Mark Rober is an American social media personality, engineer, inventor, and educator known for his science-related projects. Recently, he revealed that he has been divorced for over three years.
Born in 1980, Mark Rober attended Brea Olinda High School.
With his keen interest in science, Mark made a pair of goggles to avoid eye irritation while cutting onions at a young age. He then completed his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2004.
Mark also entered NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) the same year and worked there for nine years.
While at NASA, he worked on the Curiosity rover and is credited with engineering several JPL missions, such as GRAIL, AMT, SMAP, and Mars Science Laboratory.
With that said, he also completed his master’s at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2014.
Mark started his social media journey by posting a Halloween costume prank video on a YouTube Channel created under his name in 2011. The video went viral on the very first day with 1.5 million views.
Then he founded an online Halloween costume company, Digital Dudz, the next year and started selling his app-integrated costumes in 2013.
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Besides, Mark collaborated with Mr. Beast in 2019 for their collective project called TeamTree, which aimed to plant 20 million trees.
Key Insights
- Mark Rober is an advocate for autism awareness, who hosted with Jimmy Kimmel a live stream, raising $3 million for NEXT for AUTISM.
- Mark founded CrunchLabs in 2022, which delivers hands-on STEM learning experiences and subscription box services.
- Mark Rober worked as a product designer at Apple’s Special Projects Group from 2015 to 2020.
Mark Rober’s Ex-Wife & Children
Mark Rober married Lisa Rober in 2015 after a few years of dating.
Born Lisa Nicole Earl, Lisa worked on Mark’s team at his educational technology company, CrunchLabs. However, she remained out of camera focus and didn’t attend the event with him.
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Mark and Lisa Rober have a son who has autism.
Besides, there is no personal information regarding Mark Rober.
Mark Rober’s Revelation About His Divorce
Since Mark Rober does not span over his family members, everyone has thought that Mark is living with his beloved wife and kid.
But his September 15, 2024 tweet revealed his shocking relationship status.
Mark disclosed on his Twitter handle that he has been divorced for three and a half years.
For the sake of clarity, I generally keep my personal life pretty private for my own protection and those close to me. But yeah it’s been 3.5 years since the divorce where I haven’t worn a wedding ring in any videos.
— Mark Rober (@MarkRober) September 15, 2024
It is not clear who has taken custody of the child.
Also, no one has revealed why Mark and Lisa have ended their marriage.
Just So You Know
- As of September 2024, Mark Rober had 56.9 million subscribers on YouTube, 3.5 million followers on TikTok, and 2.1 million followers on Instagram.
- Mark has also appeared in Men’s Health magazine, TEDx presentations, and several TV shows.
- Rober Rober has constantly received multiple Streamy Awards under different categories from 2019 to 2022.
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