Jimmy Tatro

A Madea Halloween, and Stuber. He also starred in the first season of the true-crime mockumentary American Vandal as Dylan Maxwell, which garnered him critical acclaim and a Critics Choice Award nomination. From 2021 to 2023, Tatro had a main role as Connor on the ABC sitcom Home Economics.

• Name — Jimmy Tatro • Birth Name — James Richard Tatro • Born — 16 February 1992 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Education — University of Arizona (dropped out) • Partner — Zoey Deutch (2021–present; engaged) • Occupation — * Actor • YouTuber • Years Active — 2011–present • Youtube Handle — LifeAccordingToJimmy • Youtube Subscribers — 3.33 million • Youtube Views — 748.6 million • Stats Update — April 2026

Tatro attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He started making comical videos with friends in high school, and then continued to do so at the University of Arizona. He dropped out of college his junior year. While at Arizona he was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.

Tatro has performed stand-up comedy across the country at comedy clubs and college campuses. Tatro's career segued into movies in 2013 with a minor role in the Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups 2. He then appeared opposite Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in 2014's 22 Jump Street as Rooster. In 2016, he appeared in the film adaptation of Blue Mountain State. In 2017, Tatro starred in the Netflix Original series American Vandal, a "true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images." Tatro plays Dylan Maxwell, a student accused of vandalizing the cars, and focuses on the mystery of proving his innocence. The show satirizes the popular true-crime genre, such as the Netflix series Making a Murderer. Tatro received wide critical praise for his performance and was nominated for various critics awards. On November 20, 2017, Tatro announced via social media that he joined the cast of Smallfoot, an animated comedy film as the character Thorp. The film was released in September 2018. The project marked Tatro's second collaboration with Channing Tatum, with whom he worked on 22 Jump Street. In April 2018, Tatro was to star in NBC pilot Bright Futures. NBC did not pick the pilot up to series. On November 14, 2018, it was announced that the second season of The Real Bros of Simi Valley, which premiered on Tatro's LifeAccordingToJimmy YouTube channel, would air on Facebook Watch. Tatro stars, executive produces, co-writes, and directs the series. In December 2020, Home Economics was given a series order. Tatro plays Connor Hayworth, the wealthy owner of a private equity firm, who moves closer to his two siblings, one of whom is middle class while the other is broke. The show was cancelled in 2023 after three seasons.

In 2011, Tatro created his YouTube channel, LifeAccordingToJimmy, with his creative partner, Christian Pierce, in which he uploads comedy skits. Tatro's videos have had numerous celebrity appearances, including: Angela Kinsey, David Henrie, Alexander Ludwig, Emily Osment, Darin Brooks, Milo Ventimiglia, Riff Raff, Pauly Shore, and Liliana Mumy. In 2014, his YouTube channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at No. 92.

Tatro dated Emily Osment from 2013 to 2015. He has been in a relationship with actress Zoey Deutch since 2021. They announced their engagement in September 2025.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2011–present — LifeAccordingToJimmy — Himself — Web series • 2013 — Homemade Movies — Thug — Episode: "Tim Burton's I'm Batman" • 2015 — Lucas Bros. Moving Co. — Voice role; episode: "Escape from Momma" • 2016 — Betch — Himself / Guy — Host; 1 episode • 2017 — Drive Share — Passenger — Episode: "Drive Share Black" • 2017–2018 — American Vandal — Dylan Maxwell — Main cast (season 1); guest role (season 2) Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated—IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Comedic TV Performance Nominated—Gold Derby Award for Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actor • 2017–2020 — The Real Bros of Simi Valley — Xander Sanders — Main cast Also co-creator, co-writer, director, and executive producer • 2018 — The Guest Book — Bodhi — Main cast (season 2) • Angie Tribeca — Paul Boneson — Episode: "Joystick Luck Club" • 2018–2019 — Modern Family — Bill — 6 episodes • 2019 — Charmed — Gideon — Episode: "Touched by a Demon" • 2019–2020 — Tacoma FD — Sergeant Shuck — 3 episodes • 2019–2021 — Fast & Furious Spy Racers — Mitch — Voice role; 7 episodes • 2020–2022 — The Mighty Ones — Leaf (Bucky) — Main cast; voice role • 2021 — The Now — Hal — Main cast • 2021–2023 — Home Economics — Connor — Main cast; also directed 1 episode • 2022 — The Afterparty — Officer Kleyes — Episode: "Danner" • 2023 — HouseBroken — Trey — Voice role; episode: "Who's Obsessed (A Lifetime Original)" • 2024 — Family Guy — Cool Kid #1 — Voice role; episode: "Teacher's Heavy Pet" • Monsters at Work — Skyler — Voice role; episode: "Field of Screams" • 2026 — The Hawk — Lance Hawkins — Main cast • 2027 — The People v. Gorilla Grodd — Gorilla Grodd — Main role; filming

• Year — Title — Artist(s) — Role — Ref. Reference • 2018 — "Freaky Friday" — Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown — Fan • 2026 — "Do Me Right" — Mr. Fantasy — Himself