Personal details
- Birth Date: 1992-02-16
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Birth Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Parents: Maria Louise Tatro
- Professions: Actor, Director, Writer
Jimmy Tatro’s the kind of guy who pretty much hustled his way from YouTube goofball to legit comedy heavyweight. Back in 2011, he kicked off "TheJimmyTatroChannel"—yep, those early days of YouTube chaos—before flipping it to "LifeAccordingToJimmy." The whole vibe? College awkwardness and those too-real moments everyone’s secretly cringing about. Turns out, people were into it. Like, over 2.7 million subscribers into it. The dude writes, directs, acts, probably grabs the snacks for set—he’s all over his sketches. But he didn’t just stick to laptop screens. Tatro totally blew up on Netflix with "American Vandal," playing Dylan Maxwell—the guy everyone’s pointing fingers at after some genius decided to draw a bunch of, well, let’s call them "inappropriate art," on 27 faculty cars. It’s a true-crime satire that’s way smarter (and funnier) than you’d expect from a show about high school pranks. He nails that blend of clueless and kind of heartbreaking. Before Netflix, he was rubbing elbows with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in "22 Jump Street," which, let’s be real, is about as A-list as it gets for a guy who started out filming sketches in his backyard. He’s even popped up in "Grown Ups 2" and "Blue Mountain State," just flexing that comedy muscle wherever he can. Jimmy’s path from YouTube to Hollywood is basically the dream, but he makes it look—annoyingly—easy.
He’s got a wild mix in his family tree: Italian, German, and French-Canadian roots, plus some Austrian Jewish heritage from his mom’s side. The guy’s last name? Yeah, it actually started out as French or French-Canadian before it got switched up somewhere down the line. You can kind of see all those influences when you look at him or even hear about his background. It’s like a patchwork of European cultures all rolled into one person. Makes you wonder what family gatherings were like—probably a mix of pasta, schnitzel, poutine, and maybe some matzo ball soup if they were feeling extra festive. Not every day you find someone with that specific blend, honestly. And that surname history, huh? Imagine tracing it back and bumping into a bunch of distant cousins in Quebec or maybe even Paris. Gives his whole story a little extra flavor, if you ask me.
February 16, 1992
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Maria Louise Tatro and Surekha
33 years old