Colleen Ballinger is a comedian, actress, singer and YouTube personality best known as Miranda Sings.
She (a woman) portrays the selfish and incompetent Miranda, knows how to sing and dance, and is loved by comedy fans around the world, but her prowess as a YouTuber has also earned her a lot. prize.
Growing up, she always loved music and loved theater. She enrolled in Azusa Pacific University’s vocal performance program as a teenager but did not enjoy her college years.
She was outgoing, unconventional, and wanted to do something really interesting, which motivated her to pursue a career in acting.
She eventually moved to YouTube, where she achieved incredible popularity as a comedian. Colleen’s character, Miranda Sings, catapulted her to YouTube superstardom with millions of views. Her online fame has also led to a lucrative career as a live comedy performer.
Early life
- Name: Colleen Balinger
- Date of birth: November 21, 1986.
- Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California
- Country: United States
- Profession: YouTuber, Comedian, Actor, Singer
- Net worth: 12 million USD
- Children: Flynn Timothy Stocklin, Maisy Joanne and Wesley Koy Stocklin
- Relationship: Married
Early life
Colleen Ballinger was born in Santa Barbara, California, to sales manager Tim Ballinger and housewife Gwen Ballinger on November 21, 1986.
She has three siblings: Christopher Ballinger, Rachel Ballinger and Trent Ballinger. She attended Azusa Pacific University after graduating from San Marcos High School in 2008.
Career
After her stint at Disney in California, she starred in the blockbuster hit ‘High School Musical’, launching her career.
Because she has always been interested in comedy, she created the character Miranda Sings, a selfish, arrogant, and rude woman despite her obvious lack of talent.
Partially inspired by young women she knew in college, the character was originally intended as an inside joke among her friends. Colleen began making Miranda-themed videos for fun and uploaded them to YouTube in 2008.
Her channel was surprisingly successful, especially after the ‘Free Voice Lessons’ video went viral in 2009. The film was intended to spoof mediocre performers giving advice undesirable for others, received harsh criticism from those who took it seriously.
This sparked an idea in Colleen, who began emphasizing Miranda’s traits that people didn’t like and posting more videos.
Miranda, a character who is egotistical and selfish as well as impatient, ridiculously self-absorbed, and socially awkward, quickly became an audience favorite.
The popularity of Colleen Ballinger’s YouTube channel has given her further opportunities as a comedian, and she is regularly invited to play the role of Miranda in live performances.
Encouraged by her growing success, Colleen launched her second Miranda YouTube channel, ‘Mirandavlogz’, where she posted videos from 2010 to 2012. She also has her own YouTube channel, ‘PsychoSoprano’ , where she posts comedy videos and Q&A videos.
Colleen Ballinger’s already famous career began after her marriage to YouTuber Joshua David Evans—his proposal video has more than 6 million views on YouTube and the couple’s wedding video has more than 11 million views.
Colleen has received many awards, including Teen Choice-Choice Web Star: Comedy in 2015 and Streamy Award-Performance Awards: Best Actress in 2015.
Personal life
Ballinger visited New York City in 2010 to pursue performance opportunities. However, she returned to the West Coast in 2012 after realizing the need to engage with the Los Angeles YouTube community to maximize her YouTube following.
After several years of dating, Ballinger and Joshua Evans decided to get married in California in July 2015. Ballinger and Evans announced their divorce in separate YouTube videos in September 2016.
Ballinger met actor Erik Stocklin in 2016 when she cast him in Haters Back Off as Miranda’s love interest, Patrick.
The couple met in early 2018 and married later that year. They are both blessed with wonderful children, Flynn Timothy Stocklin, born on December 10, 2018, and twin girls and boys, Maisy Joanne and Wesley Koy Stocklin, born on November 6, 2021, are the couple’s three children.
Net value
Colleen Ballinger is an American comedian, actress, singer, and YouTube personality worth $12 million.
Ballinger is most recognized for her role as Miranda Sings on the Internet.
Social Media
Colleen is famous on all social media platforms with millions of fans.
- Instagram: @colleen
- Twitter: @coleenfiles
- YouTube: ColleenVlogs
