Kirby Jenner

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Kirby Jenner is a performance artist and internet celebrity. He rose to popularity for his Instagram account where he poses as Kendall Jenner's fraternal twin. [1] [2] He has received nominations for the Webby and Shorty Awards in Social Humor, Best Photography, and Parody Accounts. [3] [4]

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Career

Jenner describes himself as an "amateur model." [5] He began his Instagram account in July 2015. [6] By November 2016, the account had 439,000 followers. [7] His account has 1.4 million followers as of June 2020. [8] Newsbeat describes Jenner as a Photoshop pro for his ability to crop himself into the images of Kendall Jenner although he claimed to not know anything about Photoshop in an interview with Bored Panda. [9] [10] [11]

Kirby Jenner on Quibi

In May 2020, Jenner's self-titled parody reality show premiered on Quibi. [12] Kendall and Kris Jenner are the show's executive producers. [13] It also features appearances from other members of the Kardashian family as well as several celebrities including Heidi Klum, Tan France, and Camille Kostek. [14] In October 2020, Quibi shut down, and all content, including Kirby Jenner, moved to The Roku Channel. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Kirby JennerSelf [16]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2016 Webby Award Social- HumorNominated [3] [17]
2017Social- Best Photography & GraphicsNominated [4]
2018 Shorty Awards Meme/Parody AccountNominated [18]

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