John Ernst (older brother), Emma Ernst (older sister)
Is Alex Ernst a gay/bisexual?
No
What is Alex Ernst marital status?
Engaged; no children
Who is Alex Ernst wife?
Emily Seawright (fiancée)
How many children does he have?
No
Alex Ernst wife
Emily Seawright (fiancée)
Alex Ernst and creator Emily Seawright began dating in 2018. They announced their engagement in April 2025.
Who are Alex Ernst parents?
Rex Ernst (father)
photo instagram.com/ernst
Date of birth: May 18, 1967
Alex’s father and mother separated when he still was a kid, but his dad didn’t disappear from the family picture. They share a close bond, and Rex is very proud of his son.
The father Rex is a positive hard-working person. Rex co-owns a food product company “Rucks meats”. He resides in Belle Plaine, MN with his current wife Tanya Whittekiend-Ernst. Previously, he was married to Anita Schiltz, with whom he parented three children, including Alex.
Anita Schiltz-Ernst (mother)
Date of birth: August 8, 1966
Anita Schiltz-Ernst, Alex’s mother, is a great woman, who cares about three kids. YouTube star loves and respects his mother.
Mrs. Ernst is not a public person. She lives in Belle Plaine, MN. As of 2020, she is single.
Alex Ernst siblings
John Ernst (older brother)
photo facebook.com/rex.ernst
Date of birth: June 23, 1992
The celebrated YouTuber has an older brother and an older sister. The full name of his brother is John Rex Ernst. He lives in Minnesota with his fiancée Jordan Lavina Nielsen. She is two years younger than him. They are going to get married in autumn, 2020.
Emma Ernst (older sister)
Once Alex mentioned that he has an older sister Emma, but nothing is known about this girl now. So, it’s hard to tell, where she is now and what she is doing.
Bio
Alex Ernst is a renowned YouTuber, Instagram star and aspiring singer, who comes from Belle Plaine, MN, but currently, he is based in Glendale, CA. Alex is known for his collaboration with other talented social media personalities, like David Dobrik (his roommate), Toddy Smith, Jason Nash, and others.
He entered this world in the year of 1996 in Minnesota. His parents divorced when he was still a kid, but he maintains a close connection with both of his parents. He has two older siblings.
In his early years, Alex was a positive active kid. He attended Belle Plaine High School. He co-founded his YouTube channel in 2009. Alex was a middle school pupil at that time. With his friends, he was a constant performer of a collaborative YouTube program “OurPizzaGang”. After four years on YouTube, he discovered a new social media platform for himself – Vine and began to post short comedy videos there. After graduation from school in 2014, he moved to California, where he joined the David Dobrik YouTube team. He subsequently built audiences across YouTube and Instagram through comedy sketches, collaborative videos and music.
The social media star Alex Ernst never gets tired to surprise his fans. Recently, he has started the career of a singer. Ernst has already released several singles, and each of them enjoyed wide popularity. One of his recent hits, “Lovestruck” gained more than half a million views. The fans know him as a great voice actor, too. Alex skillfully copies the voice of Aaron Paul from “Breaking Bad”. He acts as Jesse Pinkman there. Alex enjoys his life as of now, but it’s hard to tell, what is next for him. In one of his interviews, the boy confessed, that one day he dreams to return to college.
Interesting and fun facts
Ernst and Emily Seawright began dating in 2018 and announced their engagement in April 2025.
The YouTuber owns a pet – a rabbit. The cute creature, named Bailey often stars on Ernst’s videos and photos.
He is different from the others by his sharp sense of humor. Some viewers even consider him as rude sometimes. But obviously, his sharpness is just the screen image. In his real life, Alex is an easy-going person and a long-term friend of David Dobrik, with whom he usually collaborates on various videos.
His favorite films are “The Notebook” and “Holes”.
Some of Alex’s videos are quite dangerous. Thus, in July 2018 he filmed the video, where he crashes a car and shaves the hair on his head. The social media star tells, that he was praying before the day of filming. And God heard him and helped! He made a great video and wasn’t hurt.
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