Jenn McAllister

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Jenn McAllister
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Personal information
BornJennifer Ann McAllister
(1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 25)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • actress
YouTube information
Channelsjennxpenn
Years active2008–present
Genre
  • Lifestyle
  • entertainment
  • comedy
  • gaming
Subscribers3.53 million (main)
413 thousand (gaming channel)
Total views378 million (main)
8 million (gaming channel)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2011
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2015
Updated: June 4, 2021

Jennifer Ann McAllister (born July 9, 1996) is an American YouTuber and actress, known as jennxpenn on YouTube, where she has over 3.5 million subscribers.[1] As an actress, she has portrayed the roles of Abby in Bad Night and Andie Fixler in the YouTube Red series Foursome.

Early and personal life[]

McAllister was born on July 9, 1996, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania[2] where she attended Council Rock High School South in Holland, Pennsylvania, about 25 miles north of Philadelphia. McAllister is bisexual.[3]

Career[]

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 20, 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 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.[7] McAllister currently has two YouTube channels; her main channel, jennxpenn and her past vlogging channel now gaming/streaming channel, jenn. McAllister was nominated for both Choice Web Star: Comedy and Choice Web Collaboration at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.[8]

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.[9] At the 2015 Playlist Live convention, it was announced that McAllister and fellow YouTuber Lauren Elizabeth Luthringshausen would be starring in a film titled Bad Night. The film was produced by GRB Entertainment.[10] On March 28, 2015, McAllister announced that she would be releasing a book titled Really Professional Internet Person. The autobiography was released on August 25, 2015.[11] From 2016 to 2018, McAllister starred in Foursome,[12] a YouTube Red original series. In 2018, she portrayed the role of Deanna in the Hulu series All Night.[13]

Filmography[]

Television and film roles
Year Show Role Notes
2015 Bad Night Abby Film
2016–2018 Foursome Andie Fixler Main role
2016 Sleep Tight Emily 1 episode
2017 Guardians of Oz Gabby Film
2018 All Night Deanna Main role

Awards and nominations[]

Year Nominated Award Result
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

Books[]

  • McAllister, Jenn (2015). Really Professional Internet Person. Scholastic. 224pp. ISBN 9780545861137.

References[]

  1. ^ Moss, Caroline (September 13, 2014). "19-Year-Old YouTube Star Says She 'Doesn't Need A Real Job'". Business Insider. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Cid, Martin (July 8, 2014). "Famous Birthdays Today, July 9: Tom Hanks, Mitchel Musso, O.J. Simpson, Courtney Love, Jenn McAllister, Georgie Henley, Douglas Booth". Yareah Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. ^ McAllister, Jenn [@jennmccalister] (November 2, 2020). "and i'm bi not gay, don't mislabel please. cya" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ McAllister, Jenn (March 18, 2014). "Moving-Out Teen: A Survivor's Guide". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Salud, April (May 24, 2014). "jennxpenn on 1 Million Subscribers and Going On Tour". Strawburry17. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Gutelle, Sam (June 27, 2014). "JennXPenn's Fullscreen Deal Is Not An Ordinary YouTube Partnership". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Jaworski, Michelle; Votta, Rae (August 31, 2014). "Meet the YouTube class of 2014". The Kernel. The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 10, 2014). "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  9. ^ DeSimone, Evan (September 24, 2014). "jennxpenn Targets Teens For National Voter Registration Day". New Media Rockstar. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  10. ^ Gutelle, Sam (February 9, 2015). "Lauren Elizabeth, Jenn McAllister To Headline Feature Film 'Bad Night'". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "JennXPenn is latest YouTube star to land a book deal". March 30, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2016 – via AFP Relax News.
  12. ^ Staff (March 29, 2016). "Jenn McAllister dishes about her hysterical 'Foursome' castmates". AOL.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  13. ^ "Hulu Picks Up, Casts 'All Night' Graduation Comedy Series From AwesomenessTV". August 24, 2017.

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