Joe Santagato is popular YouTuber and vlogger who posts a daily videos on his own two YouTube channels under names “Joe Santagato” and “ExtraJoe”. Before these channels he first open a vine account. He also has a few more YouTube channels on different themes.
He is also taking a part in popular YouTube channel called “Settle Down Kids”.
Joe never guess that he would became internet sensation and now he is happy because of that and satisfied with the popularity in which he enjoys and he don’t want to change his job and life.
More about career and private life of this young online influencer you can read in the text below.
Early years
The real (intial) name of Joe Santagato is Joseph Santagato. He was born on February 25th 1992 in Queens, New York where he spent his childhood.
He had grown up in big family which respect traditional values, Catholic religion and moral norms. His family has American and Italian origins.
Joe has three siblings, sister whose name is Shannon and two brothers Thomas and Keith.
His mother Elizabeth worked as secretary in public school and his father Joseph was a fireman in FDNY and he retired when Joe was six years old.
Joe’s family is also known and called the “Kardashians of Queens”.
Joe received a video camera as a gift for his twelth birthday and then started to make short sketches and movies. Many people who saw him on the screen told him that he is talented for act, that he looks natural and that the camera loves him.
Joe went to St Fransis of Assisi Catholic School and he wasn’t a good pupil but he was excellent football player in school team and his coach was pushing and motivated him to make a football career although he didn’t do that.
Joe attended public elementary school, then he went to Louis Armstrong Middle School and after that he was a student of St. Francis Preparatory School for high school (private school) were he was a football player.
His parents wanted Joe to continue his education and he began studying at the Queensborough Community College but after some time he gave up from studies and left the faculty.
His parents weren’t happy because of that but he they didn’t want to force him and to oppose his wishes.
After that he worked for one year as a pizza delivery boy and waiter. These jobs weren’t easy for him but he was a good worker.
Career development
In 2010, when he left these jobs in restaurant he decided to create YouTube channel. He was 18 years old in that moment. Soon after that he started to work as online editor of a channel called “Elite Daily” which are posting programs with news and important happenings in spheres of politics, sport and fashion.
It’s interesting fact that Joe before channel on YouTue first opened a vine account named “Santagato TV” on which he was uploading videos mostly with his brothers and other members of his family. He was posting video clips on this channel every Tuesday because he wanted to gain fans and followers.
Besides his first and most popular and viewed comedy channel “Joe Santagato” he made a few channels more on different themes. His second channel called “Extra Joe” reports about latest news, especially about affairs in tabloids and surprising facts and happenings.
His channel named “Veterans Minimum” is about sport’s events.
On the channel named “The Basement Yard” Joe is posting video clips from his podcast also called “The Basement Yard”. This channel is really visited and it’s reached a lot of fans and views.
Joe Santagato gained a huge popularity after posting a series of video clips called “Rock, The Promo” on which he collaborate with Dwayne Johnson. Dwayne’s appearance in this videos was confirmation for him that he is famous and he is very proud on that.
Joe became a internet star for a short period of time. His most popular vlogs which gained a lot of views are “Idiots Of The Internet” and “Evolution Of Dating”.
He also collaborates with others vllogers on the very popular channel “Settle Day Kids”.
When Joe became very popular one broadcast channel made documentary movie about him and his family called “The Kardashians of Queens” and from then his family is known under that name.
Joe is very tolerant person and one of his main points of view that he expose in the public is that people should have the right of choice to live on the way they want including also gey marriages. Many conservative people attacked him verbally and criticize him because of these statements.
In October 2015 he attacked and accused YouTuber Alfie Deyes for stealing his idea for video “The Mad Lib Story Challenge” without giving him a credit. Deyes denied Joe’s accusations and he claimed that he never see mentioned video before he made his own.
Joe released a board game called “Speak Out” in August 2016 in collaboration with the company “Hasbro”. This game was made by model his video “Watch ‘Ya Mouth” and the aim of this game is helping players to pronounce phrases while dental retractor is in their mouth.
Joe also promoted “Haering Things” by “Hasbro” company.
In October 2017 he said to the audience that he will introduce them with a new company for telecommunications named “Wing”.
Personal life
Joe has two white dogs. He adores them and takes care of them. He likes to eat cakes and sweets.
Joe is dating for more than three years with Instagram model and star known as “Sammy Ricky” although her real name is Samantha. They hooked up in 2015 and they are in happy relationship.
Sammy also has her own very popular web site: http://www.42blossoms.com/ on which she posts fashion trends, beauty, health and fitness advices. She is excellent designer and she have her own company named “Sammy Jo Designes”.
Joe is big fan New York Rangers, New York Giants and some others sports teams.
He said a few times that inspiration for his comedy channel “Joe Santagato” are Robin Williams, George Carlin and Richard Pryor.
Net worth
Joe’s net worth in total is estimated between $300.000 and $500.000. He earns monthly about $10.000 .
Quick summary
Full name: Joseph Santagato
Nickname: Joe
Date of birth: February 25th 1992
Age: 26
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Profession: YouTuber, online influencer, internet star.
Net worth and salary: about $500.000
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 77 kg
Residence: Queens, New York
Religion: Christian
Nationality: American
Origin: American and Italian
Ethnicity: white
Social media accounts:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeSantagato
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joesantagato/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeSantagatoFans/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeSantagato