Cal Jacobs

## Cal Jacobs

* Current
* 18 y/o

## Biography

### Nickname

DominantDaddy (online alias)
Big Boy (by Derek)

### Citizenship

 American
 Portuguese

## Relationships

### Family

Bud Jacobs (father)
Margaret Jacobs (mother)
Cassandra Jacobs (sister)
Bud Jacobs, Jr. (brother)
Marsha Jacobs (wife; separated)
Aaron Jacobs (eldest son; estranged)
Nate Jacobs (middle son; estranged)
Dean Jacobs (nephew)

### Romances

Jules Vaughn (hook up)
Minako (hook up)
Derek (hook up)
Unnamed multiple hook ups

## Behind the scenes

### Actor

Eric Dane
Elias Kacavas (18-year-old)

### Appeared in

12 episodes (see below)

**Cal Jacobs** is a main character in the first, second, and third seasons of *Euphoria*. Cal is portrayed by Eric Dane, while his 18-year-old counterpart is portrayed by Elias Kacavas.

Well known in town for his real-estate ventures, Cal is Nate's strict, demanding father with a secret life where he frequently has hook ups in motels with primarily young men and trans women.

He is son of Margaret and Bud Jacobs. He also is brother of Cassandra and Bud Jacobs, Jr., husband of Marsha Jacobs, and father of Aaron and Nate Jacobs, and uncle of Dean Jacobs.

## Biography

### Early life

Cal grew up in East Highland. Much like his son Nate Jacobs, he was popular and athletic, participating on the wrestling team with his best friend Derek; who he spent every day with. It is strongly implied that he had a difficult relationship with his own father as well. He began dating his now-wife, Marsha, when they were both 17. Despite this, Cal was actually secretly bisexual, and had feelings for Derek but never acted on them, most likely due to his homophobic father.

One night after they graduated, Derek took Cal to a bar on the outskirts of East Highland to have one last night time before they went to separate colleges. At this bar, the two share a kiss and hook up later that night. It was the first and perhaps only time Cal didn't have to hide who he was.

The next morning however, Marsha called Cal to inform him she was pregnant. When the call ended, Cal burst into tears, devastated upon realizing he will never be free to be who he truly is.

### Season 2

In a drunk state, Cal told his family he hooked up with a man - really his best friend Derek - the day before his wife announced she was pregnant to their firstborn, Aaron. He also revealed he had been living a double life, secretly hooking up with men, women, and trans women.

## Personality

Cal Jacobs is a complex man who's lived his entire life as a lie, pretending to be someone he's not due to his upbringing with an homophobic father. On surface he seems to be living example of "masculinity" having a successful job, a great fortune and apparently a perfect family. However, this is only the image he built and shows to society.

Underneath, he is in constant pain due to not being able to be himself, but he also refuses to do it in order to keep safe what he had accomplish in his life. He chose to live a double life considering it as the only escape for himself and have a place where he can act naturally. He tells Jules that he envies people of her generation because they don't care about rules or following social standards, something he couldn't when he was young because of social expectations imposed in a white, young man in his years as a student. Cal is also meticulous as seen when Nate discovered his elaborated plan to hide his CD tapes in which he recorded all his hook ups and adult videos.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Marsha Jacobs

Cal begins dating Marsha when they're both 17 and was the one to have "pushed his boundaries" about sex. They were close at the beginning, but in the present day, it seems that he hides much from his wife. She seems oblivious to his affairs and his coverups for Nate's violence and sociopathy.

#### Nate Jacobs

Cal's relationship with his youngest son is extremely troubled and full of problems. When Nate was only eleven years old, he discovered Cal's porn collection and from then on it affected Nate's entire life and relationship with Cal, as Nate saw Cal as an example to be followed.

#### Aaron Jacobs

Cal's relationship with his eldest son is troubled. Cal and Aaron don't seem to keep much contact.

### Romances

#### Derek

Cal had been best friends with Derek for a while and always had feelings for him, but never expressed it. The two wrestled together and eventually got girlfriends in their junior year. Once they graduated, they went to a bar on the outskirts of East Highland to have one last night together before they went to separate colleges. At this bar, the two share a kiss and hook up later that night.

#### Jules Vaughn

Cal had a sexual encounter with Jules at a motel and then they met again at the carnival to tell her that he was sorry and begged her to not to tell anyone about their encounter at the motel, as it could ruin his reputation.

## Physical appearance

In the past, as an 18 year old, he was quite tall and fit, showing some muscle definition and being slim. His grey hair was originally brown when he was younger, and slightly longer, parted with some falling down the side of his forehead. He has some light but prominent chest hair and a line of hair running from his navel. He also has a five o'clock shadow, with some stubble on his chin and sideburns.

In the present day, he has short grey hair, hooded blue eyes, square-like face shape with an angular jawline, and has a fair skin complexion. He has maintained and developed his muscular and well built physique, with pecs, biceps and abs, and is considerably attractive. He seems to have trimmed his chest hair, but the stubble on his chest and stomach is still seen. However, he has a slight dad bod due to his age. He has a trimmed beard and a soul patch and mustache, but sometimes he trims his sideburns, but keeps the hair on his chin and jaw. He is quite tall, above 6 feet, but still slightly shorter than his son Nate. He often wears muted neutral colors.

## Trivia

* He has a deep sexual desire, and doesn't care who he has sex with, as he states he has had sex with many people, regardless of gender and age.
* In "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can", Cal tells Aaron that he had sex with his first male partner while Marsha was pregnant with him.
	+ The male partner he is referring to could be Derek.
* In "Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys", Cal unloads years of emotions on his sons and wife with his penis out, urinating and laughing while doing so. This is actually a prosthetic penis that he picked out himself.
* The prosthetic penis is seen again in all his scenes when he is nude.

## Gallery

*See also: Category:Images of Cal Jacobs*
* Promotional
* Season 1 stills

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can", Cal states that the night he and Derek shared together occurred 25 years before 2019. They were both 18 at the time, so 18 plus 25 equals 43, and 2019 minus 43 equals 1976.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can"
4. ↑ https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a38925849/eric-dane-euphoria-season-two-interview/