What’s the Back Story?
Jay Guapo’s journey as a creator goes all the way back to the Fall of 2013. That’s when he, barely 11 years old, created his Instagram account. Cue into this: the year is November 12, 2016, and Jay, a 14-year-old middle schooler, finally made his first post on Instagram.
Get this, though: back in the early days, his mom ran all his social media accounts… as expected, up until he, at least, graduated high school. These days, Jay takes care of running his social media accounts. Although, professionally, he is managed by Cass Hill (@_casshill_).
Got it? Well, now, we get into everything else we found out about him. Because Jay, now 23, has been in the game long enough for his story to deserve more than the tiny footprint it has online.
So, yes: we looked into the current dynamics of his relationship with his girlfriend, his connection to Pink Cardigan, his early life, family background, relationship timeline, and really, everything else there’s to know about him. Now, before we get into all of that, take a quick look at his profile summary.
Profile Rundown
| Real Name | Jay Guapo |
| Last Name | Guapo |
| Birthday | August 2, 2002 |
| Age | 23 years old |
| Birthplace | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Profession | TikTok Star |
| Years Active | 2016 – present |
| Management | Cass Hill |
Early Life
Jay Guapo was born on August 2, 2002, in New York City, to parents of Puerto Rican and Italian ethnic backgrounds. Well, he is Puerto Rican from his dad’s side and Italian from his mom’s side. His mother’s name is Chrissy.
Now, he is Mixed race and although he has yet to share much of his father, his father is Puerto Rican. Jay has made his dad a subject of a few of his TikToks. For instance: the November 2024 TikTok where he and his mom made a comedy sketch about their exes.
Context: in the skit, Jay argued that his mom still talks to his (Jay’s) ex while his mom refuted with the argument that Jay still talks to her ex, which, yeah, is Jay’s dad. Jay has also pranked his mom on several occasions, and really, his mom is subject to half his TikToks.
For what it’s worth, Jay is originally from New York City and grew up in The Bronx in NYC.
Brother
Jay Guapo has an only brother whose real name is Jay Burt. Now, he got nicknamed Pink Cardigan because he always wore a pink cardigan, and for what it’s worth, his full name is Jaiden Burt. He is on Instagram under the username @jayyburt1.
Jay and his brother Pink Cardigan went viral back in June 2025 for mostly pissing off unsuspecting strangers. Cue into this: one of their videos on this P was a series of TikToks documenting their feud with a deceitful monk in Times Square.
Get this: their characters mimic older women in their New York City neighborhood and they do this by wearing exaggerated leggings and cardigans.
In case you are wondering if Jay is the musician behind that one (“standing here alone now… think that we could drive around…”) song he features in his TikToks, well, no… it’s actually a real song by an artist named Vonce. The actual title of the song is “Sofia” and is released under BROKE records. A link to the song is added in the Citation part of this article.
Cue into this: Jay posts TikToks set to that song, the same way Millennial TikTok creator, Joseph Fogg (@jfoggisback on TikTok), posts TikToks with that his viral leg × “hype me me up” song… which he started back in March 2025. But, in reality, that song is an actual song by an artist named Flippa T titled “Affirmations.”
Relationship Timeline
As far as relationship timeline, Jay Guapo has had only one relationship that’s public and that’s the relationship with a girl known simply as Elii. Now, Jay and Elii began dating back in 2022.
Sadly, in early 2024, his girlfriend took in, but had a miscarriage five months into the pregnancy. Cue into this: Elii was 20 weeks pregnant, when she, in early June, had a still born. It was supposed to be a baby boy but Jay and Elii had to announce the loss in June, with hope that the baby comes back to them in a future pregnancy.
And, no, Jay and Elii have not broken up as rumored. Apparently, Elii took a short break from social media following the loss. But she is back, as of August 2025, and seen often in Jay’s recent videos.
Body Measurements
Jay Guapo is 5 feet 8 inches tall (172 cm) and weighs around 62 kg (136 lbs). He is of mixed race (Puerto Rican and Italian ethnic backgrounds), has a white skin color, curly dark brown hair, and deep brown eyes. He has a lean body type.
Career Timeline
Jay’s career has been on the incline as of late. Well, of course… he has over 3 million followers (130+ million content likes) on his @jayguap3 TikTok, over 600k thousand followers on his @jayguapo65 Instagram, and approximately 40k thousand on his @Jayguap00 account.
His content type is comedy sketches, parodies, and skits. His mom and younger brother, Pink Cardigan, are consistent features in his content.
Net Worth
Jay Guapo’s net worth is estimated to be $360k thousand. His major sources of income are his TikTok and Instagram, where he in TikTok, for example, makes money from Creator Rewards Program.
Citation & Sources:
Jay Guapo and his girlfriend, Elii, confirmed they lost their baby boy at 20 weeks, back in June 2024: TikTok video here.
The original song Jay Guapo often features in his TikToks, uploaded on BROKE YouTube channel: YouTube video here.
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