Kirby Jenner

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 "amatuer 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]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Kirby Jenner Self [15]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2016 Webby Award Social- Humor Nominated [3][16]
2017 Social- Best Photography & Graphics Nominated [4]
2018 Shorty Awards Meme/Parody Account Nominated [17]
gollark: Neural networks doing unsupervised learning apparently first end up learning the frequencies of letters, then making vaguely wordlike things, then learning about which words go near each other, and eventually more complex things like grammar and narrative.
gollark: It is not you.
gollark: There's another person at school who keeps saying it too.
gollark: You have repeatedly said this. It's been quite annoying.
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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. "Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. "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 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. "Kirby Jenner, the 'fraternal twin' of Kendall Jenner, steps into the spotlight on Quibi". CNN. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  13. White, Peter; 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. "'Kirby Jenner' Series Based on Instagram Parody Lands at Quibi". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  16. "Kendall Jenner's 'Fraternal Twin' Is a Master at Instagram". Yahoo. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  17. "Kirby Jenner - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.


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