Vinnie Hacker
Early life
Hacker was born on July 14, 2002 in Seattle and raised in a Catholic household; he attended O'Dea High School, an all-boys private school, where he played baseball. His father works as an electrician while his mother, Maria, works as an emergency dispatcher. He also has a younger brother, Reggie. He began video game livestreaming at age 13 and was first scouted to work as a model at age 15. Prior to becoming an influencer, he planned on attending community college for fire science and becoming a firefighter.
Career
Hacker began posting videos on TikTok in 2020. A "thirst trap" video of him standing in front of his mirror went viral on the platform while he was a junior in high school, earning him hundreds of thousands of followers, and he moved to Los Angeles one week after turning 18 years old, where he lived for eight months before moving to Thousand Oaks; he later became known on TikTok for his lip syncing and other thirst trap–style videos. He was a member of Sway Gaming, the TikTok content house Sway House's gaming wing, before departing in early January 2021 and joining the TikTok collective the Hype House later that month.
Career
Hacker appeared in a Netflix reality television series) about the Hype House the following year, which partially focused on his struggles with being overly sexualized online and his desire to move from posting thirst traps to becoming a full-time Twitch) streamer. The Guardian's Adrian Horton referred to him by the show's premiere as the "star du jour" of the Hype House. He participated in Social Gloves: Battle of the Platforms, an exhibition boxing match between various YouTubers and TikTokers, in June 2021. He fought against YouTuber Deji, whom he knocked out to become the only TikToker of the night to win their match.
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