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'''Jerome Jarre''' is a [[French people|French]] entrepreneur, [[Vine (service)|Vine star]] and [[Snapchat]] star. As of June 2014, he was the fourth most followed individual on Vine.<ref name=UM/> The same month he became one of the first Snapchat celebrities.<ref name=T2/>

After starting several businesses in [[China]] and [[Canada]], Jarre started posting videos on Vine the day of its launch. Thereafter he left his business to completely focus on Vine. In May 2013, he co-founded GrapeStory, a talent agency for Vine and Snapchat stars.

== Early life and education ==
Jarre was born in [[Albertville]], [[Savoie]], [[France]] and was raised by his mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gmrB8NrrRM|title= The Proposal: Jerome Jarre at TEDxYouth@SanDiego 2013|publisher=TEDXYouth|accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref> At 19, he dropped out of business school and moved alone to [[China]]. He stayed in China for one year and learned to speak English, Chinese and created different startups.<ref name=IND/>

== Career ==
In China, Jarre started several businesses, one of which became successful and he used the money to move to [[Toronto]] and co-founded a software company, Atendy, with Christopher Carmichael. While he was in Toronto, he heard about Vine's launch and made an account on the platform. He started making Vines while he was still managing his business and later left his business to completely focus on Vine.<ref name=UM/>
<ref name=TED>{{cite web|title=2013 – Speakers|url=http://www.tedxyouthsandiego.com/2013-event/speakers/|publisher=TED X Youth San Diego|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>

=== Vines ===
Jarre posted his first Vine in January 2013 on the day Vine launched. Three months after the launch of Vine, he released a video ''Don't be afraid of love'', which became one of the earliest viral videos on Vine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/07/25/jerome-jarre-snapchat-shonduras-chris-carmichael/|title=Jerome Jarre And His 1.2 Million Followers Lead First Wave Of Snapchat Stars|publisher=Tube Filter|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref> and was featured twice on [[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzRfpGjzPFs|title=Web Videos: Vine & the Fear of Love|publisher=The Ellen Show|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqNNYuLlE-k|title=Fresh Off the Vine!|publisher=The Ellen Show|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref> Six months after starting his Vine account, he had 20,000 followers.<ref name=UM/> Most of his vines feature him playing pranks on strangers.<ref name=IND>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/famous-for-six-seconds-the-celebrities-of-vine-9093986.html|title= Famous for six seconds: The celebrities of Vine|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gk-kEZQQhk|publisher=The Ellen Show|accessdate=19 July 2014|title=Vine Star Jerome Jarre}}</ref> According to Jarre, after being featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, his account grew from 20,000 followers to 1 million followers in a month.<ref name=UM>{{cite web|url=http://www.unrulymedia.com/article/11-06-2014/brands-have-learn-their-vine-content-needs-add-value-says-vine-star-jerome-jarre|title= Every Industry Needs To Learn To Tell Their Story In 6-Seconds, Says Vine Star Jerome Jarre|publisher=Unruly Media|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, Ellen asked him to cover the Red Carpet ceremony of the [[86th Academy Awards]], where he made multiple vines with Hollywood actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliapugachevsky/jerome-jarre-has-the-best-red-carpet-coverage-of-all|title=Jérôme Jarre Has The Best Red Carpet Coverage Of All|publisher=BuzzFeed|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref> Later he was hired by [[Canal+]] to cover [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-festival-de-cannes/pid7235-jerome-jarre-cannes-2014.html#&panel1-1|title=  Jerome Jarre Cannes 2014|publisher=Canal+|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref> At the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] 2014, he was one of the jurors of the 6 second films competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribecafilm.com/stories/jerome-jarre-julie-klausner-tiffany-shlain-bethann-hardison-james-curleigh-vine-jurors-6secfilms|title=MEET THE JURORS OF OUR 2014 #6SECFILMS COMPETITION|accessdate=31 July 2014|publisher=Tribeca Film Festival}}</ref>

In November 2013, Jarre started a project on Vine called ''Humans''. In this project, he asks strangers the question "what is the most important message you would like to share with the world right now?".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/06/need-advice-vine-king-jerome-jarre-asks-random-strangers-to-enlighten-you/|title= Need Advice? Vine King Jerome Jarre Asks Random Strangers to Enlighten You|publisher= TIME|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref> The videos of this project have been posted under a separate Vine account, Humans. [[BuzzFeed|BuzzFeed's]] Arielle Calderon wrote of Jarre's series that "this Vine project will restore your faith in humanity," .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/03/jerome-jarre-humans-vine_n_4205777.html|title= Jerome Jarre's New Vine Project Captures Humanity At Its Best|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref>

Jarre has made vines with several Hollywood artists including [[Robert De Niro]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/wtf/Watch-Robert-De-Niros-first-Vine-proves-he-is-the-most-dad-anyone-has-ever-been/254731.htm|title= Watch: Robert De Niro's first Vine proves  banana orange aplle treee fugus elephant because the cat is dead on the mat jk troll wreck funny he is the most 'dad' anyone has ever been|publisher=Entertainment|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], [[Ansel Elgort]] and [[Kristen Bell]].<ref name=HP>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2014/04/22/robert-de-niro-vine-jerome-jarre-viner-grapestory_n_5189699.html |title=Robert De Niro appeared on Vine with Jerome Jarre, the French star of the application|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref>

=== Snapchat ===
After gaining 7 million followers on Vine, Jarre made an account on Snapchat and started using the platform where he makes two-minute narratives for telling stories.<ref name=T2>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/3002803/snapchat-stars/|title=Meet the First Viral Snapchat Stars|publisher=Time|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref> Jarre created a snapchat story with [[Stromae]] about a carrot looking for her father (Stromae)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purebreak.com/news/stromae-jerome-jarre-et-une-carotte-snapchat-story-et-video-a-new-york/75752|title= Stromae, Jérôme Jarre et... une carotte : snapchat story et vidéo à New York|publisher=Pure Break|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> On 11 July 2014, Jarre went outside Snapchat's office and tweeted "Hey Snapchat, I am outside your office. Let me in if you see this."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jeromejarre/status/487667623300063232 |title= JeromeInsideSnapChat|publisher=Jerome Jarre|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> The hashtag #JeromeInsideSnapchat that he used for his tweet trended at #1 in the US<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/trendinaliaUS/status/487670680192688129|title=Trend Alert|publisher=Trendinalia US|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> and the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/trendinaliaGB/status/487670687851507712|title=Trend Alert|publisher=Trendinalia UK|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> He was then asked to come into the Snapchat office, where he made a Snapchat story with the CEO [[Evan Spiegel]].<ref name=FB2>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/07/23/snapchat-celebrity-advertising/2/|title=Snaps To Riches: The Rise Of Snapchat Celebrities|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>

=== GrapeStory ===
GrapeStory is a talent agency founded by Jarre and [[Gary Vaynerchuk]] in May 2013. The agency connects mobile content artists with brands looking for marketing content. After gaining a significant following on Vine, Jarre decided to launch a talent agency for Vine, [[Instagram]] and Snapchat stars. Jarre was looking for a business partner when he learnt that Vaynerchuk was going to be in Toronto. Jarre had taught himself English by listening to an audio version of Vaynerchuk’s self-help book, ''Crush It!'' when he was in China.<ref name=NYM>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/news/media/internet-fame/jerome-jarre-2014-4/|title= Jerome Jarre: The Vine Entrepreneur|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref> When Jarre pitched his idea, Vaynerchuk liked it and decided become his business partner. Jarre then left his business in Toronto and moved to New York to work on GrapeStory.<ref name=UM/> As of August 2013, the agency had between 20 and 30 Vine stars signed on, among others.<ref name=AD>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/digital/vine-users-team-brands-talent-agency/243773/|title= These Vine Celebs Made $10,000 in Six Seconds on Their Mobile Phones|publisher=Adage|accessdate=19 July 2014}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
Jarre was strongly criticized by the Vine community for posting a Vine in which he played a kiss prank on [[John Stamos]] and Stamos returned the kiss. The vine was posted in June 2014, and the commenters accused him of being gay and threatened to unfollow him for it. Jarre posted a follow-up Vine video the next day to call out the haters directly. In it, he claimed he's not gay, then proceeded to kiss a fellow Vine star [[Nicholas Megalis]] on the mouth to show support for the [[LGBT]] community.<ref name=MASH>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/vine-john-stamos-kiss/|title= John Stamos Kisses Vine Superstar, Homophobia Erupts|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>

On January 5, 2014, [[Nash Grier]] and Jarre turned up at a mall in [[Kópavogur]], [[Iceland]] to meet their fans. The meet up was organized by the two of them on the social media a day before. They wanted to do a free meet-up, so decided against booking a venue and hiring security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/famous-for-six-seconds-the-celebrities-of-vine-9093986.html|title=Famous for six seconds: The celebrities of Vine|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> Over 5,000 people gathered there and the police had to be called after the crowd became unmanageable. Minor injuries and damages to the parked cars were also reported. Later Jarre posted an apology on Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grapevine.is/news/2014/01/06/social-media-stars-cause-mall-chaos/|title= Social Media Stars Cause Mall Chaos|accessdate=1 August 2014|publisher=Grape Vine}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.grapestory.co/ Grape Story]
*[http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/The-Proposal-Jerome-Jarre-at-TE Jerome Jarre's TED Talk]
*[http://www.vine.co/jeromejarre Jerome Jarre] on Vine

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