Kelley Jakle is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing Jessica in the musical drama Pitch Perfect. As a singer, Kelley has released several non-album singles and at least two extended plays.
Kelley Jakle Bio/Wiki
Kelley was born Kelley Alice Jakle on June 27, 1989, in Carmichael, California. She has two older brothers and is the only daughter in her family. Kelley developed a passion for music at an early age and so joined the Sacramento Children’s Choir. With the choir, Kelley sang at sporting events. She was selected from hundreds of children across the country to sing at the nationally televised San Francisco 49ers game in 2006.
Jakle also auditioned for American Idols. She attended Loretto High School where she participated in plays. She also started writing her own songs and founded her a capella group in high school.
She attended the University of Southern California, majoring in communications. At USC, Kelley was part of a music group called By the Way as the lead singer. In her first year, she released her first EP titled Spare Change. Also, his band released their self-titled EP in 2007.
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Kelley joined the school’s SoCal VoCals a capella group. With the group, she became a two-time winner of the International Collegiate A Cappella Championship in 2008 and again in 2010.
After their first win, the SoCals were chosen to compete in the first season of NBC’s singing competition, The Sing-Off. The group was eliminated in the third episode. Kelley returned to competition in 2010 as part of a different band called The Backbeats. This time they were more successful, finishing in third place.
After graduating from USC, Kelley began pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles. Her first role would be that of Jessica in Pitch Perfect, which would become a major success that would propel her to wide recognition.
In 2015, Kelley had a role in 42, a biographical film about baseball player Jackie Robinson. The film also starred Harrison Ford who played the role of Branch Rickey – Jakle’s great-grandfather. Branch Rickey was a Major League Baseball executive who made history by breaking MLB’s color barrier when he signed African-American player Jackie Robinson.
Kelley is besties with her Pitch Perfect co-star, Brittany Snow.
Kelley Jakle Dating/Boyfriend
Kelley has had several relationships that have garnered media attention. The first was with her Pitch Perfect co-star Adam DeVine. The duo made several red carpet appearances together, including a Pitch Perfect premiere where DeVine kissed her cheek.
While it was obvious the pair were an item, they never really admitted it publicly until another red carpet event came in 2013, when Jakle confirmed his relationship status with his own blocked. When asked who she’d like to kiss in reference to the Best Kiss of the Night award category, Jakle Boldy said, “I’m going to have to be biased and tell my boyfriend Adam Devine!”
Well, their relationship ended in 2015. Adam went on with Chloe Bridges while Jakle soon started flaunting his new flame on Instagram. That new guy is Days of Our Lives alum Mark Hapka
The pair seem to have been going strong since 2015 and they couldn’t look better together, as seen in the many photos Kelley has shared on Instagram.