Brittany Furlan

Brittany Jayne Furlan (born September 5, 1986) is an American Internet personality, comedian and actor based in Los Angeles, who was the most followed female video star on Vine until November 2015.

Brittany Furlan
Furlan in 2017
Born
Brittany Jayne Furlan[1]

(1986-09-05) September 5, 1986
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Known forVine
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 2019)​

She was declared by Time in 2015 to be one of the most influential people on the Internet.[2] In 2018, she was a featured personality in the Netflix documentary The American Meme.

Career

Furlan was born on September 5, 1986, in Perkasie, Pennsylvania to Italian-American parents. She previously tried to break into television before becoming a star on Vine,[3] and signed with content network Endemol.[4]

Furlan also appeared in the music video for the song "Fireball" by Pitbull featuring John Ryan.

Furlan was embroiled in a controversy during the 2014 Daytime Emmys Red Carpet show when she told actor Ryan Paevey, "We're going to get you away from us before we rape you."[5]

Personal life

Furlan used to date director Randal Kirk II, who helped her rise to fame by filming and directing the majority of her most famous Vine videos.

Since early 2017, Furlan has been in a relationship with Mötley Crüe drummer, Tommy Lee. On February 14, 2018, they announced their engagement on Instagram.[6] They were married a year later on February 14, 2019.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015 We Are Your Friends Sara Film
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Goldberg Short film
2018 The Unicorn Samantha Film
2018 The American Meme Herself Documentary
2019 The Dirt Bandmate Girlfriend Film
2019 E! True Hollywood Story Herself Episode: "Is Fame an Addiction?"
2020 Spy Intervention Brianna Brown Film
2021 Paradise City Janis Upcoming television series; TV spinoff of American Satan

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated Award Result
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web: Viner Nominated

References
  1. "IMDb".
  2. "The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet". Time. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. "How Vine's Biggest Female Star Brittany Furlan Is Building a Career – One 6-Second Video at a Time". The Wrap. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. "Vine Star Brittany Furlan Signs With Endemol Network ..." Variety. April 23, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  5. Rivera, Zayda (June 23, 2014). "Daytime Emmys red carpet hosts deemed 'appalling' for rape joke". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  6. "Tommy Lee Is Engaged to Vine Star Brittany Furlan". E! Online. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  7. "Tommy Lee Marries Social Media Star Brittany Furlan: 'We Did It!'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.