Ryan Jaunzemis (born February 5, 1980, Inglewood, California), is an American dating coach, YouTuber, and professional rollerblader,[1] and is most known for being sponsored by Soap Shoes.
He became known after being featured in sales commercials for Soap Shoes depicting Jaunzemis grinding down a 5-stair handrail, which went viral on the internet and America Online in 1998.
This earned Jaunzemis the title, "Best Soaper In The World" by the website, "SoapShoe.com".
In 1999 Jaunzemis was fired from Soap Shoes by then CEO, Chris Morris, after Jaunzemis mis-sent an expletive & insult filled E-mail; describing his personal issues with the company, and with the owner.
[citation needed] On December 31, 1999, Jaunzemis went to Times Square to celebrate the 3rd millennium.