Jenn McAllister
American youtube celebrity

Jenn McAllister

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American youtube celebrity
A.K.A.
Jennifer Ann "Jenn" McAllister
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Female
Birth:
9 July 1996(Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
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Introduction

Jennifer Ann "Jenn" McAllister (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress, author, and YouTuber. She is known as "jennxpenn" on YouTube. McAllister rose to fame with her YouTube Channel that has over 3 million subscribers and more than 210 million views. She played Abby in Bad Night and Andie Fixler in the YouTube Red Original Series Foursome.

Early life

McAllister was born on July 9, 1996, in Bucks County, Pennsylvaniawhere she attended Council Rock High School South.

Career

Early 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. On April 30, 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. In June 2014, McAllister signed a YouTube management deal with Fullscreen.

YouTube

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. McAllister currently has two YouTube channels; her main channel, jennxpenn and her vlogging channel, jenn.

McAllister was nominated for both Choice Web Star: Comedy and Choice Web Collaboration at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.

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.

Acting

At the 2015 Playlist Live convention, it was announced that McAllister and fellow YouTube star Lauren Elizabeth Luthringshausen would be starring in a film titled Bad Night. The movie was produced by GRB Entertainment.

McAllister has starred in Foursome, a YouTube Red original series, since early 2016.

Writing

On March 28, 2015, McAllister announced that she will be releasing a book titled Really Professional Internet Person. The autobiography was released on August 25, 2015.

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Foursome Andie Fixler Main Role (Season 1 & 2)

Film

Year Film Role
2015 Bad Night Abby
2017 Guardians of Oz Gabby

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