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Brittany Furlan

Brittany Jayne Furlan Lee (née Furlan; born September 5, 1986) is an American internet personality, actress and comedian based in Los Angeles. She was the most followed female video star on Vine until November 2015.[citation needed] She was the fifth-most-followed viner, with 9.9 million followers when Vine ended, and the second-most-followed woman.

She was declared by Time in 2015 to be one of the most influential people on the Internet.[2]

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 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

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] She does not have children of her own and does not plan to.[8]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "IMDb". 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. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. 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.
  8. ^ "Who Is Tommy Lee's Wife? All About Brittany Furlan". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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