PopularMMOs
PopularMMOs | |
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 Julianelle's 2024 mugshot | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Patrick Thomas Julianelle November 25, 1988 |
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| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Subscribers | 17.2 million |
| Total views | 14.77 billion |
| Associated acts | GamingWithJen (former) |
| Updated July 8, 2025 | |
Patrick "Pat" Thomas Julianelle (born November 25, 1988) is an American YouTuber, criminal and owner of the PopularMMOs YouTube channel. The channel formerly uploaded Let's Play videos of the video game Minecraft with his ex-wife Jennifer "Jen" Flagg, also known as GamingWithJen, until they divorced in 2019.
After his divorce, Julianelle would commit multiple crimes including domestic battery, assault with a deadly weapon, breach of peace, criminal conspiracy, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, resisting with violence, and possession of marijuana.
Early life
Patrick "Pat" Thomas Julianelle was born on November 25, 1988, in Connecticut. He studied psychology in college and later moved to Jacksonville, Florida.[1][better source needed]
Jennifer "Jen" Flagg was born on October 28, 1990, also in Connecticut. Her parents divorced when she was young. She grew up in the same town as Julianelle and they met when they were in high school and both volunteered for their local humane society. Flagg went to college in California before moving to Jacksonville with Julianelle.[1][better source needed]
YouTube career
Julianelle created his YouTube channel in April 2012, and uploaded his first video a month later, a walkthrough of the video game RuneScape. The channel was formerly signed to the Fullscreen multi-channel network.[2] later, the YouTube channel would uploaded Let's Play videos of the video game Minecraft with his ex-wife Jennifer "Jen" Flagg, also known as GamingWithJen.[3] In 2018, Julianelle and Flagg published a graphic novel, A Hole New World, with HarperCollins.[4][5][better source needed]
Personal life
Julianelle was previously married to Jennifer "Jen" Flagg, who made frequent appearances on the channel.[3] They married in 2015.[1][better source needed] They divorced in 2019[6] after Flagg wanted children but Julianelle disagreeing.[7] Julianelle also has a cat named "Cloud".[citation needed]
Flagg later married Andy Ramone in October 2021. They had child, a boy, in September 2022.[7]
Legal issues
In November 2022, Julianelle was arrested for "breach of peace by three or more persons and criminal conspiracy" after he and another man helped film an accomplice running onto the field during a Raiders-Jaguars game at EverBank Stadium.[8][9]
In March 2024, Julianelle pled guilty to assaulting a police officer, resisting with violence, and possession of marijuana. He did not get jail time and instead received 12 months probation.[10][11] He had been approached by a police officer while sleeping on the side of a street after "having too much to drink" to do a wellness check. They searched his backpack and found "weed and a ton of Fireball" and, after being placed in handcuffs, tried to flee the scene. Julianelle was charged again in February 2025 with violating his parole after a urine sample was found to have traces of drugs.[12][better source needed]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Gamer | Nominated | [13] |
Publications
- PopularMMOs (June 19, 2018). A Hole New World. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0062790873. Search this book on
- PopularMMOs (June 4, 2019). Enter the Mine. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0062894281. Search this book on
- PopularMMOs (October 27, 2020). Zombies' Day Off. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0063006515. Search this book on
- PopularMMOs (November 9, 2021). Into the Overworld. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0063080386. Search this book on
- PopularMMOs (November 8, 2022). The End of All the Things. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0063080416. Search this book on
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carter, Brooke (2018-01-27). "PopularMMOs Net Worth 2018 - Gazette Review". Gazette Review. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Dredge, Stuart (2015-02-23). "YouTube's top 10 games channels watched 2.2bn times in January". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 East, Tom (2016-12-11). "PopularMMOs is your best American gaming YouTuber". Red Bull. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2017-12-13). "Notable Minecraft Channel PopularMMOs Will Publish Graphic Novel Alongside HarperCollins". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Seidenberg, Bob (2021-10-24). "What should the library do with an objectionable book?". Evanston RoundTable. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ "PopularMMOs Arrested for Domestic Abuse". EarlyGame. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Andaloro, Angela (2022-09-14). "Gaming YouTuber Jen Flagg Welcomes Baby Boy with Husband Andy Ranone: 'Welcome to the World'". People. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Feindt, Casey (2022-11-07). "'That was a really stupid thing y'all did yesterday:' Three men charged for stunt at Jaguars game". First Coast News. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Gomez, Valentina (2023-02-14). "3 arrested after running on Jags football field; 2 plead no contest, 1 has charges dropped". Action News Jax. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Coffey-Behrens, Kelly (2024-12-03). "YouTuber PopularMMOs Has Pled Guilty To Assaulting A Police Officer". Game Rant. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ "Star allegedly 'on the run' after pleading guilty to assaulting police officer". NationalWorld. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ Loftus, Rikki (2025-05-30). "Cops issue new warrant for YouTuber with 17,000,000 subscribers as shocking bodycam footage is released". UNILAD. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ Iasimone, Ashley (2019-03-24). "Kids' Choice Awards 2019: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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