JonTron

American YouTube personality (born 1990) Jonathan Aryan Jafari (born March 24, 1990), better known as JonTron, is an American YouTuber and comedian. He created the eponymous YouTube web series JonTron, where he reviews and parodies video games, films and other media. Jafari is the co-creator and former co-host of the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps, and co-created the video game entertainment website Normal Boots. As of August 2026[update], his YouTube channel JonTronShow has 6.39 million subscribers and 1.42 billion views. Early life Jafari was born in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on March 24, 1990, to Afshin and Irene Jafari. His father is of Iranian descent and his mother is of Hungarian descent. He attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School from 2004 to 2008. Career Early career Jafari created a Newgrounds account under the name "BirdmanXZ6" in 2003, and uploaded five animations depicting anthropomorphic onions.[citation needed] In 2006, he made a YouTube account under the same name. Jafari uploaded videos on ScrewAttack.com in 2010, reviewing games such as GoldenEye 007.[citation needed] JonTron On August 31, 2010, Jafari created a YouTube channel called JonTronShow. He