Born in Half Moon Bay, California in 1979[2][3] (not 1984, as is sometimes erroneously reported without citation), Jacobs initially studied piano at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, beginning at the age of 5.

This allowed him to participate in both a performance marking the anniversary of Milk's assassination and the candlelight ceremony that took place prior to the show.

He toured the country as Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods before landing his first Equity production as Nanki-poo in Marriott Theater's Hot Mikado.

Jacobs got his big break when he landed the role of "Marius" in the national tour of Les Misérables, a part he later played in the Broadway revival.

In 2011, Jacobs began performing in the original cast in the musical Aladdin as the title role at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.

[7] His debut solo album entitled Right Where I Belong, is a compilation of Alan Menken songs including well known tunes such as “Proud of Your Boy” (Aladdin), “Go The Distance” (Hercules), “Santa Fe” (Newsies), and “Suddenly Seymour” (Little Shop of Horrors in duet with his sister Arielle Jacobs) as well as a few lesser-known melodies from Menken's earlier works.