To keep the record straight, children’s educational musician Jack Hartmann is very much alive, albeit there is ruse and confusion online about his passing away after a TikTok video that said, “RIP Jack Hartmann,” went viral.
However, Jack Hartmann was doing live on his YouTube; even before that, many said he had passed away. So, the TikTok video appears entirely based on the misunderstanding, which in turn made everyone believe their childhood hero met his demise.
@.jinx.a.goat RIP Jack Hartmann🕊🪦 #jackhartmann #fyp #childhood #rip ♬ original sound – .Jinx⭐️⭐️
Meanwhile, Jack Hartmann, whom you must have seen singing educational songs during elementary school days, is healthy and, honestly, more active in the past few years with his own YouTube channel.
A quick Google search also provides a news article that seemingly claims the demise of Jack Hartmann. However, it is not musician Jack who passed away; instead, it is a local film director who passed away in 2014.
Without reading all the details, many unfortunately fell for it and sent words of prayers to the musician Jack Hartmann, who is still alive.
No official announcement from anyone so far about the demise of kids musician Jack Hartmann!
Besides the old passed-away news of the local director, there is virtually nothing about the musician Jack Hartmann that suggests otherwise.
If we take a look at Jack Hartmann’s wife, Lisa Dixon Hartmann’s social profile, there are no statements whatsoever about the news.
Furthermore, his two children, son Graham and daughter Lauren Smith (née Hartmann), have also not spoken to the public media, which they likely would have if Jack Hartmann had passed away.
@urfavv_alii1 HE ISNT DEAD BUT WE ALL JUST FORGOT ABT HIM SOO ☺️.#fypシ゚viral #fypage #jackhartmann ♬ suara asli – mo0ny._night
Despite his old age, singer and songwriter Jack Hartmann, who is almost every American’s childhood hero, never talked about having any major illness in public. He always looked cheerful, with the biggest smile on his face.
Just a day earlier, he uploaded a new YouTube video, Confidence, to his channel, which has over 4.5 million subscribers.
Furthermore, Jack Hartmann was live on his YouTube channel and recently participated in the ALL THREE Elevate Your Classroom conferences at Phoenix.
Therefore, until and unless official statements from his family emerge, we kindly ask you to stay away from such false rumors.
Additional Information
- Jack Hartmann is famous for his educational, catchy songs that teach children basic concepts like counting, the alphabet, physical fitness, and so on.
- Born on March 2, 1950, in Florida, USA, Jack Hartmann is currently 74 years old. He became a household name after starting his educational musical career working with autistic children at the University of Florida Shands Teaching Hospital.
- In 2016, Jack bagged a Parents Choice Approved Award for his album ‘Brain Breaks.’ Despite such achievement and becoming the childhood hero of millions of children, Jack Hartmann is yet to have a dedicated Wikipedia page.
Hi Alex, thanks for clearing this up. You are correct, Jack Hartmann is very much alive. I am the voice of the Spanish character “Sonya” and a fellow singer/songwriter and friend of the Hartmann’s. I am happy to join in dispelling these rumors. I was just at the studio with him last month and he was as healthy and energetic as ever. Still, it was heartwarming for me to see the outpouring of love and concern for Mr. Hartmann. He certainly has worked hard to make a lasting positive impact in the lives of so many children and educators worldwide!
Thank you for debunking this story.
Jack and I appreciate it!