Asian-American community.
- Joe Jo’s birth sign is Aries.
- Joe Jo is engaged to film producer Jessica Caldwell.