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| Born | Grace Anne Helbig (1985-09-27)September 27, 1985 (age 39) Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.6 million[1] (January 6, 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 319.27 million[1] (January 6, 2024) | |||||||||
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Grace Anne Helbig (born September 27, 1985) is an American comedian, actress, andinternet personality. She is the co-creator and co-host of thepodcastThis Might Get Weird (2018–present) alongside frequent collaboratorMamrie Hart and is the voice ofCindy Bear in theMax animated seriesJellystone! (2021–present).[2]
Helbig created and hosted theMy Damn Channel web seriesDailyGrace (2008–2013). She was a correspondent on theG4 network tech seriesAttack of the Show! (2011–2012), playedIdol on theFine Brothers' web seriesMyMusic (2012–2013), and co-produced and starred in the feature filmsCamp Takota (2014),Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016) andDirty 30 (2016). She created and hosted the comedy/talk show on theE! television networkThe Grace Helbig Show (2015).[3]
She has authored two comedichandbooks forMillennials:Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up (2014) andGrace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It (2016).
Helbig was born in thePhiladelphia suburb ofWoodbury, New Jersey, to John and Theresa. She has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Tim. She attendedGateway Regional High School inWoodbury Heights, New Jersey.[4] She was a successfultrack star and medal-winningpole-vaulter.[5][6]
In 2003, Helbig began studying atRamapo College inMahwah, New Jersey, and graduatedsumma cum laude with aBachelor of Arts in digital filmmaking from Ramapo's School of Contemporary Arts.[7] It was there that she formed a sketch comedy group called Baked Goods with her best friend, Michelle Akin. She tookimprov classes at thePeoples Improv Theater inNew York City. In 2005, she entered theMiss New Jersey USA pageant competition, reaching the semi-finals.[8]
In November 2007, Helbighouse-sat for a family inSouth Orange, New Jersey. To alleviate boredom and keep herself entertained, she began a dailyvlog of her house sitting experience on her personal YouTube channelGracieHInABox. Beginning March 2008, Helbig and her college roommate Michelle Akin (née Vargas) created theGrace n' Michelle YouTube channel. The most recent video on this channel was uploaded on October 25, 2013, when Helbig visited Akin inBrooklyn.
In early 2008, Helbig narrated the short-lived animated web series,Bedtime Stories onMy Damn Channel, which consisted of R-rated parodies of classic fairy tales.[9][10] My Damn Channel founder and CEO Rob Barnett discovered her personal vlogs through her profile and offered her the opportunity to host her own video blog web series on the My Damn Channel website.[11] This becameDailyGrace, which premiered on April 14, 2008, with new episodes published every weekday.[12][13][14] On October 11, 2010,DailyGrace was launched as its ownYouTube channel. By the end of December 2013, the channel had amassed over 2.4 million subscribers and over 211 million video views on YouTube.[15] From the series' inception in April 2008 through December 2013, Helbig created over 830DailyGrace episodes for theDailyGrace YouTube channel—in addition to the 690DailyGrace episodes that had been published exclusively on the My Damn Channel website (i.e., all episodes up to October 8, 2010, as well as additional extra videos after that date).[16]
From March 2012 through January 2013, Helbig hostedMy Damn Channel LIVE once a week from the company's New York City studio (the remaining weekday episodes were hosted by Beth Hoyt). In November 2013, the series was revived in a weekly format asMy Damn Channel LIVE: Hangout, with Helbig making a few appearances viavideo chat from the Los Angeles studio.
On September 13, 2013, Helbig premiered her weekly web seriesGrace's Faces on beauty guruBobbi Brown's newly created YouTube channelI love makeup.[17][18] The series lasted twenty-four episodes and ended March 7, 2014.
On November 4, 2013, Helbig premiered a weekly supplementalDailyGrace series exclusive to the My Damn Channel website entitledOne Thing You Didn't Know About Me From Last Week.[19] The series lasted five episodes and ended December 2, 2013.
On December 27, 2013, Helbig uploaded her finalDailyGrace episode to theDailyGrace YouTube channel. Four days later, My Damn Channel released a statement announcing that Helbig had chosen not to renew her multi-year contract with the network, and that going forward, no new content would be created by Helbig for theDailyGrace YouTube channel. My Damn Channel indicated that theDailyGrace YouTube channel would remain active solely as an archive, with plans for the network to upload the earlyDailyGrace episodes and other Helbig content that had formerly been exclusive to the My Damn Channel website.[20]
On January 6, 2014, Helbig relaunched her personally owned, formerly secondary channelit'sGrace (renamed fromGracieHinABox) as her main YouTube channel.[21] News of Helbig's departure from My Damn Channel and the shift back to her own independent channel contributed to a dramatic increase init'sGrace subscribers, from just under 87,000 in the last week of 2013 to over a half million by the first week of 2014. On January 22, 2014, just two and a half weeks after the channel's relaunch,it'sGrace passed 1 million subscribers.[22] On April 30, 2014, it was announced via press release that Helbig had partnered withmulti-channel networkFullscreen.[23] On December 30, 2014, just one week shy of the one-year anniversary of the channel's relaunch,it'sGrace passed 2 million subscribers. On August 22, 2016,it'sGrace passed 3 million subscribers, surpassing herDailyGrace channel peak. As of August 2021, Helbig's YouTube channel has 2.65 million subscribers and over 331 million video views.[24]
On July 1, 2014, Helbig and co-hostMamrie Hart premiered preview footage of their summer travel-themed web series#HeyUSA on theAstronauts Wanted YouTube channel.[25] Eight full-length episodes premiered onConde Nast Entertainment's digital video platformThe Scene on October 15, 2014.[26] A second season of#HeyUSA premiered onThe Scene on April 16, 2015, albeit without Helbig as Hart's travel partner. Instead, Helbig introduced each episode and announced the location she chose for Hart and guest travel companions Kingsley,Tyler Oakley,Jenna Marbles,Colleen Ballinger, andFlula Borg.[27]
On March 31, 2016, in conjunction withAT&T Hello Lab, Helbig premiered a new seriesWriting With Grace on her YouTube channel, in which she instructed viewers to collaborate with her viaWattpad to co-write a novella called "Freak Week". Helbig, along with other fellow YouTube personalities, held a live reading of the completed novella atVidCon on June 24, 2016.[28]
On November 15, 2017, it was announced via press release that Helbig had left Fullscreen and partnered withmulti-channel network Studio71.[29]
Starting on March 5, 2018, Helbig andMamrie Hart began hosting a new YouTube show together calledThis Might Get...[30] on a dedicated channel of the same name. Each episode had a different title, with the premiere being called "This Might Get Started", and focuses on a different topic,meme, or pop culture event.[30] It is executive produced by Michael Goldfine, who worked with the on-screen duo onCamp Takota andDirty 30.[30] Hart and Helbig published their 100th episode ofThis Might Get... on July 20, 2018, entitled "Making Slime Fail!". The series announced its beginnings on October 12, 2018.
Beginning October 22, 2019, Helbig hosted Studio71's eight episode Facebook Watch web seriesLadies First.[31]
In 2009, Helbig appeared as the character ofBarbie in the music video "Barbie Eat a Sandwich" by the bandCare Bears on Fire.[32]
In 2012, during the inaugural IAWTV Awards, Helbig met with theFine Brothers. The two still needed to cast someone to play the role ofIdol for their new web seriesMyMusic and during their meeting, they offered her the role.[11] Helbig flew out toLos Angeles the next week to shoot the first season.[33] Helbig subsequently appeared in the first seven episodes of the series' second season.
In July 2013, in the last three episodes of Season 2 Part 2 of the hit web seriesThe Most Popular Girls in School, Helbig voiced Jeannie Halverstad, the abrasive show host of Cheer Nationals. In March 2014, Helbig voiced a different character, Pamela Darabond, in three Season 3 episodes.
In May and June 2014, Helbig appeared as Anna in two episodes of the second season of the musical web seriesSide Effects on the AwesomenessTV YouTube channel.
On November 17, 2014, Helbig andHannah Hart appeared asJuliet andBonnie Parker respectively in theEpic Rap Battles of History Season 4 episodeRomeo and Juliet vs.Bonnie and Clyde.[34]
On February 26, 2015, it was announced via various media outlets that Helbig would be co-starring with Hannah Hart in areboot of the 1970sSid and Marty Krofft live action science fiction television seriesElectra Woman and Dyna Girl. The reboot, directed byChris Marrs Piliero, was shot inVancouver during February and March 2015. The official trailer was released on March 29, 2016. The reboot was released on April 26, 2016, as an 8-episode web series on Fullscreen's subscription platform. It was released as a full-length feature film via various digital media outlets on June 7, 2016.[35][36]
On August 6, 2015, Helbig was featured in a series of online commercials forMarriott Hotels & Resorts for the company's "It Pays to Book Direct" ad campaign.[37]
On October 6, 2015, Helbig appeared in the fourth episode ofPJ Liguori's web seriesOscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures where she portrays the anthropomorphic hermit crab called Hermit. The six-episode series launched exclusively onVimeo's on-demand service.[38]
Beginning September 21, 2019, Helbig appeared as animal expert Annalise in the eight episodeComedy CentralFacebook Watch web seriesBeast to Beauty.[39]
She voices Cindy Bear, Yappee, Taffy and Granny Sweet in theHBO Max animated seriesJellystone![40]
Helbig has appeared in numerous commercials, as well as appeared as herself on various television shows and talk shows. She was first featured as Green Girl in a series ofpublic service announcements forThe N'sThe Big Green Help environmental awareness campaign from 2008 to 2009.[41]
On January 5, 2015, it was announced via press release that Helbig would star in a hybrid comedy/talk show for E!, titledThe Grace Helbig Show. In preparation for the show, Helbig was interviewed live viasatellite on multiple local television news broadcasts across the United States on March 27, 2015.The Grace Helbig Show premiered on April 3, 2015.[42] The series lasted eight episodes and ended June 7, 2015.
Helbig has appeared in several films as herself in collaborations with other YouTubers, includingdirector Dan Dobi's 2012 YouTube documentaryPlease Subscribe[43] andCorey Vidal andShay Carl'sVlogumentary.
Her first filmCamp Takota stars Helbig as a young woman who is forced to leave her big city job and head back to her old summer camp where she is reunited with old friends played byHannah Hart andMamrie Hart. The film, directed by Chris & Nick Riedell, began shooting in California on August 12, 2013.[44] The film's officialtrailer was released on December 24, 2013, on Helbig's, Hannah's and Mamrie's respective main YouTube channels, as well as on the film's official website.[45] On February 5, 2014, an extended trailer was released on Helbig'sit'sGrace channel and on theCamp Takota website.[45][46]Camp Takota was released via digital download on February 14, 2014. The film was made available onstreaming media serviceNetflix on December 1, 2014.[47]
Helbig appears inAlex Winter'sSmosh: The Movie, starringAnthony Padilla andIan Hecox, alongside fellow YouTubers Jenna Marbles,Markiplier,Harley Morenstein and others. The film's trailer (featuring Helbig) premiered on theSmosh YouTube channel on June 12, 2015. The film was released via various online outlets on July 24, 2015.[48][49]
Helbig co-starred with Hannah Hart in a reboot of the 1970s Sid and Marty Krofft live action science fiction television seriesElectra Woman and Dyna Girl. The reboot, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, was shot in Vancouver during February and March 2015. The official trailer was released on March 29, 2016. The reboot was released on April 26, 2016, as an 8-episode web series on Fullscreen's subscription platform. It was released as a full-length feature film via various digital media outlets on June 7, 2016.[35][36]
Helbig and herCamp Takota co-stars Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart appeared in a feature film titledDirty 30. The film, directed by Andrew Bush, began shooting in California on November 9, 2015. It was released digitally and in select theaters on September 23, 2016.[50]
On May 30, 2018, it was reported via various press outlets that Helbig had joined the cast of the upcoming filmThe Wedding Year.[51]
On September 1, 2014, Helbig premiered her audio-video podcastNot Too Deep with Grace Helbig. New full-length episodes are made available each Monday onSoundCloud andiTunes, with video footage featured on Helbig's YouTube channel.[52] Podcast episodes are produced by Melisa D. Monts.[53]
The podcast debuted at number one on iTunes' Top Podcasts chart.[54]
Most "season one" episodes were recorded at the YouTube Space Los Angeles (unless otherwise noted), most "season two" episodes were recorded at Helbig's Los Angeles home (unless otherwise noted), most "season three" episodes are recorded at Helbig's Los Angeles office space (unless otherwise noted), and most "season four" episodes are recorded at Fullscreen's studios (unless otherwise noted).
Most "season one" challenges are variations of pre-existing YouTube challenges, whereas most "season two" challenges pre-exist on YouTube. Beginning "season three" and continuing with "season four", challenges have been phased out in favor of video highlights of the interviews.
Beginning September 12, 2016,Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig began broadcasting for the first time in full-length video format on Fullscreen's subscription service, with episodes being filmed at Fullscreen's studios. Audio-only of the prior week's video episode available on iTunes and SoundCloud the following week.[55]
On November 13, 2017, it was announced across various media outlets that Fullscreen would be shutting down its subscription service. The final full-length video episode ofNot Too Deep with Grace Helbig was released the same day as the announcement. The podcast continued to air new audio-only episodes every Monday via iTunes and SoundCloud.[56]
On October 8, 2018, the podcast once again began broadcasting in both audio and video form, with full-length video being uploaded to Helbig's YouTube channel.
On March 7, 2022, the podcast went on indefinite hiatus.[57]
On October 12, 2018, after announcing the cancellation of their YouTube seriesThis Might Get..., Helbig and co-host Mamrie Hart announced the premiere of their new podcastThis Might Get Weird, with new episodes to be released every Wednesday on iTunes and SoundCloud.[58]
On May 29, 2019, the podcast joinedRooster Teeth's podcast networkThe Roost. On February 11, 2021, Rooster Teeth announced that Helbig and Hart would host a supplemental 10-episode podcast under theThis Might Get Weird umbrella beginning March 5, 2021, entitledHow Ya Been?, in which the two interview other veteran YouTube personalities.[59]
On March 29, 2020, Helbig premiered this audio-video podcast alongside co-hostElliott Morgan, in which they reviewreality television. New audio episodes are released every week on iTunes and SoundCloud, with full video on Morgan's YouTube channel. The most recent episode was released on September 6, 2020.
In addition to her web and television content, Helbig has performed live on stage in various formats throughout the United States, Canada, England, Ireland and Australia, including the following:
In 2011, Helbig co-hosted the monthly live late night stage showMorning Show with Jacob "Hobart" Brown.[60][61]
On January 15, 2013, Helbig participated on stage as part of "An Evening of Awesome" withJohn and Hank Green,Neil Gaiman, Hannah Hart, Ashley Clements and Daniel Vincent Gordh.[62]
During May, June and December 2013, August, October and November 2014, and May and June 2015, Helbig (along with Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart) embarked on a live comedy show across America titled#NoFilterShow.[11][21] Their show ventured overseas toLondon andDublin in May 2014 and toAustralia in December 2015. They encouraged people to film and document the show and incorporated the use of social media by using internet comments and Twitter mentions in crowd games.[63]
On March 15, 2014, Helbig and Mamrie Hart performed a one-off live comedy show,This Might Get Weird, Y'all inBoston. In November and December 2014, Helbig and Hart took the show on the road, performing in five US cities in support of Helbig's newly published bookGrace's Guide.[64] Helbig and Hart performed their show at Stream Con NYC on October 30, 2015.[65] Helbig and Hart took their show overseas to London and Dublin in late November 2016.
On July 25, 2014, Helbig performed along with comediansSteve Agee andBrian Posehn at San Diego'sComic Con as a part ofComedy Central presents "@midnight".[66]
In 2014, Helbig and Hannah Hart hosted the 4th AnnualStreamy Awards.[67] Helbig hosted the Streamy Awards again in 2015, this time with Tyler Oakley as her co-host. The Streamys aired for the first time on television, onVH1.[68]
On September 26, 2015, Helbig recorded an episode of her Not Too Deep podcast (with guest Harley Morenstein) in front of a live audience in Toronto as part of the JFL42 comedy festival.[69]
On October 22, 2015, Helbig told a story in front of a live audience at theNerdMelt Showroom for theRisk! podcast.[70]
On February 4, 2016, Helbig read excerpts from her bookGrace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It and was interviewed in front of a live audience as part ofNew Hampshire Public Radio's seriesWriters on a New England Stage atThe Music Hall inPortsmouth, New Hampshire.[71]
On June 24, 2016, Helbig performed in a live stage reading at VIDCON for Writing with Grace.[72] There was a 2,500 person live audience for the event with co stars Michael Buckley, Hank Green, Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart and Harley Morenstein. The live show was directed by Rachel Myers and Kelly Landry. The live show won the 2016Streamy Award for Best Brand Campaign.[73]
Helbig began a relationship with fellow YouTube personalityElliott Morgan in January 2019. On February 28, 2021, Helbig announced via Instagram that she and Morgan were engaged.[74] The couple married on October 1, 2022, inLas Vegas and announced it viaInstagram the next day.[75][76]
On July 3, 2023, Helbig announced that she had been diagnosed with triple-positivebreast cancer. She said it was "super treatable and highly beatable", and said she would undergochemotherapy, surgery, andhormone therapy.[77][78]
Helbig has received various accolades in recognition of her web videos and comedic content, including the following:
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Source |
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| 2012 | IAWTV Awards | Best Writing (Non-Fiction) | DailyGrace | Nominated | |
| 2013 | IAWTV Awards | Best Host (Taped) | DailyGrace | Won | |
| Best Hosted (Taped) Web Series | DailyGrace | Won | |||
| Best Writing (Non-Fiction) | DailyGrace | Nominated | |||
| Streamy Awards | Best First-Person Series | DailyGrace | Won | ||
| Audience Choice Personality of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Webby Awards | First Person – People's Voice | it'sGrace | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Female | Nominated | |||
| Streamy Awards | First Person | Nominated | |||
| Audience Choice Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Humor | Grace's Guide | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Webby Awards | First Person – People's Voice | it'sGrace | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Female | Nominated | |||
| Streamy Awards | First Person Series | Nominated | |||
| Non-Fiction | HeyUSA | Nominated | |||
| Collaboration | Epic Rap Battles of History | Won | |||
| Audience Choice Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite YouTube Star | Nominated | |||
| WIN Awards | Comedy Series | The Grace Helbig Show | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Shorty Awards | Best Podcast | Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig | Nominated | |
| Streamy Awards | First Person | Nominated | |||
| Actress | Electra Woman & Dyna Girl | Nominated | |||
| Brand Campaign | Writing With Grace | Won | |||
| 2018 | Streamy Awards | Podcast | Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig | Won | |
| 2019 | Shorty Awards | Web Series | This Might Get | Won | |
In October 2014, Helbig's self-penned comedicself-helphandbook forMillennials,Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up, was published by Touchstone, an imprint ofSimon & Schuster.[113][114] The book debuted at number one ontheNew York Times Best Seller Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous list.[115]
On February 2, 2016, Helbig's second book,Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It, was published by Touchstone.[116][117] The book debuted at number seven on theNew York Times Best Seller Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous list.[118]
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