Jamie Curry
Jamie Curry | |
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| Born | 26 July 1996 Napier, New Zealand |
| Occupation | YouTuber |
| Years active | 2012–2019 |
| Known for | Jamie's World |
| Partner | Laura Nye (2017–2022)[citation needed] |
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| Subscribers | 1.19 million |
| Views | 65.5 million |
| Last updated: 3 August 2025 | |
Jamie Curry (born 26 July 1996)[1] is a New Zealand YouTube personality, vlogger, and comedian, best known for creating Jamie's World.
Early life
[edit]Curry grew up in Taradale[2] and attended Sacred Heart College,[2] which she graduated from in 2014.[3]
Career
[edit]She began creating Jamie's World videos in 2012; her first video was a parody music video, to "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "White & Nerdy".[4] By 2013, she was reaching an audience of 7 million people per week.[2]
She co-authored a book with Alex Casey, They Let Me Write A Book!: Jamie’s World, which was published in 2015.[4] She was nominated for Favorite Aussie/Kiwi Internet Sensation in the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards.[3][4]
In 2016, she played Becky in New Zealand comedy television programme Funny Girls.
In 2017, she published a series of videos called Jamie's World on Ice, which were filmed during a trip to Antarctica in November 2016.[5] Produced and directed by Damian Christie, it consists of four episodes and two special features,[6] all but one of which were published on her YouTube channel. The four episodes and the remaining special feature were published on TVNZ OnDemand on 12 May 2017.[7] She appeared on a celebrity "All-Star" episode of Family Feud on 26 April 2017.
Personal life
[edit]In 2015, she moved from her family home in Napier to Auckland.[8]
On 24 June 2018, she published a video announcing that she was engaged to a woman.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Jamie Curry [@jaamiecurry] (26 July 2015). "it's my birthday in new zealand lol" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via Twitter.
- 1 2 3 Roden, Jessica (26 April 2013). "The most popular Kiwi you've never heard of". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- 1 2 Price, Rosanna (19 March 2015). "Kiwi internet sensation Jamie Curry up for award". Stuff. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 Warwick, Charlotte. "9 Things You Should Know About YouTuber Jamie Curry AKA Jamie's World". MTV. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Reaching a new generation: Jamie's World on Ice". The Deep South National Science Challenge. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ Damian Christie [@damianchristie] (9 April 2017). "4 main eps plus a couple of special features" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Jamie's World on Ice Episodes". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "Kiwibank aims for the young'uns, harnesses the social power of Jamie Curry" (Press release). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "New Zealand social media star Jamie Curry comes out and explains absence". The New Zealand Herald. 24 June 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Jamie Curry reveals secret fiancee Laura Nye and how she proposed". The New Zealand Herald. 22 July 2018.
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