Jacob Berger was born and raised in New York City. He began performing on stage at an early age with the well respected off-broadway childrens theater group, Tada! When Jacob was in-between jobs in 2010, he created a comedic rap video for fun which ended up going viral on youtube at the time. After a few other events that year, Jacob then made the decision to begin pursing a life as an actor/entertainer.
Jacob began taking acting and improv classes at prestigious schools to build his foundation as an actor. The industry really started to open up for Jacob in 2014 when he won 1st prize in a short film contest conducted by the network Showtime for the show Shameless. Jacob then began booking major tv/film roles in 2014 and as time went, began making comedic internet content. While working in TV/Film and making online content, Jacob had a big break out moment in January 2017 when he made a parody rap song to the Migos song Bad and Boujee He began to build a following on social media and within a year, had an even bigger online hit with the For The P Challenge Freestyle as an NYPD Cop which made Jacob instantly known across the world. The video did several hundred million views across the world. Ever since then, Jacob has been on a non-stop journey to make great content and continue to develop and rise as an actor. You can follow him on all of his social media channels, @JacobBergerActor to check out his content. People in the industry have compared his brand and type with actors such as David Harbour, Jason Segal or Seth Rogen. He is an actor who is professional at all times, is easy to work with, knows how to take adjustments well, and always keeps his acting grounded, honest, and real. Jacob has trained at William Esper Studio, Stella Adler Studio, McCaskill Studio, Tim Phillips Studio, and UCB. He currently lives in New York City. |