Kirby Jenner

American performance artist

Kirby Jenner is a performance artist and internet celebrity. He rose to popularity for his Instagram account where he poses as Kendall Jenner's fraternal twin.[1][2] He has received nominations for the Webby and Shorty Awards in Social Humor, Best Photography, and Parody Accounts.[3][4]

Career

Jenner describes himself as an "amateur model."[5] He began his Instagram account in July 2015.[6] By November 2016, the account had 439,000 followers.[7] His account has 1.4 million followers as of June 2020.[8] Newsbeat describes Jenner as a Photoshop pro for his ability to crop himself into the images of Kendall Jenner although he claimed to not know anything about Photoshop in an interview with Bored Panda.[9][10][11]

Kirby Jenner on Quibi

In May 2020, Jenner's self-titled parody reality show premiered on Quibi.[12] Kendall and Kris Jenner are the show's executive producers.[13] It also features appearances from other members of the Kardashian family as well as several celebrities including Heidi Klum, Tan France, and Camille Kostek.[14] In October 2020, Quibi shut down, and all content, including Kirby Jenner, moved to The Roku Channel.[15]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Kirby Jenner Self [16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2016 Webby Award Social- Humor Nominated [3][17]
2017 Social- Best Photography & Graphics Nominated [4]
2018 Shorty Awards Meme/Parody Account Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ Mufson, Beckett (2016-01-07). "We Investigated Kendall Jenner's Secret Fraternal (not related) Twinstagrammer". Vice. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ "Kirby Jenner on life in one of the world's most famous families". LOVE. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ a b "Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. ^ a b "Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. ^ Dash, Kristie (2016-01-14). "Get to Know Kirby Jenner: An Interview with Kendall Jenner's Secret Twin". Allure. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. ^ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (2016-11-03). "Meet Kendall Jenner's Secret Twin, Kirby Jenner". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  7. ^ "Meet Kendall Jenner's 'twin brother' Kirby Jenner". WGN-TV. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. ^ Rodríguez, Christian (2019-01-22). "¿Y si te dijéramos que este amigo de Kendall Jenner NO existe?". Cosmopolitan (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  9. ^ "Meet the man who says he's Kendall Jenner's 'secret twin'". Newsbeat. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  10. ^ "This Guy Won't Stop Photoshopping Himself Into Kendall Jenner's Photos And It Makes Them 10 Times Better". Bored Panda. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  11. ^ Zavoral, Linda (2018-06-21). "Selfie Day: McDonald's handing out free 'Frylus' tools". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  12. ^ Melas, Chloe (24 May 2020). "Kirby Jenner, the 'fraternal twin' of Kendall Jenner, steps into the spotlight on Quibi". CNN. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  13. ^ White, Peter (2019-12-02). "Kendall & Kris Jenner To Exec Produce Quibi Series About "Fraternal Twin Brother" & Instagram Parody Kirby Jenner". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  14. ^ "Kirby Jenner on Quibi". quibi.app.link.
  15. ^ "Quibi is shutting down". 21 October 2020.
  16. ^ "'Kirby Jenner' Series Based on Instagram Parody Lands at Quibi". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  17. ^ "Kendall Jenner's 'Fraternal Twin' Is a Master at Instagram". Yahoo. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  18. ^ "Kirby Jenner - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

External links

  • Kirby Jenner at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata