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 Account Nominated [18]

References

  1. ↑ Mufson, Beckett (2016-01-07). "We Investigated Kendall Jenner's Secret Fraternal (not related) Twinstagrammer". Vice . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Kirby Jenner on life in one of the world's most famous families". LOVE. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. 1 2 "Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards" . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. 1 2 "Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards" . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. ↑ Dash, Kristie (2016-01-14). "Get to Know Kirby Jenner: An Interview with Kendall Jenner's Secret Twin". Allure . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. ↑ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (2016-11-03). "Meet Kendall Jenner's Secret Twin, Kirby Jenner". Us Weekly . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Meet Kendall Jenner's 'twin brother' Kirby Jenner". WGN-TV . 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. ↑ Rodríguez, Christian (2019-01-22). "¿Y si te dijéramos que este amigo de Kendall Jenner NO existe?". Cosmopolitan (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  9. ↑ "Meet the man who says he's Kendall Jenner's 'secret twin'". Newsbeat . 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  10. ↑ "This Guy Won't Stop Photoshopping Himself Into Kendall Jenner's Photos And It Makes Them 10 Times Better". Bored Panda. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  11. ↑ Zavoral, Linda (2018-06-21). "Selfie Day: McDonald's handing out free 'Frylus' tools". The Mercury News . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  12. ↑ Melas, Chloe (24 May 2020). "Kirby Jenner, the 'fraternal twin' of Kendall Jenner, steps into the spotlight on Quibi". CNN. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  13. ↑ White, Peter (2019-12-02). "Kendall & Kris Jenner To Exec Produce Quibi Series About "Fraternal Twin Brother" & Instagram Parody Kirby Jenner". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  14. ↑ "Kirby Jenner on Quibi". quibi.app.link.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Quibi is shutting down". 21 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "'Kirby Jenner' Series Based on Instagram Parody Lands at Quibi". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  17. ↑ "Kendall Jenner's 'Fraternal Twin' Is a Master at Instagram". Yahoo. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  18. ↑ "Kirby Jenner - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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