Quenlin "Quen" Blackwell (born January 17, 2001) is an American influencer, YouTuber and actress. She first found success on Vine as a teenager in the mid-2010s with comedic videos before shifting to other social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok. She has been nominated for a Streamy Award.
Quenlin Blackwell | |
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| Born | January 17, 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
YouTube information | |
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| Genre | Talk |
| Subscribers | 1.84 million |
| Total views | 140 million |
TikTok information | |
| Followers | 10 million[1] |
| Likes | 660 million[1] |
Last updated: August 9, 2024 | |
Life and career
editQuenlin Blackwell was born on January 17, 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2][3] She began posting videos online at age nine.[4] She attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas.[5] In 2015, when she was 14 years old, Blackwell started posting comedic videos on the video sharing platform Vine, where she gained over 500 thousand followers in the mid-2010s.[6][7] Her online presence first began to gain traction when she posted a video of herself falling during a cheerleading stunt.[4] When Blackwell was 17 years old, she moved to Los Angeles, California.[8] Following the shutdown of Vine, she became popular on Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.[2] As of 2023[update], she has over eight million followers on TikTok and over one million subscribers on YouTube.[9]
Blackwell starred in the music video for SG Lewis and Lucky Daye's song "Feed the Fire" in November 2020.[10] In February 2021, Blackwell signed with United Talent Agency.[9] Also in 2021, she was nominated as Breakout Creator at the 11th Streamy Awards and participated in the YouTube Originals reality competition series No. 1 Chicken, hosted by YouTuber FaZe Rug.[11][12] She was one of the hosts of YouTube's Coachella livestream in April 2022 and modeled for the lingerie brand Savage X Fenty's December 2022 campaign.[13][14] She appeared alongside other Internet personalities in the music video for "360" by Charli XCX in 2024.[15] That year, she was cast as a guest star in a television pilot created by Rachel Sennott for HBO.[16]
Personal life
editIn October 2020, a then-19-year-old Blackwell and the then-41-year-old American record producer Diplo posted videos about living with one another, which fans online decried as Diplo grooming Blackwell, though both denied that they had a relationship beyond being friends.[17] Diplo clarified that Blackwell was renting a property from him and that there was no romantic relationship between the pair.[18]
In May 2024, Quenlin's older brother Jairyn Blackwell had passed away in a homicide shooting at age 30. [19]
References
edit- ^ a b "quenblackwell TikTok Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Rise of Quen Blackwell". Sennheiser Newsroom. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Trey. "Quenlin Blackwell is in her bad bitch era". Dazed. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ a b DuBose Morris, JoliAmour. "Stop Scrolling, it's Quen Blackwell". Office Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Pyeatt, Coleman. "Queen Quenlin". The Eagle Angle. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Leupold, Dennis (November 25, 2022). "Generation V: Quen Blackwell". V. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Canzona, Carissa (March 1, 2023). "Quenlin Blackwell reflects on internet comedy career during PPC, BAS event". The Pitt News. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Lil Nas X (January 5, 2023). "Quenlin the Entertainer". Highsnobiety. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Chikhoune, Ryma (February 23, 2021). "The Latest Gen Z Internet Star to Sign With Hollywood Agency UTA". WWD. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Dylan (November 19, 2020). "Alton Mason and Quen Blackwell Star in SG Lewis' New Video". Paper. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Chan, J. Clara (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards: MrBeast Leads With 7 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Weiss, Geoff (September 10, 2021). "FaZe Rug's New YouTube Original Looks A Lot Like 'Fear Factor' For Influencers". Tubefilter. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Parkel, Inga (April 23, 2022). "How to tune into the Coachella 2022 live stream". The Independent. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Kim, YeEun (December 1, 2022). "Latto Fronts Savage X Fenty's December 2022 Campaign". Hypebae. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Frank, Jason P. (May 10, 2024). "Help! Help! It's an 'It' Girl Explosion!". Vulture. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Otterson, Joe. "Leighton Meester, Quenlin Blackwell Join Rachel Sennott's HBO Comedy Pilot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Song, Sandra (October 27, 2020). "Diplo Responds to Quenlin Blackwell 'Grooming' Accusations". Paper. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Dupre, Elyse. "Diplo, 41, Responds After TikTok's Quenlin Blackwell, 19, Says She's Living With Him". E! Online. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Gumbert, Damon (May 11, 2024). "Police: 30-year-old man dies after shooting in Springfield Township". WLWT. Retrieved October 23, 2024.