Brittany Furlan Explained

Brittany Furlan
Birth Name:Brittany Jayne Furlan[1]
Birth Date:September 5, 1986
Birth Place:Perkasie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Known For:Vine
Alias:Brittany Furlan Lee

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. 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.[6] [7] On February 14, 2018, they announced their engagement on Instagram.[8] They were married a year later on February 14, 2019.[9]

She does not have children of her own and does not plan to.[10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleclass=unsortable Notes
2015We Are Your FriendsSaraFilm
2015Wrestling Isn't WrestlingGoldbergShort film
2018The UnicornSamanthaFilm
2018The American MemeHerselfDocumentary
2019The DirtBandmate GirlfriendFilm
2019E! True Hollywood StoryHerselfEpisode: "Is Fame an Addiction?"
2020Spy InterventionBrianna BrownFilm
2021–presentParadise CityJanisTV spinoff of American Satan
2022Good MourningWaitress

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IMDb. IMDb.
  2. The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet . . March 5, 2015 . March 5, 2015 .
  3. News: How Vine's Biggest Female Star Brittany Furlan Is Building a Career – One 6-Second Video at a Time . . March 27, 2014 . March 5, 2015 . March 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310031053/http://www.thewrap.com/vine-star-brittany-furlan-business-of-marketing/ . dead .
  4. Vine Star Brittany Furlan Signs With Endemol Network ... . . April 23, 2014 . March 5, 2015 .
  5. News: Rivera . Zayda . Daytime Emmys red carpet hosts deemed 'appalling' for rape joke . New York Daily News . June 23, 2014 . August 12, 2017 .
  6. Web site: Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan: A Timeline of Their Relationship . www.usmagazine.com.
  7. Web site: Tommy Lee's Wife, Brittany Furlan: Everything to Know . www.etonline.com.
  8. News: Tommy Lee Is Engaged to Vine Star Brittany Furlan. E! Online. February 23, 2018. en-US.
  9. Web site: Tommy Lee Marries Social Media Star Brittany Furlan: 'We Did It!'. PEOPLE.com. en. February 15, 2019.
  10. Web site: Who Is Tommy Lee's Wife? All About Brittany Furlan. PEOPLE.com. en. January 16, 2024.