INTRODUCTION
Grace Helbig (@itsgrace) is an American comedian, actress, digital pioneer, and author. Celebrated as a foundational architect of early YouTube culture, she parlayed her signature awkward charm and deadpan wit into a multi-platform empire spanning network television, best-selling books, and a legacy inclusion in the VidCon Hall of Fame.
Birth name: Grace Anne Helbig
Career
Comedian, Actress, Host, Author, Podcaster
Birthday
September 27, 1985
Age: 40
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Birthplace: Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality: American
HOW BIG IS Grace Helbig ON THE NET?
Grace commands a legendary digital footprint with over 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.3 million followers on Instagram. Across her various internet eras, her content has amassed well over 320 million views. Bolstered by early network TV contracts, brand equity, high-profile podcast sponsorships, and live comedy touring, her estimated net worth is $5 million.
HOW DID Grace Helbig become famous?
- DailyGrace: She exploded into internet stardom in 2008 as the face of My Damn Channel’s DailyGrace, creating a blueprint for the daily comedic vlog format before migrating to her independent channel, itsgrace, in 2014.
- The Holy Trinity: She permanently cemented her internet icon status by anchoring “The Holy Trinity” alongside creators Mamrie Hart and Hannah Hart. The trio co-created massively popular national live tours like No Filter and headlined independent digital feature films like Camp Takota (2014) and Dirty 30 (2016).
- Mainstream Cross: She became one of the first digital creators to make a direct leap to traditional television, hosting The Grace Helbig Show on E! Network in 2015.
BEFORE THE FAME
Raised in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, Grace was a standout track-and-field varsity athlete in high school, specializing in the pole vault. She attended Ramapo College, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 2007. Before ever logging onto YouTube, she refined her performance skills on the live stage, entering the 2005 Miss New Jersey USA pageant (reaching the semi-finals) and forming the independent sketch comedy group Baked Goods.
CLOSE WITH (ASSOCIATED);
Grace Helbig maintains an ironclad, career-defining creative alliance with her comedic soulmate, Mamrie Hart, with whom she currently co-hosts the pop-culture podcast This Might Get Weird. Her immediate personal and creative circle includes her husband, fellow internet comedian Elliott Morgan, whom she married in 2022, as well as longtime pioneer peers like Hannah Hart and Tyler Oakley. In her recent creative work, she has returned to the live stand-up circuit with her raw, highly acclaimed 2026 solo show Let Me Get This Off My Chest, which documents her successful, inspiring fight against breast cancer.
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