Jam Sebastian

Jam Vhille Fernando Sebastian[1] (20 March 1986 – 4 March 2015), better known as Jam Sebastian, was a Filipino actor and an internet personality. He is known for being in a love team with Michelle Liggayu, who was his fiancee in real life with the two collectively known as JaMich. He received significant reception in the Philippines as a YouTuber.[2][3]

Jam Sebastian
Born	Jam Vhille Fernando Sebastian 20 March 1986 Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines[1]
Died	4 March 2015 (aged 28) Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Resting place	Manila Memorial Park
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor, YouTuber
Years active	2007–2015
Relatives	Yexel Sebastian (brother)

Biography

Jam Sebastian was born at 7:37 PM on Thursday, 20 March 1986 at the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center and was the second son of Vilmo Flores Sebastian (born 28 August 1961, Santa Cruz, Manila)[4] and Maria Carmen "Maricar" G. Fernando.[1] His older brother Yexel is a toy collector who owns three toy museums in the Philippines.[5]

JaMich

Before JaMich, Sebastian had described his relationship with Paolinne Michelle Liggayu as puppy love.[6] Sebastian had also confirmed during an interview with StarStudio Magazine that they aka "JaMich" have been a couple since 2008.[7]

JaMich became one of YouTube's popular love teams in 2011. By Chance was their first uploaded video which gained more than seven million views with 543,163 accumulated subscribers.[8] The duo joined Twitter in June 2011 and has since acquired over a million followers.[9] After six years, the official engagement of JaMich was announced. It was Liggayu who proposed to Sebastian at the Philippine International Convention Center on 11 May 2014.[10]

Illness and death

In January 2014, Sebastian was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.[11][12][13] Jam Sebastian died on 4 March 2015,[14][15] sixteen days before his 29th birthday. Jam was buried at the Manila Memorial park, Sucat Parañaque.

Filmography

Short-films

Year	Title	Role	Studio	Notes	Ref.
2011	By Chance	Jam	JAMICH TV	based on Strangers, again	[16][17][18]
	Doppleganger	Jam		Horror film	[19]
	The Chase	the chaser		Interactive video
	5 Years From Now	Jam	Ideal Minds Production		[18]
	Switch	Jam
	"TEXT" Story of Best Friends	Ivan	JAMICH TV	a Marcelo Santos III story	[20]
2012	My Nerdy Valentine	Earl	JAMICH TV & Ajah Video Production		[21][22]
	Ok Lang Yan	Jam		a film by Yexel Sebastian, from the movies 3 Idiots & Sex is Zero	[23]
	Moving Closer	Jam	JAMICH TV		[24]
	Love Share Smile	Jam	JAMICH TV & Kimpoi Productions	official entry in Globe Wonderfilm Contest	[25]
	THAILAND (Long Distance Relationship)	Jam	JAMICH TV	sponsored by Penshoppe	[26]
	Pinky Swear	Jam
	Picture Perfect (Remake)	Jam		a remake of the 2012 Jubilee Project short-film of the same title
	My Better Half	Jam
2013	JANINE	Jose	JAMICH TV & Ajah Video Production
	Lovers Quarrel	Jam	JAMICH TV	with Globe Prepaid GoSAKTO
	Pinky Swear 2	Jam		sequel of Pinky Swear
	The One	Jam	JAMICH TV & Graphity Media Inc.
	Classmates Love Story	Jam	JAMICH TV & Ajah Video Production		[18]
	Once Upon A Valentine	Hector	JAMICH TV	by Wattpad author Phia Sakura

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2012	A Thousand Years	Christina Perri
	Basta Ako	6cyclemind	feat. JAMICH & Jinri Park
2013	Selfie Song	Davey Langit	feat. JAMICH & Gang	[27]
	Hay Nako	LJ Manzano	feat. JAMICH, Classmates Love Story Soundtrack

References

1. "Film # 007872876 Image Film # 007872876; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS71-1SML-Y — FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 21 November 2015.
2. "Cancer-stricken YouTube sensation thanks brother for support". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
3. "TattAwards 2014 Youtube Phenom of the Year". tattawards2014.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
4. "Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984 Image Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984; ark:/61903/3:1:939F-K4F5 — FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
5. "Yexel Sebastian profile". firstfilipino.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
6. "Jam's Timeline - Mobile Uploads". facebook.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
7. "Jamich: A love story for keeps". rappler.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
8. "BY CHANCE - Short Film by JAMICH". youtube.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
9. "JAMICH @ilovejamich". twitter.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
10. "Youtube sensation Jamich engaged". rappler.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
11. "Jam of the Youtube sensation "Jamich" has cancer". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
12. "'KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO' INTERVIEW: Jamich, magkasamang hinaharap ang sakit na cancer". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
13. "Jam Sebastian's family 'accepts painful reality'". Manila: ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
14. "Jamich's Jam Sebastian dies at 28". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 4 March 2015.
15. "Jam Sebastian of Jamich dies". rappler.com. 4 March 2015.
16. The making of BY CHANCE, a short film by JAMICH. JamichTV on YouTube. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
17. Why Jamich has over 80,000 YouTube followers. GMA Network. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
18. 7 of the best Jamich videos on YouTube. GMA Network. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
19. WATCH Jamich’s horror short film Doppelganger this Friday the 13th!. James Bang Files. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
20. "TEXT" Story of Best Friends (HD with English Subtitles). JamichTV on YouTube. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
21. My Nerdy Valentine (Behind The Scene) by JAMICH. JamichTV on YouTube. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
22. VIDEO: My Nerdy Valentine a short film by JAMICH. Trending News Portal. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
23. OK Lang Yan Teaser. JamichTV on YouTube. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
24. JAMICH THROWBACK: MOVING CLOSER (short film). James Bang Files. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
25. Love Share Smile - Teaser. JamichTV on YouTube. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
26. #InquirerSeven Jamich milestones in love, as caught on camera. Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
27. WebHits: Selfie Song. Rappler. Retrieved 2013-10-24.