Jenn McAllister

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Jenn McAllister
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McAllister at VidCon in 2014
Born
Jennifer Ann McAllister

(1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 28)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesjennxpenn
Occupations
YouTube information
Channels jennxpenn
jenn
Years active2009–present
Genres
  • Lifestyle
  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
Subscribers3.5 million (main channel)
587 thousand (second channel)
Total views395.9 million (main channel)
72.7 million (second channel)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2011
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2015
Last updated: December 3, 2024

Jennifer Ann McAllister (born July 9, 1996), [1] also known by her former pseudonym and YouTube username jennxpenn, is an American internet personality, actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on YouTube, [2] for which she has been nominated for a Shorty Award and four Teen Choice Awards.

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McAllister made her acting debut with the GRB Studio film Bad Night (2015), which she also produced. She starred in the YouTube Red web series Foursome (2016–2018), which won her the Streamy Award for Best Actress, and the Hulu series All Night (2018). She is also a published author, with her book Really Professional Internet Person (2015) becoming a New York Times Bestseller. [3]

Early life

McAllister was born on July 9, 1996, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, [1] where she attended Council Rock High School South in Holland, Pennsylvania, about 25 miles north of Philadelphia. In July 2013, at the age of 16, she moved from her home in Holland, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career in the entertainment industry. [4]

Career

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. [5] The channel has amassed over 3.5 million subscribers, [6] and earned her nominations for a Shorty Award for YouTuber of the Year, and four Teen Choice Awards. [7] [8] [9] [10]

In March 2013, McAllister signed a YouTube partnership deal with AwesomenessTV; [4] she appeared primarily in skits and segments on their YouTube channel. She also starred in the pilot episode of AwesomenessTV's sketch comedy series of the same name, [11] [12] which premiered on Nickelodeon on July 1, 2013. [13]

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McAllister in 2014

Beginning in April 2014, McAllister went on a 16-city North American tour in celebration of reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube with Tyler Ward, which took place at the beginning of May and the entirety of June. [14] In June 2014, she signed a YouTube management deal with Fullscreen. [15] [16] In a September 2014 interview with Business Insider , she expressed interest in hosting and acting. [17] That same month, she 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. [18] [19]

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 , which serves as her acting debut. [20] The film was produced by GRB Entertainment, [21] McAllister, and Luthringshausen, among others. [22] It was released through Vimeo on Demand in July of that same year. [23] [24] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , she described the project as an "amazing experience" and that seeing herself on screen left her "cracking up at the fact that this is a real thing because I can't take myself seriously. So we're going to be hot messes, but I think we'll make it through." [22] Also in 2015, McAllister made her writing debut with the autobiography Really Professional Internet Person, [25] [26] which was released in August 2015 and became a New York Times Best Seller. [27]

In February 2016, [28] it was announced that McAllister would portray the leading role of Andie Fixler in the YouTube Red original series Foursome . [29] [30] [31] [32] In an interview with TheWrap , she described her relationships with the series' cast, stating that "I grew really close to everyone. It was kind of like a summer camp ... I was on set for 12 and a half hours every day, so you're really close with these people." [33] [34] She created content for her channel five to six weeks before production on Foursome began in order to exclusively focus on the series. [33] The series was released in March 2016, and ran for four seasons until the end of 2018. [35] [36] For her performance, she won the Streamy Award for Best Actress at the 6th Annual Streamy Awards, [37] [38] [39] which was presented to her by her friend and frequent collaborator, Andrea Russett. She also received a shared nomination with the cast of Foursome. [37]

In 2018, McAllister was cast in the role of Deanna Hoffman in the Hulu series All Night , which was the second collaboration between AwesomenessTV and Hulu. [40] [41] [42] The series stars a large ensemble of actors and premiered in May 2018. [43]

In 2019, McAllister competed in the first season of The Reality House, [44] [45] [46] a web series inspired by Big Brother where several YouTubers compete for $25,000. [44]

At the end of 2021, McAllister stopped posting on her YouTube channel jennxpenn, instead focusing her attention on live streaming on Twitch. She quickly rose to the top 0.04% of streamers on the platform, streaming primarily in the Just Chatting category. [47] She posts edited versions of her live streams on a second YouTube channel which has amassed over 500 thousand subscribers. [48]

Personal life

In November 2020, in a video titled "addressing your assumptions about me...", [49] McAllister publicly came out as bisexual, saying she had been identifying as bi in her personal life since she was 19 years old. [50] [51]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Bad Night AbbyAlso producer [52]
2016HedgehogsRose Voice role [53]
2017 Guardians of Oz GabbyVoice role [54]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013 AwesomenessTV HerselfEpisode: "Zay Zay and Jo Jo's Halloween Tips" [11]
2016–2018 Foursome Andie FixlerLead role [29]
2016Sleep TightEmilyEpisode: "Special Red" [55]
2018 All Night Deanna HoffmanMain role [41]
2019The Reality HouseHerself (contestant) Reality series [44]

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Comedy HerselfNominated [9]
Choice Web Collaboration [a] Fab Five in Real LifeNominated
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Female HerselfNominated [7]
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: FemaleHerselfNominated [8]
2016 Streamy Awards Best Actress Foursome Won [39]
Best Ensemble Cast [b] FoursomeNominated
2017 Shorty Awards YouTuber of the YearHerselfNominated [10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with Anthony Quintal, Jack Baran, Andrew Lowe, and Rebecca Black
  2. ↑ Shared with Brooke Markham, Logan Paul, Meghan Falcone and Rickey Thompson

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