Biography
Brittany Jayne Furlan (born September 5, 1986), professionally known as Brittany Furlan, is an American internet personality, comedian, and actress.
She was the most followed female Vine star with over eight million followers before the app was shut down in 2016. She has since moved to other platforms like YouTube and Instagram.
Brittany Furlan has appeared in several films and television series such as We Are Your Friends and Random Tropical Paradise.
She also had a recurring role on the first season of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca. In 2015, Time magazine named Brittany Furlan one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
American Internet personality
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Full name: | Brittany Jayne Furlan |
Stage name: | Brittany Furlan |
Born: | September 5, 1986 (age 37) |
Place of birth: | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.68 meters |
Parents: | Ronald Corrado Furlan, Jill Anne Pisano |
Siblings: | Gregory Furlan |
Husband • Spouse: | Tommy Lee (married 2019) |
Boyfriend • Partner: | Randal Kirk II (2014-2015), Jordan Vogt-Roberts (2015-2017) |
The children: | Do not have |
Job: | Actress • Internet Personality |
Net worth: | 1 million US dollars |
Early life and education
Brittany Furlan was born on September 5, 1986, in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, to Italian-American parents. Her paternal family has lived in the United States for four generations.
Her father, Ronald Corrado Furlan, is a civil engineer, while her mother, Jill Anne Pisano, is a private health care worker. She has an older brother named Gregory Furlan.
Brittany Furlan studied theater in high school and acted in numerous school plays. She also took a fashion design course at Bucks County Community College. She always wanted to be a comedian and an actress when she grew up, but it took a while before she started pursuing them as career options.
According to a post shared by Brittany Furlan on Twitter, she said her grandfather fought in World War II and also died in the war.
Personal life
Brittany Furlan and Tommy Lee, a world-renowned drummer and musician, have been together since 2017. After a year of dating, they took their love to the next level by getting engaged in 2018.
Then, on February 14, 2019, the couple Brittany Furlan and Tommy Lee got married in a church wedding. She still has no children.
Brittany Furlan previously dated Randal Kirk II (2014-2015) and Jordan Vogt-Roberts (2015-2017).
Career
Brittany Furlan began her acting career by appearing on shows like Reality Hell and Prank My Mom. She had little success in auditions. Then she discovered Vine, the video sharing platform, and began posting short videos on the platform.
Her Vine videos quickly gained a lot of attention and she eventually won the 2015 Streamy Award for Best Viner. Brittany Furlan was listed in Time’s 100 Most Influential People list that same year. 2015 was a big year for her; she also landed a role in We Are Your Friends.
Brittany Furlan also appeared in Pitbull’s music video for Fireball, which featured John Ryan. She got into a controversy on the 2014 Daytime Emmys red carpet when she told actor Ryan Paevey, “We will take you away from us before we rape you“ .
In 2018, Brittany Furlan appeared in the Netflix documentary The American Meme.
Net worth
Brittany Furlan’s net worth is estimated to be $1 million. She has earned her money through her successful career as an internet celebrity, comedian, and actress.
Brittany Furlan has also done some modeling work and appeared in music videos.
Social media
- Instagram name: @Brittanyfurlan
- Twitter Username: @Brittanyfurlan
- YouTube Channel: Brittany Furlan
List of movies played
- Dirt
- Random Tropical Paradise
- Dreamland
- Deported
- Unicorn
- Funeral
- American Memes
- We are your friends
- Airplane mode
- Spy intervention
- Wrestling is not wrestling