Brittany Furlan

Brittany Jayne Furlan Lee (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. She was the 5th most followed viner with 9.9 million followers by the time Vine ended and the second most followed woman.

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

(1986-09-05) September 5, 1986
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • actress
  • comedian
Known forVine
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​

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]

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-present Paradise City Janis TV spinoff of American Satan
2022 Good Mourning Waitress

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

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.
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