Jack Lepiarz

Renaissance Performer

Jack Lepiarz is an American journalist, stage performer, street performer, and social media personality.

Lepiarz joined TikTok when a clip of him brandishing a flaming whip at King Richard's Faire went viral on the social media platform. In 2022, the video also caught the attention of producers for America's Got Talent, and Lepiarz auditioned for the television show. After being dismissed by talent judge Simon Cowell before he could perform, he invited Cowell on stage and had Cowell hold a strand of dry spaghetti with his legs, then split the spaghetti with a bullwhip. Lepiarz had planned to perform the trick with Howie Mandel, who turned out to be ill. The shows producers had encouraged Lepiarz to use a different trick, which he practiced all day, until host Terry Crews improvised and suggested on air that Lepiarz perform the original trick with Cowell. He had never performed the trick in front of an audience prior, and admitted feeling "nervous." As of November 2022, Lepiarz has over 2 million TikTok followers.