Quenlin Blackwell (born January 17, 2001), also known as Quen Blackwell, is an American YouTuber, social media personality, and actress.[3]
Quenlin Blackwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 2001[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Internet celebrity, actress |
YouTube information | |
| Channels | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Genre | Talk |
| Subscribers | 1.59 million |
| Total views | 120,457,251 |
TikTok information | |
| Followers | 10,000,000[2] |
| Likes | 660,700,000[2] |
Last updated: August 9, 2024 | |
Early life and education
editBlackwell began posting videos online at age nine.[4] She attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas.[5]
Career
editBlackwell rose to prominence as a teenager on the now-defunct social video app Vine.[5] Her online presence first began to gain traction when she posted a video of herself falling during a cheerleading stunt.[4] She uploaded her first video to YouTube, a compilation of her most successful Vine clips, in 2016.[6]
In 2021, Blackwell guest starred in an episode of #1 Chicken, a YouTube Original competition show hosted by FaZe Rug,[7] and was nominated in the Breakout Creator category at the 11th Streamy Awards.[8] She appeared alongside other Internet personalities in the music video for "360" by Charli XCX in 2024. That year, she was cast as a guest star in a television pilot created by Rachel Sennott for HBO.[3]
Personal life
editBlackwell courted controversy in 2020 when she revealed she was living with music producer Diplo, more than 20 years her senior. Diplo clarified that Blackwell was renting a property from him and that there was no romantic relationship between the pair.[9]
On May 2, 2024, Blackwell's older brother Jailyn, died at the age of 30 after being shot inside his vehicle.[10] Quenlin shared the news in a YouTube post shortly afterward, announcing that she would be taking short break from content creation.[11]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Streamy Awards | Breakout Creator | Herself | Nominated | [8] |
References
edit- ^ Trey. "Quenlin Blackwell is in her bad bitch era". Dazed. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "quenblackwell TikTok Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe. "Leighton Meester, Quenlin Blackwell Join Rachel Sennott's HBO Comedy Pilot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b DuBose Morris, JoliAmour. "Stop Scrolling, it's Quen Blackwell". Office Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Pyeatt, Coleman. "Queen Quenlin". The Eagle Angle. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Blackwell, Quenlin. "My Top 100 Vines". YouTube. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "FaZe Hosts #1 Chicken". The 360 Mag. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "11th Annual Winners". Streamy Awards. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Dupre, Elyse. "Diplo, 41, Responds After TikTok's Quenlin Blackwell, 19, Says She's Living With Him". E! Online. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Man dies after being found shot inside vehicle in Springfield Township". Fox 19. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Post from Quenlin Blackwell". YouTube. Retrieved August 9, 2024.