Jacobs had moderate success with roles in television (like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ) (Two and a Half Men), film (like 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out) and commercial projects for eight years before being tapped to co-host Overhaulin' in 2004.
[3] In June 2015, production began on Long Lost Family, which debuted on TLC on March 6, 2016.
[4] In January 2019, Jacobs became a spokesperson for wrench.com, a tech startup focusing on bringing mobile mechanics direct to the customer.
[5] In February 2022, Jacobs was announced as the newest member of the Mecum collector car auction's broadcast team on MotorTrend.
[7] He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois and then Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan before moving to California in 1988 where he attended Whittier College, earning a bachelor's degree in English.