Biography
Who is Vinnie Hacker?
Early life and education
Vinnie Hacker was born on July 14, 2002, in Seattle, United States, and raised in a Catholic household. His father works as an electrician while his mother, Maria, works as an emergency dispatcher, and he has a younger brother named Reggie.
He attended O'Dea High School, which is an all-boys private school located in Seattle, where he played baseball. During his youth, he started video game livestreaming at the age of 13 and was first scouted to work as a model at age 15. Before his career as an influencer took off, he planned on attending community college for fire science with the goal of becoming a firefighter.
Rise to TikTok fame
Vinnie Hacker began posting videos on TikTok in 2020 while he was a junior in high school. A video of him standing in front of his mirror went viral on the platform, earning him hundreds of thousands of followers in a short period.
One week after turning eighteen years old, he moved to Los Angeles, living there for eight months before moving to Thousand Oaks. He became widely known on the platform for his lip syncing and thirst trap style videos, eventually amassing more than fifteen million followers by 2023.
Content houses and television
Vinnie Hacker joined Sway Gaming, which was the gaming wing of the TikTok content house Sway House, before departing in January 2021. Later that same month, he joined another collective known as the Hype House.
He starred in a Netflix reality television series about the Hype House in 2022. The show touched upon his struggles with being overly sexualized online and his desire to transition from posting short videos to becoming a full-time Twitch streamer.
Boxing and modeling career
Vinnie Hacker participated in an exhibition boxing event titled Battle of the Platforms in June 2021. He fought against YouTuber Deji and knocked him out, making him the only participant from his platform to win a match that night.
He began modeling professionally at age 15 and signed with IMG Models in 2023, alongside signing with Creative Artists Agency. He has since appeared in promotional projects, including a short film directed by Xavier Dolan for a collaborative collection by H&M and Rabanne in October 2023, as well as campaigns for Hugo Boss and Yves Saint Laurent.
Birthday and age
Vinnie Hacker was born on July 14, 2002, which makes Vinnie 24 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Vinnie shares the date with 20 other famous people.
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