Jenn McAllister
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 McAllister speaking at VidCon 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California | ||||||||
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Jennifer Ann McAllister July 9, 1996 Holland, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States | |||||||
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| Channel(s) | jennxpenn, jenn | |||||||
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| Subscribers | 2,700,000+ on her jennxpenn channel, and 400,000+ on her jenn channel | |||||||
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Jennifer Ann "Jenn" McAllister (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress, author, and YouTuber. She played Abby in Bad Night and Andie Fixler in the YouTube Red Original Series Foursome. She is known as "jennxpenn" on YouTube. McAllister rose to fame with her YouTube Channel that has over 2 million subscribers and more than 198 million overall views.[1]
Early life
McAllister was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1996.[2]
Career
YouTube
McAllister created her YouTube channel jennxpenn at the age of 12 on January 15, 2009, but already had prior YouTube experience through a channel created beforehand with a friend.[3] McAllister currently has two YouTube channels; her main channel, jennxpenn and her vlogging channel, jenn.
In March 2013, McAllister signed a YouTube partnership deal with AwesomenessTV and shortly after, in July 2013, McAllister moved from her home in Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California.[4] On April 30, 2014, Jenn reached one million subscribers on her jennxpenn YouTube channel, followed by a 16-city North American tour in celebration of the accomplishment with fellow YouTuber Tyler Ward, taking place at the beginning of May and the entirety of June.[5] In June 2014, McAllister signed a YouTube management deal with Fullscreen.[6]
McAllister was nominated for both Choice Web Star: Comedy and Choice Web Collaboration at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.[7]
In September 2014, McAllister partnered with the nonprofit organization Our Time, releasing a video telling her viewers aged eighteen or above to register themselves to vote in the United States. [8]
At the 2015 Playlist Live convention, it was announced that McAllister and fellow YouTube star Lauren Elizabeth Luthringshausen would be starring in a film titled Bad Night. The movie was produced by GRB Entertainment.[9]
On July 25, McAllister and fellow YouTube star Jack Baran, also known by his username thatsojack, announced at Vidcon that they would be starring in an online series on AwesomenessTV.[10]
McAllister has starred in Foursome,[11] a YouTube Red original series, since early 2016.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Foursome | Andie Fixler | Main Role (Season 1) |
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2015 | Bad Night | Abby |
Writing
On March 28, 2015, McAllister announced that she will be releasing a book titled Really Professional Internet Person. The autobiography was released on August 25, 2015.[12]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated | Award | Result |
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| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Comedy | Nominated |
| Choice Web Collaboration - Fab Five in Real Life with Anthony Quintal, Jack Baran, Andrew Lowe, and Rebecca Black | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Female | Nominated |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Female | Nominated |
| Streamy Awards | Best Actress - Foursome | Won | |
| Best Ensemble Cast - Foursome with Meghan Falcone, Brooke Markham, Logan Paul, Rickey Thompson | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Moss, Caroline. "19-Year-Old YouTube Star Says She 'Doesn't Need A Real Job'". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Cid, Martin. "Famous Birthdays Today, July 9: Tom Hanks, Mitchel Musso, O.J. Simpson, Courtney Love, Jenn McAllister, Georgie Henley, Douglas Booth". Yareah Magazine.
- ↑ Jaworski, Michelle; Votta, Rae. "Meet the YouTube class of 2014". The Kernel on The Daily Dot. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ McAllister, Jenn. "Moving-Out Teen: A Survivor's Guide". Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Salud, April. "jennxpenn on 1 Million Subscribers and Going On Tour". Strawburry17. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam. "JennXPenn's Fullscreen Deal Is Not An Ordinary YouTube Partnership". Tube Filter. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly. "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ DeSimone, Evan. "jennxpenn Targets Teens For National Voter Registration Day". New Media Rockstar. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam. "Lauren Elizabeth, Jenn McAllister To Headline Feature Film 'Bad Night'". Tubefilter. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "AwesomenessTV on Twitter". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Staff, AOL. "Jenn McAllister dishes about her hysterical 'Foursome' castmates". AOL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ "Jennxpenn is latest YouTube star to land a book deal". Yahoo News. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
- Jenn McAllister at the Internet Movie Database
- Jenn McAllister on Twitter
- Jenn McAllister on Facebook