Jenn McAllister
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Jennifer Ann McAllister July 9, 1996 Holland, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California | |||||||
| Occupation | Actress, author, and YouTuber | |||||||
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| Genre | Lifestyle & Vlog | |||||||
| Subscribers | 2,248,800+ on her main channel, 321,400+ on her vlog channel, and 177,600+ on her gaming channel. | |||||||
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Jennifer Ann "Jenn" McAllister (born July 9, 1996), also known as jennxpenn, is an American actress, author, and YouTuber. McAllister runs three channels; jennxpenn, jenn, and jennxpenngames. She has over 2 million subscribers and 130 million overall views on her main YouTube channel.[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 three YouTube channels; jennxpenn, jennxpenngames, and 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 | Film | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Teen.com | Stranger Danger | Herself |
| 2013 | AwesomenessTV | Swagify for School | Master J |
| 2014 | AwesomenessTV | Jenn & Andrea Show | Herself |
| 2014 | AwesomenessTV | Jennxpenn's Top 10 | |
| 2015 | AwesomenessTV | First Times with Jenn and Jack | |
| 2016 | YouTube Red | Foursome | Lead role |
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bad Night | Abby |
Writing
On March 28, 2015, McAllister announced that she will be releasing a book titled Really Professional Internet Person. The book was released on August 25.[12]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Herself | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Comedy | Nominated |
| 2014 | Fab Five in Real Life with Anthony Quintal, Jack Baran, Andrew Lowe, and Rebecca Black | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Collaboration | Nominated |
| 2015 | Herself | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Female | 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.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/awesomenesstv/status/625042708390891520
- ↑ 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.