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O'Brien was born in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], and lived in [[Hazlet, New Jersey]], until he was eight years old. He later lived in [[Lindfield, New South Wales]]; [[Lake Zurich, Illinois]]; [[Southbury, Connecticut]]; [[Livermore, California]]; [[Newtown, Connecticut]]; back to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]; and then [[Lavallette, New Jersey]], before moving to [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |author =Jomboy |user=Jomboy_ |number=1187195855633309696 |date=October 23, 2019 |title=Oh fun! // 0-8: Hazlet, New Jersey // 8-10: Lindfield, NSW, Australia // 10-14: Lake Zurich, Illinois // 14-16: Southbury, CT // 16-20: Livermore, CA // 20-24: Newtown, CT // 24-28: Walnut Creek/Livermore/Pleasanton, CA // 28-30: Lavallette, NJ // a couple weeks from now- :New York City |access-date=January 25, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="ta112219">{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1381975/2019/11/22/the-improbable-rise-of-the-internet-force-known-as-jomboy/|url-access=subscription|title=The improbable rise of the internet force known as Jomboy|last=Carig |first=Marc |website=The Athletic {{!}} ink |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> O'Brien attended [[Central Connecticut State University]] and graduated near the middle of his class with a degree in history.<ref>{{cite podcast |last=O'Brien |first=Jimmy |title=67. Baseballs Greatest Legends {{!}} The Myth of the Man Behind Baseball |publisher=Laughs From the Past |date=5 November 2019 |time=06:55 |url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mSYB1GH96OcD6SFfF6hEd?si=4C2UED2lRJqf1QusGuTf4A |access-date=14 April 2022 |quote=If I ever get a Wikipedia page I need it to be, 'Graduated from Central Connecticut State University in the middle of his class'. Or you know what, throw a 'near the middle of his class'.}}</ref>
 
After graduating from college, he worked as a [[videographer]] and tap dancer.<ref name="NYTJomboy2022"/> In 2015, he created a viral video called "Scaring My Mom With a Fake Dog," showing a repeated prank on his mother, and sold the rights to the video for $4,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.today.com/parents/man-pranks-mom-fake-dog-again-again-2D80438439 |title=Man pranks mom with fake dog — again and again |last=Hines |first=Ree |date=January 21, 2015 |website=TODAY.com |language=en |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Jomboy Media==