| Jam Sebastian | |
| Birth Name: | Jam Vhille Fernando Sebastian |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines[1] |
| Death Place: | Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Resting Place: | Manila Memorial Park |
| Years Active: | 2007–2015 |
| Relatives: | Yexel Sebastian (brother) |
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 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]
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]
In January 2014, Sebastian was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.[11] [12] [13] He died on 4 March 2015,[14] [15] sixteen days before his 29th birthday. Jam was buried at the Manila Memorial Park – Sucat Parañaque.
| Year | Title | Role | Studio | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | By Chance | Jam | JAMICH TV | [16] [17] [18] | |
| Doppleganger | Jam | Horror film | [19] | ||
| The Chase | the chaser | Interactive video | |||
| 5 Years From Now | Jam | Ideal Minds Production | |||
| Switch | Jam | ||||
| "TEXT" Story of Best Friends | Ivan | JAMICH TV | [20] | ||
| 2012 | My Nerdy Valentine | Earl | JAMICH TV &<br>Ajah Video Production | [21] [22] | |
| Ok Lang Yan | Jam | [23] | |||
| Moving Closer | Jam | JAMICH TV | [24] | ||
| Love Share Smile | Jam | JAMICH TV &<br>Kimpoi Productions | [25] | ||
| THAILAND (Long Distance Relationship) | Jam | JAMICH TV | [26] | ||
| Pinky Swear | Jam | ||||
| Picture Perfect (Remake) | Jam | ||||
| My Better Half | Jam | ||||
| 2013 | JANINE | Jose | JAMICH TV &<br>Ajah Video Production | ||
| Lovers Quarrel | Jam | JAMICH TV | |||
| Pinky Swear 2 | Jam | ||||
| The One | Jam | JAMICH TV &<br>Graphity Media Inc. | |||
| Classmates Love Story | Jam | JAMICH TV &<br>Ajah Video Production | |||
| Once Upon A Valentine | Hector | JAMICH TV |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A Thousand Years | Christina Perri | ||
| Basta Ako | 6cyclemind | |||
| 2013 | Selfie Song | Davey Langit | [27] | |
| Hay Nako | LJ Manzano | |||