Jake Paul’s Nationality and Ethnicity: Is He Puerto Rican? Early Life, Education, & More

Jake Paul is one of the most renowned boxing faces in the world, for all the wrong reasons. The YouTuber turned boxer, over the past few years, has turned out to be a colossal star who’s only getting bigger. Also, a lot of fans like to keep track of everything that Paul does. His fans also remain keen on knowing his background, nationality, and more.

While many know who Jake Paul is and where he comes from, there’s still some doubt among fans regarding his nationality. This is because ‘The Problem Child’ shifted to Puerto Rico abruptly alongside his elder brother, Logan Paul, earlier this year. This move left his fans confused pertaining to the YouTuber’s nationality.

Where is Jake Paul from? Nationality and ethnicity

Jake Paul was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Hence, he holds an American nationality. However, he shifted to Puerto Rico. That does not mean ‘The Problem Child’ has got a Puerto Rican nationality. As far as his ethnicity goes, his mother has revealed that both she and his father, Greg have significant amounts of Irish heritage in their bloodline.

“You’re a very large percentage Irish. I’m 71 percent Irish, and if you cut that in half then your dad has Irish in him so you have to add that, I don’t know his percentage,” Paul’s mother, Pamela Ann Stepnick told him.

But the big question is, why did Jake Paul shift to Puerto Rico with his brother, Logan Paul?

Why did Jake Paul and Logan Paul move to Puerto Rico?

‘The Maverick’ was born in Westlake, Ohio. As a result, just like his younger brother, he also holds an American nationality. The Paul brothers were born and brought up in the USA and they’re well aware of their culture and beyond. Having said that, they recently moved to Puerto Rico for a few notable reasons.

Logan Paul and his brother are in their inception years of boxing. On top of this, they even have stellar YouTube careers and the duo needs to pay some keen attention to the same. Also, ‘The Maverick’ in a media interaction opened up on shifting to Puerto Rico.

He said, ‘‘Puerto Rico makes sense because you enter training camp for 2-3 months straight at a time where you can’t do anything anyways. I can’t go out and enjoy the nightlife. I can’t go out and enjoy the LA nightlife. Zoning in twice a year for four-six months is nice. And it’s nice to do it in Dorado, f*** heaven on earth.” 

But the duo live the good life in the overseas US territory, nonetheless. After all, the siblings live in the swanky Dorado Beach East Community in the Ritz Carlton Reserve near San Juan, where they rent a 5200 sq. ft., five-bedroom, seven-bathroom fashion mansion which has a dedicated golf course and miles of sandy beaches on the picturesque Puerto Rican shoreline. According to ‘Marca.com’, the brothers pay around $55,000 per month in rent for the luxurious property, which is also the place they usually shoot their respective podcasts. The Paul brothers, of course, continue to be YouTubers along with their successful combat sports career, having dipped their toes in both as high school students.

Jake Paul’s education and early life

‘The Problem Child’ was born and raised in the capital city of Cleaveland in Ohio. Jake went to the West Lake High School in Ohio following which he enrolled at the Cleveland State University. It is unclear whether he graduated or dropped out, but since no mention could be found of any degree he holds, it seems plausible that he in fact didn’t finish college.

High school was a consequential time for the celebrity boxer, as it was the seeds planted here that would determine his future. It was in high school he got a taste of combat sports, since both he and his brother, Logan took a liking to wrestling. Not to mention, it was also in high school that he started his YouTube channel at the age of 17, and subsequently launch his Vine channel, which became his claim to fame after he started going viral a few years later.

His parents, Gregory Allan Paul and mother Pamela Ann Stepnick (who are now divorced) supported their kids when they made the fateful decision to become internet personalities, which started them off in show business, which remains their bread and butter to this day. Do you think the Paul brothers made a wise move by shifting to Puerto Rico?