Alex Balfanz

Alex Balfanz (born May 5, 1999), known online as badcc, is an American video game developer who is the programmer and co-creator of the Roblox game Jailbreak.

Early life Born in 1999, Balfanz began to code games using Roblox Studio at the age of 9. Balfanz's father worked as a programmer, which Balfanz cites as one of the main reasons for his early interest in coding. He attended high school at the Trinity Preparatory School.

Balfanz attended Duke University, where he studied computer science and statistics and paid off his college debt using funds from his games.

Career Balfanz has been a YouTuber since 2011, where he grew his channel to over 91,000 subscribers and seven million views. The content uploaded includes Roblox building and scripting content, custom musical pieces, and showcases of new Jailbreak content.

In January 2016, Balfanz and his business partner "asimo3089" created the game Volt, an open-world game in which players complete minigames.