Jacob has been featured in nearly 200 episodes of Little People, Big World since 2006. In 2012 he was featured in the spin-off series Little People, Big World: Wedding Farm. He has also appeared twice on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Jacob and family friend Mike Detjen were injured in 2006 on the family farm when a pumpkin catapult prematurely launched. He underwent surgery due to a small piece of his skull pushing into his brain. The accident was not recorded on film.