Bree Essrig
Breeana Danielle "Bree" Essrig (born April 21, 1990) is an American actress, writer, host, foot fetish model[1] and internet personality, known for her comedic writing and appearances on the, now defunct, news and current event series SourceFed.[2] Essrig joined SourceFed as a host in 2015, and in 2017 was brought on to star in daily Twitter series #whatshappening.[3]
Bree Essrig | |||||||
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Born | Breeana Danielle Essrig August 21, 1990 | ||||||
Occupation | Actress, writer, host, YouTube personality | ||||||
Years active | 2009–present | ||||||
Notable work | SourceFed, BlackBoxTV, Nuclear Family, Pop Trigger, Blood Shed | ||||||
Style | Satire, sketch comedy, dark comedy, current events, pop culture | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
Channel | |||||||
Genre | Comedy, sketch | ||||||
Subscribers | 296K+ | ||||||
Total views | 21.2 million | ||||||
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Updated March 27, 2020 | |||||||
Website | www.youtube.com/breeessrig |
Essrig's personal YouTube channel has over 300,000 subscribers and 19 million views.[4] and has appeared in a contest in Seventeen Magazine.[5] She has also been in The Daily Dot, Uproxx,[6] Elizabeth Banks' website WhoHaha,[7] and Amy Poehler's Smart Girls.[8]
Background and personal life
In 2013, Essrig came out publicly as bisexual on The Rubin Report.[9] Since then, she has been a public advocate against bullying, bi-erasure, body shaming, and sexual assault.[10][11][5][12]
Career
Essrig was a co-host on The Young Turks news and pop culture channel PopTrigger from 2012-2015 and a writer/host on SourceFed from 2015-2017.[2] She has acted as a guest host on websites.[13] She has appeared on Elizabeth Banks’ comedy website WhoHaha.[14][7] Essrig was nominated for a Shorty Award in 2017 for Best Comedian.[15][16] She has made appearances at festivals and conventions as a celebrity influencer guest, host and commentator.[17][18][19] She has appeared in BlackBoxTV Presents and was in Shane Dawson's music video for "Superluv" in 2012.
References
- "Bree Essrig Talks About Being A Foot Model". The Young Turks, Facebook. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Gutelle, Sam (March 25, 2015). "SourceFed's Newest Host Is Bree Essrig". TubeFilter.com. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- Alcinii, Daniele (October 4, 2017). "Propagate preps live series "#WhatsHappening" to stream on Twitter". Realscreen.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- Klima, Jeff (March 24, 2015). "Bree Essrig Is Joining SourceFed!". NewMediaRockstars.com.
- Shoket, Ann (April 4, 2012). "Pretty Amazing Girl of the Week!". Seventeen Magazine. New York City: Hearst Communications. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- Perez-Mora, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Rapid fire questions with Bree Essrig". Uproxx. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- "Bree Essrig Is Our Funny Woman Of The Week". WhoHaha.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- Lutes, Alicia. "16 Smart Questions for Bree Essrig". Amy Poehler's Smart Girls. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- "Coming Out As Bisexual: 'Real L Word' Star Whitney, Bree Essrig Join 'The Rubin Report' Debate". Huffington Post. Huffington Post Media Group. May 13, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- Chan, Karin. "Inside the YouTube Space with Bree Essrig". Fem Magazine. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- Perez-Mora, Matt (October 4, 2016). "Bree Essrig opens up about her intimate photoshoot". Uproxx. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- Harris, Jonathan (November 13, 2014). "Bree Essrig Shares Her Sexual Assault Story". What's Trending. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- "Top That! Bree Essrig, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, the Rhodes Bros, and More". PopSugar. San Francisco, California: Popsugar Inc. January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Bree Essrig On Elizabeth Banks' "Ask A Badass"". WhoHaha.com. May 24, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "YouTube Comedian nominees". Shorty Awards. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- Lee, Ashley (January 17, 2017). "Shorty Awards Nominees Include Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Bell, Leslie Jones (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California: Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- Collis, Clark (September 25, 2016). "Fantastic Fest special report: Delights, debates, and Dolph Lundgren". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- Sollosi, Mary (June 15, 2016). "Vidcon 2016: Stars scheduled to attend". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- Price, Lydia (July 17, 2015). "Where Your Favorite YouTubers Will Be at VidCon". People Magazine. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 27, 2017.