Jason Grosboll has been scooping popcorn at his local movie theater in Corpus Christie Texas for the last ten years, and giving movie goers the ultimate buttery experience in the process. Inspired by his friend Jordan, he began to have some fun with the bucket and scooper; tossing the popcorn around, and spinning it on his finger like a basketball.
On December 29th a dazzled movie goer decided to film the show before the show. That video now has over 14 million views on TikTok, and the "Popcorn Guy" is a bonafide internet hero.
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Jason's skill earned him an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Jimmy invited him to show off his popcorn making talents at the Oscars. No surprise, Jason seems like a super nice guy.
Jimmy has a big surprise for the #PopcornGuy!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/K596FYcSPe
— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) January 5, 2023
"I love my job more than anything in the world right now," he tells Kimmel, and that passion is apparent with every scoop of popcorn and squirt of butter he prepares. It's about time someone understood the importance of proper butter and salt distribution.
While every internet hero has their haters, Jason's were drowned out pretty quickly.
Wonder if the person who mocked him 5 days ago knows what’s been happening then. pic.twitter.com/fhl0RgaXrR
— Vaccine, Masking, Social Distancing (@rxjtc) January 5, 2023
Jason is the embodiment of the principle that no matter what job you do, you should try your hardest to be the best at it. That's why we love him so much. That, and the extra butter.
Popcorn King getting flew’d out to the Oscars by Jimmy Kimmel is the hometown hero story corpus needed pic.twitter.com/k9gMy7CmeK
— bill hater (@spanishpeaches) January 5, 2023
Nick Saban on being driven to be the best ⬇️
— Jaycob Ammerman (@Jammer2233) September 21, 2018
“There’s an old MLK sermon where he talks about that there’s only “one guy that I let shine my shoes, because of the pride and the performance of how he shined my shoes. I wouldn’t let anyone else shine them.”
Be the Best‼️ pic.twitter.com/hLLt3JxrQy
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