# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jake-shears
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:46:54.177Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jake-shears"
name: "Jake Shears"
slug: "jake-shears"
description: "Jason F. Sellards, known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achieved considerable chart success in the 2000s before their indefinite hiatus in 2012. Since 2017, Shears has pursued a solo career; he released his debut solo studio album, Jake Shears, in August 2018 and his second album Last Man Dancing on June 2, 2023. In addition to his solo career, Shears has collaborated with several artists and made his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots in 2018."
tagline: "American singer (born 1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1978-10-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           57.33
  momentum:             5.138331573389652
  historical:           19.10747733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "jakeshears"
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/jakeshears/"
    handle:    "jakeshears"
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    handle:    "UCUzGUcCAuOReOBgi7da98nw"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
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    handle:    "JakeShearsOfficial"
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.jakeshears.com"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "چاكى شيارس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "제이크 셰어스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Джейк Ширз"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Jake Shears"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump