Ryan Jaunzemis (born February 5, 1980, Inglewood, California), is an American artist, singer, songwriter, author, entrepreneur, athlete, PUA guru, YouTube personality, and former professional Aggressive Inline Skater/Rollerblader & Soap Shoes professional athlete, who rose to prominence in 1997, after being signed onto the fledgling "grind shoe" footwear company.
His rise to fame after being featured in the Soap Shoes national & international sales commercials (grinding a 72-stair handrail, leading down to the Beach strand/bike-path, from Ave C, Redondo Beach, CA) was played on a continuous, 3-hour VHS-loop, for the following 4 years, in Soap shoe retail stores such as, Journeys, Pacific Sunwear, Gadzookz, Rollerskates of America, and many others throughout the country, leading him to becoming ranked as the #1 "Soaper" in the World.
He was described as the "Poster boy" for the 90s fad in Vice magazine, and was later named, "The Best Soaper in the World" by SoapShoe.com (1999).
He was later fired from Soap by CEO, Chris Morris, after a mis-sent E-mail (the situation described in great detail in his 2015 autobiography, "PRO SOAPER."
After being fired from Soap (1999), now engaged to his girlfriend, Sarah Lowery (pregnant with his son, Aaron Jaunzemis) Ryan got a job at Guitar Center in hopes of helping to advance his music career as a "gangsta" rapper (2000).
A month after being hired he was fired, but returned to rob Guitar Center and was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on 2 Felony counts of grand thief, & burglary (charges were later dropped to misdemeanor petty thief, $945.00 restitution fees, & 3-years summary-probation).
Upon his release he joined the U.S.
Navy as a Lithographer, 3rd class (LI3).
He graduated from the National Geospatial Intelligence School, Ft Belvoir, VA, for graphic design in Adobe Photoshop, and was stationed at Top Gun, Naval Air Station, Fallon, NV, where he worked in the Reprographics department's print shop (2002).
Upon his release of the Navy he attended & graduated Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA, for recording engineering & live sound (2005).
Jaunzemis (and family) later relocated to Newcastle upon Tyne, England (2005), but was later arrested on 7 criminal charges (2006).
Upon his release he fled the country (violating his terms of probation) and is now banned from re-entry into the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, & Wales).
After fleeing legal disputes in England, Jaunzemis moved to Las Vegas, NV, and got a job as an audio stagehand at The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (2006), and also became a member of the underground PUA/Seduction Community (Pick-up Artist).
He later became a professional PUA/dating & relationship guru (2008), and is the founder of The Las Vegas PUA Lair, where he had over 215+ PUA students, and began teaching formal PUA bootcamps/seminars/classes for single men on how to "pick-up" women.
pick-up artist.
He also became a rapper, successful YouTube personality, and a self-help author.
His most notable works being his autobiography, "PRO SOAPER" (2015), and his self-help guide, "10 STEPS TO SUCCESS" (2015); both featured on h3h3 Productions.
According to the Bloomberg billionaire index, Jaunzemis is worth 154.1 million dollars.
Jaunzemis is the star of the film, Soap Or Die (2016), produced & directed by Californian-based film makers, Grey Keith & Logan Shillinglaw IV, which was covered in Vice Magazine.
He was also a major character in the film, Lords of Soaptown (2016), produced & directed by film maker, Jason Klamm; also covered in an alternate article by Vice Magazine.
He later became a pick-up artist, coach/instructor/guru, & self-help author.Jaunzemis has appeared in several videos produced by h3h3 Productions.
One video on the subject of him having over 7M+ views.Jaunzemis is the father of Aaron & Aiden Jaunzemis; who reside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with their mother, Sarah.
Jaunzemis is banned from the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, & Wales) after being arrested on 7 criminal charges; including Multiple counts of assault & battery, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, destruction of Council property, & disturbing the peace).
Upon his release from solitary confinement he fled the country, disregarding/violating his terms of probation, and is now subject to arrest upon re-entry.
Jaunzemis currently resides in Las Vegas, NV.