- Jon Jacobs (online personality)
Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs is a controversial
Virtual World Avatar and arguably one of the most famous Avatars in the World.Reuters describe him as “a legendary adventurer, celebrity, and fabulously wealthy entrepreneur in the online world ofEntropia .” TheAssociated Press describe him as an “InternetIcon ” He has become synonymous with the growing popularity of the leading Real Cash Virtual World platform; Entropia Universe.He made headlines in 2005 on the
BBC News and around the globe when he mortgaged his house to buy a virtualAsteroid for $100,000 USD. He subsequently appeared inThe Discovery Channel Documentaries; Gamer Generation and I Video Game, he also appeared in theCanal+ Documentary 'La Vraie vie des mondes virtuels'.Fox News did a 5 part video interview with him titledPortrait of an Avatar . TheLA Times describe him as “The first Cyber Super Star” andStuff magazine included NEVERDIE at #28 on their list of most powerful people under 30 (He was the only Avatar on the List)He is included in the 2008
Guinness Book of Records for owning an Asteroid Club NEVERDIE "the Most expensive virtual item" Club NEVERDIE is recognized byMIXMAG as “ the #1 Virtual nightclub in the World”. Club NEVERDIE is also host to the Massive Multiplayer online World Championships (MMOWC). NEVERDIE has appeared on60 minutes and numerous other international and US national Media and publications. He is included in the Book Altar Ego byRobbie Cooper .He also wrote and recorded an album under the name NEVERDIE which includes a very popular song ‘Gamer Chick’ inspired by his late fiancé
Tina Leiu (Vocalist for Spankox dance anthem ‘To the Club’) Jon Jacobs was a prolific independent filmmaker based in Hollywood in 1990s, he wrote a book documenting the period “The Book of Omens ” (ISBN 0972452958) notable films include “Welcome says the Angel, Lucinda's Spell, Hey DJ! AndHungarian Film Week winner Johnny Famous. He Won theMaverick Actor Award at the prestigious Method Fest in 2001. His short film Metropolis Apocalypse was an official selection at theSemaine de la critique at theCannes film festival in 1988. Variety ran an article on his talent for promotion in their Mifed Oct 1998 Issue. He is married to SingerCheri london and has two children Taliesin Jacobs, by Tina Leiu and Sheba London Jacobs with Cheri London.External links
*60 minutes link http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=69a4048e-8006-4785-97a3-ce2438e40cdd
*Guardian UK Linkhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2008/jan/11/making.money.jon.jacobs.neverdie
*LA Timeshttp://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/newmedia/la-ca-webscout27may27,1,7873895.story?coll=la-util-entnews-newmedia
*Perez Hilton Stuff magazine power list linkhttp://perezhilton.com/?p=1004
*Associated Press Virtual banking Interviewhttp://asap.ap.org/data/interactives/_moneyandgadgets/virtubank/
*Megabyte Millionaire Cover Storyhttp://www.miaminewtimes.com/2006-08-03/news/megabyte-millionaire/
*Gamer Chick Music Videohttp://youtube.com/watch?v=McBJ3ieJikw
*Escapist Magazine Feature storyhttp://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_75/430-Club-Xanadu
*BBC Headline Article “Virtual Club to Rock Pop Culture! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4385048.stm
*IMDB Filmographyhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0414481/
*Critics week Cannes 1988 http://www.semainedelacritique.com/sites/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=44
*Canal+ Documentary http://www.canalplus.fr/index.php?pid=2260&cid=34578
*Reuters Spotlight NEVERDIE http://features.us.reuters.com/techlife/news/4AC5AEDA-1F73-11DC-A1D1-2563A15D.html?src=062107_0857_FEATURES_reuters_features
*Fox News Portrait of an Avatar http://video.aol.com/video-detail/a-portrait-of-the-avatar-money-and-myth/3546827782
*Alter Ego by Robbie Cooper http://www.alteregobook.com/ind2.html
*CinemaNow links to Movies starring Jon Jacobs http://www.cinemanow.com/SearchResults.aspx?q=jon%20jacobs&grpID=0&noExpand=1&page=1
*Film Threat Jon Jacobs reviews and articles http://filmthreat.com/index.php?section=search
*Digitally obsessed Movie Reviews http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/powersearch.php3?search_string=jon+jacobs&schoice=3
*Variety link http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1437/is_199810/ai_n5940991
*Welcome Says the Angel – Variety reviewhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117910803.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
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