Biography
Justine Ezarik (pronounced , born March 20, 1984), is a viral video comedienne, freelance graphic/web designer and video editor originally based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is best known as iJustine, a lifecaster who communicated directly with her hundreds of viewers on her Justin.tv channel, ijustine.tv. She has made more than 200 videos, including satires on such subjects as Lost and parkour. Her videos have received more than 25 million views, 16 million on YouTube alone. Her popularity is such that a video about her wanting to order a cheeseburger got 600,000 YouTube views in a week. She is sometimes described as a "lifecasting star," a "new media star," or one of the web's most popular lifecasters. In 2008, she relocated her base of operation from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California.
Ezarik is known for her "300-page iPhone bill", which followed the first month of service after the introduction of the iPhone in 2007. The viral video earned her international attention and celebrity. The bad publicity that AT&T earned as a result of her video featuring her reviewing this bill and similar stories coincided with the announcement that detailed billing would become optional for iPhone users.
Justine Ezarik is The daughter of a coal miner and gym teacher, Ezarik grew up in Pennsylvania. Her parents are Michelle and Steve Ezarik. At the time of her high school graduation, she resided in the Scenery Hill area in Washington County, Pennsylvania. She and her younger sister Breanne, who was three grades behind her, were honours students at Bentworth High School, where Justine was a member of the class of 2002. Breanne (Bentworth class of 2005) went on to be one of the schools best volleyball players, and class president. Justine's youngest sister, Jenna (Bentworth class of 2008) was an All-state volleyball player as well as an honor student. Upon graduation from high school, Justine earned the annual scholarship from the Washington Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
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