James A. Janisse

About

James Anthony Janisse (born May 6, 1989), is an American YouTuber, content creator, executive producer, and actor. He is best known as the founder and host of the YouTube channel Dead Meat, which features the popular series The Kill Count, horror podcasts, and interviews. Janisse has appeared in several film and television productions, including In Search of Darkness (2019), Scream (2022), Friendsgiving (2023), Little Bites (2024), and Hysteria! (2024). He also appeared in the second season of the web series The Look-See (2018).

James Anthony Janisse was born on May 6, 1989, in Detroit, Michigan. He developed a passion for horror films at a young age, citing Scream franchise as his introduction to the genre. As a child, he learned HTML to create a website dedicated to counting kills in horror movies. Janisse earned a degree in filmmaking from the University of Michigan.

Before Janisse became a content creator on YouTube, he worked as an actor and appeared in 2009 short film Everyone’s a V.I.P. to Someone in a small role. Janisse spent over five years co-running comedy YouTube channels with his now-wife Chelsea Rebecca, starting…