Jimmy Broadbent Bio | Wiki
Jimmy Broadbent is an English racing driver, content creator, sim racer, and e-sports commentator. His YouTube channel Jimmy Broadbent has over 840,000 subscribers and is mainly about gaming, sim racing, and his real-life racing.
Jimmy drives the Praga R1 for Praga in the Praga Cup alongside Gordie Mutch. He also commentates on Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo series. Jimmy’s popularity has been partially attributed to his modest background.
He has lived in a shed in his mother’s garden for a long period of time. He is also honest with his personal struggles, both traits in stark contrast with the trend of internet celebrities portraying an artificial idyllic life.
Jimmy Broadbent Age
Jimmy was born on June 13, 1991, in Hastings, United Kingdom. He is 31 years old.
Jimmy Broadbent Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.7 m).
Jimmy Broadbent Family
He was born and raised in Hastings, United Kingdom by his parents. Sadly, Jimmy’s father Alan Broadbent committed suicide when he was only 13 years old after struggling with alcoholism and depression. He has two brothers Greg and Matt. After losing everything due to depression, he moved to a shed in his mother’s house garden.
Jimmy Broadbent Wife
Jimmy was engaged to his ex-fiance who left him. In an interview with DriveTribe in 2020, he told that around 2014 he “lost everything” due to depression and other mental health issues, especially regarding sociability. He lost his job, and his house and his fiancée broke up with him. He stated that he had struggled and still struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts.
With nowhere to live, Jimmy moved to a shed in his mother’s house’s garden. He stayed there and also produced content from there. The shed eventually became an inside joke between him and his YouTube community. In 2021, he bought his own house and currently lives there.
Jimmy Broadbent YouTube
He started to create content for YouTube in 2012. Jimmy reached 10,000 subscribers in 2017 by 2018, he had around 86,000 subscribers. He was temporarily banned by YouTube between 14 and 15 April of the same year by accident. On 4 June 2018, Jimmy reached 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. In November 2020, he raised over £71,000 for Mind in memory of his father, Alan Broadbent.
By the end of the year, he had over 600,000 subscribers. He makes racing game simulations and auto-related vlogs. Jimmy uploaded his first YouTube clip titled 001 – Rfactor AE86 Club 2.00 @ Tsukuba. His 2018 video TT Isle of Man – Trying to Survive a Full Lap on a 1200cc Superbike reached 1 million views in one year.
Jimmy Broadbent Racing
Jimmy alongside fellow YouTubers, Streamers, and sim racers like Stephen J Bailey part of Doug Henson Racing. In 2019, he and Bailey alongside Adam David Hodgkinson and Nathanael Lupson won the 2019 iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual in the Audi R18 2016. Jimmy took part in the 2020 Formula 1 Bahrain Virtual Grand Prix.
During the race, he and Lando Norris were in a battle for fourth place, with the former prevailing. He took part in the 2020 Virtual Le Mans 24 Hours. Jimmy returned to the event in 2022. In 2021 Praga enlisted Jimmy to take part in the 2021 Britcar Championship.
He drove alongside Jem Hepworth and later alongside Gordie Mutch. Mutch and Jimmy won both races at Donington Park that year. In March 2022, he founded Team87. In 2022 Jimmy re-signed with Praga for the manufacturer’s one-make series known as the Praga Cup. He will drive alongside Gordie Mutch.
Jimmy Broadbent Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Jimmy’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Jimmy Broadbent
Jimmy is an English racing driver, content creator, sim racer, and e-sports commentator. His YouTube channel Jimmy Broadbent has over 840,000 subscribers and is mainly about gaming, sim racing, and his real-life racing. Jimmy drives the Praga R1 for Praga in the Praga Cup alongside Gordie Mutch.