Jeff Wittek

About

Jeffrey Rudolph Wittek (born December 15, 1989) is an American YouTuber, professional barber, and podcaster. Wittek owns Jeff’s Barbershop, an online haircare store, and hosts a YouTube series of the same name. He is the host of the podcast, Jeff FM.

Wittek was born and grew up in Staten Island, New York, where he attended Susan E. Wagner High School. As a teenager Wittek worked in a local barbershop, out of which he also sold drugs at the same time, and was arrested multiple times for selling marijuana. He continued selling drugs after relocating to Miami, Florida, and was eventually arrested in 2011 at age 21 for possession of marijuana, cocaine, and a controlled substance, as well as illegal drug trafficking. The charges were dismissed for lack of an apparent search warrant, after which he moved to Los Angeles.

Jeff made an appearance on Bad Girls Club in multiple episodes of Season 5. He was introduced as the crush of one of the contestants, Erica.

Wittek started his YouTube account in 2011, but first became known for the Tumblr account he started in 2012, Behind the Cuts…