Andrea Russett
Russett hosts performance at Watermark Restaurant, California, in 2014
Personal information
Born
Andrea Rose Russett

(1995-06-27) June 27, 1995 (age 28)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Genres
Subscribers3.01 million[1]
Total views260.93 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: July 6, 2020

Andrea Rose Russett (born June 27, 1995)[2] is an Internet personality active on Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube.[3][4] Russett released music for her first time in 2020, making her a published singer-songwriter.[5]

Early life

Russett was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Mark (William) and Jacqui Russett, who are both graphic designers.[6] She has one sister (Nethu), Anna, and one brother, Anthony.

She attended Bishop Dwenger, 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."[6]

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.[7] Although her entry didn't win, it went viral and launched her career.[8]

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.[9][10][7]

In her junior year of high school, she moved to California after signing a contract with Fullscreen.[6]

In 2013, Russett began designing her own clothing line, FLAWD Clothing.[11][12] (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.[13] She also attended a few VidCon events, for meet-and-greets with her fans.[11]

Since then, Russett has changed her path of career onto music. She released her first song, Darkest Hour, in October 2020.[14] The second song, Get Out Alive, premiered on YouTube in December the same year.[15] She started a Twitch account[16] in 2022.

Personal life

On September 21, 2018, Russett came out as bisexual through a series of tweets on Twitter.[17][18]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Expelled 2014 Vanessa Felix's ex-girlfriend
Lovesick 2016 The Girlfriend Short film
Sickhouse 2016 Andrea [19]
A Peculiar Tale 2016 Fortune Teller Short film
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016 Grungy Girl No. 2 Cameo appearance [20]

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

Music

Title Year Written by Notes Ref.
Darkest Hour 2020 Matt Romagna, Dan Wilson, & Andrea Russett Released October 8, 2020 [21]
Get Out Alive 2020 Matt Romagna & Andrea Russett Released December 4, 2020 [22]
Freezing 2021 Andrea Russett & Matt Romagna Released June 18, 2021 [23]
Stranger 2021 Andrea Russett & Matt Romagna Released August 18, 2021 [24]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Andrea Russett". YouTube.
  2. ^ Spangler, Todd (June 21, 2016). "Andrea Russett: Unfiltered Digital Comic Wants to Take Her Brand to the Big Screen". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Chesler, Josh (April 7, 2016). "Social Media Stardom and "Gandhi" and Charity Collide on a Wall in Venice". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Bailey, John (April 9, 2016). "Masters of the internet: how savvy teens rule social media". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Andrea Russett". Genius. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Humphrey, Michael (July 27, 2015). "The Mass Education of Andrea Russett". Forbes. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "JUSTIN BIEBER ONE TIME MUSIC VIDEO". YouTube. Andrea Russett. July 28, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Guerra, Joey (December 11, 2014). "DigiTour takes YouTube star Andrea Russett beyond viral". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Radio Hires the Internet Star (interview with Phil Becker, GM/Director of Content for Oasis Radio Group)". YouTube. Mark Ramsey. May 17, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  10. ^ Ramsey, Mark (May 21, 2012). "Radio Hires the Internet Star". MRM. Mark Ramsey Media. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Kincaid, Alex (June 13, 2016). "Five Hoosier YouTubers Worth Watching". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  12. ^ @AndreaRussett (October 14, 2013). "The name of my clothing line is Flawd Clothing ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Huddleston, Jr., Tom (June 2, 2016). "A Studio Filmed and Released a Full-Length Horror Movie on Snapchat". Fortune. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Andrea Russett – Darkest Hour (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. October 8, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Get Out Alive (Official Lyric Video) – Andrea Russett". YouTube. December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  17. ^ @AndreaRussett (September 22, 2018). "Let's focus on the silver lining! I'm out publicly!! ..." (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @AndreaRussett (September 22, 2018). "Sandra and I had a very close, very public relationship. ..." (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "The Horror Movie Sickhouse, Shot Entirely on Snapchat, Introduces a New Kind of Fear". Vulture. June 6, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  20. ^ "Andrea Russett Calls Costar Zac Efron 'a Beautiful Thing,' Fills Our Hearts with Envy". People. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  21. ^ "Andrea Russett – Darkest Hour,'". Genius. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "Andrea Russett – Get Out Alive,'". Genius. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  23. ^ "Andrea Russett Twitter". June 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021.
  24. ^ "Andrea Russett Twitter". August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021.

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