Andrea Russett

Andrea Rose Russett (born June 27, 1995)[1] is an American actress and Internet personality active on Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube.[2][3]

Andrea Russett
Russett hosts performance at Watermark Restaurant, California, in 2014
Personal information
Born (1995-06-27) June 27, 1995
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Genre
Subscribers3.0 million
(April 6, 2020)
Total views259.9 million
(April 6, 2020)

Early life

Russett was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Mark (William) and Jacqui Russett, who are both graphic designers.[4] She has one sister, Anna, and one brother, Anthony.

She attended a private Catholic high school until her junior year, when she moved to California and began attending an online school. However, she left the program during her final year, saying "everybody learns differently and I don't learn by reading and writing a report. I need to be doing something to learn."[4]

Career

In 2009 during her early teens, Russett began broadcasting on YouTube when she created a music video entry for a contest to meet Justin Bieber.[5] Although her entry didn't win, it went viral and launched her career.[6]

In 2012 she started her first job, working as a nighttime radio DJ in Fort Wayne, Indiana and becoming the youngest nationally syndicated radio host in the country.[7][8][5]

In her junior year of high school, she moved to California after signing a contract with Fullscreen.[4]

In 2013, Russett began designing her own clothing line, FLAWD Clothing.[9][10] (As of Aug 2019, the clothing website no longer exists, and social media accounts for the line have been inactive since Jun 2015.)

Since achieving YouTube fame, Russett has appeared in several movies including Expelled (2014), Lovesick (2016), and Sickhouse (2016). Sickhouse is a thriller film that was initially released in brief increments via her Snapchat account.[11] She also attended a few VidCon events, for meet-and-greets with her fans.[9]

Personal life

Andrea has dated YouTuber Zane Hijazi, and YouTuber and actor Kian Lawley.

On September 21, 2018, Russett came out as bisexual through a series of tweets on Twitter.[12][13] In January 2019, she posted a video to clarify her prior tweets, and to address her sexuality and the fall-out with her best friend, Sandra.[14]

Russett is vegan.

Filmography

Film
Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Expelled 2014 Vanessa Felix's ex-girlfriend
Lovesick 2016 The Girlfriend Short film
Sickhouse 2016 Andrea [15]
A Peculiar Tale 2016 Fortune Teller Short film
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016 Grungy Girl #2 Cameo appearance [16]

TV
Title Year Role Network Notes Ref.
@SummerBreak 2014 Herself YouTube Season 2 guest role
YouTubers React 2015–present Herself 12 episodes
Making Moves 2016 Herself Guest appearance; 1 episode
Catfish: The TV Show 2016 Herself MTV Guest appearance; 1 episode
Apologies in Advance with Andrea Russett 2017–present Herself Host
Escape the Night 2017 Herself as "The Mystic" Main role; Season 2; 10 episodes
Guilty Party 2018 Cat Carlson Fullscreen Main role; Season 2: Full Season

References
  1. Spangler, Todd (2016-06-21). "Andrea Russett: Unfiltered Digital Comic Wants to Take Her Brand to the Big Screen". Variety. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  2. Chesler, Josh (2016-04-07). "Social Media Stardom and "Gandhi" and Charity Collide on a Wall in Venice". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  3. Bailey, John (2016-04-09). "Masters of the internet: how savvy teens rule social media". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  4. Humphrey, Michael (2015-07-27). "The Mass Education of Andrea Russett". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  5. "JUSTIN BIEBER ONE TIME MUSIC VIDEO". YouTube. Andrea Russett. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  6. Guerra, Joey (2014-12-11). "DigiTour takes YouTube star Andrea Russett beyond viral". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  7. "Radio Hires the Internet Star (interview with Phil Becker, GM/Director of Content for Oasis Radio Group)". YouTube. Mark Ramsey. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  8. Ramsey, Mark (2012-05-21). "Radio Hires the Internet Star". MRM. Mark Ramsey Media. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  9. Kincaid, Alex (2016-06-13). "Five Hoosier YouTubers Worth Watching". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  10. @AndreaRussett (2013-10-14). "The name of my clothing line is Flawd Clothing ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. Huddleston, Jr., Tom (2016-06-02). "A Studio Filmed and Released a Full-Length Horror Movie on Snapchat". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  12. @AndreaRussett (2018-09-21). "Let's focus on the silver lining! I'm out publicly!! ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-08-14 – via Twitter.
  13. @AndreaRussett (2018-09-21). "Sandra and I had a very close, very public relationship. ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-08-14 – via Twitter.
  14. Russett, Andrea (2019-01-12). "coming out + addressing the sandra stuff". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  15. "The Horror Movie Sickhouse, Shot Entirely on Snapchat, Introduces a New Kind of Fear". Vulture. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  16. "Andrea Russett Calls Costar Zac Efron 'a Beautiful Thing,' Fills Our Hearts with Envy". People. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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